I like gadgets and things that make life easier, BUT – I think it is vital that we don’t loose the ability to perform essential tasks without the aid of specialized equipment.
Today we will describe the “old school” method of bore sighting that allows you to sight in your rifle without the aid of laser bore-sighter, collimator, or other equipment.
This is a very simple procedure to do on any bolt action rifle that has a removable bolt.
I was working on a similar essay, but when I read this yesterday morning I realized that Barry Snell said it very well, and rather than add one more voice to the discussion I would simply share his very articulate and well thought out argument.
I only wish to add that as I read his summary I was reminded of what General Mattis told the tribal Iraqi leaders after the invasion of Iraq “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.”
I say this because just like the Marines in Iraq, we are stronger than our enemies, we have the ability to dominate our enemies by aggressive and skillful use of force at any time we desire. However, we prefer peace and only wish to be allowed to do our job and live our lives according to our own beliefs.
I pray that the anti-gunners will listen, take heed, and leave us alone, but in my heart I do not believe that they will, because they choose emotion over reason. Continue reading
One of the reasons I love teaching instructor classes is I get to spend time with very knowledgeable professionals and share knowledge with them. I generally learn as much from them as they learn from me. In my last Pistol Instructor Class I noticed one of my students had marked a small dot in the middle of their Glock rear sight.
We discussed what he did and why, and I spent some time playing with it, and I felt it was something useful to share. Continue reading
I have one seat left and a newly broken septic tank, so I am taking $100 off the normal course fee. If you already have the NRA basic instructor certification and want to add the Shotgun instructor discipline, this one day class is now $250.
As I said, I only have one more set of books, so you need to act fast. If you are interested email me at dnash@tngun.com
Not everyone cleans their pistol magazines, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need attention. Personally, I used to neglect my pistol magazines because I had a hard time getting the baseplates off of my glock magazines.
They have a detent button in the center of the baseplate, and once depressed, the plate is “supposed” to slide off – unfortunately I never have it that simple. Continue reading
Instead of offering the Personal Protection in the Home Instructor course on May 11th, we are now offering the Shotgun Instructor Course.
It is a one day (12 hour) course. The course host is taking most of the seats, but I do have 2 available.
I thought about this post a lot before I decided on posting this. In the end, I decided that to keep potentially useful information from responsible individuals because some idiot may decide against common sense would not protect the idiot from finding some way to remove themselves from the gene pool, but would punish everyone else. Knowledge is not useful unless it is shared, so please read the entire post and fully understand what I am saying before you use the information. Continue reading
Not everyone can make a Saturday handgun class, so we want to try out a midnight class.
This class will start at 9pm Friday, May 17th and will last 8 1/2 hours.
As with all our classes, our instructors don’t just satisfy themselves with the minimum requirement to teach the handgun permit course.
Our lead instructor trains handgun permit instructors, is law enforcement firearms instructor certified, has a decade of experience as a firearms instructor and has written a very popular firearm manual for new shooters.
We don’t compete on price, we compete on quality.
Today I offer you an improvised knife sharpening tip. Improvised means it is not as good as a normal method of using a whetstone or other sharpener, but that it will work in a pinch. Continue reading
I don’t know how timely this article is now that you can buy your own brass .410 hulls from midway, but it is a project I have wanted to do for a long time, and once I got some new unfired .303 brass in the mail, I felt it was time to experiment with my old cases.
If you have reloaded shotshells, then you probably know that when using a brass case and normal powder loads then the case will last “forever” which makes up for the added skill and effort in loading them. Continue reading
