Hard Target Solutions

Back in the FL Spent yesterday on the range with a client working Long Range Precision.

We focused on the fundamentals that matter—reading the wind, understanding environmental conditions, calculating holdovers, and engaging unknown-distance targets. It all came together with consistent impacts on steel out to 800 meters.

There’s nothing quite like the sound of steel ringing after a well-executed shot.

Looking forward to another great week of training and getting more students behind the rifle.

Thank you to DCK Fi****ms for the outstanding hospitality. H Group Dynamics Fi****ms Training and Consultation - Sav. GA for running some top notch drills. It’s always a pleasure spending time on the range and in the classroom with dedicated professionals who are committed to sharpening their skills.

One more trip down the road, then it’s back to Florida for another stretch of classes. Looking forward to getting back home, getting back to work, and continuing to train great people.

See you back on the range and in the classroom. Until next time…

Just doing operator things with the boys from Sunshine Safety

QUIK-deploy slings and QUIK-deploy IFAKS This is the way 100% made in USA 🇺🇸

You boys ever been to Mexico?

What a great way to wrap up the week here in Florida before we hit the road again.

One of the best parts of this job is that our clients occasionally bring out some incredible pieces of history. This time, it was a beautifully refurbished 1944 C**t M1911A1—a true World War II-era U.S. service pistol.

There are plenty of great 1911s out there, but there’s just something about a C**t. The history, the feel, the trigger…they simply have a character that’s hard to explain until you’ve shot one.

And yes…that group was shot at 25 yards.

Now it’s time to pack the truck and head to the next stop. See you on the road

A little behind-the-scenes from this past week.

It was a nice change of pace trading the instructor role for the other side of the camera—spending a few days on the range working on commercials, photo shoots, and other projects. Just as important, it was great catching up with good friends, good people, and enjoying some time together.

We are back in Florida for just a few days to knock out a few more classes before we hit the road again. Texas is next, followed by more states as the summer schedule stays full.

Looking forward to seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and continuing to build safer, stronger communities wherever the road takes us.

See you on the road.
See you on the range.

Happy Independence Day from Hard Target Solutions. Stay safe. 🇺🇸

PSA: The newest resident physicians started July 1…

Which means by July 4, your ER doctor might have exactly three days on the job. 😅

Do everyone a favor:
• Don’t hold fireworks in your hand.
• Don’t drink and drive.
• Don’t try that stunt your buddy swears is “safe.”
• Wear the life jacket.
• Pack a trauma kit.

We’d much rather teach you in one of our classes than meet you in an emergency department.

Another outstanding weekend on the range training an executive protection team in our Counter Threat Vehicle course.

Protecting a principal isn’t just about driving from Point A to Point B. It requires understanding vehicle dynamics, using the vehicle as a tool, recognizing threats before they develop, and, when necessary, fighting in, around, and through the vehicle to protect yourself and those in your care.

Whether you carry a firearm professionally or for personal protection, operating effectively in and around vehicles is a skill that shouldn’t be overlooked. Most violent encounters occur in and around vehicles, yet very few people have ever trained in that environment.

A huge thank you to this outstanding group of executive protection professionals for their professionalism, work ethic, and willingness to push themselves throughout the course.

Now it’s back on the road. Over the next month we’ll be traveling through 10 states, continuing to train military, law enforcement, security professionals, and responsibly armed citizens across the country.

We’ll see everyone back in Florida soon.

Some of our clients commuted to work this morning, dropped their kids off at school, and started their Monday with a little more confidence than they had a few days ago. Confidence in their ability to recognize threats, defend themselves, protect their loved ones, and fight their way out of a violent encounter involving a vehicle.

Our Counter Carjacking & Vehicle Defense Course isn’t taught standing flat-footed on a square range. Students learn to work from inside and around vehicles, shoot from unconventional positions, and apply multiple tactics to real-world problems. We explore what works, what doesn’t, and how to build a skill set that fits the individual.

The goal isn’t to win a competition. The goal is to survive the encounter and make it home to the people counting on you.

We are second to none when it comes to realistic, practical, and experience-driven training.

See you back on the range soon.

Got books?

In nearly 30 years of military, law enforcement, medical, and international training, I cannot remember attending a single professional course where I didn’t leave with something to take home. A course book. A workbook. A textbook. A field guide. Something that allowed me to review, study, and continue learning long after the class was over.

So here’s a question:

If you’re paying good money for training, and that company is running large classes - why haven’t they taken the time to develop a course book for you?

Why aren’t they providing you with a resource you can reference six months from now?

Why aren’t they investing in your continued success after the class ends?

At Hard Target Solutions, every course we teach has been written, developed, and published with a corresponding course book. Whether it’s trauma medicine, handgun, long-range precision, counter carjacking, active threat response, or one of our specialized programs, our students leave with more than just a certificate and a handshake.

They leave with a resource.

These books are getting printed, bound, and prepared for the next several days of training, and one of our favorite comments from students never gets old:

“Wait...we actually get a course book?”

Absolutely.

Because learning doesn’t stop when the class ends.

The certificate may go on the wall, but the course book is what gets pulled off the shelf when you need the information most.

That’s one of the many reasons we continue to set ourselves apart.

Train hard. Stay humble. Keep learning.