WWSD: AR15 Speed Drills & Training

This content, featuring Retired Sgt. Maj. Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics, Inc., focuses on the practical application of the AR-15 platform within the NRA ARC Challenge. It emphasizes fundamental shooting skills such as zeroing, understanding mechanical offset, and utilizing holdovers, crucial for both new and experienced shooters. The discussion highlights how the AR platform's modularity and the ARC Challenge's structure encourage skill development and informed gear choices for all levels of firearm owners.

This guide details advanced barricade shooting techniques from the NRA America's Rifle Challenge (ARC), presented by expert Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics. It covers five distinct positions, emphasizing stability through body mechanics and rifle manipulation for improved accuracy and faster transitions in competition and practical scenarios. The techniques are applicable beyond ARC matches to hunting and self-defense.

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 guide details the technique for transitioning from a strong-side to a support-side shooting position while utilizing a barricade, as demonstrated by Kyle Lamb. It emphasizes safe firearm handling, proper sling management, and efficient body mechanics for engaging targets from an unconventional position. The instruction is delivered with expert authority, suitable for intermediate shooters looking to enhance their competition skills.

This guide provides essential advice for new competitors entering their first AR Challenge match, drawing from the expertise of Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics. It emphasizes the importance of foundational training, diligent record-keeping through a shooting log, and the value of building a community of fellow shooters. The guide also touches on involving family in shooting sports and preparing your equipment for competition.

This video features retired Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb demonstrating a critical AR-15 training drill focused on effective target engagement under pressure. Lamb, a highly experienced special operations veteran, breaks down the drill into specific shot placements: three to the chest, one to the head, and one to the pelvis, emphasizing the importance of the lower torso when facing armored threats. The session highlights the need for controlled cadence, accurate transitions, and aggressive gun handling to achieve optimal performance metrics like split times.

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.