*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. The more I teach good Americans to protect themselves and their families, the more I am learning that mindset is something that we have to weave into every aspect of our training. Mindset is not about a talk or a formula, although both of […]
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AMTAC Shooting: The Best All Around Rifle, The Hybrid Carbine
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. What if you could only have one rifle? What would it be? What if you need the ability to engage very fast up close and then also shoot out to medium distance? This is where is a Hybrid Carbine shines. A Hybrid Carbine is […]
AMTAC Shooting: Review of FLIR Thermosight Pro PTS233
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. I don’t normally get very excited about new gear. This thermal weapons sight changed that, not because it is better than anything else out there but because it brings a useful thermal sight into working man’s prices. It is still not cheap ($2,199.00 on […]
AMTAC Shooting: Getting into precision rifle shooting
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. This is a primer for guys that are interested in getting into precision rifle shooting. For the sake of this article, I am going to define precision rifle shooting as anything over 600 yards. We will look at the options for all price ranges […]
What Matters Most in a Carbine
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. Where do you start and what should you get for your carbine? AR15 style rifles are more available and cheaper than they ever have been. There are also many more options/ brands than there have ever been. The intent of this article is […]
AMTAC Shooting: Food and fitness for the modern minuteman
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. Anyone that has trained with me knows the emphasis that I put on fitness. If you are not in good shape is much more difficult to sprint up two flights of stairs, then across a parking lot and make a life or death decision. […]
AMTAC Shooting Fitness Standards
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. Without standards, it is hard to know where you stand. I have oscillated between having a strong dislike of standards and thinking that they are an absolute necessity. My opinion on standards now is somewhere in the middle. The bottom line is that any standard, whether it is […]
AMTAC Shooting: The Modern Minute Man Physical Training Plan
*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. This article is a continuation of the Modern Minute Man article. If you have not read that article I recommend that you start here. As I continue to explore these concepts we will be looking at different aspects of the core Modern Minute […]
Dual Weapons Deployment: The Future of Combatives
Not every encounter or engagement is going to be a static target 25 yards away. Most attacks happen within what’s called the combative bubble. If you were to draw a circle around yourself that was 7 yards from your centerline, that is your combative bubble. Anything that happens within this 7 yards will more likely […]
The AMTAC Blades Northman: From Combatives to Backcountry use
Recently Bill Rapier of AMTAC Shooting has been posting some photos of an interesting knife and sheath combination. When asked about it, Bill pointed me to his new website, AMTAC Blades to sign up for updates of the release which is on Thanksgiving Day. Here is what little we know about the blade, courtesy of his website. […]