There are times when you may need to ship a gun to yourself for hunting or competition. You may need to ship a gun to a dealer for sale or repair. There are many legal options for this but it is not as easy as you think. There are nuances and rules you must know […]
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How a Navy SEAL sets up his Body Armor: Watch Tactical Rifleman
The guys at Tactical Rifleman provide different points of views regarding shooting, moving, weapons, and tactics from different members of elite military units. This video shows Jason Phalin, former Navy SEAL and founder of Arion Risk LLC, walking us through his personal body armor setup utilized in fast assault, direct action missions and low-visibility operations […]
Are You Faster From Your Holster or the Low Ready?
We’ve got a shooting study group that meets once a month to force us to get out of our comfort zone. It’s all guys who are serious about shooting and can be trusted to move and shoot safely on a hot range in poor conditions. A lot of times, we end up shooting when it’s […]
New Frontier Armory 9mm AR Pistol Build: A Hand Full of Heaven
New Frontier Armory’s C-9 Billet Lower Receiver is the best way to start a custom 9mm AR build. You can save money and build your very own 9mm AR rifle exactly the way you want it configured and shoot for less! The C-9 uses Glock magazines and will accept any 9mm, .40 S&W or .357 […]
First Look: Canik TP9 SFx from Century Arms
Century Arms and Canik USA have expanded the TP9 line once more. The TP9 SFx is a competition-oriented model akin to the Walther Q5 Match. With a 5.2″ barrel the TP9 SFx has the length to not only squeeze more velocity and power out of 9mm rounds, but also provides a lengthy sight radius. The […]
Best AR Build Instructional Video EVER: Tools Required and Parts List
The guys at Build Explore Learn on youtube have put together the greatest AR build instructions of all time. They are easy to use and contain the distilled knowledge of decades of AR builds into video form. I have built a bunch of ARs and watched hours of videos, This is the best set of […]
Why You Should Train and Shoot With Both Eyes Open: Watch Tactical Rifleman
The guys at Tactical Rifleman have done a great job explaining the intersection of vision and shooting. Most instructors tell you that you should train and shoot with both eyes open. Tactical Rifleman explains why. The importance of training with both eyes open cannot be stressed enough. Karl covers the physiological reasons behind this thought […]
Field Tested: Propper BA Softshell Jacket
Over the past several months I’ve been trying out the Propper BA Softshell jacket.  Living in the Pacific Northwest provides folks with a special appreciation for outerwear. High temperatures can swing by double digits and we have so many types of rain that falls so often we count the days that don’t have rain. For about […]
Two Common AR-15 Training Errors and How to Fix Them
Today, I’ve got 2 common AR-15 training errors that I’m going to take A LOT of heat for pointing out. These 2 inferior techniques/errors are almost sacred cows in the firearms training industry. Almost 100% of the top competitive shooters use them. You see super-high-speed tactical ninjas with Tier I credentials use them. They’re the […]
The Handgunner Backpack from G.P.S. Wild About Shooting
I’m pretty wild about shooting and I teach both NRA pistol and rifle shooting to civilians and law enforcement. I was looking for a solution to having 3 or 4 bags to haul my pistols to the range. I found that having the guns in sleeves, holsters, cases, etc. took up too much space, became […]