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Article: 08-2005
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.