Shooting in Compromised Positions

This expert guide from Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics, presented as part of the NRA America's Rifle Challenge, details essential techniques for using a two-point quick-adjust sling. It covers sling application for stability in prone and kneeling positions, safe transitions between strong and support sides, and maintaining rifle security during sidearm transitions. The instruction emphasizes the sling's role in enhancing rifle control and safety.

This video demonstrates several shooting techniques with the Laugo Arms Alien pistol, including static standing, shooting on the move (forward and lateral), one-handed shooting while moving, and kneeling drills. The content highlights the pistol's low bore axis and recoil management capabilities. The ASMR-style presentation focuses on the practical application of these shooting methods.

This video details how to achieve stable shooting positions by leveraging skeletal support, leaning into the firearm from the hips, and applying rearward pressure. It emphasizes adapting these principles across various non-standard supports like tripods, kneeling, barricades, and tables to manage recoil and maintain accuracy. The core concept is to create a wide, stable base and press the firearm into yourself and the support.

This video details a positional shooting drill, progressing through various stances from standing to urban prone, emphasizing firearm safety and muzzle discipline throughout. Instructor Mike demonstrates transitions between positions like crouch, kneeling, double kneeling, supine, and urban prone, highlighting their application with cover, specifically a motor vehicle. The drill focuses on accuracy with deliberate trigger presses and includes tactical reload techniques while maintaining safe muzzle direction.

Ernie Medina of TRB explains how to transition between shooting positions (standing, kneeling, seated, urban prone) while maintaining firearm stability and sight alignment. The core principle emphasized is driving movement with the hips and maintaining an engaged core and proper posture, ensuring the upper body remains steady during transitions.

This comprehensive D5 Body Mechanics workout, led by elite instructor Travis Haley, focuses on developing subconscious efficiency through efficient movement. It covers essential tactical positions like kneeling, prone, supine, and side prone, emphasizing biomechanics for stability and recoil control. The training also integrates situational awareness drills using tools like BOSU balls and SIRT training pistols, making it an advanced program for serious shooters.

This guide, presented by Chief Instructor Ernie Medina and Firearms Trainer Brendon Arbolon of Tap Rack Bang, LLC, details the two main AR-15 configurations for California compliance: Featureless and Fixed Magazine. Featureless builds prioritize standard functionality with legal grip and stock limitations, allowing higher capacity. Fixed Magazine builds allow traditional features but require breaking the action to reload and are limited to 10 rounds. The instructors offer insights into the operational trade-offs of each system.

This guide details a training drill for shooting with both eyes open, as demonstrated by a professional firearms instructor from Tap Rack Bang, LLC. It emphasizes maintaining peripheral vision and faster target acquisition in dynamic self-defense scenarios, contrasting it with static precision shooting. The drill involves using taped shooting glasses to train the brain to focus on the target while keeping both eyes open.

This expert-level guide from Tap Rack Bang, LLC focuses on the critical technique of establishing a proper grip immediately after a pistol reload to enable rapid and accurate follow-up shots. The instructor emphasizes that a poor grip can cause the firearm to settle high, hindering speed, while a correct grip ensures stability and quick target re-acquisition. This technique is vital for defensive handgun use and competitive shooting.

This guide, presented by Chief Instructor Ernie Medina of Tap Rack Bang, LLC, details crucial pre-attack indicators for civilian defenders. It covers recognizing attacker body language, eye contact, hand gestures, and behavioral cues. The instruction emphasizes situational awareness, the importance of disengagement, and discreetly pre-staging hands near a concealed firearm for improved readiness in potential confrontations.