Primary & Secondary

Grouping: the Baseline

June 29, 2017

Judge me by your group size do you? Grouping TC 3-22.9 states “The goal of the grouping exercise is for the shooter to fire tight shot groups and consistently place those groups in the same location.” Many talk of shooting good groups and even more, sadly, talk about their weapons

External Ballistics Terms:

June 27, 2017

For Walk through Wednesday, we are continuing our discussion on ballistics. Specifically we will be talking about external ballistics. The reference for this discussion is TC 3-22.9, change 1 dated January 2017. External ballistics is the study of the projectile from the time it exits the barrel to the moment

Capturing the Work of a Company

June 27, 2017

For Training Tuesday, we are continuing our discussion from previous weeks. How do we capture information from large groups of people? What is the most effective way to show this information in a way that we can make sense of and identify trends? In our previous discussions, we’ve shown

P&S ModCast 103 – Gun Nerds 6: 5.56 Vs .308 (and Other Silly Interim Ideas)

June 19, 2017

https://youtu.be/ZAy9QApbuJQ Primary & Secondary ModCast New weapons and new calibers for interim options to be fielded by the U.S. Military. Is it a hardware solution for a software problem? How will that affect combat loadouts? Is it effective? Panel: Dugan Ashley: Carnik Con Jordan Bowles: Carnik Con Ash Hess:

Five on Friday – 16June2017

June 16, 2017

Photo Cred: DARC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BM5kNWBDkw6/ Happy Friday, everyone. Police Officers Face Cumulative PTSD https://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/323686006-Police-officers-face-cumulative-PTSD/ Earlier this week, multiple sources were claiming that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Syrian air strike. Now multiple sources are again reporting that al-Baghdadi met his demise at the hands of a Russian air

Eating Our Own

June 13, 2017

As I sit to write this the greater gun community is again up in arms over statements made in a video on a so-called news program. A 22 year Special Operations veteran and was recently portrayed as favoring universal background checks and waiting periods for firearms purchases. There is also

Yes, Experience Matters.

June 12, 2017

Yes, experience matters. When I started in the armory at DSS in March of 2008, the FTU was burning through guns at a ridiculous rate. I wasn't an experienced armorer. I was a reformed Marine 0311 who was a recent graduate of gunsmithing school. I showed up with a degree

How to Generate the TRACR Reports for use.

June 9, 2017

For Training Tuesday, We are continuing our discussion about the trending report data available in the TRACR program on most ranges of Fort Bragg. To recap, the trending report is the computer taking the selected iterations for a specific course of fire like Table VI (Record Fire qualification for M4/M16)

The Army Doesn’t Need a Battle Rifle

June 13, 2017

The Army recently published an RFI ("request for information," basically a non-binding request for companies in the industry to send them spec sheets and estimated pricing for an item) for a "interim combat service rifle" with a 16-20" barrel, chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, presumably to replace or supplement the M4

Retrograde and Lateral Movement

June 8, 2017

For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Movement. Specifically, we will addressing Retrograde movement according to doctrine. Our reference for this discussion is TC 3-22.9 Change 1, dated January 2017. As mentioned last week, there are four major categories of movement according to doctrine. Forward, Retrograde, Lateral, and