The mighty United States Army teaches four fundamentals of marksmanship. You need to know these to make it through Basic Training: 1. Steady position focuses on grip, elbow placement, rifle butt position, stock weld, bone support, muscle relaxation and natural point of aim. 2. Aiming focuses on sight alignment, eye focus and consistent sight picture. […]
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Coin pocket folder: Gerber US1 knife
The American made Gerber US1 is a quality and functional tool to include in your EDC. It isn’t going to be my first choice for a defensive option due to its smaller length and lightweight, but it is a great backup knife for times when breaking out your automatic defensive blade may be inappropriate or […]
Mechanix Wear FastFit Gloves
When looking for a tactical set of gloves we all have our favorite brands, Oakley, Mechanix, Condor, and so on. Some of us will hunt high and low to find the right set of gloves and pay what we need to pay, which can be expensive at times. I recently deployed to a new AO (area of operations) and was […]
Shooting Tips: Improving Grip
Having good grip is essential to shooting accurately. A while ago (about a year and a half ago from the time of this post), I recorded a video shooting a Ruger Mark III Target .22 LR pistol. Up to that point, I had often found it more challenging to shoot well with .22 caliber than […]
Get a Grip and Stick to Your Guns with Talon Grips, Inc.
An Option to Stippling Talon Grips offers a creative solution to a common problem amongst polymer gun owners; lack of traction when gripping the gun. Granulate or Rubber With two primary grip styles of granulate or rubber, Talon Grips offers a precise custom fit for many different guns. They even have custom colors. The Grip […]
Hogue 15-degree AR-15 grip | Ultralight and on point
While in the midst of building up my ultralight AR-15, I came across the AR-15 Parts Weight Database (PWD). This wonderful little resource has compiled both advertised and user-verified weights for a vast multitude of AR parts and accessories which is great for planning out your build, as well as discovering products that you hadn’t […]
Travis Haley drops some Handgun grip knowledge bombs
From time to time famed firearm instructor Travis Haley will drop a knowledge bomb upon us. This is one of those times. In a two-part video series Travis Haley delves into the world of handgun grip. Haley uses an academic approach to firearm instruction, basing his techniques in science and practical application. The resulting lessons […]
Why Do You Stipple Your Weapon?
Taking an everyday carry or competition Glock to the shop to get a nice stippling job done on it is something that I’ve seen a lot of shooters doing lately. Sure, it looks really nice, especially with your favorite logo stippled into the grip, but why exactly are you doing it? When you take away the […]
Properly Gripping an Autoloading Pistol
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear As my colleague Wayne Dobbs of Hardwired Tactical Shooting says, there are three fundamentals of handgun shooting that can make you or break you in a defensive situation; grip, sights, and trigger [manipulation]. I would also add followthrough, as a student who came back today from the elite Rogers Shooting School called to mention […]
HEXMAG AR 15 MAGAZINE REVIEW
Hexmag was founded in early 2013. They actually started as a prototyping exercise in 3-D design and printing. They sold their first Hexmag March 2014. I have had a lot of different magazines in my life from issued GI mags to Magpul P-Mags. For full disclosure I have my own personal Hexmag that was given […]