Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 211 – tonight we’ll talk about Knight’s Armament LMG, Aaron getting into some pants, and Savage destroying a lower and more!
We Like Shooting Double Tap 027 – Real Dummies
Welcome to We Like Shooting’s Double Tap, Episode 27, Tonight we’ll roast a cornucopia of horrible things, we’ll answer your questions on Dear WLS, we’ll talk about NOT GUNS, and revisit past gear on gear chat revisited. We’ll also watch our resident movie critic review another WLS video! All this and more on tonight’s Double Tap
Reloading “Accidents” Do Happen
Why the quotes? Because most reloading “accidents” aren’t “accidents” at all. They are failure to follow established rules. Or failure to be attentive enough. Or deliberately doing something wrong for the umpteenth time because you have always gotten away with it in the past.
Like the reloader with 30 years accident-free experience who decided to seat a primer just a tad deeper – in a fully loaded cartridge. He had to have part of a finger sewn back together.
Or the very experienced volume-loader (we won’t name equipment names because the brand of progressive press is irrelevant) who had lube (from previous steps in the process) build up in the seating die. It got to the point where several hundred rounds were loaded with 45 Auto bullets seated too deeply. Once he caught the error he corrected it and finished the session. But he decided to shoot the out-of-spec rounds rather than going to the trouble of pulling the bullets. And he damaged a perfectly good Colt 1911 in the process.
Or the reloader who didn’t ground his press when using a automatic primer dispenser and static electricity set off all the primers at once.
Or the person who thought it would be fun to make a “hot” .380 round and ignored manual recommendations for his powder in order to see how much he could improve “performance,” until he blew the slide off the handgun. Fortunately, the gun was the only thing damaged – that time. (Title Image)
Accidents happen. And fortunately, in two out of the three cases above, only equipment was damaged and not people. In the third case, the injuries were recoverable. But none needed to happen. All three either knew better or should have known better.
Want to learn how to avoid even more “accidents?” Read “Things They Don’t Tell You About Reloading.”
Joel F. Guerin
Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
GC-137 Rob Leatham | How to Practice Like a Champion
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GC-136 Rob Leatham | Trigger Manipulation
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GC-135 Rob Leatham | Aiming
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We Like Shooting 209 – Shooting the moon
Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 209 – tonight we’ll talk about Glock chops, ETS mag loader, Sonicboom, Gun Candy and more!
Hands on the Tyrant HALO Handstop
From Mike Westra
I am more of a pistol guy than a rifle guy so when I decided to build an AR pistol I was debating how I should set it up. I knew there were features on my regular rifle that I wanted to incorporate into it like my angled fore grip and back-up iron sights but how to put that all that onto the smaller platform wasn’t quite clear.
While building my 300BLK pistol I thought I would install my angled fore grip from my rifle and quickly found it was too big and bulky for my compact lightweight gun, hogging nearly the entire bottom of the handguard. Disappointed by the AFG and with a myriad of options I was unsure where to look for a viable replacement. Luckily for me I have friends in the gun industry that turned me onto the Tyrant CNC HALO AR Handstop.
The HALO appeared to be exactly what I was looking for, small, lightweight (only 0.9oz), and it allows me to get an improved grip on my gun. The HALO has not been out for long, only a week or two so there were not a lot of reviews on it.
Unboxing upon arrival I noticed a few things. The HALO is very light, adding virtually no weight to the gun which combined with its small profile makes it ergonomic and unobtrusive in a backpack, on, or near me as it usually is. The finish was smooth and sleek black. I love the skeletonized look, very minimalist yet sharp looking. The HALO does not care if I am a KeyMod guy or an MLOK guy (unless you specify). When you open the box you will see the hand stop, a wrench, and a couple fasteners. The fasteners included allow it to be mounted to either the MLOK or KeyMod foregrip. The HALO is truly a one piece fits any gun type of part which takes the hesitation out of ordering or the need to order two just for different handguards.
