Firearms, Tactics, Mindset, and Professional Concepts

Thoughts on Fighting rifles

September 6, 2026January 28, 2019 by Ash Hess

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 of my adult life focused on fighting with a gun and over six years directly involved with how to use them effectively. During this time, I have … Read more

Systems Thinking and the Shot Process: Why the “Fundamentals” Don’t Work

September 7, 2026January 8, 2019 by Raymond Miller

A systems-thinking approach places marksmanship fundamentals inside a continuous shot process built around feedback, context, and corrective action.

Gunslingin’ #6

January 7, 2019 by Ash Hess

This is part deux of The Shot Process. Check out Gunslingin’ #5 for part 1 A shot process can be as simple or as detailed as you need it to be. That is determined by target size, target distance and shooters capability.Hits on a man-sized target up close can have a process of trigger, trigger,trigger. … Read more

Methods of Engagement: Why Double Taps and Head Shots Will Let You Down

January 3, 2019 by Jeff Gurwitch

The U.S. Military’s (conventional forces any way), primary method for shooting threats at close range is Double Taps or Controlled Pairs. The difference between the two: Double Taps- the second shot is taken as soon as sights settle back on target; a Controlled Pair- two aimed shots, (just taken as fast as one can), with … Read more

Gunslingin’ #5

December 31, 2018 by Ash Hess

If you haven’t been keeping up, I have done articles on Stability, aiming, and data. Those articles lead back to the first one and the shot process. For this one, I am going to focus on that and the “why” to use it in your own shooting and getting it into your training. This will … Read more

Low Power Variable Optics: The Close and The Far

September 6, 2026December 20, 2018 by Mason Pearson

The world of Low Powered Variable Optics (LPVO) has bloomed in recent years with their increased use in both sporting and professional roles. Just about every optics company worth its glass has at least one LPVO and most have several to address either various price points or magnification ranges. This boom in optics has led to discussions over … Read more

Eating Our Own Part Deux

December 15, 2018 by Mike Lewis

This is a follow-up post to Eating Our Own, published by P&S last year. Most of the themes are the same. We still face dogged opponents set on taking our liberties away. We still have problems with infighting and heresy. We still have different Second Amendment- based advocacy organizations vying for our membership, support and … Read more

Something About Shooting in the Dark

December 12, 2018 by Dan Guy

Up front I need to let you know that this isn’t going to be another article on how to hold your flashlight. There are probably around three thousand of those already. This article is a direct result of the shenanigans I see on the range when the sun goes down. This quarter is our annual … Read more

Gunslingin #4

December 11, 2018 by Ash Hess

If you have been keeping up with the series, you know that we have talked positions and data. Now its time to talk about the spot where a ton of mistakes, plus failures in position and data cost time and money. The average match round for 5.56 is about $1 and in the PRS series … Read more

Gunslingin’ #3

November 21, 2018 by Ash Hess

For this installment, I am going to talk about data. Now, I am not, nor ever claimed to be, one of the Sniper types. I am sure by the end of this some Sniper Steve will be sitting around going “Actually…” which is fine. This is a short version of how I obtained and confirmed data over the year. In that, some things that were never important to me over tens of thousands of rounds suddenly became important. Applying these things will forever keep you out of arguments about zero distance and other shenanigans of the sort. I used the Applied Ballistics and BallisticARC apps.