podcast · Jul 2, 2026 · Making Shooters Better
In a Gunfight, Your Greatest Weapon Isn't Skill. It's Cognition.
Can you trust your training when everything goes wrong? In this episode of Making Shooters Better , Terry Vaughan sits down with Erick Gelhaus, retired law enforcement officer, military veteran, firearms instructor, researcher, and founder of Cougar Mountain Solutions. Erick has spent decades bridging the gap between academic research and real-world violence, earning a reputation as one of the firearms industry's leading "pracademics" someone who understands both the science of human performance and the reality of applying it under extreme stress. Together, Terry and Erick explore: ✅ Why good
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