Back to firearms training: WLS class debriefs

We Like Shooting episodes 684 and 685 follow a return to firearms classes: noticing skills that had slipped, getting back into structured training, and describing how the experience felt afterward. The conversations include Highlands Defense rifle, pistol and night-fire classes.

Which classes does WLS discuss?

Episode 685 recaps Night Fire Basics, Defensive Rifle 1 and Defensive Pistol 1 with Highlands Defense. Read the account at 29:39.

What changed after returning to training?

The episode 685 debrief describes disappointment with rifle performance after a period without consistent practice. Later, the account describes feeling more confident and learning something from each lesson and exercise. These are personal observations. Read the discussion of lost skills at 30:34 and the later reflection at 33:20.

What was the class group like?

The pistol-class account in episode 685 describes roughly five students with different experience levels, including someone who had shot for years without taking organized classes. Read the class-size discussion at 31:30 and the experience-level context at 31:59.

Where does practice fit?

Episode 684 connects the class experience with plans to return to the range and keep practicing. Episode 685 returns to the difficulty of maintaining skills without consistent practice. Together, the episodes document an ongoing effort to get back into training. Read the episode 684 reflection at 22:24.

Listen to the original episodes

• We Like Shooting 684 – Meat Swaps — October 13, 2026 · Full transcript
• We Like Shooting 685 – Chicken Rich — October 20, 2026 · Full transcript

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