Lessons Learned...3 Day Tac Rifle Class.
Over the last weekend, I took a three day Tac. Rifle I course with the Tactical Defense Institute. Here are the lessons learned, in no particular order:
A lot of mags are good to have. I took 30 loaded mags with me. They were stored in a milk crate. Seeing as how the cars were able to be taken out to the shooting area (thanks to the recent dry weather), it was a piece of cake to just grab another mag, as opposed to spending a lot of time reloading. Reloading was accomplished at night, in the hotel.
Knee pads come in handy.
SBRs CAN shoot accurately at 300 yards. I was hitting pepper poppers 2/3 times at 300 yards with M193 and an EOTech.
Home builds can kick ass. I used a homebuilt SBR, no problems the entire time.
Building searches are easier with an SBR and a collapsing stock.
Standard AR triggers suck.
EOTech's tend to have quirky adjustments...some exhibit a wandering zero.
Aimpoints are better built than EOTechs, but EOTechs are more versatile, and quicker.
Shooting on the move is very doable.
The AR platform is a very viable home-defense weapon.
The Command Arms stock is great, but it needs to have the integral rail removed.
Lightweight is good.
Make sure you sling FITS YOU.
Iron Sights work.
The M1 Carbine is still a viable weapons system.
Stay hydrated. If you don't have to pee, you haven't had enough water.
Weapon mounted lights are a good thing.
You MUST be able to shoot both lefty and righty. If you try to clear a building without being able to operate left-handed, you can't properly slice the pie without exposing half your body. Being limited to one side greatly enhances your ability to get shot.
When slicing the pie, keep you rifle low and out of your field of vision, as a threat might be crouching or under a table.
The "Gapper" actually works. The gap behind the trigger guard can tear the **** out of your hand.
Ladder covers for rails are not much use when the gun gets hot. Panel covers are where it is at.
Full auto is screamy-meemy amounts of fun, but not too practical.
TDI rocks.
Over the last weekend, I took a three day Tac. Rifle I course with the Tactical Defense Institute. Here are the lessons learned, in no particular order:
A lot of mags are good to have. I took 30 loaded mags with me. They were stored in a milk crate. Seeing as how the cars were able to be taken out to the shooting area (thanks to the recent dry weather), it was a piece of cake to just grab another mag, as opposed to spending a lot of time reloading. Reloading was accomplished at night, in the hotel.
Knee pads come in handy.
SBRs CAN shoot accurately at 300 yards. I was hitting pepper poppers 2/3 times at 300 yards with M193 and an EOTech.
Home builds can kick ass. I used a homebuilt SBR, no problems the entire time.
Building searches are easier with an SBR and a collapsing stock.
Standard AR triggers suck.
EOTech's tend to have quirky adjustments...some exhibit a wandering zero.
Aimpoints are better built than EOTechs, but EOTechs are more versatile, and quicker.
Shooting on the move is very doable.
The AR platform is a very viable home-defense weapon.
The Command Arms stock is great, but it needs to have the integral rail removed.
Lightweight is good.
Make sure you sling FITS YOU.
Iron Sights work.
The M1 Carbine is still a viable weapons system.
Stay hydrated. If you don't have to pee, you haven't had enough water.
Weapon mounted lights are a good thing.
You MUST be able to shoot both lefty and righty. If you try to clear a building without being able to operate left-handed, you can't properly slice the pie without exposing half your body. Being limited to one side greatly enhances your ability to get shot.
When slicing the pie, keep you rifle low and out of your field of vision, as a threat might be crouching or under a table.
The "Gapper" actually works. The gap behind the trigger guard can tear the **** out of your hand.
Ladder covers for rails are not much use when the gun gets hot. Panel covers are where it is at.
Full auto is screamy-meemy amounts of fun, but not too practical.
TDI rocks.
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