Back in the 1950’s, Eugene Stoner designed the first modern modular rifle, the AR-10. The gas impingement operating system and buffer system offers a potential optimization which has yet to be completely fulfilled. If you want to build a .308 AR, let’s examine the easiest way to make your gun run, choosing the right buffer […]
Shooting Tips & How-To
Top 10 Reasons Dry Fire Beats Live Fire Practice
Ask any world class competitive shooter or high speed tactical shooter about dry fire and they’ll tell you that it’s the secret to their success…it’s what separates the men from the boys. But ask a typical Facebook commando about dry fire and you’re likely to hear something along the lines of, “I shoot once a […]
DIY Stippling Kit from Oregon Trail Defense
The Oregon Trail Defense Stippling Kit is a high quality all in one stippling kit that allows a user the ability to quickly and easily make permanent modifications to any piece of plastic. I’m a fan of stippling plastic, its a great way to make your weapons and gear work for you. There were several […]
DIY Resetting Glock Trigger Mod: Free and Deceptively Simple Dry Fire Trigger
I want to tell you about a ridiculously simple invention called “Dry Fire Cord.” Here are 3 versions of it: I’m going to tell you why you want one and, even though it’s patented, how to make your own. First off, here are the advantages… Dry Fire Cord holds a Glock out of battery enough […]
Eight Great AR Dry Fire Tools: Safer Dry Fire With the AR-15
Dry fire is critical to performance. In fact, dry fire training is better than live fire for many skills. But what you may not know is how to safely do dry fire practice with your AR-15. Keep in mind that it’s 100% impossible to have a negligent discharge while doing dry fire. This is because […]
Homemade ballistics gel | Poor mans ballistic shop
While it’s great to read up on a specific round’s accuracy potential before a big purchase, (for purposes other than target shooting) it’s equally important to know what kind of terminal performance to expect the projectile to achieve as well. As I’m getting ready to spin up an article on some handgun ammo reviews I […]
Combat Focus: Watch Gamers Test Their Harassment Skills Against a Vet
Ever wondered if a shade throwing gamer would be able to distract a combat vet? The folks at Immersion test this out with real gamers on a couch no less. I never get tired of seeing the Soldier guy hit the 10 ring while flipping off a bunch of goofs with his support hand. You […]
Training for Reality vs. Training for Averages
In general, most people want things delivered in nice clean packages. It’s natural to want complex ideas simplified down to a soundbite or bumper sticker. And it’s normal to want specific shooting scenarios or defensive situations to practice for…a drill that we can complete in a specific amount of time and know that we’re “good […]
Are Shooting Drills Tactical Skill-Killers?
What Is A Drill? Drills are a method of repeating something over and over until you can’t screw it up. Courses of fire are timed scenarios that are designed to test our skills and diagnose what we need to work on. If there is one thing that I have learned from my time using guns, professionally or otherwise, […]
Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger (SIRT) Training Pistols: Dry Fire Done Right
The Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger (SIRT) Training Pistol from Next Level Training let’s you train the basics of trigger control, grip, sight picture and sight alignment in perfect safety. There is a ton of training for firearms that can be done without a single round fired. Dry fire training is something that every serious shooter […]