National Tactical Invitational-Articles on shooting the N.T.I   The National Tactical Test: LEARNING TO STAY ALIVE! This is the place to test yourself. No multiple choice. No true/false. No essay questions. Just walk down the alley toward the parking lot where your car is, and interact naturally with three peculiar guys you encounter there.        N.T.I. IX as Seen by The Master John Farnam There were many other lessons, but the forgoing were the ones which stuck in my mind and on which I am resolved to work.       SHOT, STABBED AND AMBUSHED! Sleek modern pistols could not keep all of the shooters alive (whether in real life or during the 10 scenarios that we shot) because the NTI staff kept just a bit ahead of the competitors.