Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

The caliber you choose should be directly informed by the shots it will be necessary to make in order to bag your game animal.

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Firing your handgun from the prone position is a great skill to learn and use. Here are some tips to safely enter and exit the prone shooting position.

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If you're looking to take your shooting to the next level in both expertise and enjoyment, I think a shot timer should jump to the top of your buying list.

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What if the need to use your handgun arises when an attacker is less than arm’s length away? Needless to say, a traditional firing stance would be unwise.

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Shooting instructors tend to be a passionate and competitive lot and the latest kerfuffle in the tactical training realm has to do with the value of timers.

The post Do we really need to fight over training with shot timers? appeared first on Guns.com.

"No live ammunition in class." It’s printed at least 3 times in the literature my students receive because I don’t risk my life or the lives of my students.

The post Training: Live ammunition is for the range, has no place in the classroom appeared first on Guns.com.

when considering a tactic or technique (i.e., specific methods to accomplish a desired result), we should ask ourselves the following questions.

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Any pistol grip that allows excellent recoil management in order to control a handgun better for single and multiple shot will contain these elements.

The post 5 elements of a killer pistol grip (PHOTOS) appeared first on Guns.com.

If you are at the range and you find that you can’t open the bolt carrier group of your AR15 rifle do not stick a cleaning rod down the barrel of the gun.

The post Troubleshooting and kickstarting an AR-15 appeared first on Guns.com.

According to a recent article in The Guardian, 23 toddlers have shot themselves or others so far this year, an increase from 18 shot last year.

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Preparing for a shootout means preparing for anything and everything, but here are three points that are absolutely necessary:

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Spend more time training and less time debating which pistol caliber is better. Really—this debate makes no sense in the bigger picture of self defense.

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