How to Effectively Stop Bad Guys with Your Pistol: Drills and Insights.

[@fsmoura]

_"Draw Quickly, Shoot Carefully! No one has ever been killed by a loud noise."_ -Jeff Cooper

[@TripleAAA53]

"It takes a while for people to lose blood pressure and want to TAKE A LITTLE NAP !" LOVE YA' BROTHER !! Semper Fidelis

[@treroney4720]

20mikemike the day I shot a man and he didn’t fall was like something out of a horror movie! lol

[@danwesson2485]

I want to go to Valor Ridge as an American citizen just to meet Reid Henrichs. As a former Marine, I want to go to Valor Ridge to hone my shooting skills.

[@HarrisonCountyStudio]

I concur. I am saving for a Valor Ridge experience. Until then, we learn from his videos and practice his drills. This has greatly improved my families shooting experience both in quality and fun. ✌🏽

[@gregmosk]

Agreed. Saving for my wife and myself. I know he can teach me more than I know already and what Uncle Sam taught me. His pistolcraft book is AWESOME. 👍 👍

[@Gio-od7if]

I was there this past November for Rifleman II. It was honestly the best 4 days ever. Learned so much and my range time at home now includes meaningful practice.

[@RenzinatorStrength1961]

Come on man... Once a Marine, Always a Marine

[@David_TX]

Yea I'd love to go just to see how and where I'm lacking..

[@DavidDoingLife]

I LOVE hoodies for concealed carry. Tuck my shirt between me and the appendix carried 1911, and have a hoodie over. Not only does a light hoodie allow me to conceal a full sized service pistol, but it allows me to place my left hand in that front hoodie pocket, and easily lift up to get my concealing garment about a foot clear of my gun for my right to grab with no chance of snagging.

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Awesome idea, thank you !

[@DavidDoingLife]

@@bullfrogjay4383 totally. I'm glad it could help you friend 👍

[@828enigma6]

Leave the hood down unless its cold, or you want to get profiled as a thug.

[@DavidDoingLife]

@@828enigma6 fortunately where I live it can rain pretty suddenly, and it stays around 50 most the year. So someone with a hood on is normal

[@brandonshepherd3317]

@@828enigma6 what if you are a thug😂

[@wadefaulkingham2255]

Thank you for your teaching.

[@ulflyng]

Dang, once again...pressed "like" before watching the whole video

[@13ECHO20]

Same!

[@215ILLicit]

ulf lyng I do that to all my subs.

[@rebellucy5610]

Mike Bloomberg said this video is NOT for citizens. Only his bodyguards should have this information.

[@davek5027]

Yes Here we go.... another Antifa jackass pretending to be a “conservative second amendment guy” on a gun channel to make us look bad. GTF outta here!

[@treroney4720]

Rebel Lucy he is disgusted by the American People

[@davek5027]

Blackmanonafence C 🖕🏻

[@hakimcameldriver]

His bodyguards are MOSSAD PEOPLE.. NO ALLEGIANCE TO THE USA.

[@markasteelsr.5990]

screeew goomerbergh with george soros's phallus!

[@OFallons]

Bloomberg is a absolute self absorbed pampas fool! Great accurate protection video!

[@davefarnsworth3020]

I believe it was Wyatt Earp who said that the secret to winning a gunfight is to " take your time, in a hurry".

[@UncleDanBand64]

Wild Bill Hickock I believe sir👍🇺🇸

[@UncleDanBand64]

@ yes he was it is a thousand wonders some Texas Cowpoke didn't send him home to glory😂👍🇺🇸

[@davefarnsworth3020]

@@UncleDanBand64 It's hard to remember, so long ago. My memory from back then gets a little fuzzy ha ha ha ha.

[@UncleDanBand64]

@@davefarnsworth3020 lol I am dang near old enough to have heard him say it😂

[@morganblackheart9468]

“Speed is fine, but accuracy is everything”

[@speakeasydoorman4966]

"force that person to leave us alone" Perhaps the most eleqent phrase I've heard for the word: kill

[@treroney4720]

SpeakEasy DoorMan that would be a great defense in court as well

[@asdfghjk2933]

Big distinction between stopping the threat and killing, though. You can shoot a person until they are no longer a threat. Even if they are still alive. That doesn’t mean you can execute them when they’re on the ground. This especially applies to handguns. 6/7 people survive being shot with handguns.

