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This basic marksmanship course, led by instructors from GBRS Group, emphasizes a structured approach to skill development. Key takeaways include the critical importance of a proper firearm zero, practicing diverse shooting positions (standing, kneeling, prone), and engaging various target sizes. The curriculum logically progresses through drills, incorporating buddy shooting and barricade utilization to build a comprehensive foundation in marksmanship.

Lucas Botkin, demonstrating expert-level proficiency, executes a challenging 200-meter shooting drill at the Element Training Complex. The drill involves engaging steel targets from diverse barricade positions and heights using a suppressed AR-15 equipped with an Aimpoint optic and the new ADAPTIV Rail Prototype. Botkin's performance highlights effective movement, stability, and precise target engagement, completing the drill in an impressive 2:06.0.

This video demonstrates a dynamic shooting drill conducted within a Connex container tower, showcasing proficiency with both handguns and precision rifles. Lucas Botkin, founder of T.REX Arms and a recognized tactical instructor, executes rapid transitions between shooting positions and platforms, emphasizing accuracy and control at various distances and from unconventional setups. The drill highlights advanced techniques for engaging targets from confined spaces and elevated positions.

This guide details the advanced technique of transitioning a rifle from strong-side to support-side shooting, as demonstrated by Kyle Lamb from Viking Tactics. The video emphasizes the practical benefits of competition shooting, including gear testing and skill development. It provides a step-by-step breakdown of a specific barricade technique involving a sling transition, highlighting the importance of proper firearm control and safety.

This guide, from TREX ARMORY, details the optimal positioning of an ACOG optic for supported shooting scenarios like prone or barricade. It emphasizes avoiding a far-back optic placement to maintain proper cheek weld and comfort, especially when transitioning to prone. The instruction highlights the importance of zeroing the optic at 100 yards for effective use of its Bullet Drop Compensator (BDC).

This guide details expert techniques for shooting from barricades, as demonstrated by Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics, Inc. It covers specific positional adjustments for enhanced stability, including elbow-to-knee contact and rifle placement. The advice is applicable to competition shooting and practical scenarios, emphasizing consistent practice for improved performance.

Lucas Botkin announces his resignation from T.REX ARMS, the company he founded, citing core values and personal growth as primary drivers. He details the company's origins, his evolving ownership stake, and significant disagreements with partners, particularly concerning business ethics and perceived double standards. Botkin also touches on a mishandled harassment incident and his future plans to build new companies from the ground up.

Lucas Botkin demonstrates essential pre-trip preparation for tactical gear, focusing on camouflage techniques for AR-15 style rifles using spray paint and magazine identification with colored tape. The guide covers organizing batteries, checking weapon accessories like slings and optics, configuring tactical helmets with hearing protection, and assembling a Spiritus Systems plate carrier. This methodical approach ensures readiness for training sessions.

Lucas Botkin introduces a new T.REX Arms prototype rail featuring a 1.65-inch internal diameter, specifically designed to house suppressors up to 1.5 inches. The rail employs a direct thread mounting system for accessories, avoiding clearance problems often encountered with M-LOK when a suppressor is tucked. This design facilitates 'OG Honey Badger' style builds, with an anticipated release early next year.

Lucas Botkin of T.REX Arms conducts a rigorous live-fire test of their new metal prototype AR-15 rail. The test focuses on structural integrity and heat dissipation, with the rail demonstrating impressive thermal management, remaining cool enough to touch after multiple rapid-fire magazines, even with a suppressor attached. This experimental approach highlights the product development process for firearm components.