The Tactical Chicken Wing A great example of a technique more suited for competitive and sport shooting but not the modern tactical battlefield. Train Often and Realistically. (Note the Elbow Position in the above and below photo)
Category: Arms and Ammo
Know Your WW1 Weapons: Germany’s MG08 Heavy Machine Gun
Germany’s Heavy Machine Gun of WWI: The MG08 All you former infantryman out there might find this fact jaw dropping: “The MG08 machine gun itself weighed approximately 60 pounds. Combined with its “Sled” (or Sledge) mount that used four legs, the whole affair weighed around 140 pounds, excluding the water can and ammunition supply….
Know Your Weapons: The Mauser — 15 Assorted Facts And Tidbits
The Mauser — 15 Assorted Facts And Tidbits One of the first Curio and Relic Guns I bought when I got my license many years back was a very nice K98 with an authentic leather sling and a bag of stripper clips. Soon after that I obtained a Yugo Mauser. To this day Mausers…
Know Your Military Weapons History: MANPADS
Like alot of Modern Weapons Systems in use today MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) owes it’s origins to Nazi Germany.
Dose of Truth
H/T Freedom is Just Another Word When is the last time you drilled on engaging targets out to 50 yards with your carry sidearm? A 22-year old named Elisjsha Dicken practiced it regularly and it saved a countless number of innocent lives. Don’t get stuck in a rut with your Carry drills and only…
Armed — In Plain Sight, When You Can’t Carry
Armed — In Plain Sight, When You Can’t Carry You can never learn enough about improvised weapons IMO when you are surrounded by a society that is intent on disarming you at every turn. “Non-Permissive Environment” may soon be a metaphor for everywhere except your Home! Prepare Accordingly!
Is the NFA Unconstitutional?
Is the NFA Unconstitutional? Knowledge is Power folks and right now the ATF is in full-court press mode against Citizen Firearm Owners en masse using every dastardly backdoor legal trick in the book to ensnare and imprison us. Namely Ex-Post Facto Legal Actions. Don’t become another hapless Victim.
FBI Arrest of Florida Man for Short-Barreled Rifle Showcases Absurdity of NFA
FBI Arrest of Florida Man for Short-Barreled Rifle Showcases Absurdity of NFA Two things you can take away from this story: The National Firearms Act (NFA) is one of the most backwards, useless, ridiculous and UNCONSTITUTIONAL pieces of gun legislation ever passed in the History of the U.S. Gubmint. If you do your homework…
Pistolcraft: Slide Release or Slingshot?
Would You Hit It — Slide Release or Slingshot? Remember this: Practice does not make Perfect, it makes PERMANENT! It pays to frequently re-evaluate your firearm habits to make sure they are not detrimental to REALISTIC FIREARMS TRAINING. For me, I was trained early on to NEVER use my slide release lever and ALWAYS…
Shotty Corner: The Nightstick SFL Forend Light
The Nightstick SFL — A New Shotgun Forend Light Every weapon used for self-defense needs a light on it. Period. Regardless if it is a handgun, rifle or shotty. Before these nifty shotgun forend gadgets came along back in the day I used a basic picatinny mount for a Streamlight TL-3 Flashlight and a…