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Member Section => Tactical Rifle & Carbine => Topic started by: Marshal Halloway on August 14, 2007, 10:50:22 PM

Title: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on August 14, 2007, 10:50:22 PM
Erik Lund is one of the many excellent instructors at the US Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. DRTV presents a series of videos where Erik will teach you a few of the fundamentals from this 3 days intensive tactical rifle course.

VIDEO LINK (http://www.downrange.tv/videos/bring-a-rifle-to-a-fight.htm)
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: tnroadrunner on August 16, 2007, 04:46:54 PM
Video starts and after about 40 seconds it stop and starts from the begining.  Haven't had this problem in awhile with your videos.  Tried all the usual stuff but no luck.
Thanks
Bob
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Bidah on August 16, 2007, 08:06:11 PM
Awesome video.  That recoil reduction by changing stance was also impressive.  Now I have to go try that.

Hmm... maybe a class is in order.  ;D

-Bidah
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on August 21, 2007, 09:52:17 PM
Part 2 is uploaded and this time Erik takes you up to speed on rifle positioning.
http://www.downrange.tv/videos/bring-a-rifle-to-a-fight.htm
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on September 11, 2007, 10:16:57 PM
Bring a Rifle to a Fight - Part III
In this third video from the USSA Tactical Rifle course, we cover the transition from the rifle to the pistol.

http://www.downrange.tv/videos/bring-a-rifle-to-a-fight.htm
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: 2HOW on September 12, 2007, 11:54:42 AM
part 3 is excellent , tyvm.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on September 12, 2007, 01:31:42 PM
Erik is awesome in his teachings and takes his work very seriously. Away from work he is fun, smart and just a great guy to be around. Glad you enjoy the video's. We love going out..filming and making them.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on September 26, 2007, 08:30:55 AM
This morning, we uploaded the last video in this series.

It is about fixing the fighting rifle during combat.

http://www.downrange.tv/videos/bring-a-rifle-to-a-fight.htm
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: robs_g23 on September 26, 2007, 12:08:54 PM
Thanks for posting the videos.  Excellent information, good refresher for those of us who have attended classes.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: SpaceGlocker on September 26, 2007, 12:57:02 PM
the rifle vids were great....very informative!   Many of us will never go to a rifle class and these vids gave us some survival basics...the recoil reduction tip was PRICELESS!
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Pathfinder on September 26, 2007, 07:31:42 PM
Great videos, learn something new each time I watch them.

Not to sound like a very slow playing broken record, when do we get the iPod downloads of the videos? I could really use these on the range and replay them when I need them.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on September 27, 2007, 12:51:33 PM
Great videos, learn something new each time I watch them.

Not to sound like a very slow playing broken record, when do we get the iPod downloads of the videos? I could really use these on the range and replay them when I need them.

Thanks.

Still no deadline date for the iPOD version. We have not forgotten about it, it just seems that way.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on September 27, 2007, 12:55:41 PM
For those of you who have watched our tactical rifle series, here is today's "breaking news".

Erik Lund is the moderator of our new board called Tactical Rifle & Carbine.

So if you have any questions about the series or anything related to Tactical Rifle, here is the place to go:

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?board=15.0

Erik will not pop in every day, but in between his busy schedule, he will share his knowledge with is.

Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: USSA-1 on September 28, 2007, 12:20:23 PM
Hello all, I am honored to annouce that I will be working in the Tactical Rifle section (http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?board=15.0) of the forum.  If you have any questions of comments about the videos or any other material, please feel free to contact me.

I look forward to my time on the DownrangeTV Forums and I'd like the thank Marshall and Michael for this opportunity.

Good shooting,

Erik
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Crescendo on September 29, 2007, 01:22:07 AM
Erik - welcome to the boards.

