CPT Freeman of the U.S. Army Reserve Competitive Marksmanship Program discusses his combat experiences and how competition shooting helps with readiness.
U.S. Army Qualification Example
December 17, 2021
MilitaryMarksman, Video 1 Comment
An example of shooting the U.S. Army qualification. What did the shooter do well? What can be improved? Please watch the video and comment there so other viewers can see.
Use of Force
July 1, 2020
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Anyone commenting, investigating, judging, or jurying a use-of-force incident that has never participated in a training event as depicted in these videos is uneducated on the matter. Kudos to these folks for trying it and then reporting what they learned.
Matt Little (Greybeard Actual) on Performance-Based Shooting
April 27, 2020
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Matt Little (Greybeard Actual) is a former member of 20th Special Forces Group, retired Chicago Police Department SWAT leader, and high-level competition shooter.
Competition Shooting in Special Operations
April 7, 2020
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SGM (ret.) Patrick McNamara (1st SFG, SFOD-D) interviewed by LCDR (ret.) John “Jocko” Willink (SEAL Team 3) about shooting experience within special operations forces. While serving as his Unit’s Marksmanship NCO, SGM McNamara developed his own marksmanship club with NRA, CMP, and USPSA affiliations, running monthly IPSC matches and semi-annual military marksmanship championships to encourage marksmanship fundamentals and competitiveness throughout the Army. This is common throughout military special operations. All Army is an annual Service Conditions match held by the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, similar to Service Conditions matches held throughout all NATO and Commonwealth militaries.
https://armyreservemarksman.info/tung-nguyen-memorial-match/
3D SFG(A) Soldiers report that “Most members of SOF (Special Operations Forces) use competitive shooting as a training tool. Our gear looks like that used in 3-Gun because that sort of practical competition is how we set up equipment.”
The History of the Second Amendment
March 20, 2019
https://pjmedia.com/video/actors-casting-call-surprised-real-gun-facts-theyre-asked-read/
The Shoulder Thing That Goes Up
Ghost Gun
Double Barrel Magazine Extended Clips
AR-15 rifles are as “heavy as ten moving boxes and shoots a .50 caliber bullet”
Dem Rep Describes Terrifying Experience Holding an AR-15: ‘It’s As Heavy As 10 Moving Boxes’
Oblivious Shooter
November 5, 2017
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Oblivious shooter ignores major problem with weapon, keeps on firing
Oblivious shooter ignores major problem with weapon, keeps on firing
This neatly sums up problems with line dance “training.” I’ve taken a few such courses. In one example, after asking to replace the well-shredded targets so we could better see where shots were going, we were told there was no need to. Gosh, why would one want to know where fired shots end up? As this demonstrates, some folks apparently don’t care.
https://gfycat.com/EllipticalIdenticalEarwig/
Optical sight loose, twisted, and bouncing in the mount. No worries, just keep slamming on that trigger! This is the same sort of guy insisting that participating in formal competition leads to bad habits but participating in “training” like this leads to success.
More:
https://firearmusernetwork.com/whats-wrong-with-defensive-shooting-classes/
Intelligent, Rational Discussion
October 12, 2017
Step One: Learn the necessary vocabulary.
vo·cab·u·lar·y \ noun
words used on a particular occasion or in a particular sphere.
“the vocabulary of law”
https://www.facebook.com/TheDeclarationIJR/videos/10156163773977971/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF_brfZPmjM/
This is more intelligent:
http://bretigne.typepad.com/on_the_banks/2017/10/michael-owen-nails-the-gun-debate.html
Circus Trick
June 15, 2017
SensibleShooter, Video circus trick, Jake Di Vita, Nick Saiti, tactical training, training, Travis Tomasie Leave a comment
Low skilled people continue to whine about standards drills as not being realistic, tactically relevant, or being a “circus trick.” What they’re really doing is attempting to conceal lack of skill, either their own or others. Rather than blame a lack of fundamental skill for a poor result, it’s easier to blame the evaluation for the poor showing. The fact that such a test is known in advance only serves to make it easier.
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Custom Sight Picture
January 12, 2017
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Introduction to determining your optimum optical correction for shooting with Dr. Alan Toler.
http://www.customsightpicture.com/
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