Been around guns all my life. Still watched this because it's always possible to learn new things from a professional as well as reinforce good habits. To anyone new to firearms take this information to heart and stay safe.

@jambajoby32

4 жыл бұрын

Dwarven Gamesmith thanks!!! I appreciate the support and kind words & I totally agree! Same principles in music, were always a student and always learning! There is never a day where we say “we’ll that’s all there is to learn, nothing else.”

The "that's what he said" was the most casual funny interjection, amid the super-serious personality/content, I've ever heard.

I've trained with firearms for 30+ years, learning never gets old.

I’ve trained with SOF, Marines and SWAT. 10 years worth and I learn more and more every time I watch Glovers’ instructionals. This is time well spent if you’re considering this type of career

In my opinion the best teachers are those who keep their students focussed by making the subject come alive. You do, thanks.

Mike you are probably saving lives with your videos based on safety alone. If my son grows up to be a leader like you ill be a happy man.

Mike is the best there is. This video needs to be required on any pistol safety/operation playlist.

Mr Glover Thank you for all your service to our Country. You are the definition of a patriot. Its an honor to be able to listen to your class. Thank you for all you Do. God Bless Stay save

Great video Mike, thank God for people like you and your buddy Sean Ryan. I am also a first time gun owner and I’m learning as much as I possibly can about how to safely Own and shoot my Glock and being prepared for the worst. Keep up the great work and thank you for your service, it’s very much appreciated!

I appreciate what you're doing so much. Thank you for all of your education. Your style of teaching is non-stop engaging and easy to follow. I feel lucky to have come across your channel.

This has been beyond helpful. Thank you, Mike, for taking the time to share your knowledge and skills. I appreciate this so much.

Mike, straight back to basics and then some on top of that. A lot of that I was taught as a kid from my dad, but I soaked up every second of it. You teach it so clear and straight forward . Thanks mike. Stay safe out there

“No offense to cross sighted people” lol. No offense taken, I guess 😒😂 Been shooting since I was a child and still learned a lot. Shared with friends who are new gun owners. Thanks for the lesson, Mike and FC Team!

@NIKNAK1

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 that and “that’s what she said” lol 😂 and just keeps it moving... i was like wait... what... lmao 😂

@designated_hitter_EGA

3 жыл бұрын

@@NIKNAK1 just go old fashion military humor that some people these days get all bent out of shape about. :)

Great video as usual and perfect timing. Been trying to get my wife and daughter to learn the basics and your presentation and clear explanations are spot on. Thank you!!!

God Bless You Sir, thank you so much for EVERYTHING you do for all of us! You make my days easier to bare during this uncertain time in all of our lives. All that you do has such a huge impact, and your dedication to your channel content and to all of your subscribers is second-to-none! We’re grateful to have you in our lives Mike, stay safe and God Bless!!

Absolute Amazing Human... You're An Amazing Educator And Stick To The Point As Well As Teach With A Perfect Level Of Seriousness And Empathy To Your Audience.. Top Notch!!!!

I liked your words on Covid19. As a 71 year old man I was admitted with Influenza A & B plus Covid. Spend 5 days in ICU in AZ. Excellent infectious control Dr who gave me HCQ and Zpac along with Gods Grace my life was saved. IT sucked ! Do what you do but don't judge what I do in regards to it seems to be the attitutde around alot.. You have to do you and should NOT be judged for it ..

Mike - Thank you so much for doing this. You're a good and great man, on so many levels. Stay safe, stay strong.

Glad I found you, I live in the state too. I went through boy scouts out here in this great state and have not kept up on my preparedness and to say this is a wake-up call is an understatement but I'm glad men and women are out there spreading the knowledge that can save lives, keep it up and stay safe!

I appreciate your message, and especially your compassion. From my perspective self-sustainment just puts in a better position to help others, when and if we can.

Mike, I really enjoy your down to earth educational videos, you seem to genuinely care about others.

Mr Mike Glover, i would like to express my gratitude for all your knowledge and instructions given freely. Please, know that your teachings are reaching as far as Brazil. Thanks very much, for today you saved me from a catastrophic failure as I inspected a pistol at the range just as you teach and there it was... a bullet stuck into the bore, and nobody noticed it. I simply want you to know that your hard work is truly harvesting fruits in people's lives. Stay alert, stay alive!

I truly appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos.

Thank you Mike.... I really appreciate you slowing down and showing us your technique. I have been around guns for a long time and I do not hand my pistol to anyone. So I had never thought of that.... Thanks for the info.

It's good to see y'all are safe out there, Mike. Thanks for keeping us in mind. Stay safe, brother.

