Since January 1 of this year, through the end of September, about 29 million guns were bought by the American public; 2020 has been the biggest year for gun sales in our history. Why? You all know the reason, people are afraid of the violence that is going on, seemingly supported by our own government since they will not stop…
This post is written for the Special Operations Police in Ankara, Turkey as a follow-up module to the long/extreme range, soft-target interdiction course I taught them, which covered ranging, wind, moving targets, downing drones, loop-hole, and other techniques used for long-range and extreme range shooting. Since the dawn of automobiles, Law-enforcement officers have been required to exchange fire with armed…
The Black Rifle and Situational Awareness The purpose of this short article is to ensure you contemplate what you’re doing with a black rifle. Let’s begin with situational awareness. Many people discuss situational awareness and its meaning. Simply stated, situational awareness is knowing what is going on around you. From a more detailed analysis however, it is recognizing temporal (time)…
I have been shooting since I was 5-years old. My favorite time though was when I could shoot all day long with the U.S. Army Rifle Team. We’d be up at O’dark thirty and off to the range after chow. The first 7.62 rounds from our venerable M14’s would zip down range at 8:00 am until noon when we broke…
Often, I am asked what pistol(s) I would recommend an individual buy when they begin shooting or, for that matter, experienced shooters as well. If you are just starting out, select a pistol (I will not be discussing revolvers in this article) that meets two criteria: Make sure the pistol feels good in your hand, not to large or small,…