Warrior Talk News

Warrior Talk News has a couple of good article.

The first in on the placement of the support hand while firing a rifle.  Sometimes folks get caught up in the "fancy" shit put out by Hollywood and want to hold the weapon at the mag well..

The "Floating" Support Hand

"With modern assault rifles, gripping the magwell as a default position is selling yourself short in terms of maximum effect on target. Usually the magwell is close to the balance point of the rifle. Ignorant riflemen say this allows quicker handling of the rifle. Physics state otherwise. Try holding a children’s seesaw at the middle/balance point; not very stable. Try moving the front axle of your car to the middle and see how well it rides and steers. We drive with the front wheels as far out as practical. 

 And the second is on the use of a scatter gun for a ambush.  It goes into a brief breakdown of what your objectives are, risk, size of enemy force, etc.

Integration of the Shotgun for Ambush Patrols

 If charged with the planning and execution of this type of operation and integrating the shotgun one would need to consider the capabilities not only of the platform, but those of the operator and give respect to the terrain as well.

An ambush is a surprise attack from a concealed position on a moving or temporarily halted target.

Could four or five people lay down by a trail or road and fire a bunch of bullets simultaneously at a group of bad guys walking or driving along? You might very well pull it off…..then again it might not go so well for you. What could you do to enhance your survivability?