Posted: 3/1/2007 7:18:42 PM EDT
| Dont really have the funds (college student) for hands-on AR15 training but would like to purchase some DVDs for some training. Does anyone know of any good TACTICAL CARBINE DVDs??? I know Thunder Ranch and Gunsite have some out but i was wondering if anyone has a review of either of these?? |
| I think I reviewed McCann's 'Tactical carbine' a few months ago in this forum. I also reviewed Andy Stanford's 'Combat Riflecraft.' I liked both, but would buy Kelly McCann's video if I had to choose. His 'Inside the Crucible' series is excellent for pistol with a little knife training thrown in. |
In stock: www.tacticalresponsegear.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2799 |
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Here's the review . I posted it a couple places. The archive here for non-contributors only goes 30 days back. I received yesterday "Kelly McCann's Tactical Carbine: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Combat Use of the Tactical Carbine" on DVD. Price $99 from Paladin Press. After the first look these are my impressions. A very good look at employing the carbine. It is a simple production from Paladin (2002), with basically one person, McCann talking in a classroom and on the range about the concepts, then demonstating them. The DVD is not an exhaustive equipment or maintenance guide. He discusses his setup, why he has it that way, and why he does not use certain accessories like a vertical foregrip. He assumes you know the basics functions of the weapon. He advises doing your own research on the web on calibers and specific weapons to determine yourself what is best for your situation. This DVD focuses on the AR-15/M-4 type carbine. McCann looks at red dot sighting systems - Aimpoint, Trijicion Reflex and ACOG, and Eotech HDS. He covers the proper way to use them and their big advantages over iron sights. There are some nice segments from behind the sights demonstarting the principles discussed. He says 80-90% of red dot sight users do not use them properly, i.e. focusing on the dot and not the target, getting tunnel vision, and reflexively trying to line up the dot in the middle of the sight window with the target, instead of just firing at the first target alignment with the dot/reticle, regardless of where the dot/reticle is in the window. He also discusses cross-eye dominance and how to mount the sight further forward to compensate for that and allow the dominant eye to get in line behind the sight. On the range he goes through some simple firing and sight drills, to include looking off a second target to help drill focus on the target area and not the sight. He covers mounting the weapon, loading, reloading, immediate action drills, stances, SAFETY, barrier shooting, how to properly pivot and shoot. His approach is simple and practical "use what works," probably a result of his Marine special ops type background. He does not focus a lot of effort on stances, except to say lean forward aggressively, with the observation that in a real situation you will not have the luxury of being able to assume a classic stance. Your feet might be out of position, your body turned wrong, etc. He covers barrier shooting and pistol transitions also, with the philosophy that by yourself or without any backup covering your area of responsibility, a pistol transition is your immediate action. His weapon setup is compensator, solid front sight, standard handguards with a tactical light in the 10 o-clock toward the rear, mounted in a light mount secured with hose clamps covered by innertube, Reflex sight, iron backup sight, inner tube around mag well to aid in grip, 2 stage trigger, innertube around pistol grip, short solid buttstock with 3 postion swivel, extended bolt catch, 3 pt sling. He advocates using gloves. He does not advocate vertical foregrips, control wires/pressure switches taped on, no fastex buckles, a lot of extra gadgets. He holds the carbine with his off hand around the front of the mag well. I personally don't like that in case of a kaboom, but he is the expert, I am not, and I will give it a try on the range. He also shows how, use a red dot sight, how you can dismount the rifle from your shoulder and fire around a corner, using the offset reticle movement of the sight to expose less of your head. Subjects covered: Carbine Accessories Binden Aiming Concept Parallax Safety Devices Other Accessories Welcome to the Range Loading Shooting Position Shooting Technique Multiple Shots Averted Vision Shooting Unmounted Shooting Reloading Immediate Action Weapon Transitions Moving and Shooting Pivot Shooting The Prone Position Barricade Shooting The Supine Position Conclusion Again, I think it is a very good introduction to the basic employment of the carbine. McCann's teaching style is professional, presenting his techniques and why he uses them. I think it is well worth the money. |
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Here's another video, which I liked, but not quite as much as the McCann video: “Combat Riflecraft: The Ultimate Guide to Equipping, Handling, and Firing the Combat Rifle” is a 95 minute VHS instructional tape (2005) presented by Andy Stanford of Options for Personal Security. It is available for $30 from his web site or $40 from Paladin Press. In summary, it is a very good basic instructional video on rifles and their handling. The only real shortcomings are that, in its ambition to be comprehensive, it is brief in its coverage of some topics that will be of a lot of interest to most buyers of this type of video, like use of the 3 point sling, providing a comprehensive, graduated course of range instruction to improve your skills, and a more thorough discussion of tactics. And, although use of a weaponlight is deemed essential and various lights are discussed, its actual use is not covered. The video covers a lot of ground in its 95 minutes. It starts out with a brief historical overview of the rifle, then goes through equipment, use of the sling (very thoroughly, with the curious exception of the 3 point), zeroing to include a good section on ballistics and zeroing, aiming using various sight types, firing, trigger types, cycling manually operated weapons, firing positions, tactical ready positions, basic gunhandling, and rifle training and tactics. An outline of the video: Introduction Firearm Safety Equipment Rifles Light mounts Slings Sighting Systems Carrying spare ammo Use of the Sling American Carry African Carry Scrambler Carry Over the Back Carry Zeroing the Rifle How to zero your Rifle Sight Adjustment for Zeroing Using Iron Sights Sight Adjustment for Zeroing Using Optical Sights Aiming the Rifle Open Sights Aligning Open Sights Express Sights Aperture Sight Aiming with the Aperture Sight Optical Sights Red Dot Sights Aiming with Red Dot Sights Offset Between the Sight Line and the Bore Line Firing the Rifle Trigger Control Open End Surprise Break Closed End Surprise Break Close Quarters Triggering Method Trigger Types Double Stage Trigger Single Stage Trigger Other Types of Trigger Action Cycling the Manually Operated Weapon Lever Action Rifles Bolt Action Rifles Firing Positions Stock Placement The Cheek Weld Trigger Hand Placement Support Hand Placement The Primary Firing Positions Standing Kneeling Squatting Sitting Prone Artificial Support The Post Rest Position The Transverse Prone Position Firing Around a Dominant Side Corner Firing from the Support Side Shoulder Tactical Ready Positions The Low Ready The Indoor Ready The High Ready The UK Ready and Rhodesian Ready The Under Arm Assault Position Basic Gunhandling Loading the rifle Unloading the Rifle Reloading the Rifle Malfunction Clearance Transition from Rifle to Handgun The Quick African Transition Rifle Training and Tactics The A Drill Rifle Tactics The Wyatt Protocol Again, in summary, a very good basic instructional video. The only shortcomings are a lack of depth in certain areas – 3 point sling, range drills, light use, tactics. Another 30 minutes of running time would have made this an excellent video instead of just very good. |
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Anyone have any DVD's they would like to trade? I have DVS's Gunsite Tactical Carbine Gunsite Tactical Pistol 1 Gunsite Tactical Pistol 2 Mastering the AR-15-Magill Thunder Ranch Defensive Tactics Practical Shooting the AR-15 2 disk set-Burkett Wilson Combat 1911 Breakdown VHS Police Auto Pistol Training with John Pride Part 2 US Marine Firepower Lot of blowing stuff up and shooting Weaons of The Infantry Infantry Weapons and Their Effects Fundamentals of Small Arms Send me an email or PM if anyone is interested |