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NTI XV Practitioner Statistics

By:  ATSA Staff

 

 

Each year ATSA asks NTI practitioners to fill out an “Equipment and Training Survey”.  The purpose of this survey is to; 1. Determine the demographics of the practitioners; 2. Better understand what tools serious students of self defense are using and 3. Ascertain what type of firearms training they have undertaken during the past year.  The results of this survey are listed below. (Note: due to rounding percentages may not total 100)

 

1.          Average age of practitioners-45

2.          Strong hand. 

Right-91%
Left-6%
Ambidextrous-3%

3.          At some point served in military on active duty-29%

4.          Taken at least 1 formal firearms training course during the past year-83%.

5.          Taken multiple formal firearms training courses during the past year-60%.

6.          Make of primary firearm used during NTI XV.
Glock-57%
SIG-14%
Colt-11%
Caspian-6%
Kimber-6%
Ed Brown-6%
Others used-Springfield, STI & S&W.

7.          Model of primary firearm used during NTI XV.
1911-37%
Glock 19-20%
SIG 229-9%
SIG 239-6%
Glock 17-6%
Glock 23-6%
SIG 239-6%
Others used-Glock 20, 21, 22, 23 & 38  and SIG 220

8.          Caliber of primary firearm used during NTI XV.
.45 ACP-40%
9mm-34%
40 S&W-11%
357 SIG-6%
Others used-10mm. and .45 GAP

9.          Brand of ammunition used in primary firearm.
Winchester-26%
Federal-20%
Cor-Bon-17%
CCI-14%
Speer-9%
Remington-6%
Others used-S&B, Fiocchi & Barnaul.

10.      Average number of rounds carried for primary firearm -27

11.      Position primary firearm is carried. 
Strong side-97%
Small of back-3%

12.      Primary holster material.
Leather-74%
Synthetic- 26%

13.      A back-up firearm was carried during NTI XV by 34% of the practitioners.

14.      Make of back-up firearm.
S&W-33%
Glock-25%
Kahr-17%
KelTec-17%
Beretta-8%

15.      Caliber of back-up firearm.
.38 Special-25%
9mm- 25%
40 S&W-17%
Other calibers- .22, .32 & .380

16.      All practitioners carried at least 1 knife during NTI XV.

17.      Seventeen percent carried 2 knives.

18.      Make of knives carried.
Spyderco-35%
Benchmade-16%
CRKT-9%
Emerson-7%
KaBar-5%
Wilson-5%
Other brands-SOG, Schempp, S&W, Cold Steel and Kirby.

19.      Ninety-seven percent of the practitioners carried a flashlight during NTI XV.

20.      Make of flashlight carried.
SureFire-91% 
Stream-Light-9% 

21.      Thirty-seven percent of the practitioners carried OC spray.

22.      Brand of OC spray carried. 
Fox-85%
Other brands- Mace & ASP.

23.      Ninety-one percent of practitioners routinely carry a firearm on a daily basis. 

24.      Seventy-nine percent of the practitioners carried the same type firearm on a daily basis that they used during NTI XV.