P&S 143 – Hodge & Knight’s Are Imaginary
The panel discusses scarce and highly regarded Hodge Defense and Knight’s Armament rifles, separating reputation, demand, configuration, and performance from mythology.
P&S 142: Creating A Lesson Plan
Experienced instructors discuss how to build a useful lesson plan by defining objectives, organizing material, selecting exercises, evaluating performance, and improving instruction.
Training Tuesday: ‘Focusing on the Basics Until you are a Master:’ Dry-Fire
“We don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan” -Denzel Washington For Training Tuesday, we will be reinforcing that we must incorporate dry-fire into our training plan. Leaders in the Army need to realize we have to make weapons mastery a priority in ALL units in the United States Army. This is important for 3 … Read more
Movement And The Pistol, Part Two: Lateral and Turning Movement
For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Movement and the pistol. Specifically, we will begin to address what lateral and turning movement means for the pistol. Learning all elements of the shot process for the pistol is vital, as the M17 will be fielded to elements of the 82nd within the near future. … Read more
P&S 141 – Varusteleka
Jari Laine and the panel discuss Varusteleka, Finnish military surplus, practical equipment design, company culture, and serving an international customer base.
Force Mod Friday: The CaneBrake Zeroing Tool and the Importance of Zeroing Properly at 25 Meters
For Force Mod Friday, we are going to be discussing a current capability gap of zeroing at actual distance as required by TC 3-22.9, change 2, dated August 2017. Appendix E, TC 3-22.9 states that at a minimum, you confirm your zero at actual distance. The reason for zeroing at true distance is it will … Read more
I’ve Read Every Army Weapons Manual, now what?
For Tactics, Techniques, and procedures Thursday, we are going to be discussing how we reference outside resources to make weapons mastery training for our Paratroopers more efficient. As leaders, we should never stop learning. Commanders at various levels have come up with reading lists of publications they feel will make their subordinate leaders more efficient … Read more
P&S 140 – Gun Bans On The Horizon
A period discussion of proposed firearm restrictions in early 2018, the political response, advocacy, and the constitutional questions surrounding gun-control legislation.
Kneeling Unsupported: Why do I Need to Learn it?
For Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Thursday, we will be discussing how to create a stable firing platform in the kneeling unsupported position. Learning how to create stability in the kneeling unsupported position is important, as our Paratroopers have difficulty with this position during Table VI (record fire) as it currently exists. Knowing how to create stability … Read more
How to Mount an Army Optic to an M4A1
For training Tuesday, we are talking about the mounting of optics to Army weapons. Specifically, we are addressing the mounting of the M150 Rifle Combat Optic to the M4A1. The reference for this discussion is M150 RCO TM 9-1240-416-13&P and CCO TM 9-1240-413-13&P. The first thing that the Paratrooper should do is check the eye … Read more