NOTE: You want to make sure you don’t lose the supplied wrench. Instead of using a standard Allen wrench they use a ball driver wrench for proper installation. Why does this matter? Well the HALO cannot be installed with your normal Allen wrench, I tried and it just won’t engage the screw due to the angles. I’d suggest adding a small hole in the bottom of the hand stop to insert a regular allen wrench but I understand that the more you add to the manufacturing process the more the cost goes up and can’t speak to the structural viability of that change. In the future I may drill my own access hole to make installation and removal easier. The handstop installed just fine with the supplied wrench, about 5 minutes of setting it up for KeyMod and I was off and running.
I worked on some dry fire drills in my house to test the position and feel of the hand stop and only made one adjustment. Right away it gave me the capabilities of an angled fore grip that I was looking for without the bulk. The concern of its small size metal construction biting into my hand during live fire was quickly put to rest too. The HALO allowed me to get a quick repeatable grip on my firearm even while drawing it from the backpack. Its positioning kept my hand away from the hot muzzle while giving me the control to advance around corners and to the targets. Running a few CQB drills I used it as a barricade stop for bracing my shots to great effect.
The HALO is a very versatile accessory that could be put to good use on any platform that utilizes MLOK or KeyMod rail systems. Next time I take it out I am going to get out the shot timer, I feel the HALO gave me better control allowing me to shoot quicker and more accurately. The shot timer will allow me to see just how much more efficient I am with my new accessory. The HALO’s lightweight, great styling ergoonomics, its ability to fit multiple platforms, and a very reasonable price make it a win in my book. A quick search online does not show many retailers, but again they were just released. You can order them from Tyrant, MSRP is 44.95. I will soon be replacing my AFG on my rifle with the Tyrant CNC HALO. If you can find one I highly recommend giving it a try.
We Like Shooting – Double Tap 024 – Who’s got huge thumbs
Welcome to We Like Shooting’s Double Tap, Episode 24, Tonight we’ll roast dumb accidents, we’ll answer your questions on Dear WLS, we’ll talk about NOT GUNS, and revisit past gear on gear chat revisited. We’ll also watch our resident movie critic review another WLS video! All this and more on tonight’s Double Tap
Smart Phones on the range are for more than just InstaTacticalness, 3 Apps to help you Train
From Travis Pike
Modern cell phones have changed the world. At any point in time you can pull out a powerful, miniature computer and connect with the world in seconds. With the impressive capabilities of smartphones, a market in app development has grown significantly. Today there is an app for almost anything from summoning a ride to booking a hotel room. There has been and continues to be a small niche of app makers who focus on the firearms industry. To be fair, a lot of these apps are crap. Some cost money, or require accessories to work. I’ve gone ahead and tested a few for you. My general guidelines was free, or cheap, and apps that don’t require accessories.
I’ve cycled and uninstalled way too many. Most have great intentions, but they are a mess of bugs, and terrible interfaces. However, from the pile of crap I could find 3 that work well. What I considered in this evaluation was the following,
Purpose
Interface
Ease of Use
Stability
1. IPSC Shot Timer
Shot timers are incredibly handy when it comes to any kind of realistic or pressure based training. The general idea behind a shot timer is to evaluate how fast you can shoot. These can measure how fast you can draw and shoot, the time it takes between shots, and target transitions. Shot timers are invaluable for gauging skills, and of course judging competitions. When gauging skills they give you real and measurable data on your improvements through time taken or alloted and observed accuracy.
The interface of the system is ugly, really ugly, but it works. The timer is simple, and seems to be built on the idea that the developers will upgrade it as they go. It has buttons for a hit factor calculator, the ability to save results, and a results list, but none of them currently work. What does work is a settings button and a calibrate button.
The calibrate button allows you to place the timer away from you, and still ensures it reads your time. You can calibrate it for both live and dry fire. The settings also offer a manually adjustable threshold for sound. You can also set a randomized start alarm. This keeps you thinking and adds just a little pressure to your draw and shoot drills.
