Michael T. Rayburn has over 26 years of experience in the Law Enforcement and
Security field and is currently a 17 year veteran of the Saratoga Springs Police Department (New York). He is also an Adjunct
Instructor for Smith & Wesson at the Smith & Wesson Academy in Springfield Massachusetts where he teaches Instinctive
Point Shooting, Vehicle Stops, Rapid Shotgun Deployment and Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor Certification.
Michael Rayburn has written a number of articles for various police magazines
including Law & Order, The Police Marksman and Police magazine. He is the author of three books, Advanced Vehicle Stop Tactics, Advanced Patrol Tactics and Basic Gunfighting 101.
According to Sergeant Major Eric Haney, U.S. Army (Ret.) founding member of
the elite, Delta Force and author of, Inside Delta Force, “Basic Gunfighting 101 is a work of common sense and hard-headed clarity. Officer Michael T. Rayburn has written
the definitive book on the subject of the close quarters fight and how to prepare for such an event. Read this book, follow
its principles, absorb its lessons, and your ability to prevail in a deadly confrontation increases with exponential power.”
His video, "Instinctive Point Shooting with Mike Rayburn" is a top seller in
the Law Enforcement and Combat Shooting communities. According to former Calibre Press, Inc. Street Survival Seminar Senior
Instructor Dave Grossi, "Mike Rayburn is a gifted writer, an experienced trainer with a wealth of real-world knowledge and
experience to dispense."
According to the book description of
Advanced Patrol Tactics: Skills for Today's Street Cop, “A wealth of training information that s proven,
practical and straight from the street! Spans everything from tactics for shooting on the move, surviving low-light armed
encounters, clearing a variety of buildings and safely handling domestic disputes to controlling the emotional elements of
law enforcement work, mentally preparing for a life-and-death confrontation and surviving an unexpected off-duty encounter.”
According to the book description of
Advanced Vehicle Stop Tactics: Skills for Today's Survival Conscious Officer, “Spans low
to high-risk stops on a variety of vehicles including cars, trucks, campers, vans, buses & motorcycles. Learn to ID and
leverage blind spots -use bluff call-outs to your advantage -understand vehicular angles of deflection -ensure maximum tactical
safety on every stop -use the half stop approach to increase your effectiveness -perform at your best while staying alert
for the worst! Crucial information for every officer & every stop!”
Michael T. Rayburn said of Combat
Shotgun - The Ultimate CQB Weapon, “In this book I've taken my knowledge of point shooting and applied
it to the shotgun. If there ever was a point and shoot weapon, it is the shotgun. From the coach guns of the Old West, to
the trench guns of WW I, all the way up to today's law enforcement, military, and home defense applications, it is and
always will be a point and shoot weapon.”
According to the book description of
Combat Gunfighting, “This book takes a realistic look at firearms training, and gives you
the skills you need to survive a deadly force confrontation.”
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