Managing sight picture is one firearms fundamental that contributes to shooting accurately. Grip, stance, trigger pull, and even the way you breathe all play important parts in repeatable, accurate shooting. However, the point of this post is to focus on sight picture and a few of the prevailing theories on how to use it effectively to […]
Shooting Tips & How-To
Night Shooting Techniques from the Tactical Rifleman
Special Forces veteran Karl Erickson talks about flashlights and night pistol shooting, and covers a few different techniques. https://youtu.be/iJIZhXpoKQk Find a “night shooting” technique that most closely resembles how you shoot most of the time. Find it, then practice it, until you’ve made it a part of your standard training plan. For more go to […]
Switching Sides: Speed Up Your Draw Stroke by 45%
I was talking with Mark Miller…editor over at the Loadout Room…a few weeks ago and he challenged me to get a left handed holster and learn to do everything left handed. So, I picked up a BladeTech Total Eclipse holster and went through 21 Day Alpha Shooter left handed. The Total Eclipse is adjustable so […]
Are you shooting faster than you can assess? See It, Shoot It and Stop It
I frequently get asked whether it’s appropriate to shoot more than 2 shots before assessing your threats and why I shoot such long strings in some of my videos. Let me start with why I shoot such long strings in some of my videos… Short strings of fire hide problems. Long range shooters know this. […]
Simple Trigger Drill to Fix Flinching
Adam Painchaud, director of the SIG Sauer Academy in New Hampshire, teaches a simple pistol drill that can improve your trigger-finger discipline and overall accuracy. If you know you’re flinching in anticipation of the shot, then work on correcting it by trying this drill. For the latest news or more information about self-defense in your […]
Sharpening your cutting tools in the field
There are multiple ways to sharpen your cutting tools. Each has their own merits. Of any job in the military I’d argue that Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape instructors likely use their cutting tools in the most extreme manner on a day-to-day basis. Going through training we are constantly assessed on our ability to sharpen […]
Watch | Learn wind calls for long distance shooting
In the world of long-range shooting, it is often said that “Beginners talk ballistics, experts talk wind calls”. Indeed, there seems to be as much myth as there is math regarding the correction of the horizontal component of trajectory, so here’s a video from Outdoor Life’s “Gun Lab” series, covering wind reads. -Rex Nanorum @Rexnanorum […]
The Collateral Drill…Yo Homie is that my briefcase
Michael Mann knows guns, and he likes to make sure he gets their use, how they function, and what you can do with one. Heat is legendary in the gun community and movies like Miami Vice and of course Collateral can’t be forgotten. Collateral is what we looking at today. The famous “Yo homie is […]
Why You Should Miss When Shooting: The Philosophy of Self-Training
If you never miss in training, you don’t know your limits. You will never realize your full potential. Lucas Botkin explains an important philosophy of self-training. The importance of pushing oneself to the point of failure. Lucas Botkin is the founder and CEO of T.REX ARMS and the primary shooter in the company. He shoots […]
From the Range to the Real World: BCM Training Tip
Larry from Vickers Tacticalgives a BCM Training Tip on applying real world presentation to your training on the range. Subscribe to Full30.com here: https://www.full30.com/channels/vicke… Click here to keep up with me: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LarryVickers Image courtesy of Facebook