Overall the app is easy to use, and takes about 6 seconds to set up. That’s it. It’s also stable, and hasn’t yet crashed, or caused my phone to restart, etc. The only issue is that it doesn’t always detect shots. That being said it’s rare it misses, maybe 5% of the time it doesn’t pick up a shot. I wouldn’t use to judge an actual formal IPSC match, but I would (and do) use it for my dry fire and live fire training.
2. Federal Ballistic Calculator
Recently I’ve taken an interest in moderate to long range shooting. Admittedly I’m not experienced beyond 500 yards, but hope to change that soon. I still don’t exactly know what I’m doing, but I’m learning every day. The Federal Ballistic Calculator seems incredibly promising, and from the research I’ve done seems to be an accurate and concise in its design.
Since this is built by an ammunition manufacturing company they tend to suggest their rounds, but you can customize the load to whatever you are shooting. The interface is super clean and the app runs nice and smooth without a single crash or noticeable bug. I don’t doubt dedicated ballistic calculating software is better, but for a free app this is an excellent reference.
It’s easy to input all the data necessary to get proper ballistic calculations. This includes drop, velocity, ballistic coefficient, and more. It also has a few added features, including a load suggestor based on your activity, game of choice, etc. There is also a where to shoot portion that gives you the location of ranges in your area or state.
Overall this is a stable, well made, and easy to use app. It’s perfect for beginners who may not want to pay an exceptional amount of money for a proper ballistic calculator, or computer software.
3. Dry Practice Drill
Dry fire practice is one thing not many of us do enough of. It can be boring to just aim at a target, squeeze the trigger and here a click. It’s still the most affordable means of improving your fundamentals. However, spicing it up is always nice. The Dry Fire Drill apps aims to make your dry fire more challenging, more entertaining, and an overall better training experience.
This app creates a semblance of stress by giving you tactical drills under a strict timer. You choose the drill, hit go, and you’ll have a short period of time to get into position before the timer starts. This short period of time is quite handy for making sure the phone is set down, and you’re ready to rock. Shoot the drill before the timer ends and you win. The drill includes draw and fire, fire from the ready, controlled pairs at multiple ranges, headshots at multiple ranges, reloads, malfunctions and more. The timer allows you to really gauge and measure improvements as your skills increase.
The app is very clean, and very easy to use. The controls and settings are simple and the app has yet to crash or fail in anyway while in use. It’s great for new shooters as well as old. If you purchase the premium variant you can even add your own drills. The premium variant costs a mere 3 bucks. The included drills are somewhat easy, but the ability to make your own gives this app new life. If you’ve ever seen the film Collateral you are likely familiar with Tom Cruise engaging two thieves with 5 rounds in less than 3 seconds. Well, here is the Collateral drill…
The Premium variant is the better choice, and it’s only $2.99.
Simple, clean, and handy.
There are other apps on the app store, and some are more in depth and offer greater features, but fail at being easy to use and stable. The frustration of some of these apps made me uninstall them and turned me off immediately. As a patient person, I‘d imagine they’d do anyone this way. The 3 suggested proved to be useful, stable, and easy to use. If you want to use your phone to train just a bit differently I give my recommendation to any of the three apps above.
The NeoMag Magazine Carrier
Trampas Swanson takes a look at The NeoMag Magazine Carrier for TheGearLocker.net. If you are looking for ways to carry a spare magazine as part of the EDC, keep on reading.
The firearms industry is a wonderful microcosm of the world financial market to observe with its trends, growth, rise in popularity and success from big business and small entrepreneurs alike. For shooters like me who love the industry so much that we invest our careers into both the “hardware” (guns, ammo and equipment) and “software” (training) aspects of it, one must always stay on top of the newest techniques and products. As a firearms instructor, I have noticed a huge increase over the past 10 years in people from all walks of life pursuing their state rights here in the US to obtaining a concealed carry permit for their handguns. As a direct result of this trend, the request from NRA instructors such as we employ with my business, the Swanson Training Group has sharply risen as well. As the managing editor of the Swanson Media Group, my fantastic team is always flooded with new firearms, gadgets and holsters claiming to make concealed carry easier, more comfortable and efficient.