I'm sure you will get a great workout sharing your expertise - thanx! 8)
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: enidpd804 on September 30, 2007, 07:17:57 PM
I've always been a shotgun guy, but I'm saving up for an AR.  I thought the videos were great and really informative.  I can't wait to try them out.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: USSA-1 on October 01, 2007, 08:12:09 AM
Thanks, but Marshal and Marshal'ette did all the hard work.  With creative use of computer-generated imagery, they managed to make me look good at what I'm doing. :D

Let us know how that new AR works out for you and welcome to the new world of the AR.

Erik
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: enidpd804 on October 28, 2007, 10:47:47 PM
I picked up my RRA flattop with their 'not' carry handle rear sight on Friday and shot it today.  I'm very impressed.  I used some OLD military surplus mags and cheap ammo.  10% of our department/state rifle course is head shots at 100 yds prone.  I hit about half of them right out of the bucket.   :D

On a more serious note, why didn't any of you tell me about the horrors of cleaning the star chamber thingy!!   :'( :P ;D
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: USSA-1 on November 01, 2007, 07:25:49 AM
It's part of the overall Conspiracy! 

It's like a crack dealer, the first taste is free.  Once your hooked, then you learn about the dirty little secret, its incredibly addictive.

The barrel extension area can be quite a pain.  I find that some good Q-tips and compressed air make a good combination to get into all the recesses.  Check out MidwayUSA.  They have some cleaning tools that are designed to get into those recesses and make the job a bit easier.

Regardless of your technique, it's definitely a labor of love.

Erik
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: bobbarr on November 03, 2007, 12:24:34 PM
Great Info. Much of it I've seen nowhere else.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: fnfalguy on November 06, 2007, 08:43:03 PM
This was a good video series.  However, I'd like to see this expanded considerably.
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: USSA-1 on November 07, 2007, 08:38:45 AM
Well, come to the course! ;D

It would be tough to put a full 3 day course into video segments.  Way too much information to convey.

Erik
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: enidpd804 on November 08, 2007, 12:32:46 AM
It's part of the overall Conspiracy! 

It's like a crack dealer, the first taste is free.  Once your hooked, then you learn about the dirty little secret, its incredibly addictive.

Erik

Boy, am I figuring that out!  (So is my wife BTW).  I've got 100s of dollars worth of sights, slings and lights on my X-mas list for Santa. 
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: USSA-1 on January 08, 2009, 08:00:08 AM
Nothing new,  Just got tired of being at the bottom of the page.

It's just my competitive nature showing it's ugly face. ;D


Okay then, how about this?  If Marshall and I were to coordinate some new video training segments for the website, give me some ideas for topics or techniques you'd like to see.

USSA-1
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Stellina99 on February 18, 2009, 04:24:56 AM
Hi,
Thanks for this wonderful information about the video links. I would like to know more about it.

Snoreta


Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: D-Man on February 18, 2009, 08:35:45 AM
You guys probably know this, but none of the videos are working.  Would be nice to watch the rifle videos again.  Any ETA on when the video player will be working again?

As far as new ideas.  Bringing a rifle into play from a vehicle.  Room clearing, showing the slicing of the pie around corners, transitioning from a light to a dark area, and back into a light area (which plays havoc on your eyes).  Those might have been covered already, but they are just a few ideas I have.

Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on February 18, 2009, 11:12:56 AM
We are in the process of changing video players..so as soon as that is completed, all the videos and hopefully new ones will be up and running again.  :)
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: Marshal Halloway on March 07, 2009, 10:19:01 PM

This video series is now moved to our new video section:

http://www.downrange.tv/videos/bring-a-rifle-to-a-fight.htm
Title: Re: Bring a Rifle to a Fight
Post by: kmitch200 on March 08, 2009, 08:47:20 PM
To the 2M's and Eric, thanks! Neat stuff.
The first vid with the squared up position feels funky, I'm going to have to do it more then try it with live ammo.

I'd like to see some inside/CQB carbine shooting techniqes explored.  (maybe you already did, I haven't seen them all yet)

Gotta go for now....Thanks again!!  :)