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I pre-ordered these in March of 2018, and they've been in daily use since they arrived. Looks like 8 years is avout the service life on a duty belt. RIP @wildertactical universal handcuff holder. Time to order a replacement.

They're still one of my favorite pieces of kit.

This was my best stage of the day. 28 alpha on 14 targets in 19.30 with an 87.2% finish in Limited Optics. #thinblueline #staccato #hdp4 #limitedoptics #uspsa

Today more than 100 of us shot USPSA at the South River Gun Club. This was a chance to execute skills under time and competitive pressure. If you're a law enforcement officer that doesn't regularly compete, you're doing it wrong. When things go wrong, there is no substitute for hard skills. Tactics can never replace hard skills, and most importantly, hard skills are best measured by competing against other shooters.

I was fortunate enough to finish 9th of 31 in Limited Optics with an 85.55% score. This was a match with lots of partial targets, non-threats, and even moving targets, and it was a great chance to get better while having fun.

Get out and compete. No excuses.

#thinblueline #limitedoptics #uspsa #staccato #practicalshooting

Just a boy and his soccer ball. It goes everywhere with him these days. With Amanda Bodron

Let the testing begin. Super excited to have these after a wait that seemed like eternity. Standby for thoughts about how it stacks up compared to the Modlight, Streamlight, and Holosun competitors.

Sorry, no surefire. Still waiting on them to make a solid rechargeable option.

Finished this stage at 82.6% 26 Alphas in 30.06 seconds. Nothing flashy, but in a match where i struggled with accuracy, an alpha stage was much needed. #thinblueline #uspsa #staccato #hdp4 #9mm #practicalshooting #limitedoptics

Trying my hand at one of the newer dynamic classifiers. Had a decent run but cost myself an Aclass LO run by firing at extra shot even though I already had 2 hits. I think I'm enjoying the field-course style classifiers, but I certainly have work to do. This was 11a 7c in 13.29 seconds. #thinblueline #staccato #hdp4 #uspsa #9mm #practicalshooting #limitedoptics

Taking a few months away from matches never ends well. Several major mistakes here including a static slide-lock reload. Still, it's always a blast at the range with the folks from @a3gmunitions. Their steel rain match will always be my favorite shooting event. #staccato #hdp4 #thinblueline #9mm #practicalshooting #uspsa

14 alpha 1 Charlie with a reload in 6.89. Good enough for 89% on the stage. Definitely still slower than I'd like with reloads on the HD, but otherwise really settling into the gun and happy with the way in shoots. #thinblueline #shootfast #uspsa #staccato #hdp4 #practicalshooting #9mm

Partial targets everywhere, this was a struggle of a start and only an 84% stage. The guys at Amchar did a great job using partial targets to add an extra challenge. #thinblueline #staccato #uspsa #hdp4 #practicalshooting

Managed a stage win at the Amchar Hitfactor match Thursday. 10 shots from a retention holster on 5 partial targets in 5.96 seconds. Scored 9a and 1c for an 8.05 hit factor.

I also had the pleasure of introducing two of our police recruits to the practical pistol universe. Both came off high 90s scores on their academy qual to land sub 20% performances in the match.

I do this to help officers understand that judging readiness by qualification scores over-inflates their sense of preparedness. This means 2 new officers will start their careers with a better understanding of how much they still need to learn.

#thinblueline #practicalshooting #hitfactor #amchar #staccato #hdp4 #shootfast

Complete match from AmChar last week. About 120 rounds in a quick after work match. Always a good time and a 3rd place match finish.

Stage 2, a 3rd place finish and the reverse of stageb1. Dropped 7 Charlie's and it hurt. Still, definitely getting more consistent with the execution.

Managed a stage win here with 18 alpha in 9.61. It has taken a few matches, but the Staccato HDp4 is finally growing on me. #thinblueline #shootfast #uspsa #staccato #hdp4

Always a good time shooting a hitfactor match. Great training, good friends, and some friendly competition. Had a fairly mistake free match tonight, and managed a 3rd place finish. #thinblueline #uspsa #hitfactor #staccato #hdp4

Another stage from Saturday's match at the Griffin Gun Club. 3 rounds per with an unloaded start. #shootfast #staccato #hdp4 #9mm #thinblueline #uspsa #practicalshooting .

Shot an absolutely terrible match today, but had a lot of fun doing it. This was our first stage, and I got started right away trying to leave my first position on missed steel. Still, a bad day shooting beats a good day almost anywhere else. #thinblueline #staccato #hdp4 #mecgar #holosun

Stage 2 was an unloaded start and the reverse of stage 1. It landed me a Limited Optics win and 2nd overall. Rocking the safety on and off coming in and out of position to develop good habits and still hoping to make the Staccato HD p4 a duty gun soon. #9mm #doublestack #staccato #2011 #thinblueline

First stage of my first match with the Staccato HD p4. No issues, 100 percent function, somewhat less than 100 percent shooter function. This was a 2nd place finish at 97.69% and a Limited Optics win from duty geat. Thumb rest and race holster not required. #shootfast #staccato #hdp4 #limitedoptics #hitfactor @staccato2011

Just unboxed the Shadow Systems Mr920 controller from Ace. I've been using the system for almost 18 months, but the big setback was always the lack of a Glock grip angled controller for LEO training. They've fixed that with essentially a g19 frame that feels very much like the real thing.

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Spent 30 minutes working in the Ace VR system this evening. This series focuses on target transitions and was very steel heavy.

If you've been watching, they released a Shadow Systems controller this weekend. That let's you get realistic reps if you're a Glock shooter. It joins a lineup that includes 2 staccato controllers, a P365 X-macro and a p320.

