Falconclaw CQB Course

This drill, 'Rifles Switching Shoulders El Prez,' is an evaluation of a shooter's ability to transition their rifle between shoulders under time and accuracy constraints. It emphasizes developing muscle memory for smooth, effective transitions, crucial for navigating corners and engaging threats from different positions, especially when shooting from the support side.

This video details the 'Check Drill,' an advanced firearms training exercise that builds upon the transition drill. It focuses on the critical combat skill of transitioning from a rifle to a pistol when the rifle is compromised, performing necessary actions with the pistol, and then efficiently re-engaging with the rifle. The drill emphasizes speed, accuracy, and safe weapon handling throughout the complex sequence, including safe pistol re-holstering and rifle reloads under time pressure.

This guide details the high ready rifle technique, emphasizing its differences from low ready. It highlights the importance of stock tuck, muzzle indexing for accuracy, and a specific presentation method involving driving the rifle forward and pulling it back into the shoulder. The technique is presented as a faster method for target engagement in certain scenarios, particularly when compared to low ready.

This combat shooting drill, 'Standing, Kneeling, Prone,' emphasizes transitioning between shooting positions while maintaining situational awareness. It requires 10 rounds to engage a target at 50 meters, with two shots fired from standing, two from kneeling, two from prone, two from kneeling again, and a final two from standing. The drill highlights the importance of scanning for threats after engaging targets and before standing up, simulating battlefield conditions where threats can emerge from any direction.

This video demonstrates an alternative iron sight shooting technique for Close Quarters Battle (CQB) distances. The instructor explains how looking over the rear sight and focusing on the front sight post can improve situational awareness. While this method may cause shots to land high, it compensates for the height over bore offset common in CQB scenarios, especially when compared to red dot sights.

This video details the 'Rifle Pistol El Presidente' drill, an advanced tactical training exercise. It modifies the classic El Presidente pistol drill by adding a rifle component, requiring participants to rapidly engage multiple targets with a rifle before transitioning to a pistol for a second engagement. The drill emphasizes speed, accuracy, and smooth transitions under a strict time limit, testing a shooter's ability to manage multiple firearms and engage targets effectively in a dynamic scenario.

This video from FalconClaw demonstrates the effectiveness of different umbrella types for thermal camouflage. An experienced instructor highlights that standard opaque umbrellas successfully block thermal signatures, while clear plastic umbrellas and plastic bags are ineffective due to their transparency to thermal optics. The testing emphasizes the importance of material selection for thermal concealment.

This guide details a critical tactical fieldcraft technique for avoiding detection using thermal imaging. Instruction from FalconClaw demonstrates how heat signatures from urination can be easily detected, especially from aerial thermal drones. The recommended method involves digging a small hole to urinate in and then covering it, effectively masking the thermal signature and preventing tracking.

This expert guide from FalconClaw demonstrates critical light discipline techniques for tactical operators using night vision. It highlights how a simple cigarette and lighter can create a significant, detectable light signature at over 300 meters, compromising a position. The guide provides practical methods to mitigate this risk, emphasizing the importance of obscuring light sources during night operations.

This guide details how to effectively use thermal optics for detection, as demonstrated by FalconClaw. It covers identifying heat signatures from various distances and through different cover types, emphasizing that thermal optics are effective day and night and that line of sight is the main limitation. The presenter's high authority level ensures practical, field-tested knowledge is shared.