Pro Guns, Gear, Tactics, Training, & Discussion
Pro Guns, Gear, Tactics, Training, & Discussion
Articles with a focus on Military.
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 before it impacts the target,… read more »
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 how you gather the trending… read more »
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: Author TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine… read more »
Photo Cred: DARC Instagram #thorsurine #explosivebreaching #omniexplosives A post shared by DARC1 (@directactionresourcecenter) on Nov 16, 2016 at 9:26pm PST 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… read more »
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 an uproar over comments made… read more »
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 of end user experience and… read more »
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) and allows the unit to… read more »
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 until a new weapon system… read more »
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 Turning about Left/Right. We are… read more »
Photo Credit – DARC Instagram March OPFOR list has been posted on bacefook. Chaos Island is happening 21-26March. #violenceistheanswer #freedomlovesthegasmask #opfor #forceonforce A post shared by DARC1 (@directactionresourcecenter) on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:28pm PST Welcome to this weeks Five on Friday. From new product announcements to some commentary on a North Korea EMP Attack,… read more »