Tiger Valley 2017 - Stage 4: The Obstacle Course

This guide breaks down the demanding stages of Finnish Brutality 2022 Day 2, as explained by Ian McCollum. The competition emphasizes extreme physical exertion, integrating rifle and pistol shooting with challenging obstacles like armored vehicles and kettlebells. Success requires not only marksmanship but also significant endurance and the ability to maintain trigger control under severe physical stress.

This stage from the Tiger Valley 2017 match, 'Hogan's Alley', is a two-man team rifle and pistol drill. Competitors advance down a 150-yard bay, engaging targets from five positions, requiring rifle reloads and clearing at each stop. The stage emphasizes accuracy with a two-round limit per paper target and A-zone hits only, with significant penalties for misses, no-shoots, or hitting outside the A-zone. It concludes with engaging eight pistol pepper poppers, also with a one-minute penalty per miss. The drill highlights speed, accuracy, and team communication under pressure.

This video details Day 2 of the Finnish Brutality 2024 competition, showcasing five challenging stages. It highlights advanced marksmanship drills involving random light indicators, kettlebell manipulation, and strict shot limits. The competition also incorporated physically demanding 'Breacher' evolutions like tire drags, dummy drags, and a unique wrestling challenge, alongside stages requiring precision on moving targets and fixed rifle positions. The event emphasized overall match quality, logistics, and stage design, making it a highly regarded competition.

This video documents the Kashon 2024 two-gun match, an AK-only competition emphasizing physical and mental demands. The event features various stages testing shooting proficiency, target engagement under pressure, and physical endurance, including obstacle courses and long-range engagements. The competitor aims to overcome previous second-place finishes and achieve first place in either the iron sight or red dot division.

This video showcases Stage 8 of the Tiger Valley 2018 2 Man 2 Gun team match, an event emphasizing collaboration and communication. The participants, Sinistral Rifleman and Karl, use unique rifles, including a KE Arms SBR AR15 and an Arsenal SLR106UR, to navigate an obstacle course. The event is highlighted as a significant influence on the philosophy of 2g-ACM and InRange Brutality matches, focusing on practicality over gimmicks.

This video details Stage 6 of the Hard as Hell 2 Gun 2018 competition, a physically demanding and complex stage. It involved engaging numerous steel and paper targets within a shoot house and a maze, traversing a wall using handholds only, and dragging a 100-pound weight. The competitors discuss the strategic challenges, the physical toll, and their personal performance, highlighting the blend of marksmanship and athleticism required. The stage concluded Day 1 of the competition, with participants reflecting on their overall performance and the demanding nature of the event.

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.