[@speakeasydoorman4966]

@@asdfghjk2933 6/7...? Interesting Sound like we need better gun control...thank you brother for the input When the populus comes to the realization that the "government" is nothing more than a slave management organization. Supported and paid for by those who are enslaved and harvested at will by their masters Then and only then will the people begin their journey to freedom and liberation

[@Nesmith77]

Thank you for the great teachings!

[@ryanjones4917]

Excellent target! For years I've always just outlined an index card or put a dot on the high thoracic cavity as opposed to shooting for the standard breadbasket bullseye. Thank you 👍

[@bartcornelius7717]

Looked for you in Virginia. I traveled from Alabama.

[@LM-mc2lm]

Thanks for all your help

[@blackpistolcompany3482]

Another great video. Thanks Reid.

[@magwamagwa45110]

Thank you for helping us all of us.....

[@jerrymanzer5176]

Very good advice, Thank You.

[@paulwatterson5992]

The spine box ... love it.

[@Gio-od7if]

Great stuff as always. The Valor Ridge targets are great to use.

[@delta3two]

Mr H....thank you for your guidance & advice in this video.

[@getoffmylawn8986]

One saying that has stuck with me for years: "You can't miss fast enough to win."

[@kimprisbrey368]

Thanks Reid very much for us common folk out here for your tips.! We need all the help we can get!

[@chrishill1286]

As usual, great advice from a good man. I have a back pasture setup now to shoot into. I'm using revolvers so I don't have to brass hunt. I'll remedy that if it ever stops raining this winter. Great work Reid thanks.

[@bamaq4786]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. These training videos are very helpful to my practice. This free information really shows you care about people being knowing proper ways to use firearms.

[@BroScience710]

Ps don't skip the end ads he was nice enough to put them at the end and gives great free info. Let him get paid for it.

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

These types of videos get automatically demonetized by KZbin! KZbin is still running ads on them, but the channel gets no money.

[@TheBarefootedGardener]

Good info, but what is a “flub draw”?

[@hazakdds7366]

Thank you Reid.

[@johnjeffries6207]

Good video thank you. Great information.

[@zman459]

Reid , thank God made my day.

[@jed9615]

Nice one brother. Basics Basics Basics make you a more effective DEFENDER! As always, keep walking with our KING!

[@edwardbiasi37]

Reid for President!!!

[@christopherrizzo5421]

Awesome information...👍👍👍

[@BlueCollarEats]

Great info - life saving info!

[@trailertrashtactics]

Literally everything he says makes sense. You'll see your times get better with smooth and consistent draws. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

[@200REJ]

good video, could you show the holster you're using

[@miked.5287]

Great vid reid..

[@farmerwayne1404]

Good deal Mr. Hendricks !! Thanks much and always a pleasure...

[@knndyskful]

@activeselfprotection is a great KZbin channel to watch real world gun fights, the 2-3 second metric is a really good goal

[@landonjones8819]

“I value accuracy over speed” -Reid Train accuracy and speed will come.

[@ClergetMusic]

Clint Smith would agree. He says you don’t need to be fast, you need to be smooth.

[@frankmckinley1254]

Outstanding teaching.

[@settleschris1965]

Great video!!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Long time ago they taught me to hit the T zone. A line between the eyes, in the midle over the nose down to the chest. To stop 'm bothering you in a heartbeat. This drill looks a lot like it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge man, and greets from the Netherlands. T.

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

If you take a look at the Valor Ridge target, you will see a grey triangle for the T zone.

[@ltinfpr2j247]

Outstanding!

[@jameswaters9969]

Great to see you Reid. God bless.

[@nicholasnissen1547]

I like the Thompson b27 immobilization targets. My two cents.

[@tomjones7285]

Good video great advice. You can draw fire anytime. Thens its out to practice this stuff. I like the targets with the spine box. And you always practice up close. Reid checks all the boxes. Life is better on the ridge

[@hogue3666]

I like where this is going. I would like to see a video on stopping bad guys with your wood-furniture upgradeable sporting rifles. Poppers like me can only build them in black. Funny, I thought that the zocialists were welcoming of all colors. Keep it coming, brother!

