Alternative Prone: Getting On Top Of The Gun
Prone is the most stable of the firing positions. The closer we are to the ground, the more of our body is in contact with the ground. So far, so good—but there are problems.
Girls Gone Wild! Kimber Custom Crimson Carry/EAG Tactical Pistol Course
Shooting — whether competition, hunting or of the tactical variety — is the domain of men. Not! Recently…
Down and Dirty: 224,000 Rounds In 12 Days
In a recent 12-day span here at Tactical Response (TR), we had 22 students attend the following courses: Fighting Rifle, High Risk Civilian Contractor, and High Risk Civilian Contractor Medical course. I decided to document the things that went wrong as we pushed men and machines through 12 very harsh days of training.
What it Really Takes to Hit: Point Shooting Debate Continues
What will it take for you to hit and stop your assailant in a deadly force encounter? Will the assailant be under the influence of extreme rage or drugs and hard to stop? Will one shot drop the suspect or will it take an entire magazine—or more? What will that encounter look like? Will it be at close range, 50 feet or even farther?
Sub-Gun Certification Made Easy
I’ve had a few things happen the last few years that made me feel old age coming on.…
Offset: Understanding The Close-Range Solution And The 200-Yard Zero
The straight stock of the M16 family required that the sights be placed higher above the line of bore than with preceding U.S. service weapons, with some exceptions. The innovative Johnson M1941 LMG is a prime example, and the M60 GPMG the more common early example.
Bad Habits: One Trainer’s Opinion
Back in the mid-1970s, the United States had a mandatory top speed limit of 55 miles-per-hour (mph). Since that time, we've learned a few things about improving highway safety and the safety of our vehicles and, of course, we've dramatically improved the efficiency and cleanliness of the internal combustion engine. A lot of things have changed since that time in the world of firearms and tactical training as well.
Doing the Double-Tap in Mozambique
It was known far and wide by savvy shooters (as in shooters with savoir-faire) as The Mozambique Drill, and was probably the most influential combat training drill of all time. Then the language-killers got in the act, politically corrected the phrase, sucked all the juice out of it and bestowed upon the famous firing sequence the inspiring title of “failure-to-stop” or simply “failure” drill in their manner of communicating like a rookie cop writing out a shoplifting report.
Yavapai Firearms Academy Close-Range Pistol Tactics: Think More and Shoot Less
Anyone who has trained with Louis Awerbuck knows that he’s a “thinking man’s warrior.” It is always interesting to get Mr. Awerbuck’s perspective on a combative topic or the flavor-of-the-month gun tactic or gear, because he will always have an opinion and you know that it will be well thought-out. It may not be the way you feel about it, but you will admit that it is a way that is definitely viable—and you might even change your mind.
Against All Odds: Signaling & Self-Rescue
Maybe it’s just the media giving more airtime to stories about human tragedy, but this past year seems to have had more than its fair share of people getting lost and dying in the wilds. While some of these events had heroic efforts at self-rescue, others showed signs of the victim just giving up and dying without a fight.