What the Second Amendment Means to Me The Constitution clearly provides that we “The People” have a right to bear arms. This covers personal protection, work as military or law enforcement, hunting, and any carry in between. The people were given the right to protect their lives, homes, family, and country by the Constitution. It … Read more
50 BMG The HTI or Barrett? While I do not spend a ton of time with a 50 BMG these days, it was a primary focus while still in command of the SWAT team and training the sniper unit. Post 9/11 and beyond there was a perceived need for an anti-material cartridge and frankly there … Read more
Ballistic Coefficient or (B.C. for those who hate math) Years ago, starting down the precision rifle path my craving for “data” and “numbers’ was strong. Part was my need as a trainer and SWAT team leader, but like most new to the craft it was fun and interesting. Most of my focus was on terminal … Read more
MOA and Mils Remember doubting the usefulness of anything you learned in math class? That comes back to haunt you today. Any rifle is unlikely to shoot center of the target straight out of the box. It needs sighted in. Whether you use iron sights or optics, you need to make adjustments to them … Read more
Intro to Wind Reading and Mirage Whispers fly back and forth. “What do you think it’s worth? Quarter, maybe half.” The reactions vary up and down the firing line. Some shooters sit relaxed in a folding chair, waiting for their relay to be called, seemingly unconcerned. Others set up their spotting scopes behind the … Read more
Shooting Barricades, bags, and tripod Today Tyler walks us through shooting from barricades in competition. He also goes over some of a shooters best tools for doing so. Products seen in this video: Cole-TAC Wiebad Short Action Precision Reasor Precision Blam Enterprises
Best Accessories for Desert Tech SRS You’ve been dwelling on this idea for years. Studied every forum and poured over all 272 pages of the Official (DTA) SRS thread on Snipers Hide. You’ve even read Larson Miller’s definitive guide to bullpups on the DT blog. And after cashing in your stimulus checks you’ve finally got … Read more
Carry on like a lady Hiking, backpacking, hunting, or running a simple errand all demand one item in particular with me. I always feel the most comfortable when I have a firearm with me. This may sound strange, or even a little bit paranoid. I just never wish to get caught without the ability to … Read more
Evolution of the AR (or sort of) I was recently asked how the AR “evolved” it was a good question and something that seemed of interest to more than a few. Having been in this business for decades it is something I lived and live today. Experiencing things while still alive tends to provide a … Read more
More Guns? Or Multi-Caliber Guns? We can all agree that firearms are as addicting as any hobby, the only part we might argue with is how long it takes for the newness to wear off from our latest toy. And as soon as it does, we find ourselves again seeking to justify reasons for another. … Read more
All About the Eyes One of the most important things every shooter should know is which is his/her dominant eye. Most people, even some experienced shooters, will immediately assume that the dominant eye corresponds with the dominant hand. While this is often the case, it is not always so. No matter how comfortable … Read more
Finding Her Way in a Space Filled by Men Let me begin with clearly stating that I was a tomboy growing up, but I loved basking by a pool and shopping too. There has always been a hardwired desire to push myself and become well versed in lots of things. I just always thought that … Read more
Some SRS Features You May No Know About There are many great features to the Stealth Recon Scout (SRS) family of rifles, many marksmen use them all, and others do not. Today we are going to touch on a few things that some SRS owners aren’t aware of. For most of us SRS owners this … Read more
Recoil Management for PRS Shooting with the SRS Tyler Frehner of the National Rifle League walks us through recoil management, as part of how to shoot precision rifle competition.
My Top Five Cartridges For Long Range Shooting Top five you say? What kind of maniac could narrow it down to just five of the best cartridges? I mean the world is littered with spent casings from countless different cartridges that offered something that another didn’t. So to avoid being labeled as that guy, I … Read more
Shooting with a Sling Rests, bags, bipods, shooting sticks — keeping the rifle as stable as possible is key to taking a good shot. What about slings? Many people view them only as a tool for carrying a firearm or as an accessory to an older military rifle. Certain types of rifle competitors depend on … Read more
Is 6.5 better than 308 for Law Enforcement Precision Rifles? Joining the list of pointless and mostly baseless arguments such as 9mm / 45ACP and plastic vs polymer is the 6.5mm (mostly Creedmoor) vs 308. Heightened in the LE sniper environment since 6.5 Creedmoor was introduced in 2007 it existed long before with the .260 … Read more
Bullpup Pros vs Cons: What is a bullpup and why am I oddly attracted to this object of radical proportion and grotesquely stunted size? Why would someone consider this alternative and unusual technology? With so many readily available and battle proven options why experiment? Especially when some previous iteration bullpups look like the ill-conceived expressions … Read more
Going Short with the MDRX Micron Conversion Kit One of the endless discussions amongst those with real world experience clearing buildings with rifles is barrel length. Most experienced trainers agree a 16” rifle or 18.5” shotgun will work, not ideal, but capable with training. Laws, policies and restrictions can make short barrels difficult to acquire … Read more
What Makes Match Ammunition? What Makes Match Ammunition? Match grade is a term that is often thrown around in our industry, with much of it being used in the ammunition market. But what makes ammunition match-grade? Accuracy is an especially important component when describing the benefits of match ammunition, for me there is nothing less … Read more
Is the .308 an adequate long range cartridge? Adequate. Not the best, not the worst – simply adequate. It seems like everyone wants the fastest, newest, sexiest cartridge on the market. Ultimately, your purposes and needs determine what is best for you. The .308 Winchester is a respected and tried and true cartridge. A bit … Read more
Is the MDRX a long range rifle? Shooting long range has become quite popular among sport, competition, and hunting marksmen over the past decade or so. We at Desert Tech don’t shy away from this trend, and perhaps share a little bit of responsibility in both popularizing the subject as well as outfitting a good … Read more
Do “Flat-Shooting” Cartridges Matter? There is a lot of talk recently about flat-shooting cartridges, in fact it’s been a very hot topic for some time now. Many big name manufacturers like Hornady and Nosler keep coming out with new cartridges, and one of the many descriptors of these new cartridges is they shoot flatter than … Read more
Common Myths About Suppressors Having used, tested, and written about weapons suppressors (mostly rifle) for close to 25 years the mythology surrounding them remains surprising, at times astonishing. Too often those perpetuating the myths have seldom used one, but years of marketing for the sake of sales and prevailing politics has not helped. Suppressors have … Read more
What’s needed to make 1st round hits at 1 mile? The most frustrating part of ELR shooting is obtaining accurate Trajectory Predictions. You can have all of the equipment that we at Desert Tech use, but if your ballistic computer has substandard point-mass algorithms that just average the ballistic coefficient value over the bullets flight … Read more