[@50StichesSteel]

Always awesome to get good information and good demos instead of just talking theory or having product placement...These are the type of videos I sub for..Thabks for taking the time to make this for us Reid

[@Holden1296]

Thanks for these drills. I am going to buy your book :)

[@JerryMac007]

As always, to the point, and very clear. draw practice at home a lot with an mty weapon, and it is improving my presentation time, muscle memory..... thank you sir, for all you do, and have done.....

[@triggerhappydad65]

" I don't care how many theoretical gun fights you've been in"..... That's one of the reasons I have notifications on for his channel. He has great resolve, and takes self defence seriously, as it should be. Thank God, I've never really been in a "gun fight", but I have had two pretty negative experiences involving idiots with guns. At around 16 yrs old, my hoodlum friends and I (actually really good guys and girls), were in the far corner of our small town's video arcade/game room one Saturday night playing pinball (it was the 80's), when our friend Michelle's drunk dad walked in with a nickel-plated revolver in his hand, intent on carrying Michelle home..... by any means necessary. He was huge, mean, and armed.... I was skinny, a little high, and scared as hell. None of us even saw him walk in (sort of dark), much less the gun in his hand, and bam, just like that, he walked passed us, was in her face, and had the pistol pointed directly at her temple, demanding she leave with him. She was crying and calling him crazy (for obvious reasons), and he was explaining to her why she was trash. There were 5 or 6 of us kids in all, and we were frozen solid. His rage was building by the second, and I was convinced she would die. He was facing away. I got tunnel vision, ran straight towards him and jumped (surprisingly high) on his back, wrapping my legs around his chest, interlocking my feet. I grabbed the barrel of the gun, pulling his arm out and away, and (at some point) had my left arm wrapped around his neck, like a choke hold, as he tried heard just to stay vertical. He was REALLY drunk, so this wasn't AS hard of a fight as it could have been.... he would've killed me sober. It was at this point, that the tunnel vision disappeared, and the fear of riding this crazy man with his gun in OUR hands made me yell "get the gun, get the fucking gun!!" After what seemed like an hour, my buddy Brian (Mitchell's boyfriend) got both hands on it also, and I let go of his neck and helped Brian twist the gun from his hand as all three of us fell. He went to jail (dead now), Michelle eventually married Brian, and we're still friends to this day. Here's the other experience. In the late 90's, I moved a few hours away to Charlotte N.C. after marrying the wrong girl. It was there that I solicited a pool deck rebuild job from a gentleman who lived in my general area, which was middle class country. Meaning, I saw him, from the road, taking down his above-ground pools' decking. I pulled in, introduced myself, gave him my phone number, and offered to tear it all down for free, if he would hire me to build a new one. He half heartedly declined, and needing the work, I gave him what turned out to be, a way TOO good estimate on the price. He agreed and I went back that weekend and had the deck torn down in one day. During that day I was in his home a few times. I'd asked to use his restroom once (something I never do now), ate lunch with him and his teenage son in their kitchen, and (in small talk) asked the square footage of the house, so he showed me the rooms. That evening he asked if I would ride with him to Lowe's, to help pick out the wood for the deck... I said "sure". Somewhere on the beltline overlooking the city, he pulled off under an overpass, stuck a pistol (another revolver) in my face, and proceeded to tell me he had no drugs on his property. He was convinced I was working for the d.e.a., and was scoping his house! Nice area, but obviously he was involved in drug trafficking in some way. Sitting there in his truck, with a gun at my head, he said "you'd better do a good job convincing me your not d.e.a. or I'm going to fucking kill you." He meant it. I proceeded to rapid fire my whole life story to the guy, including the divorce I was in the middle of, and the debt I was accruing which led me to my "cold calling" type of solicitation of side work. He squinted his eyes, leaned in and quietly said "I'm pretty sure you're not a cop, but when we get back, I want your ass gone and if I ever see you again I'll kill ya''. The dysfunctional marriage, ongoing divorce, money trouble, and child custody battle had me in a very "beta-male" state of mind. My nerves were already shot, and now this. He never saw me again, and I'm back home where I should've stayed. I'm a much better/happier, spiritually fit man now, with a wife and daughter I'd readily die for. *Lastly, shit gets real, real quick, so careful not to judge until you actually experience* .... ... He was "pretty sure" of my cop status for one reason. Ironically, my life was saved that night, not by fighting, but due to the enormous piss puddle in my blue jeans. Train often, and teach your family to be aware.

