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Foreground In this day and age, a plethora of AR-15s hit the market, get reviewed and are well received. However, there are some rifles out there that simply do not get their fair share of coverage. One of these rifles is the Knight’s Armament Company SR-15. I have felt compelled to follow in the footsteps … Read more
I went to the Kyle Defoor, Defoor Proformance Shooting, Scoped Rifle Class at Saltwaters Range in St. Augustine on February 27-28. I attended the same class at a different location in November. I have taken the same class more than once from several instructors, and have not once regretted it, or felt like it wasn’t … Read more
A military small-arms panel examines 5.56 versus .308, intermediate calibers, combat loads, recoil, hit probability, logistics, doctrine, and training.
Semper Paratus Arms 2 Day Armorer Course www.semperparatusarms.com May 16/17, 2017 Greater Seattle, WA area Instructor: William Larson I had seen the announcement for this course by watching Will Larson’s company’s posts on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SemperParatusArms/ I was paying attention to this and was in the process of fitting it into my schedule … Read more
“(Camouflage) is the use of materials and techniques to hide, blend, disguise, decoy, or disrupt the appearance of military targets and/or their backgrounds” – Army ATTP 3-34.39, Camouflage, Concealment, and Decoys “Target indicators: anything a Soldier does or fails to do that could result in detection.” – Army FM 3-22.10, Sniper Training and Operations I’ll … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 3: Day Two. Training Day 3 – Sunday After a quick breakfast at the Lodge we met at the LaRue targets at 9:30am. Buck took us through more barricade drills focusing on the approach and setup. … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 2: Day One. Training Day 2 – Saturday We met back at the lodge at noon and caravanned to Flat Range #1. I really wanted to get some experience with the Tremor2 reticle using it like … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part One: Part One. Training Day 1 – Friday In the morning we met at the cozy Red River Ranch lodge. After a delicious breakfast we met downstairs in the classroom for initial instruction. Buck gave us … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Introduction One of my favorite weekend activities is hiking up into the mountains and target shooting. In order to continue developing this hobby I’ve taken several DMR/SPR style classes by now. A few have been small local get-togethers down … Read more
Part 1: Overview This is a factory new DPMS Oracle. And, it’s the first rifle featured in our “Autopsy” series. This rifle was unboxed and fired for function. 60 rounds of M193 were fired to test for any obvious issues which would eliminate it as a candidate for this series. This is an objective review, … Read more