Dead Eye Versus - Stage 1 - CQB Brutality 2024

This video introduces the 'Dead Eye' division, presented as the future of Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS). It contrasts Dead Eye with traditional CAS, highlighting Dead Eye's emphasis on historical firearms (pre-1898 designs), flexible firearm usage, and more dynamic shooting scenarios. The speaker, a firearms instructor, advocates for Dead Eye as a way to reinvigorate the sport by focusing on historical accuracy and engaging shooting experiences, while also noting the optional 'Roaring Twenties' variant.

This video details the 'Dead Eye' division for brutality matches, emphasizing cowboy-style shooting with period-appropriate firearms. It covers firearm selection, including lever-action rifles, revolvers like the Schofield, and shotguns such as the Winchester 1897, highlighting their operational characteristics and reloading methods. The guide stresses strategic planning for stages, efficient gear loading, and the importance of ammunition management, while noting that costuming is optional but encouraged.

This YouTube video focuses on the "Dead Eye" division at Brutalitymatches.org, which features firearms and gear manufactured before 1898. The title highlights classic firearms like the 1887 Lever Shotgun, Schofield Revolver, and 1873 Winchester Rifle. The description emphasizes that this division is considered "the future of cowboy action shooting," suggesting a blend of historical firearms and modern competitive shooting practices.

This video details Stage 6 of the Dead Eye Versus CQB Brutality 2024 competition, focusing on ambidextrous levergun handling. The stage involves applying a tourniquet to a dummy, then engaging targets from multiple barricades using both strong and support sides, culminating in a final shot from a chair. Key takeaways include the effectiveness of 3D printed tourniquets and the unique challenges of shooting support-side with a lever-action rifle.

This is part 4 of a series focused on the "Dead Eye Versus" match concept, embedded within the CQB Brutality 2024 event held at the SUPS range in St. George, UT. The video aims to analyze the Dead Eye match format itself, as well as the participants' individual performances and their firearms. The title's reference to "Enough Dynamite, Butch?" and the CQB focus suggest a tactical or competitive shooting scenario.

This video details Stage 2 of the 'Dead Eye Versus' competition, known as 'John Henry's Revenge'. The stage involves a demanding sequence of physical exertion with a sledgehammer, precise firearm manipulation, and accurate target engagement under pressure. Key elements include starting in Condition Three, performing tire slams, engaging multiple target types, a critical single-shot high-value target engagement with a significant penalty for misses, and a final plate hit while holding the sledgehammer. Competitors must strategize reloads to minimize standing reloads and avoid time penalties.

This guide details how to clear common malfunctions on an AK-74 platform rifle, specifically when heavily fouled with mud. Expert instruction from Karl Kasarda demonstrates advanced techniques for dealing with failures to go into battery, feeding issues, and stuck chambers. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding mechanical tolerances and performing thorough cleaning after such extreme environmental testing.

This guide details the historical method of igniting and deploying 18th-century grenades, as demonstrated by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV. It covers the preparation and use of a slow match to ignite the external timed fuse of a replica grenade. The video emphasizes that this is a replica and stresses the extreme danger and illegality of handling live explosives.

This guide details the proper application of a Gaza-style or CAT tourniquet, as demonstrated by Karl Kasarda on InRangeTV. It emphasizes initial strap tightness before windlass use for effective hemorrhage control and occlusion. The instruction highlights the importance of securing the windlass and managing patient pain during application.

This guide details the historical loading process for the 1836 Colt Paterson revolver, as demonstrated by Karl Kasarda. It covers the unique disassembly required, the precise powder charge and projectile seating using specialized tools, and the capping procedure. The instruction emphasizes a high level of expertise due to the intricate and period-specific nature of the task.