Shooting or Gunfight: They’re Different and You Need to Train Accordingly
When it comes to serious training, we need to conduct rehearsals via various drills that will support the skills and tactics that we hope to employ.
The Four Rules of Gun Safety Can’t Keep You From Shooting Yourself in Your Femoral Artery
The sad reality is that the rules can’t keep up with the negligent and reckless influence of the internet.
Self-Defense: The Search for Magic Bullets and ‘Stopping Power’
John Farnam was right all those years ago. Chasing after “stopping power” or some type of “magic bullet” is a fool’s errand.
The Primacy Effect on Firearms Training
Dedicated educators, as well as students, need to understand the primacy effect and how it can work for them, not against them.
Back to Basics: Building Yourself an M16 A2 Rifle…Just Because You Can
I didn’t feel hampered by a lack of aftermarket add-ons or accessories. I even remembered how to use iron sights.
Gun Cleaning: Finding the Happy Medium
As I was writing a different article, the subject of gun cleaning, maintenance, and properly lubricating firearms popped into my
Not Your Average Snake Gun: The DuraCoated Southern Viper Sterling Type II
“And now for something completely different” was a Monty Python film and I recall growing up hearing that line on
Paranoid or Prudent: Why Carry Extra Ammo When You Can Carry Another Gun?
Revisiting the stuff-that-gets-pushed-to-the-top-of-the-feed-on-our-socialist-media file, this seems like a good time to consider what’s really practical and prudent in the arena
Barrel Harmonics: How Shooting With a Bayonet Attached Affects Accuracy
I shot two rifles that are set up to accept bayonets; a Springfield SA-16, a near perfect clone of the M16A2 and a Century Arms BFT-556.
Scenes From 40 Years of Firearms Training
After the drill was over and my adrenaline came back down, I was able to take it all in. My epiphany was, “Damn, that sh*t really works.”