It's the best money I've invested in firearms training in years. Code BODRON10 will get you a discount on your first order.

I've enjoyed the sig romeo x pro on my p226 so much I decided to upgrade to tbe romeo x compact on my carry gun. This is a solid footprint, with easy to change batteries and cowitnesses the factory sights. Definitely a solid option in the k-footprint optic market.

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Complete match from @southeasthandgunclassic. This was a great match with over 100 LEOs competing. This type of shooting pays tremendous dividends and is a far more productive use of time and ammo that tradition LE firearms training.

This was my best stage from the @southeasthandgunclassic 24A and 4C in 20.70. The stage really flowed well for me right up to the end, but I definitely lost some time waiting on the swinger to reappear. #carryoptics #shootfast #mandp #thinblueline #smithandwesson #9mm #practicalshooting

For stage 7 I chose to try a stage plan no one else on our squad was running. I attacked the activator instead of going around the left barricade to enter on paper. I think it worked, and this was one of my better runs. Should have separated my hands and sprinted into my second position though. Still 12a 3c in 12.47 from an unloaded start. This brought me in at 76.23% which is about where I should be based on the competition. #carryoptics #shootfast #mandp #thinblueline #smithandwesson #9mm

More fun from the @southeasthandgunclassic at Oak Ridge TN. This was a static steel only stage. Had a couple unplanned extra shots, but the plate rack was smooth. #carryoptics #mandp #thinblueline #smithandwesson #9mm #shootfast

First stage in the books at the @southeasthandgunclassic. Stage execution went well, now if I can remember to shoot faster, it should make for a good day. #Mandp #carryoptics #uspsa #thinblueline #practicalshooting #shootfast

Out here getting in a little practice for the @southeasthandgunclassic. Running a bone stock m&p 2.0 metal with holosun 507comp and safariland 6360rds.

Got the chance to squeeze in a USPSA match for the first time in a while. All the steel I've been shooting has definitely caused problems. I had some early grio issues that resulted in bad second shots, but I battled though it and had a great time as always. #uspsa #carryoptics #mandp #507comp #thinblueline

Had a good time running the Atlanta 3 Gun rifle only match today. I broke 2 rifles in 6 stages, but I managed to get this decent run to start the day. #shootfast #suppressed #shawarmamentsystems #556 #ar15

So it turns out fetch with snowballs doesn't work so well. We chase them, but we won't bring them back.

Everywhere we go there must be a stick. #doberman #anubis

First stage of the day and first match with the p226 since i updated it with a procut slide and optic. Really liking the Romeo xPro.

#uspsa #carryoptics #p226 #steelframe #hammergun

This was a 19A 2C run in just under 20 seconds. I lost some time on the first array of plates and some more with indecisive shooting order at the swinger. All in all, this was the most accurate match I've shot in a while. I just need to get my execution speed back. #carryoptics #shootfast #uspsa #p226 #sig #hammerfired

We dodged the rain and managed to sneak in a good little 4 stage USPSA match at Griffin this morning. This was an 80% Carry Optics run. 20A 2C in 17.93.
#carryoptics #shootfast #doublestack #p226 #uspsa

Second good dryfire session of the week. I'm sitting at just over 30,000 rounds of dryfire this year. It has definitely kept my visual discipline in check in a year where I've found less and less time for live fire training and competing. #ace #vr #carryoptics #shootfast #thinblueline #accuracyonlymattersifyourefastenough @acevirtualshooting

Best run of the day was a 93.2% and 6th place finish. Started the day with an absolute dumpster fire when I realized my gun had lost zero. Switched to the backup and put in 4 solid stages. #stacco #xc #2011 #doublestack #opengun #atlanta3gun #practicalshooting

With the commute today was a 14 hour work day. Still, performance on demand demands continues training. Spent about 30 minutes using the @acevirtualshooting system for some dryfire. Pushing the limits of visual speed and discipline is an essential piece of being ready for the day we all hope never comes. #triplenickle #555 #fastisfine #accuracyisfinal #performanceondemand #subconsciouscompetence

This stage started out really well, but backtracking for a hidden target and a standing reload turned what was otherwise my best stage into my worst of the day.

Still, it's always a pleasure to turn money into smoke and noise with the folks at Atlanta 3-gun. @hypershooter_match_photos @a3gmunitions #shooting #practicalpistol #carryoptics #sandw #mandp

Started off a little slow today, but this first stage was enough to land a 3rd place finish in CO. As always, the Atlanta 3-gun Steel Rain match is the best match of the month. #carryoptics #mandp #smithandwesson #9mm #509comp

Another stage from @griffingunclub uspsa match this weekend. Got over ran my last position and list a few seconds trying to get back to my spot. It has been quite a while since I've shot a USPSA match. I'm rusty mut I managed a 5th place overall and 2nd place in Carry Optics. #carryoptics #xfivelegion #p320 #uspsa

Had the pleasure of attending the first USPSA match back at Griffin Gun Club in several years. It was great to be back on my home range. Match was 4 stages and finished by lunchtime. The courses allowed for some good fast shooting and it made for a fun match. @griffingunclub #carryoptics #p320 #xfivelegion #dppro

Sometimes we fetch, other times we run giant circles instead. #doberman #anubis #velcrodog

More fun from the Atlanta 3guns Steel Rain match. I took the opportunity to run this with a duty gun from duty gear for the practice. I gave up a little bit of competitive edge that way, but it's always good to push limits with duty gear.

Finally found my way back out to the range and managed a 4th place finish in carry optics. As always the folks at a3g put on the best match in the area. #g45 #acro #carryoptics

A little Saturday afternoon training. Nothing like a platinum right out the gate to tell you it will be a productive session. @acevirtualshooting

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