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First things first, I am back and thanks to the mad genius engineer RV, we recieved quite the face lift. With that stated, I would like to duscuss some of the basics and by basics I mean fundamental shooting forms.
Most important and most often neglected by beginning shooters is the technique of their stance. Please note, the more experienced the shooter, fundemental essentials take presidence over particular stance and intrisically the stance becomes irrelavant, because an experienced shooter can shoot from any stance and position.
Primarily, the stance of the beginning shooter should be with the dominant foot back as a back stop or brace. At shoulders distance apart the majority of the shooters weight should be resting on the non-dominant foot. Now as far as your upper body, it should be square with the target. Now some may say that they like to keep their upper body at an angle with their non-dominant side forward and their dominant side backwards. Now, depending on your situation, comfort level, and training you might use one or the other.
Most importantly, shooters shoot square to the target due to the fact that some kevlar vests have minimal protection on the side so in a combat situation it would behoove the shooter to shoot square for maximum protection.
As aformentioned, the stance of choice for the shooter comes down to comfort, ability, and effectivness. Choice wisely…

Its been a while but we are back…Lets talk a little bit about compact carries. Yes they are convienant, comfortable, and ergonomic but how accurate can they be? When carrying concealed you have to understand your shooting style. Yes everybody shoots to be accurate and it would conterintuitive to not shoot to be accurate but one needs to understand and realize that when you shoot from your concealed carry in the aim and shoot style you will definately sacrifice accuracy. Whenever you shorten the length between the rear sights and the front sights, regardless of the type of sights, you sacrifice accuracy. That is the reason why when using a compact concealed carry it is important to practice, practice, practice your aim and shoot technique. However, you can also perfect your point and shoot technique as well and that will abate any problems you may have with accuracy due to a shorten sighting distance. So just remember when you are considering a compact carry that what you get in size you loose in sighting accuracy.

Tell me what you prefer…Iron sights or a particular Optic system…? Which one in your eyes is better!!?? Leave feed back in the comments!! Thanks!

What would you rather as a concealed carry firearm, a 8+1 .45ACP caliber firearm or a 15+1 9mm caliber firearm. Leave your answer in the comments section. Thanks

Well, I have provided brief information on the history, reliability, and firepower on the M4 and AK. They both have their strong points and weakpoints but ultimately you will determine which is better. You do this simply by the way you will use the rifle. Regardless is you are just target shooting or you are using it for tactical reasons. You are the end all be all. Remeber, this kind of comparision is and will never be absolute. Only relative. My advice….hit the range zero some rifles with different scopes and decide which one is best for you. That is the only way you can settle this age old dispute.

Now, lets discuss the topic that is really on everybodies minds, firepower. The M4 shoots the 5.56 and the AK shoots the 7.62, or if you will relatively the .223 and the .308. If your situation is long range damage or target placement then you would want the M4. If you situation is short rang or target placement then you want the AK. Generally speaking the M4 bullet is a lot lighter so it will retain most of its kenetic energy out to about 500 yards and will not drop as much or will have a lower MOA. The AK bullet is a lot heavier so it will not retain as much of its kenetic enery out to about 500 yards and will drop dramatically with a greater MOA. Simply put out to about 300 yards the AK will do the job. Out to about 500 yards the M4 will do the job better. Now these are just raw facts and do not take in to consideration shooter ability and skill. These are just some points based on pure ballistics.

The history of the M4 was ultimately born from the creation of the M16 from Armalite in the late 1950’s to early 1960’s. The M4 success as an infantry rifle has so much to do with the fact that it does not have a twenty inch barrel like its older brother the M16. Due to the widely adopted M16 by the United States Military it was not a hard decision for the adaptation to the M4 in light of the growing close quarters combat that America’s soldiers where facing. The M4’s 14 inch barrel is a lot more manuverable in close quaters than is the M16’s twenty inch barrel. The history of the M4 is closely tied to the history of the M16.
The AK-47 was constructed in the late 1940’s and its full name is as follows: Avtomat Kalashnikov. This rifle was used by the former USSR. Created by Mikhail Kalashnikov, this rifle proved to be very effective for the USSR military. Because of its proven effectiveness there have been so many different variations to this rifle, not only in Russia but in many different countries as well. Except for America.

Ok ladies and gents, lets discuss the reliability of the M4 and AK. First, lets begin with the M4. The M4 is reliable. However, the barrel life is very short in comparison to the AK. The M4 has the tendency to suffer from barrel cracking. I do not believe the barrel of the M4 is chrome plated, however, you can customize your M4 to have a chrome plated barrel. Depending on your usage you will have to worry about about the strength of the cam pin and whether or not that has cracked as well. Again, it depends on your usage. If you have an M4 and are a avid shooter I highly suggest that you become verst in the disassembly and assembly of the M4. Because you will have to constantly be checking the smaller internals of the bolt carrier for structural fortitude. As for dust, if you are not using the M4 make sure you store the weapon with the dust cover closed. This M4 is not very good at working with dust in its internals at all. So dont try it.

As for the AK and its reliability, nothing can be said. Its reliability is remarkable and extremely better than the M4. The AK can be shot in mud, dust, and will perform extremely efficient in anything you can throw at it. The barrel life of the AK is tremendous. It is almost double that of the M4. All in all, the M4 pales in comparison to the AK. Winner in the reliability section is the AK by far!!

Well, you all knew it was comming…The age old question of what is better, the M4 carbind or the AK-47. Here I will give just a very brief overview of some of the basic mainstays to each platform. Actually this is just the introduction to a three part series that will include summeries of their history, reliability, and firepower. Again… I would like to add that these will be very brief. Anyway, please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section at anytime and as always I will respond to you. First off, I would like to say that these two are probably the two most pervasive assault rifles known to man. I cant think of anybody who has not heard of the M4 or the AK. They are every where. However, before anything else is said I would like to add that I am in no way, shape or form the end all be all. Just voicing my opinion and I encourage you to do the same as well. Anyway, these two rifles are probably two of the most customizable rifles known to man. There are so many companies that service the interchangable parts that any user can customize to fit his or her liking, usage, looks, and or personality. Both of these rifles are formatable rifles when it comes down the the customization aspect of these rifles. Next, I will talk a little about the brief history of both assault rifles, but that will be for tomorrow.

Which Assualt Rifle do you feel is better…? The M4 Carbine platform or the AK-47 platform? I only say platform because there are so many different variations out for the originals. Leave your thoughts in the comments section and I will respond and hopefully so will others. Thanks!!