The three golden rules to personal security
I tell my students that the three golden rules to personal security are think like a criminal, keep a low profile, and always have an...
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Reno Raines
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Unpredictable Reactions
One of the least predictable aspects of a gunfight is predicting how you or a suspect will react once shot. Where the suspect is...
Reno Raines
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Transients and the Homeless
We can classify chronically homeless people into two distinct categories: Passives and Predators. The Passives usually occupy about 80...
Reno Raines
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Best place to shoot?
Head shots: A bullet to the brain will in many cases produce the greatest and most instantaneous incapacitation. But the head constitutes...
Reno Raines
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Multiple Adversaries
If you do get into a gunfight, statistically there is a fair chance that you will be facing more than one assailant. When confronted with...
Reno Raines
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Shooting Skills of Famous Gunfighters.
One thing you discover in studying this discipline is that the guns they used, the clothing they wore, and the vehicles that brought them...
Reno Raines
- Apr 17
- 1 min
After “Shots Fired”
Preplan for the immediate aftermath. While we preplan and train for the event, preparing for immediate post-event thinking and behavior...
Reno Raines
- Apr 17
- 2 min
When to Use Your Sights
The importance of perfect sight alignment depends on how far you are from the suspect, size of the target, penalty for a miss (such as...
Reno Raines
- Apr 16
- 1 min
It’s not Just Pulling the Trigger
Knowing how to shoot, of course, is only part of the prescription for successfully resolving an armed encounter, and probably the last...
Reno Raines
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Mobil 1 for your Guns
Grey Solutions oils all of our firearms with Mobil -1 synthetic motor oil. One quart of Mobil-1 is about $9.00 and should last you a very...
Reno Raines
- Apr 16
- 1 min
REQUIREMENTS OF A GREY SOLUTIONS INSTRUCTOR
Have the ability to perform on demand, exactly, what you are teaching to the students. Have a strong desire and ability to impart your...
Reno Raines
- Apr 16
- 1 min
O.C. as a Defensive Option
Police officers use the O.C. on their belt far more often than the gun beside it. Consider which spray pattern and formulation will best...
Reno Raines
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Rules of Gunfighting
BE COURTEOUS TO EVERYONE, FRIENDLY TO NO ONE. DECIDE TO BE AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH, QUICKLY ENOUGH. HAVE A PLAN. HAVE A BACK-UP PLAN, BECAUSE...
Reno Raines
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Strangers are Danger
Do not engage in conversations with street vendors, pan handlers, or anyone approaching you. Remember, they have to get close, to rob or...
Reno Raines
- Apr 14
- 1 min
What happens after a shooting?
You are probably not going home tonight. Detainment and or Arrest (Gun and Gear Confiscated) Anyone can be arrested and anyone can be...
Reno Raines
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Cover Vs Concealment
Cover- any object that will stop bullets from impacting into your body. Cover is RELATIVE to the weapon being fired at you. Know what...
Reno Raines
- Apr 12
- 1 min
When people say that they don’t carry their concealed carry gun with “one in the chamber”.
What they are actually saying is, “I don’t have confidence in my ability (competence) with this gun.” In effect, they are afraid of their...
Reno Raines
- Apr 12
- 1 min
If your shooting stance is good…
You are probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. Every step you...
Reno Raines
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Grey Solutions is a fighting school, not a shooting school.
The difference is one is split times and the other is split skulls. Grey Solutions doesn't just teach the skill but we also teach the...
Reno Raines
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
How to Cure Seattle’s Crime and Homelessness Crisis.
If I was the Seattle Police Chief or Sheriff of King County I would take every available officer or deputy and put them in narcotics...
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