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What is it and why do it? Simply put, “dry firing” involves going through all of the shooting steps but without using live ammunition. Those with a tendency to “jerk” their firearm while shooting can employ this technique to improve the way they pull the trigger. Some people don’t like to practice dry firing. Why? […]
These days, and for most of the last century, most of the guns we know and love are the creation of a team, even when they’re generally shaped by the eye and hand of one designer. And the designer usually works for somebody — the concept is often given to the designer by non-design, non-engineer business people or representatives […]
Dry fire is a big part of my training regimen and one I always suggest to new shooters. I wasn’t the biggest practitioner until 2012 when the great ammo shortage arrived. Because finding ammo was nearly impossible my time between trips to the range lengthened and when I could shoot I saw a big drop […]
The Schmeisser SLP-9 is a new German pistol that bears the name of famed German weapons designer Hugo Schmeisser. The pistol which is to be built in Germany will be distributed in North America by Texas Armament & Technology of Conroe, Texas. The pistol which was new for SHOT Show 2017 has yet to be […]
For those that intend on training in the discipline of combat shooting one must have a good understanding of the differences between the fundamentals of both combat shooting and traditional marskmanship otherwise known as competition shooting. First we will discuss the traditional marksmanship fundamentals which can also be known as the Principles of Marksmanship. In […]
There have been many variants used when applying the term “Tactical Shotgun.” It can be a full sized semi-auto/pump shotgun set up for military/police use. It can involve ghost ring sights, red dot sights or a variety of other optics. Barrel length can generally vary from 18” out to 20” and may or may not […]
Feb, 2017 – Blue Force Gear, the designer and manufacturer of the world’s finest weapon slings and tactical equipment, today announced a partnership with Q™ to create a custom silencer pouch for Q’s latest line of high-design silencers and a weapon case for its newest bolt-action rifle “The Fix.” The new silencer pouch and weapon case […]
Revolvers have been declining in market share for three decades, a decline which really only got going 30 years after the last major military revolver user (the UK), crawled into the 20th Century. (Actually the last major military revolver user was probably the US, which issued revolvers to aviators, and to military police men and […]
We haven’t been keeping up with Guy In a Garage, and last month he showed considerable progress on his attempt to 3D Print a working lower for an HK MP5, but using AR15 fire control components. One of the problems he runs into is that the HK roller-locking guns have an ejector that’s part of […]
In this article, first, I want to talk to you about the M4A1 and what makes it our bread and butter choice across special operations teams. I will discuss the good and the bad, and why I think it’s here to stay. America The M4A1 carbine entered service in 1994, taking feedback from lessons-learned in […]
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