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On January 31, 2026, at Darke County Fish and Game, Jack and Kyle taught two indoor half-day classes.  All the students in attendance trained with us before. The first class, AR Technician, was taught to one student who brought and cleaned his Colt SP-1 that he purchased in the 70’s.  The gun was very dirty as the student did not know how to completely field strip his rifle to clean it prior to taking our class.  Four and a half hours, a Breakthrough cleaning kit, and a Real Avid Carbon Boss...

Disclaimer: I do not recommend a 2011 style pistol for everyone’s choice for every day carry.  2011’s are what I would consider an experts carry pistol.  It is an expert’s pistol because one must always know the status of the safety.  Carrying a pistol without manual safeties gives people one less thing to worry about as they are experiencing duress during the literal fight for their life.  That is where simple striker fired polymer pistols that lack active safeties shine.   The carrying of...

Club 5120 After-Action Class Reports  capture key lessons and observations from each completed training session that Surprise Break Staff take as students themselves. Proving that the best instructors are continuing students of our art. The goal is simple: reflect, improve, and reinforce responsible training habits moving forward. It's a great way to see who else you need to train with.