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Read articleP&S 144 – MedCast
Matt Babika, Andrew Fisher, and Chuck Pressburg join Matt Landfair for a broad discussion of medical preparedness, training, equipment, and practical decision-making.
Read articleP&S 143 – Hodge & Knight’s Are Imaginary
The panel discusses scarce and highly regarded Hodge Defense and Knight’s Armament rifles, separating reputation, demand, configuration, and performance from mythology.
Read articleP&S 142: Creating A Lesson Plan
Experienced instructors discuss how to build a useful lesson plan by defining objectives, organizing material, selecting exercises, evaluating performance, and improving instruction.
Read articleTraining Tuesday: ‘Focusing on the Basics Until you are a Master:’ Dry-Fire
“We don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan” -Denzel Washington For Training Tuesday, we will be reinforcing that we must incorporate dry-fire into our training plan. Leaders…
Read articleMovement And The Pistol, Part Two: Lateral and Turning Movement
For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Movement and the pistol. Specifically, we will begin to address what lateral and turning movement means for the pistol.…
Read articleP&S 141 – Varusteleka
Jari Laine and the panel discuss Varusteleka, Finnish military surplus, practical equipment design, company culture, and serving an international customer base.
Read articleForce Mod Friday: The CaneBrake Zeroing Tool and the Importance of Zeroing Properly at 25 Meters
For Force Mod Friday, we are going to be discussing a current capability gap of zeroing at actual distance as required by TC 3-22.9, change 2, dated August…
Read articleI’ve Read Every Army Weapons Manual, now what?
For Tactics, Techniques, and procedures Thursday, we are going to be discussing how we reference outside resources to make weapons mastery training for our Paratroopers more efficient. As…
Read articleP&S 140 – Gun Bans On The Horizon
A period discussion of proposed firearm restrictions in early 2018, the political response, advocacy, and the constitutional questions surrounding gun-control legislation.
Read articleKneeling Unsupported: Why do I Need to Learn it?
For Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Thursday, we will be discussing how to create a stable firing platform in the kneeling unsupported position. Learning how to create stability in…
Read articleHow to Mount an Army Optic to an M4A1
For training Tuesday, we are talking about the mounting of optics to Army weapons. Specifically, we are addressing the mounting of the M150 Rifle Combat Optic to the…
Read articleForged 11: Karl Kasarda on Digital Concerns
Matt Landfair speaks with InRangeTV’s Karl Kasarda about concerns surrounding digital platforms and online communication. The conversation remains relevant as a prompt to think critically about platform dependence,…
Read articleMovement and the Pistol: A Technique for Training Moving Forward
For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Movement and the pistol. Specifically, we will begin to address what forward movement means for the pistol. Learning all…
Read articleP&S 139 – Gun Nerds 13: Improving The AR15
The Gun Nerds panel examines meaningful AR-15 improvements, persistent design and manufacturing issues, and the tradeoffs behind changing a mature rifle platform.
Read articleFossil Friday: One Record Fire Attempt to Rule Them All
For Fossil Friday, we are going to be discussing an idea whose obsolescence is due: Multiple attempts to qualify with a weapons system. The reference for this…
Read article200 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 articleForged 10: Jon Hauptman on Product Development
Matt Landfair and PHLster founder Jon Hauptman discuss how Jon develops products. The episode explores disciplined design, learning from constraints, and moving from a problem to a practical…
Read articleForged 9: Jon Hauptman on Creativity as a Discipline
Matt Landfair speaks with PHLster founder Jon Hauptman about creativity as a disciplined practice. The discussion reframes creative work as a repeatable process built through observation, experimentation, and…
Read articleMovement with a Pistol
For Manual Monday, we are beginning our discussion on movement and the pistol. Specifically, we will address what the various movement techniques are for the pistol. Learning…
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 articleHigh Prone Supported Position
For Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Thursday, we’re going to be continuing our discussion about how to set up your standard-issue sling to provide more support. Many Paratroopers do…
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