[@davidmoorea1961]

Life slows, turns (expectantly sometimes, surprisingly..., far too often!), speeds-up and will become a 2x4 to the teeth... look far (better to be ready), listen more (& for longer!!!!), ask ‘if,’ lots and know ~ REALLY KNOW, that “Death waits for no man.” Yet judging from your experiences, you already know these...things triggerhappydad65! Thx for your stories & advice.🇺🇸 #2A #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇸

[@getoffmylawn8986]

As a retired law enforcement officer I can tell you: They are definitely out there. You never know when or where. Be armed and capable.

[@ShinobiHOG]

100% agree about proper technique being key. I've never taken formal pistol or fighting rifle courses but I do what I can in dry fire from what I pick up through social media. I taught myself to play ice hockey so I'm applying the same thing to self defense with a firearm. I have practiced my draw endlessly and when I had a car driving towards me in a parking lot after hitting me while I used the crosswalk I executed a perfect draw and shouted clear and concise commands. The driver and passenger were scared out of their minds when they saw I wasn't an unarmed victim and they listened to my commands when I told them to leave. Then I continued on my journey for mac N cheese before walking home.....

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

... and you likely committed aggravated assault, a felony, among possibly other crimes! Or, you are just making up this story, like so many others on the Internet. The advantage of having training is to know the legal aspects as well. If your story is true, then pointing a gun at someone in another car was not only a crime, but you also failed to report an accident, you failed to report the supposed attack against you and you failed to get legal help.

[@boblaublaw7099]

Thx

[@dknollRX7]

Reid, I know it’s off topic, but I value your insight as an instructor: How do you feel about “carry Insurrance”? Do you think it’s a good idea? Is it worth the cost? Is there a certain company you like/prefer?

[@2wheeleddemon999]

$120 for 14 months of having a lawyer on standby 24/7 is a no brainer for me. I use Texas law shield.

[@dieselviper7811]

Uscca has helped lots of people who had to defend themselves

[@andrewstilts8758]

Ccw safe is who I use

[@JoshBenware]

@@2wheeleddemon999 amen

[@rmarms6702]

CCW Safe

[@caseybrown5183]

Great video. Thank-you for your work.

[@EVLfreak666]

I learned some stuff from just this short video, thanks

[@adrianholland6787]

Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🇺🇸👍🏼

[@philroe2363]

It would be good to hear your thoughts on what to do if the perp is wearing body armor . . .

[@Win94ae]

Thanks again!

[@66ECHO]

Fantastic information sir thank you

[@KingTesticus]

Take your time (aligning your sights on target) in a hurry. Wyatt Earp.

[@Green3062]

Good advice. Good technique over fast speed will produce sound results. You will find that when you master a sound technique speed will come. Like we say, slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

[@JoshBenware]

Slow is slow. Fast is fast. Fast and smooth is faster, but slow will always be slow.

[@montanamountainmen6104]

I was taught draw , aim and fire. Hitting a target is more important than dumping a mag fast and hitting nothing.

[@parabellum3205]

If you are using an efficient and consistent technique every time, it will create speed.

[@JoshBenware]

Youd be surprised. I've seen so many people have buttery smooth draws, and for years they ha e never picked up speed. They are so wrapped up in "slow is smooth" and perfect technique that they never learn to get the damn gun out fast.

[@parabellum3205]

@@JoshBenware You are definitely correct that many people will use the "slow is smooth, smooth is fast." mantra as an excuse to always be slow. I am not suggesting that at all. What I am suggesting, is that when you know you have an efficient technique, you need to make a conscious effort and use deliberate practice to increase your speed.

