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Category: Shooting Mechanics
Armed Citizens Uses Rifle to Stop Attempted Mass Shooting
Armed Citizens Uses Rifle to Stop Attempted Mass Shooting H/T Active Response Training An unconventional use of “urban sniping” skills. Bad guy kills resident and barricades himself inside her apartment before firing from inside towards people walking outside. I thought about this one. If that was happening in my neighborhood, what gun would I…
Building An Affordable Sniper Rifle
Building An Affordable Sniper Rifle Really practical, no-nonsense article on building yourself a tack driver that won’t break the bank. It wouldn’t hurt to Educate yourself on Guerilla Sniping while you are here also. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Parents, Teach Your Children Well
12-Year-Old Boy Defends 73-Year-Old, Shoots, Kills Home Invader My father started teaching me the basics of becoming a rifleman when I was six years old. It was a Sheridan .20 caliber Silver Streak and she was beautiful. If you are the parent of a young child, instead of buying them that video game or…
GRAPHIC! Crazed Man Attacking Deputy Soaks Up 12 Rounds Before He’s Stopped
Crazed Man Attacking Deputy Soaks Up 12 Rounds Before He’s Stopped A hardcore, close up video of a police shooting of a crazy dude with a stick. This video dispenses with the urban myth that people fall down on the first shot even at close range with a decent defensive caliber as shown here. There…
Tactical Tourist Need Not Apply
I had a guy email me recently asking me: “Is it really that bad that we need to own all these weapons and train to protect ourselves every weekend? Our parents did not do this stuff, why are we? Are we getting duped into thinking that this TERRIBLE EVENT everybody is talking about is going…
Riflemanship
“Make good scouts of yourselves. Become good rifle shots so that, when it becomes necessary that you defend your families and your country, you can actually do it!”- Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts “The Rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power and thus dependent…
Examining GW Tactics: Fire and Maneuver in Urban AO’s
From the Archives, 2016 In a recent Article, Law Enforcement told how they found a very large collection of ‘tactical writings’ in the home of Dallas Police Shooter and Army Panty Bandit Micah Johnson. According to Police, the tactic of “Fire and Maneuver” or “Shoot and Move” was the tactic seen most often in Johnson’s “voluminous”…
Balancing Safety and Realism in Civilian Firearms Training
From the Archives, 2014 The following video was sent to be by a good friend who routinely trains with a former Spetsnaz member. At first glance, most people’s reactions are the same “This is CRAZY!!”but not until the end where Larry “arfcom” Vickers explains these are extremely advanced RUSSIAN FSB MILITARY…
Dave Lauck sends: Notes On Competitive Shooting
In his later years Jeff Cooper was highly critical of the IPSC and other Competitive Shooting organizations for their over-emphasis on the use “race guns” versus everyday carry guns. Bottom line, if you are going to use Competitive shooting to keep your skills sharp, TRAIN with what you carry (and wear) everyday and keep the…