During my trip to this year’s largest firearms industry event in the world known as the SHOT SHOW, I had the pleasure of meeting a sharp minded inventor by the name of Graig Davis, owner of a company by the name of NeoMag. Graig and I discussed a few issues about carrying concealed which face people who do so all the time. The first was the lack of people carrying spare ammunition. I mentioned to Graig the fact that when I was in law enforcement, we carried not only the ammo in the pistol but an additional 2 spare mags as well but when I was off duty, I normally just carried the gun. The reason why was because when I was on duty, I had a large utility belt to hang handcuffs, gloves, holsters, batons, keys, and mag pouches on. Off duty, I could only fit my wallet and cell phone into my Wrangler jeans. If I tried to toss in a spare magazine, it would sink to the bottom of my pocket wedged under my wallet or tangled into keys. As a strong supporter of the right to carry a firearm concealed, Graig wanted to create a minimalistic way to carry a spare magazine that would help promote gun owners in carrying spare ammo.
Using the best quality materials available, Graig set out to build a magnet based pocket clip versatile enough to be used with a wide range of magazines. All Graig’s research and efforts resulted in a product known simply as the NeoMag. Made from CNC machined steel with a black nitride finish, the NeoMag has a titanium pocket clip and powerful neodymium rare earth magnet. The steel black nitride finished wings come in small, medium and large to secure magazines from twisting out of the grasp of the magnet.
I left the show with samples of each size to try out once I returned home to Florida. My choice in a daily carry firearm is often dictated by weather and clothing choice and can range from as small as a Glock 42 .380 (size small) and as large as my custom Les Baer 1911 .45 ACP (size large). The highest percentage of the time will find my Glock 19 9mm in an inside-the-waistband holster with a size medium NeoMag. What makes the NeoMag so versatile with only 3 size options is the open frame design which accommodates single and double stack magazines. The titanium pocket clip has a very strong retention to prevent it from working loose out of your pocket. Even with a full-size magazine sharing my front pocket with my wallet (you can thank my chiropractor for that habit) the NeoMag comfortably holds the magazine upright and ready for quick deployment.
Currently, I am well into my third month using the NeoMag carriers daily and I do not leave the house carrying concealed without my spare magazine and NeoMag. Retailing for $44.99 each regardless of size ordered, you will find they quickly pay for themselves compared to other systems on the market you would order and only use once or twice. I should point out, if you are a fan of using aftermarket pistol magazines built mostly from polymer such as Magpul and ETS magazines built for Glock pistols, these mag carriers will not work due to the lack of metal in its construction. The good news is, if you use Glock factory magazines, the NeoMag works perfectly! Look for NeoMag to become a household name for shooters in 2017!
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We Like Shooting Double Tap 025 – No one else has to die
Welcome to We Like Shooting’s Double Tap, Episode 25, Tonight we’ll roast rage and katanas, we’ll answer your questions on Dear WLS, we’ll talk about NOT GUNS, and revisit past gear on gear chat revisited. We’ll also watch our resident movie critic review another WLS video! All this and more on tonight’s Double Tap.
GC-141 The Greats and Gunsite Academy Instructors
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How To Carry While Exercising
From Travis Pike
Life experience is often the best educator right? It can teach harsh lessons but they are worth learning. Recently I’ve started exercising and eating better. I run, hike, lift and eat more Greek yogurt than I thought was possible. When I started I knew I wanted to keep carrying while exercising. I experimented with a few different ways and had to learn from sough rough experiences. I want to pass some of that experience onto you.