[@JoshBenware]

@@parabellum3205 100%! I'm so glad to hear somebody say that. I've already found at least 6 people saying "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" in the comments. It's like the comments have been overtaken by parakeets.

[@parabellum3205]

@@JoshBenware Lol no kidding! It has been my experience that most people who regurgitate that "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" statement in a comment section have no idea how fast they actually are. They are also probably the type of shooter who is not training to high standards by using objective metrics. It's just something cute they like to throw around wherever they can. If you want to throw around a short quote that better describes the principal we are talking about, then use Scott Jedlinski's "Speed comes from efficiency, comes from technique." I prefer that one much more.

[@mi5veezee]

Shots on target while moving or stationary is essential to winning gun fight.

[@cartap22]

Thank you so much for this!

[@MM-uy9hd]

Excellent!! Thank you

[@IdeaCalledFreedom]

Great stuff! I love your targets, Reid

[@GunThought97]

Hey!, I know this has nothing to do with this video and I apologize for that. so I’m new to the AR platform. Yesterday I had a fired round get stuck in the chamber. I was unable to tap it out so I kept the cleaning rod in the barrel and turned it upside down and slammed it against the ground and it came out. It fired a full mag after that without issue. Any chances I messed up the rifling or chamber by doing that? Thanks in advanced!!

[@UncleDanBand64]

No cleaning rod is way softer than the barrel👍🇺🇸

[@magnetar2524]

Seth Sunde if it was a brass cleaning rod you should be fine just don’t make that a habit lol

[@GunThought97]

Shootin' with Uncle Dan that’s what I was hoping.

[@GunThought97]

depresso idk if it was brass. It’s silver so I’m guessing it was aluminum. I didn’t see any visible damage. I was shooting steel cases 223. Won’t be doing that again lol

[@UncleDanBand64]

@@GunThought97 you will be fine. I have had to beat several Tula 223's out of AR's over the years with a cleaning rod and hammer😂👍🇺🇸

[@Ric_0100]

Put the targets on amazon

[@noyzbox6108]

What distance would you recommend going out to for defensive pistol standards ? Definitely going to get some of these targets.

[@prepper4life193]

This is gospel! Great training tips. Thanks

[@markbenge3055]

GOOD SHOOTING REID, LOVE THE VEIDO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MARK FROM TENNESSEE, 🥇☺☺☺☺☺☺

[@burrco3086]

Some accurate powders had a recall. Look it up. Be safe. Good video.

[@Hoytman68]

Really enjoy these types of informative videos. What type of holster should I get ? I practice with my Beretta 92 fs. Thanks

[@CarSalesMasterclass]

Great video!

[@rmsg7504]

any discounts for subscribers on the kindle version of the pistol book?

[@Hemiheaded18]

Reid, been losing a little weight? You're looking a little leaner and meaner. It's a good, solid look for you. Keep strong, Brother!

[@BrassStacks]

I mustered with the rest of the Lexington militia on April 19th. When Captain John Parker ordered us to disperse , I headed home. As I got to my house I was struck by a musket ball while my wife watched from the window. I fell, got to my knees, crawled to our doorstep and died in my wife's arms. -Jonathan Harrington Jr. from Lexington. (KS)

[@richj3168]

What sucks is that I have only indoor ranges near me and they dont allow people to draw from holsters...how else do you recommend we practice?

[@John.VanSwearingen]

Rich J You can still practice presentations from the ready on a timer and adjust par times accordingly. You can even adapt the ready position to include creation of your master freestyle grip. You can practice your draw with dry fire at home. I highly recommend finding a local competition (USPSA/IDPA/Steel Challenge) that will let you get full reps from the holster, but practicing the components of the draw, as allowed by the range and your situation, is better than nothing.

[@jamesborek8125]

How about starting from a position 2, arms tucked, pistol at mid chest, and practice from there.. Present and aquire sights, fire shots.. I did this for awhile before I got a "holster" card from my local indoor... Can't wait for winter to be over and start going back outside though

[@mephInc]

You can practice dry fire draws from the holster at home. MAKE SURE THE GUN IS EMPTY. I shouldn't have to say that but there are stupid people out there.

