Hardwired Tactical Shooting

Big thanks to our friends at Wilderness Tactical!

We are doing an Oklahoma CLEET-certified Patrol Rifle Operator School for DB’s Sheriff’s Academy class, with Cagle teaching.

DB is running a Wilderness Giles Sling on his Steyr AUG, along with a Wilderness Dump Pouch and Instructor Belt.

All solid, no-fail gear!

Update from HiTS co-founder Darryl Bolke.

It was a busy week for HiTS. We are extremely proud that all three of our staff instructors are actively working Oklahoma lawmen, and we take that mission seriously.

Yesterday Tanner Smith was awarded his advanced law enforcement certificate by CLEET. This is the highest of the three peace officer certification levels in the state, obtained by meeting a high composite threshold of years in service/field experience, training, and formal education.

Meanwhile, David completed the sixth and final phase of CLEET Fi****ms Instructor School. In total, this course is a 6 week, 240-hour program requiring academic knowledge, high marksmanship skill repeatedly demonstrated on demand, and teaching ability proven in an academy setting.

"The feedback loop has to be going to training, applying it in real life, refining, and repeating the cycle" - MSG Paul Howe (CSAT)

“Unless a man is willing to put up or shut up in shoulder-to-shoulder matches of any and all types, he can never find out if he is any good. I am amused at the tender care with which many self-promoted experts baby their so-called "reputations." A real reputation can only be earned in competition, and will last only as long as it can stand against all challenges. Only the difficulty of finding a place to shoot makes possible the "publicity pistol master." If he talks enough there will be people who will listen, and this saves him the trouble of learning to shoot.”

- Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper

Don’t be a publicity pistol master.

A common principle found across most martial arts is that teachers are judged by the quality of the students they produce. As a fi****ms instructor, the shooters in your organization tell the truth of whether your program has been designed correctly or not. Their results are more of an indictment of you than them.

HiTS was honored to present the 1 day format of our First Responder Shotgun curriculum at the Heroes in the Heartland Conference today. We had an excellent, motivated group who worked hard through some epic heat. The mission to bring back the duty shotgun in American law enforcement continues 🇺🇸

David and Tanner will be presenting the HiTS First Responder Shotgun curriculum at the Heroes in the Heartland Conference this year. It will be a great time!!

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Congratulations to HiTS Staff Instructor Tanner Smith on a well deserved promotion to Lieutenant.

Please join us in congratulating Ssgt. Tanner Smith on his promotion to Lieutenant in the Patrol Division. Great work!

What we do at HiTS! David and DB both teaching at the premier tactical shotgun training event in the country .

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