SinistralRifleman
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that CAV-15 looks good ;-)
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Rio does like to smile a lot...she gets giddy shooting, and tends to laugh at herself after every take. We figured there are enough overly serious angry looking dude shooting videos out there
She is a quick learner and picks up what we tell her to do faster than most people we've taught and seen taught before...particularly as we are starting from scratch in her shooting training.
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I can link to the files on our server if you want to download them easier...I just post the youtube links everywhere so it doesn't eat up our bandwidth. PM me if you need to download it.
I have all the videos saved in much higher resolution on my hard drive. When we have an hour's worth we'll be packaging them on DVDs to sell. The next several videos will cover topics such as sighting in your rifle and cleaning/maintenance...what we'll end up with is a video manual for AR15 owners.
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Next video in our free instructional video series Filmed and Edited today
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I say we do away with divisions altogether and give an award for most "MAN-TASTIC" to whoever uses the most insane combination of heavy hitting guns.
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I guess those fundamentals go right out the window once you have been hit by those paintballs a few hundred times.
It was actually the opposite...the first drill was in part to get them used to getting shot at. Once they became more acclimated to it, most people shot as well as you would expect them to.
Some people did stick with a propper shooting stance from the beginning
couple more pics:
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I'm pretty sure the guy on the left just hit the guy on the right in the junk.
That one evoked the "spontaneous cola spew" all over the monitor....
cups are mandatory protective equipment for Force on Force
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What were the conditions leading up to the "interesting shooting stance"... was there some sort of scripted scenario?
What sort of firearms experience do the two gentlemen in the scenario have?
Thanks,
Mark Kruger
This was one of the first drills, it wasn't a scenerio...at the Fight command, draw and fire and hit your opponent without getting hit, you were free to run and move around as much as you liked. The purpose was to simply acclimate people to using the UTM converted guns, and show them how challenging it can be to move and shoot and hit a moving threat that is shooting back at you.
The taller of the two on one foot has substantial tactical firearms training experience, and years ago was ranked as an A Class USPSA shooter (he has been out of the game for several years). By far he consistently did the best throughout the class in the way he handled the scenerios and thought the most outside the box, at times going offensive against the bad guys throwing them off balance. He did comment at the end of the class that he didn't use his sights for most of the scenerios, he simply indexed over the slide. He made good hits...he drilled me in the chest several times and once in the head.
The shorter guy on the right has some limited competition experience, I've seen him at a few local multi-gun matches. Not sure what if, any tactical firearms experience he had prior to the class.
I took the course back in September and it was by far the most valuable training I have ever taken. If you carry a gun you need FoF training.
Some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnu-Qjo5sMo
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We hosted "The Fight" Force on Force Scenerios conducted by Tactical Response at our shop this weekend. The training is conducted with UTM converted firearms. UTM is a sub-caliber paintball type round that uses a dual primer system to propel the projectile and cycle the action. The UTM cartridges are rim fire and the guns use different barrels and some other pieces that prevent the firing of live ammunition.
Here's the most interesting picture from the class, it was taken early on. When people are running around trading shots, you see them do some interesting stuff.
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I have 5 they are all running great. They've been through the AZ State shotgun match, A local 3 gun, and the Fort Benning 3 Gun.
If you load 10+1 in the chamber, the first round out of the magazine will sometimes malfunction as there is a lot of tension on it. I only load 9+1...and I reload on an open bolt so I load the mags to 10. Other people have had varying results with this. The various saigas themselves might be a bit different from each other.
I need to practice reloading more to get faster. I think it is fastest to reload if you have the mags with the shells up in your pouches rather than down. These are long mags and reorienting them to go in the gun can be a pain.
I am learning the idiosyncracies of the Saiga more, I have had a few operator error related issues I hope to avoid in the future.
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Well here's one option:
http://www.cavalryarms.com/CAPCP.html
Also available with EOTech, and soon the Leupold Prismatic.
Standard handguards can be replaced with Samson free float rail system.
we do offer individual officer and department discounts.
Whatever rifle you get, I would reccomend getting a 5.56mm NATO chambered chrome lined barrel for reliability and longevity. Avoid "match grade" modifications like lightened bolt carriers, match triggers, anything that compromises reliability should be avoided.
If you're going to have only one rifle optimize it for your duty use, and use 3 gun as a venue to practice your gun handling and marksmanship with that rifle.
