Let It Burn
Mindset. The more I teach good Americans to protect themselves and their families, the more I am learning that mindset is something that we have to weave into every aspect of our training. Mindset is not about a talk or […]
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Amtac Training: Online Community Launching
An online training curriculum platform has been in the works for years, and the past few months we have dedicated the resources to fully implementing this vision for a June 2025 launch. Explore the full details and sign up for […]
I Survived 3 Days of a Navy SEAL’s Brutal Cold Weather Training
Feb 20, 2025 – Men’s Journal article:https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/navy-seal-snow-survival-school
Why We Dry Fire
I can’t stress enough to you the importance of dry firing. When we go to the range, all of us perform better after we have done a couple of drills and knocked the rust off. In our day-to-day lives, we […]
Backpack Loadout for a Long Day’s Hike
Transcript from the video Hey guys, Bill Rapier with Amtac Shooting. We just did a 20 mile hike through the snow, about 5,000 vertical in the Cabinets yesterday and I wanted to go through the gear. First off, I was […]
Interview with Gustavo Machado and Bill Rapier for the Amtac Shooting Jiu-Jitsu and Pistol Course
In this interview, we talked with Bill and Gustavo about how they met, their jiu-jitsu passion and how Bill’s biggest improvements and changes connect jiu-jitsu to real life situations. “Basically, if you don’t understand how to move your own body […]
AAR: The Amtac Shooting Tribe-Centric CQB
This AAR and additional feedback was graciously given by students of the Amtac Shooting Tribe-Centric CQB Course held April 2023. BLUF:Amtac Shooting Instruction delivers outstanding instruction through the Tribe-Centric CQB course. Valuable technical skills are taught as well as mental/mindset […]
AAR: Compact Carbine Deployment on Civilian Gunfighter
12 June 2020 (Lewisberry, PA) “I have said many times here on the blog that I am sick of standing in lines with 10-20 other students and blazing away at targets like I’m standing in the ranks at Waterloo. So […]
Recommended Radio Gear
I am writing this article because of the overwhelming amount of questions that I receive on a regular basis about communications. We live in a time where we are more connected than people have ever been in history.