Food for Thought

November 4, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Citizen Action Groups, Civilian Operator 101, Government Gangsters, Guerilla Gunsmithing, Limited Government, Militia History, Militias, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Small Unit Tactics, Sniper History, Snipers in History, Urban Skill Sets, Urban Warfare, Warfare and tagged Arms and Ammo, Citizen Action Groups, CO 101, Militias, Sniper History, Snipers, SUT

H/T Raconteur Report

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” – Newspaper advice column

“The way to a man’s heart is through his sternum.”– Military marksmanship briefing

And here some folks thought they’d never use anatomy class for anything worthwhile. 😉

Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup

October 12, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Africa, Ammunition Files, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Asymmetrical Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Historical Study, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Prepping, Prepping 101, Rifle Corner, Sniper History, Snipers in History, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, Survival, Tactics, Tales from the Battlefield, Training, Warfare, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo and tagged Africa, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Coner, Arms and Ammo, Asymmetrical Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Guerilla Weapons History, Historical Study, Maneuver Warfare, Rifle Corner, Rifleman, Sniper at Work, Sniper Corner, The Boer War

Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2

Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and arms of the Boers.

Note: Although I disagree with many of the author’s opinions regarding rifle and caliber choices, as I have grown older I have found the best advice to new shooters is to find what works for you, ie what you can shoot accurately, reliably and consistently.

After that, go TRAIN and after that, go TRAIN somebody else!

Remember: The most Dangerous thing in the world is a Well Trained Rifleman, so get out there and GET AFTER IT!

Hidden In Plain Sight: Camouflage & Movement From A USMC Scout Sniper

September 16, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Fieldcraft, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Rifle Corner, Sniper History, Snipers in History, Strategy, Tactics, Tradecraft, Warfare and tagged Fieldcraft, Rifle Corner, Scout-Sniper, Sniper Skills, Tactics, Tradecraft

Hidden In Plain Sight: Camouflage & Movement From A USMC Scout Sniper

An important concept is to stop, look, listen, smell, and plan (SLLSP). When moving across long distances, the environment can cause you fatigue, taking away your stealthies. Conduct an SLLSP. Stop all movement. Look around the area. Listen to your surroundings. Smell the environment. Plan your route. The focus of SLLSP is to keep you in tune with your surroundings and to get your bearings while moving with camouflage. You must be slow and deliberate.

Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story

April 20, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History Remembered, History Roundup, Rifle Corner, Sniper History, Snipers in History, Vietnam War, Warfare and tagged Bert Waldron, Rifle Corner, Sniper History, US Army Snipers, Vietnam War, Warfare

H/T American Partisan

Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story

When it comes to Vietnam-era Snipers, most folks always talk about GySgt. Carlos ‘Whitefeather’ Hathcock, USMC but have you heard of another American Bad-Ass by the name of Bert Waldron?

Know Your History: Russian Invasion of Finland, The Winter War 1939-1940

March 27, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History Corrected, Know your History, Military History, Rifle Corner, Small Unit Tactics, Sniper History, Snipers in History, Soviet History, Soviet Military history, World War II History and tagged Historical Study, Know your History, Simo Hayha, The Russian-Finnish War, The White Death, The Winter War

H/T VikingLife Blog

Never under estimate a people that want to defend their culture and homeland.

Holding out for three months against the might of the Soviet War Machine is not bad.

Of course you cannot discuss the Winter War without discussing The White Death, Simo Hayha.

Simo Hayha is proof that cultivating the mantra “Every Man a Rifleman” Works!

History has proven time and time again, that to produce deadly snipers and soldiers, nothing can replace the self-sufficient and practical hunting/gun culture in which they were raised.

Their prowess with a rifle was directly related to their upbringing and the traditions handed down from their fathers.

Nothing could be a better teacher than that!

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