I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…
Tag: Shooting Mechanics
Shotty Corner: What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot?
What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot? If you asked someone to list the downsides of shotguns, you’d very quickly get to the limited range issue. Shotguns have limited range, especially when firing shot. Slugs can extend the range but still can’t reach the same range as 5.56. Shotguns lack range, but how far can…
Tactical Saturday: The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*
While training the other day I put in my customary 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill I realized something: I had been training myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot to…
Shot Placement: Simple But Realistic Targeting
Shot Placement: Simple But Realistic Targeting I have been studying armed conflict for over four decades. I went places, talked to people, viewed autopsies, read reports, made contacts, collected data. Today, all it takes is watching videos. If I could have done it easily, I would have, but I certainly don’t regret the journey….
Bill Jordan: No Second Place Winner
Bill Jordan: No Second Place Winner Bill Jordan was a lawman, famed trick-shot artist, and competitive shooter. His book No Second Place Winner remains a classic. Download a free copy below. (Use title link and scroll down for pdf file).
A Crash Course in Trigger Types and Styles
A Crash Course in Trigger Types and Styles Modern firearms are as diverse as ever. As SHOT Show comes and goes every year, new manufacturers and models are introduced en masse with various options and variations. Despite all this diversity, all firearms have at least one thing in common — a trigger. While most…
Condition One or None (How Many Times Does This Need to be Said?)
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation I pull this article from the archives every year or so as a FUNDMENTAL REFRESHER. Incorporate these truths into your training regimen and watch your Speed and Accuracy increase.
Drilling for Changing Times
From the Archives, 2013 The armed civilian, like the LEO, needs to evaluate his Course of Fire and Firearm Drills frequently to make sure they stay current with the times. The best example of this is the increased use of Body Armor by thugs. Looking at history, one could expect your “higher…
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…