Videos tagged with One-Handed Manipulation

This guide covers the installation and key features of the Vortex Defender XL optic, drawing insights from a professional firearms instructor. It details the optic's compatibility via the DeltaPoint Pro footprint, its robust construction with front manipulation teeth, and user-friendly features like Shake Awake and a top-loading battery tray. The instructor emphasizes practical testing over trend-chasing, offering a grounded perspective on its utility for concealed carry and competition.

This video showcases a competitive shooting session featuring John Keys and FPS Kenny at an outdoor range. They demonstrate proficiency with a custom 9mm handgun equipped with a red dot sight, focusing on speed, accuracy in the Alpha zone of USPSA targets, and advanced techniques like one-handed manipulation. The session includes a review of target groupings and discussion of drills, highlighting the skills of professional shooters and content creators.

This video details a rigorous testing protocol for the Ruger RXM handgun, focusing on its modularity and iron sight performance. The testing involved stages of 500 rounds with iron sights only, 1,000 rounds with an optic, and a final 6,000-round count with a Ramjet muzzle device. The stock steel iron sights are highlighted as functional and valuable out-of-the-box, even serving as backup sights for optics.

This review of the Laugo Alien pistol highlights its exceptionally flat shooting characteristics due to its low bore axis and unique non-tilting barrel design. While praised for accuracy, trigger, and ergonomics, significant drawbacks include the frame becoming excessively hot after minimal rounds and the inability to perform one-handed slide manipulation. The video also demonstrates a quick conversion to iron sights.

This video explores the optimal placement of backup iron sights (BUIS) on handguns equipped with Red Dot Sights (RDS). The instructor, with extensive practical experience, discusses the pros and cons of 'irons forward' versus traditional 'rear sight to the rear' configurations. While 'irons forward' can aid new shooters, the instructor leans towards traditional placement due to concerns about sight drift and overall precision when backup irons are needed.

This guide details the process of performing a one-handed 'air rack' on a Hi-Point Yeet Cannon G1 and subsequently installing a suppressor. The demonstration is performed by a firearms influencer, showcasing proficiency in weapon manipulation and accessory integration. It highlights techniques applicable to budget-friendly firearms with aftermarket customizations.

This advanced AR-15 training drill, led by a professional tactical instructor from Ghost Firearms Training LLC, focuses on one-handed weapon manipulation and malfunction clearance under simulated severe hand injury. The drill emphasizes using environmental aids and tools like a knife for complex extractions, crucial for maintaining operational capability when a limb is incapacitated.

This guide details the one-handed disassembly of a Beretta 92 Series pistol, a process that can be performed even with a magazine inserted, unlike many other semi-automatic designs. The video emphasizes the mechanical possibility of this action, contrasting it with firearms like Glocks that require clearing first. Instruction is provided by an expert demonstrating advanced manipulation techniques.

This guide details a one-handed handgun slide rack technique demonstrated by an experienced shooter. It involves using the rear sight or optic against a belt line to chamber a round, followed by a live fire test to confirm functionality. The video emphasizes proficiency in weapon manipulation under pressure.

This video demonstrates an advanced technique for cycling a pump-action shotgun one-handed using inertia. The presenter, exhibiting intermediate to advanced skill, shows how to toss the shotgun and allow its weight to cycle the action. This is a complex maneuver requiring significant practice and firearm control.

The VSO Gun Channel host, recovering from a broken dominant hand, discusses the practical challenges of firearm manipulation. He highlights how a pistol stabilizing brace, when used to press into the shoulder, can significantly aid one-handed shooting, especially for heavier firearms, and argues against regulatory interpretations that deem such use as rifle conversion, emphasizing its importance for self-defense and Second Amendment rights.

This review of the Staccato C2 by Honest Outlaw provides an in-depth look at a premium 2011 pistol. The reviewer highlights its reliability over 1200 rounds, modular design, and suitability for concealed carry, particularly appendix carry, emphasizing the importance of its manual safety. It's presented as an entry-level 2011 with peak performance for those familiar with the platform, despite a higher price point compared to standard polymer pistols.