Author: Frank Woods When Lightfighter added its new Thunderdome forum section dedicated to competitive shooting, with an added focus on the tactical applications and benefits of participating in such events, that decision was an inspired one. Besides the surface observation of the 2A community landscape that’s recently seen an increased overlap and cohesion of tactical…
Author: Bill Blowers – Tap Rack Tactical This article was originally a post that Bill wrote on his Patreon, that he expanded on for the TASKER Report. RECOILweb images borrowed with permission from David Merrill. There is an article that floats around occasionally and it shows a drawing of a WWII airplane that is shot…
Author: Sam Houston The AR-15 is the dominant rifle for tactical shooting on the market, this is an undeniable truth. In this write up I will attempt to explain the basic do’s and don’ts when it comes to night vision (NV) and rifle synergy. When the sun goes down and you have a single sight…
This article was originally posted on Soldier Systems here. This should stimulate some lively debate. Gear is a passion for most SSD readers, so let’s keep it on topic and civil. Following the write-up I did laying out how my personal belt is set up and why, I figured it’d be a good idea to do the…
This article was originally posted on Soldier Systems here. Since I’ve been asked about my belt setup a few times recently, and I needed to take new pictures of my belt as it’s currently set up anyway, here’s what I use: – Emdom MM CM Belt — Emdom MM CM Belt pads (Left & Right)…
This article was originally posted on Breach Bang Clear here. BLUF: Winning a raffle to attend DARC, the foremost CQB school in the country, informed the selection and configuration of my HK416 to enable a versatile set of capabilities. In 2011 when I was a wee rookie of two years on the job, an unexpected…
This article was originally posted on Breach Bang Clear here. The Elcan SpecterDR is an oft-maligned Low Power Variable Optic. It’s an LPVO that stirs up substantial contention, particularly in social media (and only slightly less so on assorted forums). Is that an engineered controversy and uncivil discourse because people just want to be outraged,…
This article was originally posted on GunMag Warehouse here. BLUF: There exists a gap between military and commercial vernacular, and this is the bridge. If the military is going to make up names for rifle types and the commercial market is going to use them to name their products… fine. But there has to be…