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Long Guns Indoors: Not Ideal Doesn’t Mean Ineffective
Long rifles carry real tradeoffs indoors, but technique and firsthand testing matter more than internet absolutes.
Read articleP&S ModCast 444 — The AR15 in 2025
P&S ModCast 444 surveys the AR-15 platform in 2025: prior trends, current configurations, and where the platform may be headed. Brass Facts, Ash Hess, Hop, and Matt Landfair…
Read articleP&S ModCast 436 — Ammo Selection and Zeroing
Mike Canfield, Jon Canipe, Bryan Eastridge, Steve Fisher, Steve Shields, and Matt Landfair discuss ammunition selection and zeroing.
Read articleP&S ModCast 405 — SPR Refinement Q&A
Alex Hartmann, Sean Murphy, and Matt Landfair refine Special Purpose Rifle concepts and answer live audience questions about configuration, training, and practical employment.
Read articleP&S ModCast 403 — Gun Nerds 20: The Special Purpose Rifle
Alex Hartmann joins the Gun Nerds panel to examine Special Purpose Rifle history, mission-driven configuration, optics, barrels, ammunition, suppressors, and precision-rifle training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 377 — Ergos and Other Fine Topics
Brass Facts, Hop, Chuck Pressburg, and Matt Landfair examine rifle ergonomics, control placement, lights, lasers, night vision, slings, suppressors, and bullpups.
Read articleP&S ModCast 207 — Jon Dufresne Pistol/Carbine Mechanics AAR
P&S ModCast 207 examines jon dufresne pistol/carbine mechanics aar with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Read articleThoughts on Fighting rifles
What makes a Great fighting rifle? Is it just reliability and the ever-present internet “MILSPEC” assembly and parts or is there something more?I have spent the better part…
Read articleSage Dynamics Defensive Rifle AAR
March 24-25, 2018 PMAA Range, Salt Lake City Equipment 13.7” AR (one I built) Sandman K/Saker 556 (Key-Mo adapter) Magpul MS1 sling Trijicon TR24 1-4 Glock 43…
Read articleP&S ModCast 147 — QA/QC in the AK World
Jim Fuller, Karl Kasarda, Shayn Striegel, and Matt Landfair discuss quality assurance, quality control, and practical considerations in the AK world.
Read articleHow to Choose and Use a Rifle Sling
A practical guide to rifle sling roles, single-, two-, and three-point designs, adjustment, weapon retention, shoulder transitions, positional support, and equipment integration.
Read articleThe Knight’s Armament Company SR-15 MOD 2 14.5″ Carbine, 10,000+ Rounds Later
Foreground In this day and age, a plethora of AR-15s hit the market, get reviewed and are well received. However, there are some rifles out there that simply…
Read articleAAR – Kyle Defoor, Defoor Proformance Shooting, Scoped Carbine
I went to the Kyle Defoor, Defoor Proformance Shooting, Scoped Rifle Class at Saltwaters Range in St. Augustine on February 27-28. I attended the same class at a…
Read articleP&S ModCast 103 — Gun Nerds 6: 5.56 vs. .308
A military small-arms panel examines 5.56 versus .308, intermediate calibers, combat loads, recoil, hit probability, logistics, doctrine, and training.
Read articleSemper Paratus Arms AR-15 Armorer Course AAR (2017)
A firsthand review of William Larson’s 2017 two-day AR-15 armorer course, including inspection, assembly, troubleshooting, gauges, and preventive maintenance.
Read articleWeapon System Visual Signature Reduction aka “spray painting your rifle”
“(Camouflage) is the use of materials and techniques to hide, blend, disguise, decoy, or disrupt the appearance of military targets and/or their backgrounds” – Army ATTP 3-34.39, Camouflage,…
Read articleAAR: FOLLOW THROUGH CONSULTING – SCOPED CARBINE (Part Four: Day Three/Conclusion)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 3: Day Two. Training Day 3 – Sunday After…
Read articleAAR: FOLLOW THROUGH CONSULTING – SCOPED CARBINE (Part Three: Day Two)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 2: Day One. Training Day 2 – Saturday We…
Read articleAAR: Follow Through Consulting – Scoped Carbine (Part Two: Day One)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part One: Part One. Training Day 1 – Friday In…
Read articleAAR: Follow Through Consulting – Scoped Carbine (Part One: Introduction)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Introduction One of my favorite weekend activities is hiking up into the…
Read articleDPMS Oracle 5.56 Rifle Autopsy: An Armorer’s Inspection
A detailed armorer inspection of one factory-new DPMS Oracle 5.56 rifle, covering receiver assembly, staking, fasteners, bolt-carrier components, gas-system choices, materials, dimensions, and torque observations.
Read articleFollow Through Consulting: Scoped Carbine AAR
Follow Through Consulting www.followthroughconsulting.com www.facebook.com/followthroughconsulting Buck Doyle, Instructor Scoped Carbine (light) – three day course Teasdale, Utah Feb 20-22, 2015 Buck Doyle served over 21 years in…
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