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Rod Ryan, president of Storm Mountain, demonstrates the correct way to perform speed and tactical reloads with a handgun.

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When it comes to shooting from behind cover "one of the things you don't want to do is crowd the cover," says Rod Ryan, president of Storm Mountain, a training company in West Virginia.

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A lot of people think a 100 yard shot with a handgun is impossible. It's not and Rod Ryan, president and CEO of Storm Mountain, shows us how it's done.

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"There's a lot of ways to fix this wrong," says Rod Ryan, president and CEO of Storm Mountain, about a stove pipe jam in a semi-auto handgun.

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The importance of the "bullet on bullet" drill is that it uses all of the rules of marksmanship: sight alignment, sight picture, breathing, trigger control and follow through.

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Buck-naked combat can be embarrassing, but getting dressed could cost you your life.

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There are three main ways to manipulate a pistol during a reload. Each way works, but one way tends to be fastest.

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There's a vehicle just about everywhere you go in life, and they're pretty good cover if you know where to go next.

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Using this method of tapping the magazine and racking the slide can save you time and get you back on target faster.

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How to fire six fast consecutive shots from the ready position to end a deadly threat.

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This is the second of a series of videos designed to help make you a better shooter

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This is the first of a series of videos designed to help make you a better shooter

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