THE FIREARMS TRAINING NOTEBOOK - RANGE LOG SHOOTING JOURNAL
Authors Rick Hogg, founder War HOGG Tactical and Mark Kelley, founder Kelley Defense saw a deficiency in the firearms industry where there was no kind of firearms training notebook. Drawing form 60 years of law enforcement and military experience, we decided to correct that issue and created The Firearms Training Notebook. We used personal notebooks throughout our careers, but nothing formalized until now. This revolutionary product fills that gap to allows shooter’s to build a solid dry fire and live fire marksmanship training plan.To have a successful firearms training session you must have a plan! You need to collect valuable shooting data from both your live and dry fire training, "The Firearms Training Notebook" is a quick and easy way to do so and help improve your marksmanship and gun handling performance.
Every student will receive a copy of The Firearms Training Notebook to record their shooting performance throughout a War HOGG Tactical firearm course. Students can see an increase in their marksmanship ability and gun handling skills, and areas the student need to work on after our courses. This marksmanship and gun handling training notebook and gives you the tool to take home to continue to make yourself 1% Better Everyday in your firearms training journey.
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The Firearms Training Notebook – Range Log & Shooting Journal
Level up every rep with the notebook built by and for serious shooters. The War HOGG Tactical Firearms Training Notebook is a purpose-built range log and performance journal that helps you capture the data that actually drives improvement—so you can train hard, stay safe, and perform on demand. Designed with input from U.S. Special Operations veterans and professional instructors, this durable field book keeps your drills organized, your zeroes verified, and your progress measurable.
Why this notebook?
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Turn reps into results: Structured pages make it easy to plan a session, track performance, and write an honest after-action review (AAR).
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Data you can use: Record round counts, par times, hits/misses, distances, target types, malfunctions, environmental conditions, and equipment notes—all in one place.
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Consistency across platforms: Dedicated sections for pistol, carbine, shotgun, precision rifle, dry-fire, and combatives/low-light evolutions.
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Instructor-grade: Perfect for individuals and for agencies/units standardizing training documentation.
What’s inside
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Session Overview: date/time, location, weather, PPE, ammo type/lot, round count, goals & focus.
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Course of Fire / Drill Builder: name, set/reps, distance, par time, target shape/zone, scoring method.
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Metrics & Timing: shot timer entries, splits, reloads, transitions, accuracy %, pass/fail.
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Malfunction/Equipment Log: cause, corrective action, maintenance needed, parts replaced.
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Dry-Fire Tracker: micro-goals, reps, visualization, safety checks, cumulative streaks.
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AAR / Lessons Learned: what worked, what broke, what to fix before the next evolution.
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Monthly Progress Summary: personal bests, qual scores, skill gaps, training priorities.
Articles written on The Firearms Training Notebook
The Firearms Training Notebook
by Travis Pike
The idea behind the book and keeping a training journal is simple. It allows you to track progress and examine data. You can get a lot of data from a string of fire.
Five-Guaranteed Ways To Become a Better Shooter
by Travis Pike
A training log allows you to record your training sessions. You want to record live fire and dry fire practice. Record any drills you run, and record your basic reload and draw times. Note any problems you’ve noticed.
THE FIREARMS TRAINING NOTEBOOK AND COMBAT CARBINE FIREARMS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO COMBO
The Combat Carbine firearms instructional video is a companion to The Firearms Training Notebook: 1% Better Everyday. To have a successful combat marksmanship training session you must have a plan. During the live fire session you need to collect valuable tangibles, like times, distances and hits/misses, from previous live fire and dry fire training. Going one step further, this video brings you one-on-one training that covers equipment, how to treat the range, setting up your rifle, fundamentals of marksmanship, the War HOGG Self Eval, malfunctions, barricades, shooting and moving, target index, low ready single shots, controlled pairs, mag changes, transitions, tips to improve your shooting skills, and drills that you can incorporate when you are on the range. Special thanks to Cobalt Kinetics, Aimpoint, Pact, and Grizzly Targets for your support. DVD/Notebook Combo: comes with the Make Ready with War HOGG Tactical: Combat Carbine DVD and The Firearms Training Notebook: 1% Better Everyday paperback.
ORDER YOURS TODAY AND HAVE A PLAN FOR BOTH YOUR LIVE AND DRY FIRE TRAINING
The War HOGG Tactical Firearms Training Notebook is the professional-grade range log and shooting journal built to turn practice into performance. Capture every detail that matters—par times, splits, hits, distances, zeroes/DOPE, malfunctions, and equipment notes—then close each session with a structured after-action review. Dedicated templates cover pistol, carbine, shotgun, precision rifle, and dry-fire, making it easy to standardize training across teams or track your personal progression over time. Ideal for law enforcement, military, firearms instructors, competitive shooters, and responsibly armed citizens who want measurable results, not guesswork.
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