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[Lone Star Medics @LoneStarMedics]

FIFA = +4M people
Houston & DFW folks, be ready.
Comms; cell towers may overload, PACE it.
Increased Traffic; have alt routes.
Med/Health; cooties are real, +traffic = delay response times, dust off ur skills & inspect med kits.
Political; clashes w LE may get spicy, see above

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

Friends,

Self reliance is a virtue. You are your own first responder.

[Lone Star Medics @LoneStarMedics]

GM, y’all.

Families who prep in Houston area…

Reminder that I’ve got availability on June 6 for a “Family Medical Readiness”

-2hrs
-Audit
-Training
-Consult

Book it NOW for your family!

https://t.co/bmdd44p5Rx

[T. Reedy @ReedyNospamsatx]

I just got back from a nearly 3,000 mile trip in Wedgie, our Cybertruck.

San Antonio to Albuquerque was the first leg, and it was easy except for one stop where I had my first poor supercharging experience. Tiny little New Mexico town with six chargers and two of them were out of order. I was third in line to charge, so it wound up taking over an hour to get back on the road.

Several of the legs were over three hours in length and led to a little bit of range anxiety that turned out to be a non-issue.

The FSD (Full Self Driving) was flawless, as usual, and the cabin was comfortable, so I arrived in Albuquerque very rested.

Driving from Albuquerque to north of Salt Lake City, somewhere before Moab, the estimated percentage of battery remaining at the end of the leg began dropping alarmingly. I found an alternate, closer supercharger charged up, and resumed, and again the destination charge level began dropping at a rate of about 1% every 20 minutes or so. I pulled over and rebooted the trip computer by holding down both the steering yolk buttons, and that seemed to fix the issue. It may also have been related to elevation changes on that leg because it never cropped up again, in fact, on the trip home, several times the estimated percentage remaining at the supercharging stop increased by one, two, or three %.

I got my first Cybertruck hate in Salt Lake City. A hipster pulled up next to me, and when I finally looked over, he had a crazy look on his face, smiling and laughing. Then he pulled on ahead, so I saved the footage. It turns out he pulled up next to me and flipped me off and then passed me.

At my destination, I gave several friends rides to and from the AirBnB and our class site. I think they all were pretty impressed by FSD’s capabilities.

I took some alternate routes home on this trip, and I’ve seen some beautiful sites. The return trip after Salt Lake City was nerve-racking because there was precipitation and the roads were wet and the temperature was hovering right around freezing. I left Wedgie in self driving but put it in chill mode or sloth mode and turned on the slippery road feature. No slipping was encountered.

The final bit before home was driving into a WILD lightning storm! I put FSD in either Chill or Sloth mode because it was raining so hard and visibility was poor.

FSD had at least three saves on this leg, the first when Wedgie stopped behind a large sand truck at a stop sign T-intersection. I took a quick glance at my phone, then was shocked when Wedgie sudden started reversing. I looked up, and the truck in front of us was rolling backwards, then accelerated backwards. If I hadn’t been in FSD, it could have bad.

The second was late in the evening in heavy rain, when Wedgie swerved around some large branches that had fallen the road.

The third was pulling into the Supercharger in Junction. The rain was pelting hard, and Wedgie turned into the parking lot, then suddenly braked. A guy had gotten out of his charging car, then ran across the parking lot right in front of me.

In summary: The seats in Wedgie are outstanding. Four days with 12 hours each in the seats and I am neither sore nor suffering any hotspots, something I can’t say for ANY of my previous vehicles.

FSD makes long trips SO much more relaxing than 12 hours of dealing with inattentive drivers, road hazards, construction zones, and other irritants.

I have Dashcam clips of several examples, as well as the lightning show.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@khanj42

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@LoneStarMedics Good stuff!

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@pandthepistol If Shoei fits your head shape, and you want a flip up, perhaps consider the Multitech.

I’m on my second one, and it’s held up well for multi day trips, as well as day rides.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

David always has thoughtful content.

‘Light over heat’ indeed.

[David Yamane @davidyamane]

My @TEDx @WakeForest talk was really taking off when someone switched the setting to "for kids" & killed its mojo. It's fixed now so I would love if you could share the video (again) and/or comment on it to kickstart it. I'd love to cross over 100k views/2k comments.

https://t.co/83jiW3P0ph

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

One of my rare, original contributions to firearms training.

[Uncle Zo @UncleZoGunTales]

The four core gun safety rules are essential lifestyle principles crafted to prevent unintentional tragedies. A mnemonic can make them easier to recall, so you can live them every day. Let's meet for tacos. https://t.co/Neaymjcm82

[T. Reedy @ReedyNospamsatx]

Today, I drove ‘Amy’s Honda CR-V.

For the first time in almost three months, I had to pull into a gas station and fill up a vehicle.

I gotta say, it felt onerous and primitive.

I love my Cybertruck.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

New student with amazing natural talent

I had a new student for 90 minutes today. He amazed me with his safety and marksmanship, and eventually his speed.

“LC” had never shot a firearm before, so we started with the basics.

We established his dominant eye was his left, making him cross-dominant, same as I am.

We practiced stance, grip, trigger, and aiming using a Mantis TitanX.

Then we did a little Tom Givens “Quickly, Carefully, Precisely” work. This helps determine how much care needs to be given to each target, depending on its size (or distance, for same size targets).

