Nobody - The Home Schooled Shootist: Training to Fight With a Carbine

The Home Schooled Shootist

The Home SchooledShootist:

Training to Fight With a Carbine

by

Joe Nobody

Copyright 2012-2013

KemahBay Marketing LLC.

All rightsreserved.

Edited by:

E. T. Ivester

Contributors:

D. Hall

D. Allen

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Other Books by Joe Nobody:

- Holding Your Ground: Preparing forDefense if it All Falls Apart

- The TEOTWAWKI Tuxedo: Formal Survival Attire

- Without Rule of Law: Advanced Skill toHelp You Survive

- Holding Their Own: A Story of Survival

- Holding Their Own II: The Independents

Dedication

Credit goes to my mother for my love offirearms as well as many of my skills. Mother Nobody was/is a skilled shooterwith both sidearm and shoulder-fired weapons. Some of my earliest childhoodmemories are of my mom and me taking turns with a single shot .22 Marlin boltaction rifle, firing at tin cans and tennis balls. Just like milk and icecream, she always made sure we had a box of shells around the house. When Iannounced that I wanted a shotgun for Christmas, at an age that would shockmany parents today, she made sure Santa delivered.

I remember watching her compete in trapevents and being proud that my Mom could outshoot most of the folks there,including the men. As a teenager, when my buddies came over to shoot pistols,she took the time to come out and routinely embarrass us all.

What was more important than the acceptanceof firearms was the overall attitude she instilled from an early age.Obviously, safety was a priority, but beyond that she stressed practice,patience, and the perspective of humility.

Introduction

This book is intended to provideintermediate to advanced concepts, tools, and techniques for anyone who wantsto improve their fighting skills with a carbine. Shootist isprimarily for individuals who wish to develop advanced capabilities in order todominate practically any gunfight. It assumes the reader has prior training orexperience and has mastered rudimentary skills, such as how to clear a jammedweapon, basic shooting positions, and other fundamental knowledge.

The American tradition of excellence withshoulder-fired weapons dates back hundreds of years. A rugged, free, and oftenunsettled land provided strong motivational factors. Throughout history, thosewho didnt develop exceptional skills with a weapon often didnt survive. Whilemost early Americans used their shooting abilities to put food on the table ordefend their families, there were times when our very existence as a countrydepended on a population well-versed at putting lead on target.

Today, more Americans than ever areexercising their 2 nd Amendment right bypurchasing firearms. Like many others, this Joe Nobody believes strongly in afree societys right to bear arms. What most of my countrymen dont realize ishow technology and tactics have impacted the use of these weapons. Long goneare the days when marksmanship and bravery were enough. In just the last 10 years,the technology available to the combat shooter has advanced so much that thetactics and capabilities of even 20 years ago are now obsolete. Virtually everysingle component of the individual light fighters equipment has seen rapidadvancements all aimed at one single goal a more effective, efficientgunfighter.

Both the M16 and AK47 battle rifles haveexceeded 50 years of service and are still the primary weapons found on mostbattlefields today. Outside of the physical appearance of the weapons, verylittle remains the same internally. The materials, machining specifications,feed ramp design, trigger modifications and numerous other changes haveimproved those original designs.

Even ammunition has seen a wave of designimprovements over the last few years. Imagine telling a unit armorer in 1966that one day we would have 77 grain bullets for the M16. In addition, tell himthese rounds will have ballistic performance similar to the .308 sniper riflesemployed at the time. He would have thought you were crazy. The materialsciences, computer modeling and manufacturing processes being applied toammunition are game changers. Technology is being utilized for nearly everyaspect of performance. Today, Doppler radar systems are used to gather empiricalballistic data and have proven traditional mathematical models to beinaccurate.

The list of improvements for the modern dayshooter goes on and on. In essence, every piece of kit has been upgraded,improved, or didnt even exist 10 years ago. Take the holographic weaponssight as an example. This device reduces target acquisition time significantly.It shortens the learning curve for recruits and increases the effectiveness ofexperienced soldiers. Accessories of this type have, in dozens of small ways,modified small unit tactics being used all over the world.

Even the lowly sling has seen improvement.Not only have we moved the rifle around to the front of the shooter, we haveallowed him to maneuver faster and cleaner than ever before. The modern slingallows the operator to switch from strong to weak side as fast as he can movethe rifle from one shoulder to the other.

Today, the well-equipped threat can putmore rounds on target in less time than ever before. The antagonist can stay inthe fight longer, move faster, and project power at longer distances. Take bodyarmor as another example. Compared to the flak jacketsof old, modern plates are lighter, breathe better, cover more of the body, andcan withstand far greater punishment. Our boots are lighter, as is our basicclothing. We can carry more water on our backs in comfort than the unbalancedcanteens allowed us just a few years ago.

Night fighting capabilities have improveddrastically as well. Technology has increased the effectiveness of low lightoperations to the point where they are equal to, or closely approaching that ofdaylight levels.

Training and mindset for most civilians hasnot kept pace with these advancements. Any citizen can now acquire advancedweapons and equipment but have no concept as how to train or utilize thecapabilities afforded. It seems everything we buy nowadays is a miracle ofengineering. Consider: how many of us underutilize the features of ourcomputers because we simply dont take the time to master our machines?

With so many opportunities to expand ourhorizons, why would any common person want or need to learn the skills outlinedin this text? You need venture no further than your daily worldwide news sourcefor the answer to that question. Violence is trending alongside the upwardcurve of lethality, enabled by technology. No doubt there are people with evilintent, roaming loose in society, that have invested the time to hone theirskills and take advantage of these new developments.

The killing spree in Norway during 2011resulted in over 300 casualties. The criminal, Anders Behring Breivik ,used a Ruger Mini-14 rifle with ten 30 roundmagazines of .223 ammunition as his primary weapon. While many of the injuriesand eight of the deaths were due to a bomb, the vast majority of the fatalitieswere due to a shooting spree with the Ruger .

Can you imagine the results if CharlesWhitman had been equipped with modern capabilities when he opened fire from theTexas University Bell Tower on August 1 st ,1966? His M1 Carbine and 6mm bolt action rifle (with 4x scope) would beconsidered anemic by todays standards. Had Whitman been equipped with anauto-loading sniper rifle, laser range finder, body armor and high-poweredoptic, he could have inflicted far greater damage and been more difficult tostop.

As this book was being edited, the horrificevents at Aurora, Colorado occurred. Over 70 people were killed or injured by alone, disturbed gunman. The suspect (as of this writing) is reported to havebeen equipped with body armor, tear gas, AR15, shotgun and pistol(s). Theshooter was said to have moved quickly through the theater and even whenapprehended, still had considerable ammunition available. According to somenews reports, his primary weapon (the AR15) jammed. One can only speculate onthe level of carnage if the gunman had possessed the skill to clear thatweapon.