Layman.. or lay-woman here and I super appreciate the straight forward nature under which you present your information. Also, to watch your message about covid in October and hearing at that time.. 100 lives lost, and where we are now, it’s heart warming. Hopefully, everyone is staying safe. Love from Baltimore!

This is so damn good. As someone who has never held a gun and was not brought up around guns this is such valuable information. Truly appreciate the sharing of knowledge and the way in which he shares. Natural teacher.

Solid technique. One thing I'd like to point out is something a student was asking me about just a few days ago, and that is during the reloading process when locking or releasing the slide, the dominant hand is used to actuate the magazine release, and the slide release as well. There is a slight rotation of the gun in the hand when doing this, and getting the gun back into the correct orientation and position is crucial to correct, *CONSISTENT* grip, aim, and follow-through. Everyone's ergonomics are going to be a bit different, but getting that bottom corner of the grip into the heel of the palm, and re-establishing YOUR correct orientation of the gun in your dominant hand, so that when your supportive hand comes back into position, your presentation will be also be completely consistent. One way to check, when building these skills is the establishing land marks, land remembering how those feel, so that one can execute the reloading procedure, (mag in, drive home, release slide) and rotate the gun back into correct alignment, as the supportive hand is moving to re-establish its place. In my case, my secondary is a USP so the magazine release is ambidextrous, and I actuate it with my middle finger. However, on a Glock, as you know, the magazine release is a little button, and for most, the rotation that must take place is pretty significant to reach with the dominant thumb. No doubt this is intentional. Likewise, the slide release requires that rotation as well. Sigs, S&W, FN, 1911 clones, etc, all have slight variations in the ergonomics, and revolvers are a whole different animal. The quick rotation back into operating position obviously becomes instinctive, but it's a VERY important movement that might not seem like much, but adds up. For myself, I reference the position of the take down pin with my index finger. There's a certain spot where when it sits correctly, I can feel the correct exertions of pressure from my middle finger of my dominant hand under the trigger guard pressing the grip into the web the right way, the butt is back in the proper place on my palm heel, it is correctly aligned with my wrist and elbow, and then the gun is ready to receive my supportive hand back in its correct position as well. While learning what this feels like, you can visually double check by tipping the muzzle slightly up to verify that your supportive thumb and dominant index finger are about the same distance forward on the frame, and your supporting index finger has taken up its place on the trigger guard. HK did something very clever to assist in this, and I've not seen it anywhere else: if you look at the bottom of the trigger guard, it flares to actually meet your supporting index finger and afford better purchase. As I said earlier, everyone's ergonomics are slightly different so landmarks will fall in different places, with slightly different landmarks, etc., but learning to recognize them by feel, and not just through visual verification is an essential tool to building a solid foundation. This is another one of those seemingly minor details that will become habit with good practice, and I emphasize *GOOD* practice, but it has to be established and repeated over and over correctly to achieve consistency, so that when it comes time to present after re/un/loading, and/or verifying, sight alignment is dead on, without need for adjustment. Mike, I know you know this stuff as instinct, and watch you do it without having to think about it, as it should be, though I hadn't heard you mention it, and I figured we are all in this together, so I'm hoping this helps anyone who hasn't already got it locked in.

I'm a very technical person, but a novice relative to firearms. Mike you explain everything at the level of detail that I crave. Thanks for being intentional and specific. You also seem to be level headed and clear... definitely look forward to all your content.

Down to earth guy giving us a great down to earth video on gun safety. Thanks Mike. I would feel very comfortable taking a class from you.

By far one of the best youtube channels you can find about preparedness... I've been redirected here through Vigilance Elite and Mike has made me a believer in being prepared even more than i already was. Mike, keep up the great work you are doing brother!

Love the channel brother! Appreciate absolutely everything you’re doing here! Salute to you my friend

Your videos are excellent. I'm a newer gun owner and have learned so much from your content. You are clear and concise which makes learning much better. Thank you for passing on all your knowledge and experience. I look forward to attending a training course from Field craft.

Mike I really appreciate these videos. I am learning so much from the information your putting out. This is invaluable to me. I just wanted to let you know that this channel has taught me more than I could have ever imagined. If you ran for president you would get my vote!

Keep the bad ass vids coming Mike. You are a legend!

Hey Mike just found your channels and podcast and I really enjoy watching your informative videos and listening to the podcasts while on my way to my day job.

Thanks for this video! I know this was a while back but I was able to use it to put together an outline and teach my girls a basic pistol lesson.

Mike, recently found your channel. Amazing stuff! Thank you for your service!!