Why I carry while exercising
This was a question my wife asked when I told her of my intentions. She knows I carry daily, but still was confused why would I see a need to carry while going for a run or lifting weights. It’s only an hour or two a day right? What could really happen? Well in my opinion during exercise you are quite vulnerable.
For one, you are likely going to be in some form of fatigue. If you’ve already ran a mile or two and are feeling it, how fast could you get away from a violent situation? If my body is exhausted from lifting weights how effective will I be in a physical confrontation?
Most people exercise in the early morning, or the evening. Depending on where you live you are likely going to be alone, without many people on the streets to help you in a bad situation, even if they would. So if it’s a little dark and you already tired from working out, and likely listening to music you are cutting off a few of your senses. I want a gun if this is the case.
Personally I live in a rural environment, I literally run down a dirt road and I never see a soul. What I do see is lots of awesome wildlife. If I get out there early enough I often catch sight of a Doe and her two fawns, I saw a Bald eagle once, and tons of rabbits. I see coyotes all the time coming home from work at night, I’ve had to chase away aggressive half starved hunting dogs ripping my trash apart, and I’ve dispatched three cottonmouths this year.
I’m not messing around with these critters, I’m not gonna risk life and limb hoping I can fight them off.
Traditional Means Don’t Really Work
The first thing I discovered was that traditional holsters aren’t going to work. I’ve run short sprints, and fast jogs with all types of different holsters and never had an issue. The big difference comes from what we look at as workout gear. I wear a simple pair of loose shorts and a t shirt.
Any shorts loose enough to workout in comfortably aren’t going to support a gun carried IWB or OWB. So what about a shoulder holster? That would require the use of a top layer, so a light windbreaker wouldn’t be bad right?
Well unfortunately shoulder holster start to suck when you start to run, they rub you raw pretty quickly, so I shelved that idea. Next, what about a belly band? Throw it under the shirt, make sure it has solid retention and I’m good right?
Well, first the gun is going to super exposed to sweat, an absolute ton of it. That’s not great but you can clean a gun. The belly band also rubbed pretty badly and would constantly ride upwards as I jogged, effectively putting the gun right under my chest. This would be impossible to draw from quickly and easily with a shirt soaked in sweat. Also in the gym, my shirt would often come up as I exercised, exposing the gun to anyone observant enough to see it. So I shelved that idea.
So what worked?
A fanny pack. Yes, a fanny pack. I did replace the waistband with an over the shoulder strap, but it’s still a fanny pack. It’s absolutely perfect for carrying my gun, a reload, my wallet with ID/CCW permit, and a water bottle. I keep the gun inside a simple Desantis pocket holster inside the fanny pack. This just ensures the trigger is protected which is a cardinal rule to concealed carry.
A fanny pack, with a shoulder strap is basically a purse, but I’m okay with that. It doesn’t bother me when I run, hike, or lift weights. Unlike a holster I can move it around my body when doing different exercises. It’s completely accommodating. It’s also completely concealed, protected from bumps, falls, and sweat, and I have zero worries about retention.
When it comes to circuit style workouts like HIIT or Crossfit I can simply add the waist strap and do burpees til I puke without issue. I suggest both a belt and strap model
Gun Selection
I just wrote an article on why I carry a full sized handgun as my gun of choice for concealed carry. Unfortunately, when you start working out your weapon selection is a bit limited. Concealing a full sized gun simply isn’t going to work with 99% of people trying to conceal carry, including me. So I’ve been carrying a Walther PPS 9mm. It’s a lightweight, single stack handgun.
Since I can’t use a traditional holster and I’m running, jumping and diving everywhere I want to ensure nothing makes that trigger move. This is likely me being over paranoid, but it makes me comfortable.
Keep Moving
If you carry a gun for the purpose of defending your life you value your life right? If you value your life you should recognize that you are much more likely to die from a health related illness than a violent encounter. A little exercise is good for anyone, and that doesn’t mean you have to go unarmed.