How To

Front Sight Focus

Your rounds will go exactly where the front sight is pointed, the trick is to point the front sight at what you want to hit. Sounds pretty simple and some will accuse me of over-simplifying the concept, but in reality that is pretty much all you have to do. What I want to talk about […]

Training Heirachy

I’m sure at one point or another you’ve heard the expression, “shoot, move and communicate.” So, what’s the deal with the “move”? Movement is so critical, those who can effectively and quickly maneuver on the battlefield any battlefield have a huge advantage. The problem is that you can’t expect a static range stance to do […]

Gun Safety Reinforced!

***Be sure to watch the featured video before reading on.*** The more we are around weapons, we tend to somehow get a little too comfortable or lackadaisical. I’ve seen it happen more often that not on the range when individuals start to get a little too comfortable and make minor stupid mistakes, like finger on […]

Speed vs. Accuracy

Within the shooting world, this is one of the most sought after questions. Which is more important?… and the honest truth is that they are of equal importance and the ultimate goal should be to bring both of these into balance at their highest level of performance. What so many misunderstand about speed is they […]

Stance or no stance?

In addition to Nick’s article on Shocking Facts About Gun Fights I’d like to elaborate a bit more about the topic. Especially on the training part, that in theory should prepare one for a real life scenario. Everyone has their right to post own opinions about training methods and pretty much all of them are […]

Shocking Facts About Gun Fights!

Be sure to watch the featured video before reading on. Closing the Distance The average, responsible, pistol shooter may find themselves at the range practicing their draw sequence, acquiring the sights, and shooting at a stagnant target, be it steel or paper. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this when practicing for repetition and muscle […]

Passwords are Friggen Driving Me Nuts

These friggen guys are killing me! You can’t use the same password for multiple sites Your passwords need to be long They must include numbers, capitals and symbols Don’t use any words Did I say you can’t use the same password for multiple sites? For many of us our passwords were sacred to us. Cute […]

Vegging Your Ghillie Suit…The Right Way!

After yesterday’s post regarding the construction of a Ghillie suit, I think it’s time to move onto the most vital step when using a Ghillie suit, vegging. Without vegging your Ghillie suit, you’ll simply be just a pile of burlap in the field, and to a trained eye, it’s extremely easy to spot. One of […]

Ghillie Suit Construction…The Right Way!

While attending a few sniper courses before a deployment to Afghanistan, we were told that the era of the ghillie suit had faded. Although we practiced traditional stalks and ghillie suit construction, most of us knew/thought that we would have no need for them while deployed, especially us being more of a direct action sniper. […]

The 1.14 Mile Sniper Shot…What Did it Take?

With the amount of work our snipers are getting done downrange, the public interest in snipers and what they do are increasing as the GWOT goes on. I figured I would give the LoadOutRoom Team a chance to see what goes on in the mind of a sniper to make a shot at extremely long ranges…1.14 miles […]