How 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.
Training
Firearms, tactical, defensive, law-enforcement, and professional training articles focused on developing adaptable skills, sound judgment, and practical competence.
Why Structured Dry Practice Works—and Where It Does Not
Why dry practice can improve weapon handling and visual-motor consistency, what it cannot reproduce, and how to connect safe repetitions with live-fire validation.
How to Diagnose Rifle Groups Without Guessing
A coaching framework for interpreting rifle groups by combining target evidence with direct observation, shooter feedback, equipment checks, and controlled retesting.
Talon Defense Low-Light Handgun Class AAR
A firsthand after-action review of Talon Defense low-light handgun training, including equipment, handheld- and weapon-light techniques, drills, and practical lessons.
M4A1 Boresighting and Zeroing: Understanding the Geometry
Understand sight height, line of sight, bore axis, trajectory, and why prescribed short-distance offsets can put an M4A1 on target before live-fire confirmation.
Pistol Workspace Management for Efficient Manipulation
How a consistent pistol workspace supports visual control, reloads, stoppage reduction, equipment inspection, and efficient return to an accountable firing position.
How Military Units Can Identify and Address Capability Gaps
A practical process for turning a field problem into useful evidence, a clearly defined requirement, and a solution that leaders and acquisition organizations can evaluate.
The M4A1 Zeroing Process: A Practical Coaching Guide
A practical overview of M4A1 zeroing: establish mechanical settings, boresight where authorized, fire consistent groups, adjust from group center, and confirm at distance.
Pistol Control: Arc of Movement and Trigger Press
Understand normal sight movement, acceptable stability, and how a consistent trigger press allows accurate pistol shots without trying to hold the sights perfectly still.
How to Read and Mark an M4A1 Zero Target
A practical coaching method for marking shot groups, finding mean point of impact, measuring dispersion, and making evidence-based sight corrections on an M4A1 zero target.