The three ways to stop a threat: Electrical, Hydraulic, and Mechanical. You often hear, read, or watch debates and opinions about "stopping power", this cartridge vs that, and whatnot. They quickly devolve into an emotional debate, heck I definitely have some opinions after more than three decades surrounded by death which include time in combat … Continue reading Incapacitating a Threat
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I’m Here to Help
Would you believe some things you see in a movie wouldn't be rooted in reality? As a "kid", fighting in a war for the first time maybe I should have known better. I'll admit though there were a few things that surprised me because it was different than the movies portrayed them and I didn't … Continue reading I’m Here to Help
Saturation Training
Saturation training is simply training a task at its most basic level over and over and over and over, then building on the next step or skill and so on. Like the old Bruce Lee quote, "I don't fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks, I fear the man who has practiced one kick … Continue reading Saturation Training
Doing Things Well
Why train when you can sleep? During our deployment to Iraq in 2004 out company, about 150 guys, was located on a FOB (Forward Operating Base). Which just a tiny base with a small number of people. The small size is significant due to fact that we were so few that the locals were able … Continue reading Doing Things Well
Sight Selection for the Practical Rifle
Two versions of the practical rifle, each with a different sighting choice. Does it matter what you put on a rifle for sights? For a Practical Rifle that will need to be pressed into a wide variety of roles, simpler will likely be better for you. What are some options out there? Open Iron Sights … Continue reading Sight Selection for the Practical Rifle
Some Thoughts on the Practical Rifle Concept
A simple lightweight rifle will do most tasks to an acceptable degree. When I was younger, I had a 12 gauge shotgun. This shotgun covered almost all of my hunting needs at the time, from killing gophers to deer, birds to coyotes. I remembered thinking that it was interesting that people wanted multiple rifles to … Continue reading Some Thoughts on the Practical Rifle Concept
Keep Your Family Safe
Yesterday my wife read two articles about people waiting way too long to make an attempt at keeping their children safe. The first case involved a parent and child sitting in a car in the parking lot. Someone walked up to the parked car and after a short exchange of words this creatin tried several … Continue reading Keep Your Family Safe
Is Bushcraft Fire Starting a Waste of Time?
Depending on who you follow on the internet and YouTube there is a great deal of varied opinion on how important the ability to start a fire is, especially with any tool past a cigarette lighter. There seems to be two main camps that have become popular: 1) The Bushcrafter - someone that has fifteen … Continue reading Is Bushcraft Fire Starting a Waste of Time?
GPS Service Outages
The news last week had reports of GPS jamming in airplanes in northern Europe. This was occurring in Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, and Lithuania. It was also noted that there was almost no reported issue in Belarus or in Kaliningrad. The last part, as they would say, is a clue. It would appear Russia … Continue reading GPS Service Outages
What Does Unsupported Mean?
Any modern incarnation of the Home Guard is going to be unsupported or, at best, minimally supported. After all, their main purpose is to provide support and assistance, not to be assisted. As this is just a concept, there is no one who could be planning to provide support to them. Today, we are going … Continue reading What Does Unsupported Mean?
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