Working with the Loadout Room has given me access to tons of gun and gear I’d never thought I’d get the opportunity to access. From the big to the small I’ve gotten hands on with every category of rifles, handgun, and of course the shotgun. Throughout my experiences I keep coming back to the shotgun. In […]
CQB
RE Factor Tactical: Targets Aimed at Improving your Marksmanship
Range Day should leave you with one feeling, and one feeling along, accomplishment. If you leave and you don’t have that overwhelming feeling of: “I’ve really got some quality training in today,” then you might want to rethink your target use. How might you do that? With better targets of course, because the best shooting […]
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 […]
Combat blades and the Gerber Ghostrike
I’m fond of the SOCP Dagger. It’s light, sturdy, and it has a great sheath. It falls into the category of an effective combat dagger. Although one problem with the SOCP dagger is that in many States in the US it is classified as a dagger and you are unable to carry it (depending upon […]
Some thoughts on weapon lights and utilizing white lights
There seems to be some mixed info out there in regard to weapon lights and how to utilize them. One argument I’ve heard is that if your light is too bright you’re going to blind yourself out. Maybe this works for some, but if the room is pitch black, any amount of momentary light is […]
When point shooting in CQB is good to go
For every shooter there is a certain range that they reach their limit of proficiency at, of course this is not a constant but changes with time and practice; as skill improves, so does the distance. This point of proficiency is the furthest distance the shooter can effectively engage point targets with an almost constant […]
How to “slice the pie” for beginners
There are several different schools of thought out there for CQB (close quarters battle) tactics. The one thing that will remain constant, provided technology doesn’t find a way around it, is the act of slicing the pie. This is a term used to round corners or objects that obstruct the shooters field of view while […]
Video demonstration of the Pepperball non-lethal weapon
A flashlight that shoots pepperballs? Sign me up! I was pretty excited to see this product hit the market. Pepperball is a quality company that makes quality products which I have seen perform well in real life situations; however, they may have missed the mark on this one. Pepperball has combined a 350 lumen flashlight […]
Marines test marksmanship training on moving targets
Marines are well known for a number of things: their strict adherence to uniform regulations, the sea bags worth of ego they carry around with them, and of course, their marksmanship. U.S. Marines train to develop competency with their weapons at greater distances than any other branch requires, as well as emphasizing closer range, higher paced […]
How slowing down can help you win a fight for your life
Out here in the regular world, where law enforcement is just a phone call away and most bars have bouncers employed specifically to break up fights, fist fights tend to be pretty short. A few punches thrown, maybe some poorly executed wrestling, and unless you’re on your way to become an internet celebrity on WorldStar, […]