As someone who appreciates learning and quality of information, the level of clarity in his communication sets us up to succeed! In other words, you have to TRY to fail after listening to this guy!!

I really enjoyed your close quarters clearing video, it was really interesting I would have never thought of most of the stuff you were highlighting. Also, your gun check and the way you hand the firearm over to somebody else by showing the empty magazine reservoir is great I would have never thought of that. Thanks !

A big thank you Mike! I am new to firearms (ordered and waiting for arrival). I knew I wanted to take firearms very seriously. Very thankful I found your channel.

Saw it start single vs double action, noticed "basic" in title, and damn near bailed. Glad I hung in. Always good to watch someone super skilled in manual of arms...squared away a few bugs in my handling. Thanks.

Outstanding content and a proper note about folks passing w/o saying bye to their loved ones. Agreed 100%

One of my favorite people on youtube brother this was awesome thank you!

Watching and learning with my brand new Sig Sauer m17. My first hand gun. Liked and subscribed. Thanks Mike!

Thank you for these videos. It’s nice to have someone knowledgeable on KZread to teach proper firearms training. I’m going to sign up for one of your courses when one pops up in my area.

Another well thought out and well executed video. THANK YOU Mike!

Wow, this was the best video on basic guns. I just got my gun and this helped a lot. Thanks

New gun owner and I'm definitely someone who puts Extreme importance on safety, this video has without a doubt been one of the best I've seen so far. Well done. I was always confused why with an empty magazine it always locked. Didn't realize that the empty magazine was the actually cause. Noob I know but learning.

Thank you! I will be using this video often. Practice makes perfect and safe. Again thank you for your time and information.

You are an outsanding teacher, Mike. Be safe out there.

Mike, you do such a great job. You personify the term "Great instructor"!

Love coming back to reference this video basic firearm info so great thanks Mike

Always good to see new videos from you and Shawn !! Best content out today.thanks for the knowledge and for your service,God bless Brother

Thank you for serving and continuing to educate. Great vid

"I know where your head's at. Mine's there too." - Mike "Gorilla Paws" Glover

@dgunearthed7859

3 жыл бұрын

No offense to Gorilla Paws people lol

Tons of great information, just picked up my first glock 17 ... taking a nose dive at all of your vids. Salute from NJ sir.

I love this type of video, Feels more one on one, Definitely like to see more of these types of videos.

Thanks for this video.I have learn something new today. I've been following your videos for a while, now a subscriber. Be safe man.

Really appreciate it this as a new gun owner i have a better grasp and understanding with this tool. You’re one of a kind sir much respect.

It had been many months since I took my G19 out blow off some steam. I recently watched a video you did on target focused alignment shooting. I started at 15 yards cold. Dumped 15 rounds as fast as I could control them, not as fast as you lol, using your technique. I was blown away that all fell with a 6 inch group. I've always been an instinctive long gun shooter. This took my defensive pistol to a new level, just watching a couple of your videos. Stay well bud.

Great video. Nice to polish up the fundamentals. Thank you.

We appreciate the initial video on COVID. It got my rear in gear to make final preparations before everything started ticking up.

Sir - love how you break this down, step by step...

Awesome video, thanks for providing such valuable and practical content!

thank you so much for this amazing content brother, seriously, most people would charge money for this information, I'm sure I'm not the only one who is greatly appreciative and also just being a sponge to everything you say. I look forward to more content, literally checking youtube, ig, facebook every couple hours to see if you or Shawn post anything new. You are seriously keeping me sane in this lockdown and also am able to learn..seriously thank you Mike. God bless and stay safe brother.

@chuckv5150

4 жыл бұрын

Dude! This is exactly what I was thinking while watching this. Lol. Love Shawn’s channel too.

Every ex military dude and their dog makes Utube videos these days - bout this that and the other. Your channel is the only one I dig though. Just seems Hella legit and real and functional. Actually the " basic dude stuff!" Guy is pretty rad too aha. But ye man, keep up he good work!

Dude i appreciate how you manage your content. Keep up the good work brother!

Great job explaining pistol safety!!

Thank you so much for everything you do! Be safe!

Love your videos brother. Thank you for sharing such critical knowledge with us. Stay frosty!

Thank you so very much for the videos you do like this one. The information and learning and importantly the understanding of the physics involved is truly a blessing. You are a man of character and your sharing of the extensive knowledge is priceless. I hope to talk to you on Instagram very soon. Thank you and God bless you and all of our military vets everywhere. .

