With ATF 41F fast approaching, everyone’s in a scramble to get their NFA check list taken care of before the new restrictions fall into place, and while many retailers are running out of product, Silencer Shop still has a robust inventory of cans to choose from.
Remember, you have until July 13th, so get your suppressor of choice (and your paperwork in) ASAP!
www.silencershop.com/silencers
I knew that Pat MacNamara’s wife was an artist, specializing in in the collage style. Although I’ve known Pat for many years, I never knew he was an artist in his own right. Together, they offer their art for sale via their Etsy shop, McNamara Artistries. It’s some great stuff, so if you’re looking for something as a gift or for the office, or mancave, check them out.
Held each year in Chamonix, France, it looks like the fifth iteration of the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy was a great time.
If you’ve ever been to Beyond Clothing’s Seattle location you know that you can order items while you’re there. For awhile now, you’ve been able to purchase items from a small shop they have set up but they recently expanded the space with additional products.
If you’re in town, it’s definitely worth the visit.
6363 6th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
206-767-0307
www.beyondclothing.com
As part of range training, we usually and responsibly conduct a range safety briefing. We all know that there are four rules of gun handling. I use ‘Gun Handling’ versus ‘Rules of the Range’ as a method to subliminally manipulate the recipient. One is tactical and one is administrative. The tactical rules will appease the administrative requirements of the range.
Understanding that semantics are involved, my number one rule of ‘Gun handling’ is; “You, the individual shooter, must understand the status of your weapon system.” In a gun fight, the weapon does not belong only to you but to the person you are protecting or the guy who’s ‘Six’ you are covering. If your shit isn’t up and running, you are not only fucking yourself but the one you are protecting or the guy who’s ‘Six’ you are covering. I do not like “All guns are always loaded.”
The same can be applied to the human weapon. Know the status of your personal condition. If you can’t save someone else’s life, or can’t keep up with your partner during a foot chase, you are screwing that guy, that kid, your loved one. That life may depend on whether or not you can keep up to insure he isn’t getting his head kicked in in a dark alley.
You do not have to be an absolute stallion, but you should do your part to ensure that you have put in the effort to make ‘you’ a better ‘you’. Make incremental gains every day. The math is simple. Ask yourself, “If I cloned myself yesterday, can I kick my clone’s ass tomorrow?”
Patrick McNamara
SGM, US Army (Ret)
Patrick McNamara spent twenty-two years in the United States Army in a myriad of special operations units. When he worked in the premier Special Missions Unit, he became an impeccable marksman, shooting with accurate, lethal results and tactical effectiveness. McNamara has trained tactical applications of shooting to people of all levels of marksmanship, from varsity level soldiers, and police officers who work the streets to civilians with little to no time behind the trigger.
His military experience quickly taught him that there is more to tactical marksmanship than merely squeezing the trigger. Utilizing his years of experience, McNamara developed a training methodology that is safe, effective and combat relevant and encourages a continuous thought process. This methodology teaches how to maintain safety at all times and choose targets that force accountability, as well as provides courses covering several categories, including individual, collective, on line and standards.
While serving as his Unit’s Marksmanship NCO, he developed his own marksmanship club with NRA, CMP, and USPSA affiliations. Mac ran monthly IPSC matches and ran semi annual military marksmanship championships to encourage marksmanship fundamentals and competitiveness throughout the Army.He retired from the Army’s premier hostage rescue unit as a Sergeant Major and is the author of T.A.P.S. (Tactical Application of Practical Shooting). He also served as the Principle of TMACS Inc.
Gunfighter Moment is a weekly feature brought to you by Alias Training & Security Services. Each week Alias brings us a different Trainer and in turn they offer some words of wisdom.
O P Tactical Fourth of July Sale! 10% off site-wide using coupon code BIGSALE. Lots of great kit including clearance items qualify for the discount, so get some before you miss out! Sale runs from 02-05 July. Some exclusions apply, see website for details.
