Artwork: “Marine Recon” by Huy Nguyen Light Infantry; Context and Relevance Highly Recommend you grab the Tactical Wisdom Series Books as well as Brushbeater’s Field Handbooks. These resources will become invaluable in the upcoming shit storm. Train Hard and Read Up! Welcome to Applachiastan
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AK Corner: PSA AK-104 Facts and Review
(FYI: I found this guy’s YT channel by complete accident and just a disclaimer, I have no relationship to or with him. I just like the review.) Since my buddy NC Scout reviewed this gun last year I have had my sights on it. Few Things the video review covered that are worthy of Note: Barrel…
Crime Awareness: Cold Blooded Murder for a Few Hundred Dollars
Just a Stark Reminder these Animals are Cold Blooded Killers. They Don’t Think or Believe Like You Do. Better to Fight and Die on your Feet than Comply and Die on your Knees. Prepare and Train Accordingly.
Practical-Tactical: Do Weapon Mounted Lights Make You a Target?
Do Weapon Mounted Lights Make You a Target? As the author points out the answer to this question is LIGHT DISCIPLINE. If you are going to mount a light on your carry firearm, TRAINING with that Weapon Mounted Light is imperative! This is why I don’t agree with Massad Ayoob when he says NOT…
DIY Target Stands
Build Cheap Target Stands and Save Money for Guns and Ammo! The only caveat I would add is be sure to make a couple of standard “man sized” target stands (6 ft. tall) by bending a 12 foot piece of rebar in half and installing wooden feet on it. Then clip-on a cardboard backer…
Over-Thinking and Under-Training
I have noticed a developing trend in tactical training blogs and forums: Trainers and Students “Over-Thinking” situations and by default of that mentality, putting forth energy toward the WRONG training goals and under-training on the skill’s needed. Let me give you an example: At a recent “Active Shooter” class, the topic came up of shooting…
Embrace the Suck
H/T WRSA
Mountain Man Medical And Their Free Online Course
Mountain Man Medical And Their Free Online Course I have long been a big advocate of Armed Citizens taking some form of Emergency Medical Trauma Training. It’s common sense logic that if you carry a gun for self-defense you need to know how to plug the holes that gun (or knife) can make, both…
Rifleman Training Twofer from Von Steuben
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…
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…