Practical Carbine Accuracy: Off the Bench and In the Field

Sound familiar folks? Someone far more experienced than me saying what I’ve been saying for a long time now.

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There’s a lot of confusion even among longtime shooters between what a rifle is capable of doing off the bench on a nice controlled square range and what’s actually practical for a serviceable combat weapon. The two really aren’t the same. While tight groups are definitely a plus and a goal to be attained, having a precision weapon in the general purpose role is not always completely necessary to make one combat effective. There’s a happy medium to be found, and getting there is not always hard or expensive. Above all else, it’s the fundamentals of the shooter that make a weapon deadly, no matter what.

One of the really neat things about the past couple decades, firearms-wise, is the real renaissance we’ve seen in weapons development and maximization of potential. Most visibly is this phenomena with the proliferation of the AR-15 platform, but really among all classes of weapons…

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Reveille in America

Folks, he’s spot on here. I’ve been saying the same thing since the 1st of the year.

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First Call, Americans. Out of your bunks. For a good portion of you out there, a year ago you went to sleep. That attitude driven by a very real fear of government out of control over eight years produced diamonds. For many, it meant getting serious about preparing yourselves, family and neighborhoods for uncertain times. And then, you went to sleep. Your guy got in, and he’d make it all right. Everything would be fixed, time to rejoice and rest on those laurels. He’ll undo all the wrongs and the lever pullers of power would truly yield to vox populi. And then, you went to sleep.

While you were sleeping a lot went on. The Left in America, pushed into a corner, has armed up. Keep telling yourself you’re better…after all, it’s entertaining to watch a kid posture in front of a camera with a half-cocked Nagant. Keep in mind…

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The 2nd Amendment – It’s time to embrace the cold hard truth.

Warning!! The following is going to sting a bit…. Unfortunately, it has to. I’m sure this will probably not go over well with some, but it has to be said.

New Front Zip “Smock Lite” jacket from 0241 Tactical.

 

Should we be re-examining our choices in optics for our defensive weapons?

Everyone in your group doesn’t have to be a trigger puller….

Decisive Factors: Ego And Mindset

Another most excellent post by my good friend JC Dodge. As he said, “The prepared don’t live with fear, we live with confidence.” That is spot on right.

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Everyone has an ego, whether you want to admit it or not. Everyone has a mindset that has usually evolved throughout their life based on their training, experience, or system of belief. More than likely, your mindset is a combination of all three.

EGO

A properly controlled ego can be be a huge help to someone who aspires to do great things, but an out of control ego, similar to what many have seen in the “Tactical Trainer” arena, the moolisha scene, or from the “Lone Wolf” who is  always talkin’ about “Getting it on” , can be detrimental. Not only is it detrimental to those intimately involved with the guy, but it can be detrimental to anyone who is thought to associate with them or be of that “type”.

On the trainer side of things, we have all heard the bluster and bullshit of those who think they are…

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