Best Civilian Sniper Rifles For those of you new to the game of shooting, I urge you to read a couple of articles before diving into the deep-end and buying some over-priced rig: Building An Affordable Sniper Rifle Urban Guerilla Sniping Understanding the role of the Civilian Guerilla Sniper’s role down through history can…
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7 Signs a Weapon Is Being Concealed
7 Signs a Weapon Is Being Concealed The Seven Signs slideshow begin HERE.
FUSA Bulletin: Prepare Accordingly
Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at amusement park over weekend Police: Man arrested after throwing pipe bombs at San Francisco police car during pursuit Regardless if you want to believe the MSM or not about these incidents, it’s obvious things are taking a turn for the WORST at an accelerated pace….
Ammo Files: Don’t Use FMJ Ammo for Self-Defense
Don’t Use FMJ Ammo for Self-Defense Occasionally I’ll see someone using cheap, ball ammo for self defense. Sometimes this is borne out of simple frugality. More frequently it is the result of misunderstanding how modern, expanding, hollowpoint ammunition behaves. In this article I hope to convince you otherwise. Bottom line up front: don’t use…
Effective Range Of .22LR
Effective Range Of .22LR What exactly is the effective range of the .22LR cartridge? For most rifles with standard FMJ ammo, you can expect consistency out to 100-150 yards. However, ballistically speaking, there’s more to the story. That’s what we aim to break down for you with this rimfire guide. If you’re a frequent…
Armed Citizen Corner: Rifles vs. Pistols – The Basics of Terminal Ballistics
Rifles vs. Pistols: The Basics of Terminal Ballistics For the last 100+ years, a great deal of the effort expended in ammo technology has gone toward trying to make pistol bullets act more like rifle bullets. Every few years, a new cartridge or bullet design arrives on the scene, claiming to have gotten us…
Know Your Firearms History: Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith
Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith For those of you who are just joining us, this “Elmer” guy is Elmer Keith, known to some as the Sage of Salmon, Idaho, and Dean of American Gunwriters to others. He was a cowboy, hunter, packer, guide, shooter, prolific experimenter, and gun writer during most of the…
Finnish Brutality Combat Shoot
The Difference Between ‘Combat’ and ‘Competition’ Shooting is a 56 Pound Kettle Bell and a Entrenching Tool! 🥵️ Day 1 Day 2 *Lessons Learned: If you are not Integrating Realistic Stressors in your Shooting Drills (Cardio, Upper Body Strength, Positional Shooting) you are cutting yourself way short. Remember: You are shooting to…
Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live
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…
“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…