A U.S. Marine Corps sniper team at work in the Korean War. Photo courtesy Department of Defense Defense Visual Information Center Crew-served weapons are weapons that take more than one person to operate. Weapons like heavy machine guns or artillery pieces are examples of crew-served weapons...
AR enthusiasts seeking new challenges and excitement can find themselves venturing into the world of long-range, precision gas gun shooting. One shooter fast making a name for himself in the world of precision gas guns is Jeremy Tye. We recently sat down with Jeremy to learn more about how ...
Probably the most basic types of guns available in any game, the pistols and revolvers are the most beginner-friendly guns you will have access to. Both the pistol and the revolver have the qualities of short ranges and high firing rates in common. However, pistols tend to have a higher ...
In the next section we'll look at the structure of today's 75th Ranger Regiment. Army Rangers 75th Ranger Regiment Structure Ranger companies are supported by three sniper teams, including a team outfitted with .50-caliber guns like this one. Photo courtesy U.S. Army At the ...
In fact, some of these are settings that many of my sniper students had adjusted incorrectly. No matter where you are as a rifle shooter, you’re going to learn all about each of the adjustments on your riflescope and how to use them to turn yourself into a more effective rifle shooter...
The cheapest play-style is PiB combined with lock-on to always get the headshots. Free aim doesn't mean you hide behind cover for hours. It's about positioning, footwork and being on the move as well. I finished rich pickings guns blazing in 12mins and we finished legendary bounties and...
Six Ideal Survival Guns for Survival Situations How much confidence do you have in your survival gun? Is it multipurpose? Can you use it for hunting large and small game? Will it do the job if you ever have to defend your home and family from an attacker? Is your survival weapon accura...
The 1.5-E ogive (length is 1.5 times the caliber) becomes almost too nose-heavy for good balance in many guns, but is found in a few early British Nitro express calibers, notably Jeffery and Ely. Sometimes the 3/4-E is used for very large bore blackpowder rifle bullets, like the 1...
Howa entered the U.S. hunting rifle market in 1959 and has been going strong ever since. The Howa 1500 rifle is exported worldwide. It is alsoused by Japanese police and military forces as a sniper rifle. Although not a well-known fact, the Weatherby Vanguard budget rifle product line ...
When teaching a training class, I find the majority of my students are right-side dominant, right handed and they aim with the right eye. If you fire with the right hand, but the left eye is the dominant eye, it isn’t impossible to fire accurately — some finepistolshots have won co...