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Courtesy of Tactical Life The new normal is not the junkie in the parking garage with a switchblade—though they still exist. Rather, it’s an organized attack consisting of one or several assailants wielding long arms and backup handguns. In this era of self-rescue, do you really think the subcompact .380 ACP tucked in your pocket […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life I cinched a Sig 2-10x42mm WHISKEY5 scope to a Bergara B-14 Woodsman rifle in .270 Winchester. The scope’s battleship-gray tube and black adjustments are distinctive, classy. Its lighted reticle has nine daytime and two night-vision (infrared) settings interspersed by “off” stops. So the previous brightness setting is always just a click away. Like its 1-5x20mm and […]
Love him or hate him Lucas of TREX Arms shoots way more than your average competitor. Rocking nearly 100,000 rounds total for this year Lucas has some interesting thoughts on firearms after shooting so many rounds downrange. Law Enforcement or Military? No, however after so many rounds one has the authority to speak on issues […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life When a company known for its ARs enters the precision bolt gun realm, it is usually met with some skepticism. While semi-autos can be extremely accurate, the world of bolt guns is much more of an art form. But even with the new challenge, this is exactly what the great minds […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life It might be hard to keep up with all the ARs on the market, even the big bores — you know, the 7.62mm NATO/.308 Winchester beasts. Daniel Defense was late to that particular arena, but the DD5V1 was certainly worth the wait. To piggyback that, its new sibling — the DD5V2 […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life If you’re living in Texas and you’ve been hoping to get your hands on a Mossberg Shockwave, only to be sorely disappointed when you discover that it’s illegal to own there, you’re in luck: it’ll be legal in the Lone Star State as of September 1, 2017. RELATED STORY: Mossberg Shockwave – […]
There are many variations of this drill that are done all around the training community. If you aren’t familiar with the up drill, or my variation I’d take a moment to watch the following video. I also discuss increasing your reaction speed and then talk about a simple follow through drill to ensure that we […]
This week, Tyler is back on the range talking about gear, specifically talking about ammo and his preferences on selecting ammunition. Tyler’s ammunition of choice is the Federal Micro HST. This is a 150 grain jacketed hollow point, and was made specifically for smaller handguns with barrels under 4″, like the Glock 43. He also carries this same […]
XS Sights have been around for several years now, but I rarely ever see them on the range or in training courses I’ve taken. Maybe it’s because they are considered to be more of a ‘combat sight’ and not for precision shooting. If your goal is to put rounds on target in as tight a […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life In 1991, Brian Searcy was on a desolate section of the Appalachian Trail facing the trial of his life. The final phase of “selection” for Delta Force was a 40-mile ruck march over the rough mountainous terrain. Without knowing the time requirements, the candidate had to hit multiple RV points while carrying a 45-pound […]
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