Proper Shooter/Spotter Dialogue equate to time saved in competition and in combat. You and your buddy can be the two best shots on the range; however, if you can’t work together as a team, you’re going to get beat every time. Tactical Rifleman got two SOF Sniper instructors to demonstrate the current technique being taught in the school house. Learn from the pros, adjust it to meet your team’s requirement, practice till it’s second nature, and you’ll be a better shooting team.
Tactical Rifleman is the go-to destination for advice and tips for all things military, tactical, survival, driving and shooting related. This is not just a gun or shooting page; We will have subject matter experts across various different fields share expertise learned through years of military experience . We will show you how the US military shoots, moves and communicates and how we use the latest and greatest equipment. We will show you that knowledge is the best tool for the job and knowledge is your best weapon.
Whether you’re a military sniper looking to see what is coming down the pipeline, or you’re a rich civilian wanting to see what to try to purchase next; everyone is going to want to put their greasy fingers on this puppy.
Karl runs a friendly test between two SOF snipers; one with a bolt-action PSR, and one with a gas-operated LBR. While Vince does great with the bolt-gun, you’ll see why most operators will agree “You don’t bring a bolt-gun to a gunfight."
Special Forces veteran Karl Erickson talks about flashlights and night pistol shooting, and covers a few different techniques. Find a “night shooting” technique that most closely resembles how you shoot most of the time. Find it, then practice it, until you’ve made it a part of your standard training plan.
Take a look inside the Special Forces actual sniper locker. See what Special Forces operators think of the Barrett .50 cal. Karl talks with veteran sniper instructor Dave Davis, about the infamous Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle. This gun is a real force multiplier, and it’s a blast to shoot.
Reloading your own ammo can be a very rewarding hobby. For accuracy, properly hand-loaded ammo will usually perform better than most commercially available match-grade ammo. Sometimes, it’s even cheaper to reload. However, it isn’t really a skill/trade to hang your family’s survival on.
I miss getting behind the minigun. We used to run them on a few of our Assault Force HUMMERs, back when I was working with the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force (ICTF). This was a joint force, consisting of trained Iraqi operators led by their US Green Beret advisors. Troops would conduct “Rolling Assaults” using about a dozen HUMMERs. These HUMMERs were open-topped with running boards, to haul about 9 assaulters each. They were armed with a .50cal BMG in the turret, and 4x M-240s mounted on swing-arms off the sides and back. Usually one HUMMER per Troop would mount an M-134 Minigun. Occasionally, if I wasn’t tied up, I would roll on these raids manning that minigun. While being a vehicle turret gunner sounds boring (and it is), it is a job that needs to be done. However, every once in a while, someone would be stupid enough to pick a fight with us, and I would get to flip up that Red Safety, hit that trigger, and let that “Breath of Allah” sing.