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Just got off the plane...
We had a great time at the match. All the stages were great...none of them were lacking in creativity or challenging shooting. The fact this is on an Army base with military themed stages and real military equipment for props are what makes it so cool.
Stage 1 on the Sniper training range was particularly fun and challenging. Stage 9 with the concertina wire, sand bag firing positions, moving bridge and M203 was probably the most challenging, but also one of the most unique stages I've ever shot.
Our gallery is up here: http://www.cavalryarms.com/AMU3G/2006/2006-AMU3G-1.html
The AMU personnel are all very friendly and approachable. It's great to see the cross pollination between the action shooting community and the military in action.
Looking forward to attending again next year.
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Sage will not perform the conversion on anything but large quantity government orders.
I had a converted 1100, I don't know who did the conversion as there used to be people other than sage doing them. The gun self destructed, breaking a lot of parts after not too much shooting.
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Earlier this week, we decided short instructional videos posted on youtube would be a good way to educate the public and promote our business.
Here is the first one, filmed and edited today. The topic is Firearms Safety.
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when all human beings have 20/20 vision and we compete on standardized courses of fire, you might be able to find one single answer.
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so Russell, are you staying in Open class? Do they have Trooper Open?
Congrats on winning Open...shotgun or not, you still must have shot very well!!
Cheryl
Thanks.
Trooper is the ultimate open, NO limitations other than what you can carry. I shoot open regularly at local matches just so I can use my Trooper gear (I like bipods and sometimes dual optics on a rifle, and I usually have an X200 light on my pistol). The Saiga is going to be a huge advantage for Ironman in 2007, as long as it keeps running like it is. The Fort Benning Match doesn't have Trooper, so I will shoot open there.
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Shot the match today, it was fun and challenging. Thanks to Jay for putting it on, he did a good job.
I believe there was a turn out of 38 shooters. Each division (Pump, Auto, Open) had decent turn out with Auto being the most popular.
Division Winners:
Auto: Richard Bhella
Pump: Greg Gehle
Open: Russell Phagan (me)
Top 3 (scoring is total time)
1 Richard Bhella (auto)
2 Russell Phagan (open)
3 John Antrim (auto)
I'm a middle of the pack shooter normally, the Saiga with 10 round mags allowed me to beat all the tube shooters there except for Richard. I was first place on two of the stages (the ones with the highest round counts).
I was honestly suprised with the results, and I told the gathered crowd "I suck and if the Saiga helps me shoot this good, you guys really need to get Saigas". They all laughed, but I suspect Saiga-12s will be taking off in the competition shooting community soon...doing this well is not something I expect to have happen again when better shooters than I start using them.
Thanks to Tony of Tromix for building me a kick-a$$ gun, Thanks to Kevin of AGP for giving me the mags to pound on, and thanks to David from Coyote Tactical for building my load bearing rig and mag pouches. I'll be using this all at the Fort Benning 3 Gun Match hosted by the AMU in two weeks.
http://www.cavalryarms.com/shotgun/saiga-win.jpg
more detailed stage descriptions, pics, and video to be posted tomorrow.
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They sent this to someone that e-mailed them from another board:
That video was not an example of training or techincal application. Our instructors train at Blackwater and Frontsight and our among the highest respected firearms masters in the nation. Our operators could outshoot any of your boys any day of the week. We welcome competition so the next time you guys make it to Vegas drop us a line. Before you make anymore comments you can wait to see our REAL videos in a few weeks.So they want competition...how many of you are game? LMFAO
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9Bor3Yt5Q
At least I hope it's a joke.
I left them a comment telling them having some targets up would help, but they deleted it.
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Well this will be the first time using my Saiga-12 at a real match...hopefully the match demons are on my side and the gun doesn't explode!
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Free introductory classes definitely help attract new shooters.
This probably isn't what you guys want to hear, but I have gotten a couple dozen new shooters involved locally over the past 2 years by emphasizing competition shooting as a venue to test the martial skills of gun handling and marksmanship, and sort out their gear. I tell people not to worry about winning, but to just be safe and try to consistently improve and outdo their buddies.
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Kel-tecs flat out do not hold up under any kind of aggressive use. Seen a couple fail in classes in under 500 rounds. They won't last for 3 gun either.
Chip Mccormick Trigger
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I put a McCormick in one of mine, you will have to dremel out the front edge inside the trigger group area of the receiver for it to fit.