From the Archives, 2016 When you are talking about Close Quarters Shooting, there are always varying degrees of “close.” We have all heard the terms “Reach out and touch someone close”, “Bad Breath Distance close” (Listerine Close) but this video shows a whole different kind of close: EXTREME CLOSE CONTACT CLOSE, which is basically around…
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The Combat Realities of Trigger Reset
From the Archives, 2016 Trigger reset is one of those skills, that if you were like me, when you learned it, it pretty much changed your level of accuracy instantly, especially with a pistol. I remember one of my trainers summarizing it for me: “Unlike a rifle, where the barrel is 16 to 20 inches…
What Is It For?
Another sage quip from John Farnam regarding keeping your fighting gun simple. This is a prime example of Competition “race” gun mentality bleeding over into the Practical Carry arena. “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” Coco Chanel Peacetime/Wartime “Forward” slide serrations (forward of the ejection port)…
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: The Vehicle as a Weapon
From the Archives, 2015 The attack on Dallas PD this past Saturday by a man in an armored van represents a variation on a tactic that has not been seen since the DC Sniper Murders in 2002, where a man and his young accomplice, using a Chevy Caprice sedan and turning the trunk into a…
Subversion 101
From the Archives, 2018 Thanks to Viking Life Blog for posting this excellent video. It is imperative for the Martial Citizen to understand the tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) if he is to survive in the 21st century. “The Highest Arc of Warfare is not to fight at all, but to subvert anything of…
Urban Guerilla Sniping v3.0
“History is nothing else than a long succession of useless cruelties.” (Voltaire) When you look at the situation in Syria, you see the logic in Voltaire’s prose. I suppose it is the hopeless romantic in me that wishes for a world that is not filled with asshole tyrants and despots that take advantage of…
Why the Average Civilian Should Study Asymmetrical Warfare
From the Archives, 2015. I got asked this question the other day by a close friend and it occurred to me that I had never really plainly answered that question on this blog, even though I talk about the subject frequently. I think the best way to approach this subject is through historical precedent. It…
Court upholds Right of Armed Citizen to Shoot a Police Officer in Defense
Court upholds Right of Armed Citizen to Shoot a Police Officer in Defense This man spent Five Years of his life in Jail for acting in Reasonable Self-Defense against a cop who did not follow the rules. This part bears repeating: The agents of the government are not supposed to be our masters. They are…
Examining Guerilla Warfare Tactics: Three-Man Urban Hunter Teams
Small Unit Tactics: Three-Man Urban Hunter Teams Excellent primer with some historical background on some variations on what can be accomplished with a dedicated small team of guerilla fighters. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Lessons From The Irish Nationalists
The Three Links to the articles over at Identity Dixie are a Superb Read. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!