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Tag: Firearm Training
Know Your Ammo: Bonded vs Non-Bonded for Self-Defense
Bonded vs. Non-Bonded Ammo For Self-Defense When it comes to self-defense ammunition, does it matter whether the bullet is bonded or non-bonded? How does bonding affect the performance of ammunition? What is bonding? Simply put, it’s the act of securing a bullet’s core to its jacket. Many manufacturers won’t give away their trade secrets…
Pistolcraft: Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber?
Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber? COMMON SENSE dictates that if you have a firearm for self-defense you need to be able to USE that firearm in an instant, Why? Firstly because an unloaded gun is just a fancy paperweight and Second as a very wise man once told me: “Trouble does…
Training Stressors
Most combat firearms training today lacks realism; Those “primal elements” that the student needs to experience when they are TRULY fighting for their lives. One of these primal elements that we can replicate with some degree of certainty is STRESS. In the heady days of firearms training (waaaay before I was a glint…
The Marine Corps SOTG M4 Qual – Get MEU Ready
The Marine Corps SOTG M4 Qual – Get MEU Ready 50 yards, 50 rounds, 2 Magazines, 2 Targets and a shot timer. This is a challenging dynamic qual to up your CQB shooting. If you really want to put some hair on your nuts, try running this with a transition to pistol thrown in….
Fighting from Vehicles — Get off the X!
Paul Howe: Fighting from Vehicles — Get off the X! Great article and vid from fellow Texan and former D-Boy, Paul Howe. If you want to train with Paul, check out CSAT. I also highly recommend reading Paul’s two books: The CSAT Way and Leadership and Training for the Fight. Hard earned knoweldge and…
Rifle Drills: Shooting from Behind Cover w/Transitions
This is a drill I include in my tune-up’s as it is a KEY skill in combat shooting. COVER=LIFE, so we must always conform ourselves to stay BEHIND the cover and shoot accurately. Knowing how to quickly and efficiently switch your rifle from right to left shoulder is critical.
The Cold Blooded Reality of a Close Range Gunfight
You Don’t Need a Gun for Self-Defense
Good Stuff. As the old saying goes, “Amateurs talk Hardware, Professionals talk Software.” Train Realistically, Safely and OFTEN! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
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…