At SHOT Show 2012, look for LAV at the Daniel Defense booth (#20271) in the mornings and afternoons and at the Blue Force Gear booth (#26209) or walking around at mid-day.
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Get Some LAV at SHOT Show
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Some Words of Wisdom from LAV
Saturday, December 31st, 2011“Speed is Fine, Accuracy is Final is the motto I adopted when it comes to combat marksmanship. The reason is simple; the only way to guarantee ending a gunfight in your favor is accurate hits on target – fast misses don’t cut it.â€
Larry Vickers, Founder Vickers Tactical
Now Showing – TacTV
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
For those of you that missed last night’s premiere of TacTV starring Larry Vickers and friends, you can find it on the Sportsman Channel. If you don’t have the Sportsman Channel, TacTV will soon be available for a low subscription fee on the web. They have developed a web-based service that will offer TacTV episodes as well as extended episodes and bonus content you won’t see on TV. The website goes live on in the first few weeks of July and subscriptions will be approximately $10 a month or $100 for the year.
Ken Hackathorn & Larry Vickers Special 1911 Centennial Celebration Class
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011Sponsored by Wilson Combat, the Ken Hackathorn & Larry Vickers Special 1911 Centennial Celebration Class will be Aug 6-8, 2011 in Marietta, Ohio.
Both Ken Hackathorn and Larry Vickers should be household names to SSD readers. Both have earned excellent reputations as World Class firearms trainers and are considered by most as the preeminent 1911 shooters. Larry is also a premier 1911 pistolsmith and his guns garner thousands of dollars in the rare event an owner lets one go.
In addition to Ken Hackathorn and Larry Vickers, the class will feature Guest Speakers; former US Army Marksmanship unit armorer John Miller, and Wayne Novak, Owner of Novak Designs Inc, designer of the world renowned Novak low-mount rear sight. Additionally, Wilson Combat will be on had to hand out prizes to class members.
The schedule is excellent.
Day One:
The 1st day of the class will be spent entirely on the range shooting 1911 specific range drills that highlight the differences of shooting a 1911 vs other handguns and other various handgun drills. Larry and Ken will be alternating the primary instructor position between strings.
Day Two:
The 2nd day of the class will be split between the flat range and the Fort Harmar shoot house. Ken will be handling the shoot house portion working single man movement & approaches, hallways and T intersections, room entry, target discrimination, low light encounters, surgical shooting exercises, etc. Larry will be working the other half of the class on a flat range. At the mid point of the day lunch break the class will swap instructors.
After a full day on the range the class will travel to the Holiday Inn Conference Center for a catered dinner and 1911 seminar.
Ken, Larry, and guest speakers John Miller (U.S. Army Marksmanhip Unit) and Wayne Novak of (Novak’s Inc.) will be hand to discuss the history of the 1911, modern 1911, suggested modifications, upgrades, accessories, etc.
***There will also be many extremely rare & interesting 1911’s on display from personal collections.***
Day Three:
The third day of the class will be spent in the classroom. In this section Ken/Larry will teach detailed disassembly, troubleshooting, recommended and not recommended modifications, and a detailed inspection of each students 1911. If a problem is detected it will be fixed on the spot (if possible). This will give students the knowledge and skills needed to identify and diagnose problems.
Something like this will NEVER happen again. Class seats are limited. Visit here to reserve your place in this event.
Larry Vickers at SHOT Show
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Larry Vickers will be available in Blue Force Gear (booth #26211) and Daniel Defense (booth #20271) alternating mornings and afternoons between them. You may also see him walking the show during lunch checking out new products.
Vickers Tactical Video Series Preview
Saturday, November 27th, 2010Presented by Larry Vickers and Daniel Defense, here is a preview of the new Vickers Tactical Carbine I & II.
DET One: The Story
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
DET One: U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, 2003-2006 is a hardcover history of DET One produced by the Marine Corps and written by John P. Piedmont with a foreword by Charles P. Neimeyer. What makes this book so special is that rarely do we get a glimpse into special operations units, especially so soon after they are formed. While DET One is an extraordinary case as it was a limited experiment, it did lead to the formation of Marine Special Operations Command, a component of USSOCOM.
At SSD, we are lucky to be able to tell our readers about a little bit of the story that isn’t fully explained in the book. Starting on page 36, the book discusses CQB training conducted by a former Army SOF operator but what the book doesn’t say is who is it was. We can tell you that it was Larry Vickers MSG, USA (Ret) and that his initial training for the DET led to further contact with the Force Recon community that DET One recruited from, and ultimately completely revamped their CQB tactics and marksmanship training. Larry forged quite a few friendships during his time working with the DET, many of which continue to this day.
It’s really too bad the book doesn’t include anything about the DET One “Gunner”. That is always worth a couple of laughs.
The book is currently back ordered on Amazon but can be ordered from the Government Printing Office.
Introducing NET TAC
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Larry Vickers has long been interested in offering a one-stop resource for those who want to purchase is signature products as well as those that he uses himself. With his demanding training schedule it was a project that had to stay on the back burner. However, he recently teamed with Duke Creative, a company earning a well deserved reputation for excellence in developing e-commerce solutions for tactical companies.
“I’ve been wanting to start an e-commerce site for a while now and have never had the opportunity to do so. Now that I’ve partnered with a webmaster knowledgeable in tactical gear, he agreed to start and manage the store for me; a no-brainer situation considering the success he’s brought to other e-commerce websites,” said Larry Vickers, renowned tactical trainer.
Net Tac is up and running and featuring products from Blue Force Gear, Daniel Defense, EOTAC, and TangoDown.
