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Be Heard: Instructor Background

By Matt on July 6, 2012 in Be Heard, Tactics and Training

I have been thinking a lot lately about instructor background. In fact, I was preparing some notes for an upcoming article, but Andrew at Vuurwapen Blog beat me to the punch with a great article on instructor background – military versus competition – that addressed the very questions that I was wrestling with. If you haven’t already, I strongly encourage you to read it. Andrew shares his thoughts and the thoughts of one of the more highly regarded instructors working today, Mike Pannone who is an instructor with plenty of real world experience.

Now it is your chance to Be Heard. Must a firearms instructor have military or law enforcement experience in order to train at a high level? Does (or should) combat experience matter to the average citizen who is attending a training course? Would you attend or have you paid for instruction from someone other than a combat veteran?

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Be Heard: What is Your Definition of a KISS Rifle?

By Matt on June 13, 2012 in Be Heard

The Cult of KISS article that we recently posted has generated a lot of discussion. The reception was mostly positive but there are still some who are holding out. Much of the discussion seems to center around what KISS really means as it is applied to defensive rifles. So this seems like the perfect time to ask what a KISS rifle looks like to you.

What do you think? Is your idea of KISS an iron sighted carbine with accessories whatsoever? Is it something more?

Now is your chance to Be Heard. Leave a comment below and join the discussion.

Be Heard: Weight

By Matt on June 2, 2012 in Be Heard, Guns

In this week’s Be Heard segment, we will be talking about weight. I am not talking about how much you weigh but rather how much your rifle weighs.

I think most of us would agree that defensive rifles must possess 3 vital attributes: Reliability, Accuracy, and some measure of Durability. Those are all important but were does weight fit into equation? The market is being flooded with lightweight accessories and light weight carbines at a dizzying pace. It seems that every rail manufacturer is making a slim configurable free float tube that weighs less than plastic hand guards and turning out rifles with light weight barrel profiles (pencil barrels).

How important is the weight of your rifle to you? Do you have to give up any functionality or performance to keep your rifle light weight? Is a lightweight rifle less capable in any way? Are there times for the common gun owner that having a light rifle is a disadvantage?

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