Thanks Mike you ROCK! I’m up in Utah and when this is over and we’re on the other side I want to come train with you and your crew! Stay safe and may God bless and keep you and yours! Rick

@ivanb101

4 жыл бұрын

Im in Vegas. Its like were sooOo close..but yet not close enough, I hope he has a class somewhere near here sometime in the near future because like you said Ill be there forsure. God bless brother and stay safe RPB7.

@theprepperrevelator

4 жыл бұрын

Ivan B hopefully we will see each other at a class in the future! God Bless and keep you and yours as well!!

Brother thanks so much. It’s been awhile since 70 when our backup was the 1911. Love that weapon system still have a couple of the P14 1911 from para ordnance. Glock 17 and sig 320 had to work hard to get the memory needed to succeed. When used to constant cocked and locked I don’t always feel as safe with the newer pistols. I was down to VA in Miami and yes this COVID is real. Do I think it was released who cares probably but right now does not help infected or at risk folks. Stay chilly

Now this was a great video to watch. It's to bad I didn't find you when I first bought my gun. I still learned the key elements of the gun now. Keep up the great content you have. One thing I do have to say and don't take this the wrong way or anything. Trust me you have way more years than me on owning a gun. One key thing you might have forgotten was to check the revolvers if it was loaded. I could be wrong since I don't own one if there's a certain way of checking. But for new gun owners showing then how to check those guns in case they plan to buy one down the road. Besides that great video will continue to watch you and learn.

As a new owner This is a tremendous amount of information Thanks

Love your vids, man. You've taught me so much.

Just found your channel & I love your videos!

Great video like. It's still a great video just to refresh the basics. I have shown it to some people who are just getting into own and shooting a pistol. They love it due to it being so simple and not complicated. I hope to take some of your courses in the future if they come close to me.

Thank you for sharing such valuable knowledge and insight. I sincerely appreciate your time, sir.

Great video! I really appreciate the concise and clear instruction. No nonsense yet detailed. Keep up the great work. One suggestion to really drive home the points would be examples from your real world experiences as an operator. Thanks again.

You are an awesome dude. Thank you for your service and thank you for the lesson

new gun owner here, great video, awesome info Mike!

Love it Mike! Very well done my friend...professional, safe, accurate info, thorough and meticulous, just fucking badass!

Such good info! Mike you guys are doing great work!!! I'm saving for a training course!

This was a great video i will be getting my 1st handgun soon im goin to watch more from mike and have a lil bit headstart on what i need to know I’m in Michigan detroit area suburbs so gonna study the laws also thanx for the vid

This is a Great Tool for New Gun owners. And great for learning back to basics. Mahalo!!

Stay alert stay alive!!! That saying has stuck with me since basic i always say it to myself and taught it to my wife and kids. The simple things will get you through!!!

Yeah, I live in New Jersey it’s bad here. Love your videos. Thank you.be safe and healthy God Bless🙏

Is there any more you can teach us about real-world pistol handling for civilians, as far as acquiring target, range drills, grip, etc..? I've learned a lot from you already, Mike as you are the only one I can stand listening to.

Thank you for your service,and all the sacrifice you made for freedom !!!

Btw we hear about doctors, nurses and healthcare providers... I am a Physician Assistant luckily not in an endemic area yet. Thanks for mentioning the PA and Nurse Practitioners tend to be forgotten as healthcare providers. We all get sick. Especially those on the front lines. Thank you Mr. Glover. I hope that PA gets back to his family 100% cured.

Loving the content! keep up the solid work.

🇺🇸😷🔫. Mr. Glover is the sole firearms EXPERT who can keep my daughter’s attention for more than a few minutes. He has really found his calling in life... as an Educator! Thanks to the FieldCraft professionals. Rich B.

Great stuff. Mandatory viewing for new gun owners. And experienced gun owners too.

Thank you thank you. Older female. First owned weapon. You are clear, consise, fluid, personable, non-arrogant. Whew

Loving your content. Thank you for sharing.

Glad to see you got the 320x carry. Makes me feel better about my purchase of a 320x compact.

@arod2104

4 жыл бұрын

I selected the P320 xvtac for duty. Great sights on them out of the box.

Hey man, greetings from denmark. I don’t own a gun, i can’t shoot one and I’m not really considering getting one. But i like listening to you and your channels. It’s interesting content, you explain stuff very well, and you seem like a super nice person and great teacher. Well done 👌 I wish you well :) stay healthy!

I really like the way you breakdown the process of gun basics, I have learn so much watching your channel. No one is ever to old take advice from a professional like yourself. I love your website and the low vis iwb holster, but I didn’t see one for a M&P9 2.0 compact w/ 4” barrel Did my 60 plus years old eyes miss it or is it not available Thank you for all you do in the community and for 2nd Amendment rights RGW in NC