Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live Travis Pike provides a practical review of the classic book “Shooting to Live” by Fairbairn and Sykes. Considered by many to be a forerunner to modern defensive firearms training, the book focused on the use of handguns in self-defense scenarios. The authors, with their extensive experience in law…
Category: Tactics
Negotiating the Drive-Thru Lane
Follow-up I advise students to avoid sitting in a stationary vehicle for long. When in a vehicle, get the vehicle in motion as quickly as possible. So, using a fast-food drive-thru already violates that advice! But, like spending time in banks and jewelry stores (which I also advise against), we all find it necessary…
Home Protection 101: Angles, Lighting, and Retention, A Primer
Angles, Lighting, and Retention: A Primer If you’re reading this article hoping to find the magic formula to safely clearing a residence or building by yourself, you’re about to be disappointed. Here’s the reality: our vision is not 360 degrees and our brains cannot multi-task enough. There are too many angles of exposure for…
Tradecraft: How to Spot a Concealed Weapon
How to Spot a Concealed Weapon – Fast Around the U.S. and the world, people carry guns. If they are not working in an overt context, whether legal or not, they will endeavor to conceal the gun, usually a handgun. They could be another armed citizen going about their day, possibly like you, an…
Guerilla Warfare 101: Lessons from the Spanish Civil War
H/T WRSA The Spanish CNT-FAI Anarchist Defense Cadre Operating Concept The author of this essay, Karl Dahl has a book out titled Faction that I highly recommend. Study Up and Gear Up Gents. Spicy Times are on the Menu.
Know Your WW1 History: The East Africa Campaign and Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
H/T WRSA The East Africa Campaign On the outbreak of war in 1914, Colonel Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck was the commander of a small army in German East Africa (Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda). He was determined to tie down as many Allied troops as he could in the region to prevent them from…
Shoot n’ Scoot
Lessons: Windows and Doors “Frame” you as a target, AVOID standing in them. If you must shoot out of a window or door, lower your profile. OODA Loop 101: Never Stay in one place too long in a gunfight; Shoot and Scoot and force your enemy to re-calibrate. Success in a gunfight is measured…
Suggested Reading of the Month
H/T WRSA Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel The History of REAL MEN standing up to Corrupt Governments and Communist led Coups is a very relevant topic at the moment. Trump Ain’t Gonna Save You, so what’s your plan now? Study Up and Prepare Accordingly.
Some Initial Guerilla Warfare Lessons From Ukraine
H/T American Partisan Some Initial Guerilla Warfare Lessons From Ukraine I kept a binder and flash drive during the Syria conflict to keep up with the multitude of Real World Lessons, specifically with Urban Sniping. I am doing the same with Ukraine. Pay Attention, You may be tested on this Material Soon! Train…
MCRP 3-10A.4 Marine Rifle Squad
The Green Monster UPDATED. Download to your training flash drive and print out a hard copy NOW!