Rates of Fire for the Rifleman Reed and Heed. “Weapons employment and squad firepower are not determined by how fast Marines can fire their weapons but how fast they can fire accurately.“ So how does this translate into practice? Simple; the rifleman’s rate of fire is as quickly as he can aim down his sights, squeeze…
Category: Shooting Mechanics
AL TARMIYAH FIREFIGHT!: Lessons Learned The Hard Way
AL TARMIYAH FIREFIGHT!: Lessons Learned The Hard Way Excellent article about Practical Combat Rifle Skills we need to keep sharp as civilians: Assuming I killed the bad guy with one shot to the torso area Performing a slow reload Retaining my empty magazine during the middle of such an intense firefight Stowing an empty…
Start Shooting Better: The Dot Torture Drill
Start Shooting Better: The Dot Torture Drill This is an oldie but goodie! Highly recommend you integrate this into your handgun drills. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
“Listerine” Pistol: Extreme Close-Quarter Combative Realities
When we talk about “Listerine” Combat we are referring to that nasty “bad breath” distance fighting that takes place within 2- 3 feet of your nose. This can be empty hand, knife, stick or firearm. We will see that all of the Combative principles of each of these platforms intersect or duplicate each other…
Training Stressors
Most combat firearms training today lacks realism; Those “primal elements” that the student needs to experience when they are TRULY fighting for their lives. One of these primal elements that we can replicate with some degree of certainty is STRESS. In the heady days of firearms training (waaaay before I was a glint…
He Shot My Arm Off!
Armed robber flees in panic when Norco liquor store owner blasts shotgun: ‘He shot my arm off!’ Oh Man! Hearing these Black POS thugs cry and scream like little girls gave me the warm and fuzzies! 🤣 🤣 🤣 I Love it when criminals get a Face or an ARM full of Buckshot! This…
Shoot Em’ To The Ground!
Greenwood hero is a freaking stud… Fired 10 rounds, neutralized shooter in 15 seconds… Dicken first engaged Sapirman from 40 yards away with a Glock 9mm and scored a solid hit! Dicken went on to fire 9 more rounds, only missing twice! (80% percent hit ratio). Outstanding shooting! Dicken followed the Golden Rule of…
Hostile or Friendly? Target Discrimination with Paul Howe
Hostile or Friendly? Target Discrimination with Paul Howe Fellow Texan and former D-Boy Paul Howe with some really Sound Advice regarding Target Discrimination. For all you Home and Land Owners, Target Identification, particularly at Night, is CRITICAL before pulling the trigger! Prepare Accordingly. Things are about to get Taco Bell HOT Spicy.
.44 Magnum Concealed Carry
.44 Magnum Concealed Carry “Carry the biggest gun you can tote comfortably and shoot accurately. The reason being is if it is not Comfortable you will leave it at home in the gun safe instead of having it in your pants when you need it and if you can’t shoot it accurately, well, what…
Old West Advice…Lessons Learned from Wyatt Earp
OLD WEST ADVICE…LESSONS LEARNED FROM WYATT EARP 1. “No wise man ever took a handgun to a gunfight.” Earp obviously knew the advantage of weapon superiority. If you know your opponent is armed with a handgun, bring a shotgun, or rifle. Give yourself every advantage possible. You don’t want to fight fair. You fight…