Four for Fighting: The Greatest Quartet of Combat Shotguns

September 28, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Firearms History, Shotty Corner, Weapons & Ammo, World War One, WW1 Era Weapons and tagged Browning A5, Firearms History, Four Famous Combat Shotguns, Ithaca Model 37, Remington Model 11, Shotty Corner, Winchester Model 1897, WW1 Era Weapons

Four for Fighting: The Greatest Quartet of Combat Shotguns

A Look Back at the Heavyweight Champions of Combat Shotty’s:

Winchester Model 1897
Browning A5
Remington Model 11
Ithaca Model 37

Here is a fascinating article regarding why Germany wanted to ban the Winchester Model 1897 during WW1.

The Minuteman

September 28, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in 2A News, 4GW, American History, American History 101, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Armed Citizen Corner Video, Asymmetrical Warfare, Citizen Action Groups, Civilian Operator 101, Community Action Groups, Cultural Marxism, Current Events, Current Videos, Examining GW Tactics, Fieldcraft, Fifth Dimension Warfare, Fourth Gen Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Historical Study, History Remembered, History Roundup, Military History, Militia History, Militias, Real World Threats, Reality Check, RKBA, RKBA News, Small Unit Tactics, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, Tactics, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips, Urban Skill Sets, Urban Warfare, Warfare, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues and tagged 4GW, American History 101, American Revolution, Asymmetrical Warfare, Civilian Operator 101, Fieldcraft, Fourth Generation Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Historical Study, Militia History, Tactics, Warfare

The Minuteman

The reality is the ruling elite fear the citizenry still and because the citizenry is armed, they cannot just massacre ideological dissidents at will. Instead, they have to get crafty and do it through things like an experimental vaccine and call it something scary like COVID. Those with real power and in the national government do not represent us. They hate us and seek to return humanity to serfdom under their rule and undo centuries of progress made by the average citizen to have a better life. This is all by design, it is not an accident.

Keep your powder dry, because it is the only thing that keeps them partially in check.

God bless you and God bless Dixie.

Aim Small, Miss Small

Pistol Corner: Failure to Extract – When Tap, Roll & Rack does not work

September 26, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Firearm Training Tips, Pistol Corner, Shooting Mechanics, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues and tagged Armed Citizen Corner, Clearing Malfunctions, Firearms Training, Pistol Corner, Training Tips

Failure to extract – when tap, roll, rack does not work

When you train, train to clear malfunctions with the use of dummy rounds.

Although this type of stoppage is rare, it does happen and if you don’t train for it you will be that much slower clearing it when the chips are down and your * is on the line.

Prepare Accordingly.

Practical-Tactical: Do Weapon Mounted Lights Make You a Target?

September 18, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Civilian Operator 101, Concealed and Open Carry Issues, Concealed Carry Cautionary Tales, Constitutional Carry, Firearm Training Tips, Gun Safety, Handgun Corner, Rifle Corner, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues and tagged Arms and Ammo, Firearm Training Tips, Handgun Corner, Rifle Corner, Weapon Mounted Lights, Weapons Training

Do Weapon Mounted Lights Make You a Target?

As the author points out the answer to this question is LIGHT DISCIPLINE.

If you are going to mount a light on your carry firearm, TRAINING with that Weapon Mounted Light is imperative!

This is why I don’t agree with Massad Ayoob when he says NOT to use a Weapon Mounted Light to search.

It all comes down to training folks.

Prepare Accordingly and Train Often.

Know Your WW1 Weapons: Germany’s MG08 Heavy Machine Gun

September 12, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Europe, European History, Firearms History, Historical Study, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Weapons & Ammo, World War One, WW1 Era Weapons and tagged Firearms History, German Heavy Machine Guns, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military Weapons History, Weapons and Ammo, WW1 Era Weapons

Germany’s Heavy Machine Gun of WWI: The MG08

All you former infantryman out there might find this fact jaw dropping:

“The MG08 machine gun itself weighed approximately 60 pounds. Combined with its “Sled” (or Sledge) mount that used four legs, the whole affair weighed around 140 pounds, excluding the water can and ammunition supply. Along with the sled mount were extra barrels, tools, and oil containers, all attached to the sled. A team of four soldiers was required to move the entire gun and accessories.”