Videos tagged with Red October

This video argues that AK iron sights are highly effective and often underestimated, comparing them favorably to pistol iron sights due to their open tangent design. The instructor, with extensive AK shooting experience since 2016, demonstrates through personal experience and competitive results that AK iron sights are reliable, accurate, and facilitate fast shooting, especially at close to medium ranges. The video debunks the common perception that AK sights are inferior to AR-15 peep sights, highlighting their practicality and the transferable skills from pistol shooting.

This video details Stage 7 of the Rifle Dynamics Red October AK 2017 match, 'Berlin Revisited.' The stage involves crawling through tunnels, engaging a pepper popper with a down-loaded Mauser to activate spinner targets, and navigating a maze with various paper and moving targets. The match emphasizes practical shooting with AK platform rifles, highlighting how bore offset can affect accuracy in unorthodox positions, and notes the effort involved in hand-loading down-loaded ammunition for safety.

This video details Stage 5 of the 2016 Red October AK Match, focusing on a challenging 'Total Darkness' scenario. The stage involved engaging nine steel targets from three positions, with a water can to carry between them. The primary difficulty stemmed from extremely low light conditions, exacerbated by distracting illumination sources like red LED pucks, VTAC barricade lights, bonfires, and flashing police lights, which did not significantly aid target acquisition. Competitors, particularly those using iron sights on AK platforms with short sight radii, faced significant challenges in acquiring a sight picture. The discussion highlights the tactical decision-making regarding weapon lights in low-light scenarios and the impact of lighting on aiming techniques, noting the tendency to shoot high in low light versus low in bright light.

This video showcases Stage 4 of the 2016 Red October AK Championship match, titled 'Cars Are Bullet Magnets.' Competitors are tasked with engaging targets from behind and around a disabled vehicle, shooting through the windshield, and then clearing surrounding areas. The description highlights the event as a celebration of the AK platform and American shooting culture, fostering a positive and encouraging environment. It also promotes Rifle Dynamics for AK acquisitions and provides links for SUPS range and ROAK match information, as well as the InRange Patreon.