Pro Guns, Gear, Tactics, Training, & Discussion
Pro Guns, Gear, Tactics, Training, & Discussion
Just doesn’t fit in the other categories.
For Friday, were going to discuss a new topic: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures that are obsolete or fossilized. This week’s Fossil Friday topic is the 25 meter scaled target qualification, or ALT-C. References for this discussion are TC 3-22.9, change 1 dated January 2017, and the Draft Integrated Weapons Training Strategy (TC 3-20.0) TC 3-22.9,… read more »
For Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Thursday, we are continuing our discussion on optics. Specifically, we will be discussing the M68 Close Combat Optic, or CCO. The reference for this is TM 9-1240-413-13P dated may 2013, and TC 3-22.9, Change 1 dated January 2017 The close combat optic (CCO), M68 is a non-telescopic (unmagnified) reflex sight… read more »
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 advertised grouping ability. Rarely, do… read more »
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 »