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Pistol Caliber Carbines: the Rodney Dangerfield of defensive firearms

April 25, 2017 By Grant Cunningham & filed under Blog, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

“I don’t get no respect, no respect at all!” — Rodney Dangerfield If there ever was a gun which “experts” delighted in ridiculing, it’s the pistol caliber carbine or PCC. “No use for them”; “inferior to a rifle”; “why bother?”; these are some of the predictable comments made by… Read More

Home Defense Shotguns Part II: Training

June 6, 2012 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

As a trainer, I have conducted a good number of home-defense shotgun courses over the years. Having seen a lot of people of all descriptions and walks of life running their household scatterguns, I couldn’t help but notice a few things, and those are the basis of this article. In… Read More

The Defensive Shotgun Part I: Accessories

March 24, 2012 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Consider the shotgun: traditional provider of meat for the pot, defender of hearth and home, and long regarded as the ultimate in anti-bad-guy ordnance. Having conducted a fair number of shotgun home-defense courses over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to see a lot of different people, with a lot… Read More

Fighting with a Home Defense Shotgun

December 16, 2011 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Shotguns are incredibly versatile weapons that can be used very successfully as self-defense tools. I am often asked about using a shotgun for home defense, probably due to the fact that the majority of the population owns one for hunting purposes. This article… Read More

Survival Rifle-Shooting Techniques: Operating a Rifle With One Hand

September 28, 2011 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Transition Step 2 I’m an avid believer in practicing skills that might be considered extreme, such as one-handed survival shooting skills. With all the high-quality training available today, it’s common to find instructors teaching one-handed manipulations with a handgun. But one-handed manipulations with a rifle… Read More

Controlling Your Rifle

June 22, 2011 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Do you control your rifle? More specifically, can you shoot it accurately, yet very fast, at distances of 25 yards or more? This article focuses on a high-performance stance/mount system that will ensure you can not only shoot accurately with your rifle, but also get it… Read More

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis and Remediation, Part 4

August 2, 2010 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Complex Carbine Malfunctions In Part 3, I analyzed the first two complex carbine malfunctions: deep failure to eject and failure to extract. In this final part of the series, we’ll look at the other three complex malfunctions: double feed, triple feed and failure to unlock. Keep in mind… Read More

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis and Remediation, Part 3

July 19, 2010 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Complex Carbine Functions In part 3 of this series of articles/tutorials, I am going to demonstrate the more complex malfunctions on the AR-15 weapon platform. Keep in mind that the skills outlined are applicable across a broad spectrum of weapons. Whenever conducting any firearms-related training, it is important to… Read More

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis and Remediation, Part 2

July 7, 2010 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Common Carbine Malfunctions and Refunction Procedures I am going to reference each malfunction via a brief description of the malfunction. Labeling a malfunction as Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, etc in my opinion does nothing to aid the operator in determining what is wrong with the cycle of… Read More

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis & Remediation: Part 1

June 21, 2010 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

In this multi-part series of articles/tutorials, I am going to demonstrate the various malfunctions on the AR-15 weapon platform. It is important to note that the skills outlined are applicable across a broad spectrum of weapons. It is my hope that the student or instructor reading this will gain… Read More