Originally appeared on The Tactical Hermit. I've got a Fighting Kalashnikov Course coming up in January. Come out and train! -NCS Been hitting the range lately and wanted to drop a few notes. This is a guideline. Find what works for you and build your own list. 1. Learning to control the weapon is key. …
Radio Contra Episode 38: I cover the installment of Biden as President and his 'speech' which is nothing more than a declaration of war on working Americans and why this is not the 1990s. We move into how my vehicle is setup and considerations to make for equipping support vehicles. Brushbeater Training Schedule Brushbeater Amazon …
Continue reading Radio Contra Episode 38: This Ain’t The 1990s, Support Vehicle Selection and Setup
Meant to bring the B-52 guidelines to the present, B-720's Patrolling Tips reflected the realities of working in one of the contemporary environments of the day; South American jungles. Its no secret that in a generation institutional wisdom can be lost and many lessons having to be re-learned. Jungle fighting is one of those skills …
Continue reading Winning In The Jungle: B-720 Tips of the Trade
The must-read on patrolling tips and lessons from the masters of small unit warfare, the following is the second portion on historical perspectives on patrolling. Their experiences were chronicled in “The Ether Zone”. While some may think its dated or doesn’t apply, I’ve considered it, along with its update, B-720, critical references since I was …
Continue reading B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam
This is coming by way of Badlands Rifleman, who is himself a former Marine Infantryman, excellent shooter, and highly capable guy in the field with the experience to back it up. He’s offered one heck of a generous write up for the course. But bottom line, there’s no replacement for confidence- none- and while the …
Continue reading Badlands Fieldcraft: Review: Brushbeater Scout Course
Badlands Fieldcraft very generously wrote another review for the courses I ran out west- this time, the communications courses- and he’s more than kind in his words. But that said, if you’re deficient, come get training. -NCS I recently finished attending the Redoubt Commo Course taught by NCScout in Wyoming. This course was a combination …
Continue reading Badlands Fieldcraft: Review: Brushbeater Redoubt Commo Course
You’ve got your column formed- the world has taken a turn for the worse, and the baddies are inbound for a raid. Fortunately, your team has the weapons they need and you agreed on a group standard with serviceable day optics and a combat load to go with it. Right on. Time to form up …
Continue reading Night Fighting: Basic Rules for Implementing NODs in a Guerrilla Column
What would be that ‘one knife’, that if the rest of the world went to hell, that you could strap on your side and do just about everything you’d need a fixed blade to do? That’s a tough question and one I bet more than a few of you battle on a regular basis. I …
Continue reading Ontario’s Ranger Assault Knife: The Best Of All Worlds?
I’ve had a lot of questions concerning the AK platform since the last several articles I’ve written about it, and a lot of them revolve around modernizing the weapon. None of this is really anything new or revolutionary. in fact, the couple of mods I’m going to discuss here have been around for a looong …
I was sorting through some old stuff cleaning out a building- an odd collection of crap, mostly junk, from a stack of toughboxes holding my old gear from sometime in between deployments to the middle east. Its crazy just how much junk one bubba can collect, how you instantly are reminded of certain thoughts and …
