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This article originally appeared on Modern Service Weapons. It appears here in its entirety at the behest of the author and with the approval of their editor. Grunts: behest. LOOKING TO ATTEND A TRAINING COURSE? Here Are Some Things You...
“Protected Veteran” – it’s a term indicating a specific legal status under 38 U.S.C. § 4212, and it has fuckall to do with homemade armor or making sure you wear a condom.
SOCOM’s proposed PB-NSCV is intended to augment or replace the hundreds of technical vehicles SOF personnel currently use around the world.
RMRs: Ways to Fix the Flicker Revisited By Minion Emeritus Dave Merrill. This article was originally published in late 2016. If you've shot an RMR-equipped handgun for any length of time, there's a good chance you've...
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You got a red dot on the shootin' iron? Get in the wobble zone. Language Lessons: Get in the Zone Term: Wobble Area AKA: Arc of Movement, Wobble Zone Category: Shooting Terminology Application(s) of Use: Any type of shooting...
Training isn't always a Good Thing - good training is a Good Thing, and good record keeping makes it better. Today Jared Ross is gonna help you maximize the time, energy, effort and money you put into training. [content_block id=79358...
The Four Safety Rules are a remarkably effective system of layered risk management strategies. But they aren’t the only strategies we have available, and in many activities, they simply aren’t enough. Which of the Four Safety Rules prevents a piece of t-shirt or old worn-out leather (or hybrid) holster getting caught in a trigger guard and pressing the trigger during reholstering? Which of the Four Safety Rules prevents a piece of shrapnel from bouncing off a target back into a shooter’s eyes at the range? The Four Safety Rules are great for reducing the risk associated with unintentionally pressing the trigger with your finger, and the Second Rule is a great mitigation for almost any type of unintentional discharge. But there are many other risks associated with operating a firearm, and we need to manage those risks, too.
All you need to keep your skills intact is about fifteen minutes and fifty rounds a week. This is the exact program I used when I was working patrol and then assigned to a specialized unit where my range time was limited. Now look, this isn’t going to get you better. It’s a pure sustainment program and is what I consider the bare minimum for anyone who carries a pistol professionally. If you added a couple of five-minute dry practice sessions per week, you’d be way ahead of the game, but hey…let’s not get all crazy here.
"My bulletproof vest smells," you might say. Or perhaps you ask, "How do I keep my body armor from stinking?" Sweat-soaked body armor has an odious stench all its own. Many of you reading this are aware of that. One minute you're throwing your vest on...the next...
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