After that, out came the .22s; a Glock 44 with plain sights, and a Taurus TX22 with a pistol-mounted optic (red dot).

I had five 12-inch steel plates staggered at 10, 12, and 15 yards.

First, the Glock with a magazine with a single round. Ding! Next, 5 rounds. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

We switched to the Taurus with the optic. 5 rounds: I suggested one round on each of the different plates. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

I told him how impressive that was, and suggested we try a challenge—dominant hand only.

10 rounds, one on each plate then repeat: Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Once more, 10 rounds, speeding up and still no misses.

30 rounds in, and he has not missed once. Time for non-dominant hand only! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! STILL no misses!

So I added the Trigger Interactive system, which pops up a flag on each plate that stays up until the plate is hit.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

We tried a Glock 19 with SRO, a Taurus G3 with a Gideon optic, and a Sig 365XL with optic. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

Finally, I brought out my Ruger 10/22 with an American Flag wrap, named “Glory.”

15 rounds: Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

I think that in the entire session, LC missed a total of about 5 or 6 rounds.

I know that I’m a fairly good instructor, but his performance was nothing short of phenomenal. Firearms are not commonly used in his home, so I suggested that he move to the USA as soon as possible. :-)

It was a spectacular day.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@pandthepistol @officialidpa @PHLster Outstanding! Having Patrick as your first Safety Officer is extremely fortunate!

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@pandthepistol It was a pleasure meeting you at TacCon this weekend!

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

2026 TacCon Review

I just returned from one of my favorite annual events, the Rangemaster Tactical Conference, or TacCon. (https://t.co/0WjhV6Wgn5)

It’s three days of classes, both lecture and practical, from over 40 national instructors on various topics related to personal protection, including medical and legal classes.

I’m honored to be included among those instructors, and this year https://t.co/x4hPyGfajA taught 5 blocks of instruction, with the able assistance (and sometimes the main instruction) being done by the incredible Patrick Flores.

On Friday, we taught packed back to back “Holster Success: classes for two morning sessions. We gave several experienced folks a good warm up, several newer folks an excellent foundation for safe presentation from the holster, and more importantly, safe re-holstering techniques. One attendee is a fellow instructor who teaching his own basic holster work class, and he found a number of things to incorporate into his own training.

Saturday morning, we taught the classroom block of “Kilt in the Street? An Introduction to Competition for Defensive Handgunners.” This is a block to help new competitors arrive at their first match knowing what to expect, and how to NOT be “that guy” or “that gal,” (someone who breaks safety rules, or fails to help out where appropriate, etc.).

Sunday afternoon, we had two Range blocks of Kilt in the Street, where students would shoot an actual IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) stage, and a Steel Challenge Stage.

Both blocks had very few folks pre-registered, but both had a TON of walk-ups. Patrick and Phil Yantis handled the first block without me, while I was in the shoot-off with the top 16 men. They crushed it. I arrived for the second block, but continued to leave Patrick running the show. Patrick is really coming into his own as instructor, with ever-improving presence and delivery.

Speaking of the shoot-off: Everyone is invited to shoot the 46-round pistol match, which uses turning targets at various distances. It requires shots from a concealed holster, and shots from the ready, using both dominant and non-dominant hands. I had just come from taking a class from the outstanding Jim Shanahan, and cleaned the standards portion, then for the tie-breaker portion, I put two rounds each in a 4-inch circle and two 2-inch circles in 4.1 seconds, from concealment.

That was good enough to put me in 11th place, out of 250 competitors, getting me a slot in the finals.

The finals consist of a man on man shoot-off, with side by side competitors starting with hands above shoulders, and on the signal, knocking down three full sized silhouettes, then a cross-over popper, where whichever side hits first is clearly shown.

I was paired with Ken Ing in the first round. I beat him in the first bout, then he won the next two, eliminating me.

The eventual winner was a young trainer named Sean Martin. I had been partnered with him in the Jim Shanahan class, and his skills were apparent from the very beginning. I’m certain he’s going to go far.

That brought three days of fun, learning, competition, and fellowship to an end.

If you’re interested in being your own first responder, and taking care of yourself and your family, look into attending TacCon.

Tim

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

Another video of the Baseline Assessment Drill from the other day.

Different g*ns, different results.

Plus, some thoughts on optics versus irons on carry gats.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

March DOTM / Baseline Assessment Drill.

Steven Baine and I took a run at the BAD today.

I managed a 191/200, and Steven, who hadn’t shot in months, made a 195/200.

Apologies for the low production quality. 🤪

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

@davidyamane Excellent choices, sir!

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

Someone enters your house and is attacking you? Defend yourself and your family.

But just someone in your house uninvited? I strongly recommend a verbal challenge, such as, “Who’s there? I have a gun!”

Please look up the research of Claude Warner, who found that the vast majority of uninvited people in a home did not need shooting.

Here are a few of those instances that I cover in teaching the Texas License to Carry course.

[TDR.Training @TimTDRTraining]

Bandera IDPA and Patrick Flores hosted an IDPA Safety Officer course today.

While setting up the classroom, we had a couple of looky-loos poke their heads in.

10 motivated students paid rapt attention as Patrick demystified the complexities of the SO’s responsibilities.

Then, we headed to the range for the practical work.

Welcome to our new SO’s!

I let Wedgie the cybertruck drive me to the event, and also take the class photo.

[T. Reedy @ReedyNospamsatx]

My friends Patrick and Kaitlyn made this for Wedgie.