Patriot Stencils may be just the ticket for those of you aren’t crafty enough to make your own target stencils. Their stencils can help you add some visual processing components to your training with shoot and no-shoot indicators or just spruce up a plain cardboard target with a bullseye or zombie head. Each stencil is cut from a mylar sheet so it is durable and solvent proof for cleaning. They are available separately or as a bundle.
RE Factor Tactical’s latest target is now available. The Keyhole Target is designed with 5 small bulls and can be used in a variety of ways like zeroing, transition drills, and accuracy drills for rifles and handguns.
Check out the new Keyhole Target and the rest of the target line at RE Factor Tactical.
This is interesting. Prohands, makers of grip strength training “hand exercisers”, makes what they call the Prohands Tactical. It is basically one of their hand exercisers with a visible laser affixed to it in an orientation that is similar to the bore of a handgun.
Grip strength exercises improve both recoil and trigger control. The Prohands Tactical takes that step beyond by helping your train your hand to function with minimal sight picture disruption.
It is very difficult to move a finger, like your trigger finger, in isolation. As you move your finger to manipulate the trigger, other parts of your hand move which in turn may move the gun in unintended ways. Some of this movement can be overcome with grip technique and trigger finger placement. However, training to isolate and strengthen the muscle groups involved in the movements can also help.
The idea with the Prohands Tactical is that you can place a target at a distance and attempt to keep the laser on it while you run through your grip exercises. You are theoretically training to isolate the movements of your hands and strengthen your grip at the same time.
The laser sight is removable so that the Prohands Tactical may be used as a normal hand exerciser.
Check out the Prohands Tactical.
If you are using your red dot sight (RDS) correctly, you shouldn’t really have to worry about field of view (FOV). The idea that FOV is a concern with red dot sights likely comes from people using them incorrectly or a misunderstanding of how they work.
With both eyes open and target focus, you should barely be aware of the body of the RDS. You look past the RDS and only see the red dot superimposed on your target which is where your focus should be (in most cases). If you find yourself being sucked into the tube, you may be focusing on the dot.
Sights like Aimpoints are often referred to as “1X” optics which is not technically true. They are not magnifying the view through the optic – think window, not magnifying glass. Red dot sights are usually non-magnified optics and not subject to the geometry that creates the conical field of view found in magnified optics.
Aimpoint recently posted a video featuring John Lovell of Telluric Group that offers a brief explanation of how to employ your dot sight so that FOV is not an issue:
I have said it before and you will probably hear me say it again… Part of what makes the RE Factor Tactical targets great is how they continue to support their targets with drills and other training aids. The targets have become more than just a piece of paper you punch holes in. They are part of a much larger and more complete approach to becoming a more intelligent shooter.
Their latest training aid is their most comprehensive yet. The Essential Shooting Guide is a 91 page reference text that contains fundamental shooting information and drills. It serves as a portable companion for use with the RE Factor Tactical Essentials Target or even as a stand-alone guide. The guide also gives diagnostic information and space to record your progress so you can achieve measurable results.
Check out the Essential Shooting Guide at REFactorTactical.com.
