3GN - Training with Keith Garcia

This video provides expert-level dry-fire drills for shotgun reload efficiency, focusing on 'top loads' and 'bottom loads'. Instructor Mike Odette of USCCA demonstrates techniques for both pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns, emphasizing safety and muscle memory development. The drills aim to significantly reduce reload times, crucial for home defense and tactical applications.

This guide details a technique for performing weak-hand shotgun reloads, emphasizing proper shell presentation and thumb indexing for speed and efficiency. Instructor Kurt Miller highlights common mistakes, such as holding shells flat, and demonstrates a method where shells are naturally held in a curled hand, allowing for automatic indexing of the next shell into the loading port. This technique is crucial for competitive shooters in disciplines like 3-Gun.

This video demonstrates the 'Over-and-Under' shotgun reloading drill, taught by USCCA Training Counselor Anthony Lambert and demonstrated by Mike Cutter. The drill focuses on efficiently reloading a shotgun from both over the top and underneath the ejection port, emphasizing speed and consistency. It's designed for individuals using shotguns for home defense, addressing the inherent challenge of keeping a shotgun fed under pressure.

This drill focuses on quickly getting back into the fight after a shotgun goes dry. It emphasizes loading one round into the chamber for immediate defense, followed by tactical reloads into the magazine tube from the bottom while maintaining muzzle discipline and situational awareness.

This video demonstrates essential reloading techniques for three popular firearms: the G-Force Arms Chronicle 1911 pistol, the G-Force Arms Gatlander shotgun, and an AR-15 platform rifle. The Civilian Tactical host, exhibiting high authority, showcases efficient magazine loading and firearm manipulation for each platform, emphasizing proper safety and technique. The guide covers pistol, shotgun, and rifle reloads using 9mm, 12 Gauge, and 5.56/.223 ammunition respectively.

This video explores the role of the modern shotgunner in tactical scenarios, comparing shotguns to rifles. It highlights the shotgun's devastating close-range power, particularly in trench warfare or breaching situations, while emphasizing the critical need for consistent reloading and the importance of a supporting Rifleman. The discussion also covers the shotgunner's reliance on a sidearm and the trade-offs in ammo capacity and range compared to a rifle.

This video features a critique of a home defense AR-15 build by former Navy SEAL Jeff Gonzales. Key takeaways include the importance of a suppressor for indoor use, the critique of an overly complex sling, and recommendations for reliable optics. The discussion highlights the trade-offs of short-barreled rifles (SBRs) for home defense and emphasizes practical gear selection over complexity.

This guide details the tool-less field stripping process for the Beretta ARX-160, as demonstrated by a Beretta factory representative. It covers the quick-release barrel, stock, trigger group, and bolt assembly, emphasizing ease of maintenance. The representative highlights the rifle's modularity and ambidextrous features, noting its current military availability with future civilian plans.

This entry details the Fostech .50 Cal Drum Magazine, designed for Barrett M107 and 82A1 rifles, featuring a 20-round capacity and billet machined aluminum construction. It also touches upon the Fostech Rader .308 rifle. The information is presented with high technical focus from a manufacturer representative.

This video from ARFCOM News details a ballistic gel test of Remington's 158gr SJHP .357 Magnum ammunition fired from a 16-inch Rossi Model M92 carbine. The test highlights how carbine-length barrels significantly enhance .357 Magnum performance, achieving velocities comparable to some .300 Blackout loads and demonstrating substantial penetration and expansion in ballistic gel. The analysis touches on terminal ballistics theories and the unique behavior of high-velocity pistol rounds fired from rifles.