[@rcrites]

Speaking of flub draws, would you mind making a video or at least a talking point of which holsters you would not recommend? I've purchased several that due to the location of the clip/ loops, you can't get a good grip on it because they're in the way.

[@hadleyhayes7569]

Hi. But I just watched the former V.P. say we need to be retrained to shoot the legs. Can you develop a target like that for us ?

[@edqueener863]

What about bullet proof vest?

[@rayhanes1347]

Weather looks good down there meanwhile were in MI with the opposite. That's good enough reason come down and get a class.

[@BroScience710]

What's the process for signing up for a valor ridge class?

[@garrisonkelley7053]

What is flubbing the draw?

[@jonathanl2748]

In my next life I will have a range in my back yard.

[@jamesborek8125]

The older I get, the more this is all I want out of it..

[@2wheeleddemon999]

You run out of money for ammo very quick.

[@BretAllenStudios]

Already done it. 😉🇺🇸

[@charlesvelasquez2997]

Don't limit yourself

[@claytonatkinson865]

2wheeled Demon ain’t that the truth

[@markadkins9290]

Practice makes permanent!

[@NickNnox]

Thumbs up for the video 👍 I bought some of your targets and they were "rice paper thin" is this normal?

[@sweetbabytrae]

NICK KNOX the ones I bought were like normal paper

[@NickNnox]

Trae Williams Glad to hear. I bought the Valor Ridge design a couple years ago so sounds like they (company doing the printing) changed the paper thickness. 👍

[@chuckmadden18]

There is a video of a guy that takes a shot straight to the heart and it still takes about a minute before he collapses.

[@adamschaeffer4057]

7:00 What about that little guy? Oh THAT little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy

[@scooteraselton5596]

Reid what pistol is that?

[@ClergetMusic]

A B8 repair center is 8”.

[@jimf1964]

You shoot them. That's how. Obviously accuracy matters, it so does speed. It's a combination. No point in missing, but no point in aiming till he kills you either. Has to be both. That's why drilling is so important. I just finished a course for security that used much of this.

[@Thomas1954]

Never sacrifice technique for time. Applies in many life situations. Thank you.

[@JoshBenware]

And never use technique as an excuse to not become fast. That is the problem with most "tactical shooters". They stay satisfied with slow speeds, all because they dont want to put in the work to be fast with good technique. If you cant get shots into the criminal on time, technique wont mean anything.

[@gapshot5065]

Reid are all the paper targets at that height? Seems a little short, not going to run into too many midgets!....Wondering what your thoughts are on that my thinking being that the muscle memory could be a little low on a more average height person....thanks!

[@thereptileguyz7265]

You're a true patriot good people like you helped build this country I pray that God helps us turn the ship around and bring this country back to what it once was where the people value freedom over comfort the future of our children and our loved ones are in the hands of this generationas Americans we need to stand up and fight God bless you

[@jaycorcoran3618]

is this shot a 3,5,or 7 yards

[@hooterboy12345]

Hey Reid, love your lessons and re-watch them regularly. Sort of a irrelevant question; but what’s your primary winter carry load for handgun? Thanks for your contribution and dedication to keeping all of us prepared.

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

I am pretty sure that it is the same as his spring, summer and fall load. The concept of a winter carry load in general is rather odd and certainly not applicable to Tennessee.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

@@charliefoxtrot5001 You still need coats or at least jackets in Tennessee.

[@hooterboy12345]

Charlie Foxtrot I agree for the most part. But if someone has a heavier jacket, flannel, and t-shirt; slower bullets can be effected by the heavy clothing. So I already know what I like to carry, I was just curious what he trusts in his carry gun.

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

@@phillhuddleston9445 Yes, so what?

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

@@hooterboy12345 Do you know of a single police department or law enforcement agency in the US that carries different ammo in winter? I don't. There is a reason for that! If you had attended Reid's Pistolcraft class or read Reid's Pistolcraft book (pages 148-151) you would know the answer to your question. Hint: Carrying different ammo in winter is not a topic in the class or in the book. There is a reason for that!

[@defenestrationfan]

"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. In a gun fight... You need to take your time in a hurry." - Wyatt Earp