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Pistolcraft: Slide Release or Slingshot?

Posted on 8 July 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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More Proof you Don’t need a “Scary Black Rifle” to Inflict Serious Damage in a Crowd

Posted on 7 July 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Highland Park Shooters’ Weapons Identified by Police    So a 22 year old man dressed as a woman was armed with a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 (9mm caliber carbine) Glock 43X, (9mm caliber) a Remington 700 (bolt-action rifle) and a Shotgun. No caliber mentioned for the Remington Bolt Action rifle, but as for the Shotgun I…

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Hostile or Friendly? Target Discrimination with Paul Howe

Posted on 25 June 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

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.  

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Basic First Aid

Posted on 12 May 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Simplest Things can Save Your Life. Don’t Neglect the Simple Things. Learn. Equip. Prepare Accordingly.

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Dealing with Molotov Cocktails and Fire Bombs

Posted on 10 May 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Dealing with Molotov Cocktails and Fire Bombs   Thought provoking article from both sides of the “insurgent equation.” Study Up. “Sometimes it’s useful to pay attention to even the most unlikely attack scenarios.  Looking at them as a thought experiment will provide some insight into more mundane self protection events.”  

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De Oppresso Terminare (To Terminate the Oppressed)?

Posted on 10 May 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA De Oppresso Terminare (To Terminate the Oppressed)?   He could have used examples like “Antifa”, “BLM” (“Burn, Loot, Murder” cuz they earned that moniker), “Crips”, “Bloods”, “Murder Inc.”, or even the Damned Al-Qaeda turd-burglers (And yes, the goats in that part of the world are always scared). But no, who did he disrespect?…

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Old West Advice…Lessons Learned from Wyatt Earp

Posted on 9 April 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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Lessons in Community: Preparedness is a Group Activity

Posted on 27 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

SAFETY IN NUMBERS: PREPAREDNESS IS A GROUP ACTIVITY   Lone Wolves get eaten. Enhance your preparedness by establishing a squad of like-minded individuals with common-core goals. Think LOCAL, LOCAL LOCAL! Because when the fecal impaction that is FUSA hits the oscillating device, that is all that is going to matter.  

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History of the Failure Drill: Mozambique Revolt Roots

Posted on 25 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

HISTORY OF THE FAILURE DRILL: MOZAMBIQUE REVOLT ROOTS   This drill is still as relevant today as it was fifty years ago, if not more so with both drug abuse and bullet proof vest becoming more and more common with criminal turds. “Two the Chest and One to the Head to Make Them Dead!”  …

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Small Unit Tactics: RECCE Patrolling

Posted on 19 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Recce Patrolling I: The Recce Team   This is the first installment in a series of OUTSTANDING articles on Recon Basics (Reconnaissance) from from Justin over at Swift Silent Deadly. Small Unit Tactics is a subject every serious Armed Citizen needs to study and TRAIN on in-depth. I highly recommend you seek out my friend…

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