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Malfunction with a Primary Weapon Part 3
For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Control. Specifically, we will continue our discussion on malfunctions as we address when in the cycle of function immediate…
Read articleNighthawk 1911 9mm Double Stacks!!!
April 28th 2017 Berryville AR. On the heels of Nighthawk Custom announcing its new collaboration gun in partnership with Agency Arms and Railscales we are pleased to share…
Read articleIntegrated Weapons Training Strategy Doctrine
For Walkthrough Wednesday, we are continuing the discussion on the Integrated Weapons Training Strategy and the changes that are going to be taking place in doctrine. Master Jhoon…
Read articleThe Gun Elitist Debate
There are some who will argue pure price point in both the excessively cheap and unnecessarily high extremes when it comes to guns and gear. Some are brand…
Read articleCritical Equipment
This article began as some thoughts when I was listening to the P&S Kyle Defoor interview a few months ago, and I am finally putting thoughts on paper…
Read articleBattlesight Zero
Those who carry guns for a living know the world isn’t a nicely manicured flat range and threats will present at differing distances. You won’t have an opportunity…
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 articleHolster Positioning – An Unpopular View
Holster positioning and corresponding equipment seem to be a topic that comes up often. Though this may appear to be common sense to some, not everyone is at…
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 articleB.E. Meyers & Co. Inc. Releases MAWL-C1+™ Laser Aiming Device for Commercial Sale
March 7th, 2017 (Redmond, WA) – The Commercial Market Spoke, and We Listened Since the release of the MAWL-DA™ laser device to the military and law enforcement community…
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…
Read articleMalfunctions
We are continuing our discussion on Control. Specifically, we will be addressing how to handle malfunctions, which is a particular part of the shot process that was not…
Read articleUnderstanding the AR-15 Gas System
The AR-15 Direct Gas Impingement System is a rather straight forward system to understand. When the weapon is fired, gas travels down the barrel behind the bullet. As…
Read articleFollow Through With the M4 and M4A1
We are continuing our discussion on control. Specifically we will be addressing Follow-through for the M4 and M4A1 platforms. The Reference for this discussion is TC 3-22.9 Change…
Read articleStop Marksmanship Training
Since this organization is very gun friendly and dedicated to knowledge I should now have your attention. I just said it and will reiterate. STOP MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING IN…
Read articleStandard Qualification for the M4
We are going to start a discussion on qualification standards. Specifically, we are going to address what the standard is for qualification with the M4. The references for…
Read articleRates of Fire for the M4 and M4A1
We are continuing our discussion on control. Specifically we will be addressing the rates of fire for the M4 and M4A1 platforms. The Reference for this discussion is…
Read articleFire Control for Machine Guns
We are continuing our discussion on Fire control for machine guns. Specifically, we are addressing what fire control is, and what methods are available to the Paratrooper. The…
Read articleAimpoint RDS and Pistol Mounting PSA
Aimpoint RDS and Pistol mounting PSA Last year I finally got into the RDS equipped Glock game, using a ALG Defense 6 Second Mount on a Gen 4…
Read articleMore Zeroing With Boresight
We are going to continue our discussion on the Laser Boresight. Specifically, we are going to talk about how to zero the enabler with a zeroed LBS. The…
Read articleMachine Gun: Ammunition Planning
We are continuing our discussion on machine gun theory, specifically we are addressing an oft overlooked thing for support by fire: Ammunition planning. I know most of us…
Read articleFollow Up on TC 3-22.9
A year ago, we finished the last edits on the TC 3-22.9 that published in May of 2016. For those that have taken the time to read this…
Read articleHow To Zero The Laser Boresight To A Weapon
We’re going to do a talk through on how to zero the laser boresight to a weapon. If you have any questions on what this piece of kit…
Read articleThe Do Everything Carbine
We see rifles set up for Close Quarte Battle (CQB), Designated Marksman (DM), Special Purpose Rifle (SPR), General Purpose (GP) and a myriad of other acronyms. While I…
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