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200 Year Old Mechanisms
What we are witnessing is us losing. What we need to understand is: Why have the actions we have been taking failed? What we need to do is…
Read articleP&S ModCast 138 – Path To Our Rights
A historical discussion of the events, political ideas, and constitutional structure that led to the United States Bill of Rights.
Read articleIs a U.S. Gun Ban Possible?
As of the date of this writing, March 8th, 2018, owing to a confluence of political factors in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre on October 1st,…
Read articleP&S ModCast 137 – Travel & Security
A practical panel discussion of personal security while traveling within the United States and abroad.
Read articleMisunderstandings & Media
In order to make informed decisions we need accurate information. I’m not going to call the plumber if my car is having issues. I’m not going to ask…
Read articleFocusing on the Tool is a Distraction
A look at why public discussions of violence often fixate on the tool used instead of confronting the person, warning signs, accountability, and the harder prevention questions.
Read articleLife, Liberty, & The Pursuit Of Happiness via Effective Defensive Weapons
None of my firearms have been used in criminal activities. My magazine fed semiautomatic guns are just as innocent as the revolver, lever, bolt, or pump action guns.…
Read articleWe Need To Make Murder Illegal.
OK I’m just thinking out loud here. -Murder is illegal. -Bad guy brings gun into school and kills people. -Law enforcement in the immediate area do not intervene.…
Read articleP&S ModCast 134 – Hudson
Cy Hudson and the P&S panel discuss the development, design goals, and market context of the Hudson H9 pistol.
Read articleP&S ModCast 133 – How to Talk to Women… in the Gun Industry
Grace Strong and Mia Wood discuss misunderstandings, barriers, and recurring problems women encounter in firearms training and the gun industry.
Read articleForged 1: Varg Freeborn on Orientation and the OODA Loop
Varg Freeborn joins Matt Landfair to examine orientation, the OODA loop, and how experience and context shape perception and decisions.
Read articleP&S ModCast 132 – Shot Show 2018 Recap
The P&S panel reviews SHOT Show 2018, discussing noteworthy products, industry trends, professional observations, and the limits of trade-show impressions.
Read articleP&S ModCast 131 – Match Directing
Experienced match directors discuss practical shooting competition design, staffing, safety, scoring, logistics, and the shooter experience.
Read articleTraining Methodology for Dry-Fire in a Unit
For Fossil Friday, our discussion topic is training methodology, and how it needs to change specifically about dry-fire. Our references for this discussion are TC’s 3-22.9, Change…
Read articleP&S ModCast 130 – Gun Nerds 12: AR Manufacturing QA/QC & You
AR-15 manufacturers and experienced users discuss quality assurance, quality control, parts selection, maintenance, and rifle reliability.
Read articleP&S ModCast 129 – Gun Nerds 11: The Road To The M17 Pistol
A panel discussion tracing U.S. military sidearms through the testing and adoption of the M17 pistol.
Read articleRifle Grouping as a Marksmanship Baseline
Consistent rifle groups establish a baseline for zeroing, shooter diagnosis, ammunition comparison, equipment testing, and future marksmanship improvement.
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 articleP&S ModCast 102 — Pat McNamara, Gun Rights & the NFA
P&S ModCast 102 features Pat McNamara and a P&S panel discussing his Comedy Central appearance, gun rights, the NFA, and the importance of context in public policy conversations.
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 articleTrainers, Training, and Mindset
“The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.” – Sun…
Read articleSucked Down the Tube: A Failure in Training
Much, if not all training and practice is conducted on flat ranges under calm conditions with no surprises. We shoot steel and paper that we purposely place and…
Read articleInches, Minutes, Clicks- Zero That Blaster
Zeroing is literally one of the most important thing we need to accomplish with our rifles and #spacegun pistols. There is much talk around the technique to accomplish…
Read articleRunning the Irons.
Iron sights have been part of shooting since the very least April 19th 1775. Aiming was a major part of our tactics that helped defeat the British unaimed…
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