Know Your Weapons: The MAS 49/56

June 17, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Armed Citizen Corner Video, Cold War Era Weapons, Cold War Files, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues and tagged 9-Hole Reviews, Forgotten Weapons, French MAS 49/56, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, Weapons and Ammo

29 mph winds? I would have called it and came back when the Hurricane was gone, but still a decent shoot.

The discussion with Ian from Forgotten Weapons about the similarities of the 7.5 French to the 7.62 NATO is awesome.

Pay Attention, you just might learn something.

The ‘Heat’ Course of Fire

June 10, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Firearm Training Tips, Movie Suggestions, Weapons Training Issues and tagged Course of Fire, Forgotten Weapons, Heat, Weapons Training

In the pantheon of Heist movies, it does not get any better than Michael Mann’s 1995’s Heat.

(Yes it stars that lib-tard crybaby Robert De Niro but it also starred Al Pacino, Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore, so it evens itself out.)

Michael Mann’s movies are known for intense firearm realism, not only in their manual of arms but also in the tactics used. This can be seen in the gun battle after the Bank Robbery in Heat which was choreographed by an ex-SAS Commando.

You can also see some nifty training and tactics in Thief (1981), Collateral (2004) and Miami Vice (2006) to name a few.

Anyways, the guys over at Forgotten Weapons decided to make the shootout in Heat into a Course of Fire, complete with the heavy bags of “money”. 🤠

Fun Watch!

Know Your WW2 Weapons: M1 Garand’s Mysterious 7th Round Stoppage

June 10, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Forgotten Weapons, Know Your Weapons, Know Your WW2 History, M1 Garand, Military History, WW2 History, WW2 Weapons

The M1 Garand’s Mysterious 7th Round Stoppage

I’m a Gun Geek so stuff like this is fascinating to me. 😄

Know Your Weapon Systems: Short Stroke Gas Piston and Direct Gas Impingement

June 3, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Guerilla Gunsmithing, Gun Maintenance, Gunsmithing, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner and tagged Direct Gas Impingement, Forgotten Weapons, Gunsmithing, Know Your Weapons, Short Stroke Gas Piston, Weapon Operating Systems

Understanding the OS on the two most popular Rifles in the World, the AK-47/74 and the AR-15/10, is a MUST for the Armed Citizen.

Stay Focused, Stay Ready.

Know Your Weapons: Pancor Jackhammer Mk3

April 26, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Firearms History, Know Your Weapons, Shotty Corner, Weapons & Ammo and tagged Firearms History, Forgotten Weapons, Know Your Weapons, Pancor Jackhammer, Shotguns, Shotty Corner

John Anderson was a Korean War veteran who became interested in developing a high capacity, selective-fire combat shotgun for military use. He designed what became known as the Pancor Jackhammer, a fully automatic, gas operated, blow forward, drum fed shotgun. Three working examples were made, two tested to destruction by HP White Labs, and one…

Pancor Jackhammer Mk3 — Forgotten Weapons

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