In our opening show we will discuss our goals for the Preparedness Radio Network show, the mindset behind what we are doing, and the background of the host.
We also discuss how David gets his ideas, and he will discuss the newest idea shared with him, which was an easy way to prevent mold growing in the milk bottles his young son likes to hide…
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l am quite happy to be a host for preparedness radio network. I hope the show lasts for a while. I enjoy helping others and I think that podcasting is another way to do that.
One thing I worry about is coming up with enough ideas to keep a weekly podcast and a weekly youtube video without messing up the quality of either.
Luckily there is a lot of information to explore and share. My goal is that we actually converse and people call in and talk. I find a two way discussion is much more fun that a lecture. Besides when people talk they learn more than when a single person just rambles on.
This article and attached video shows how to bump fire an AR-15 without a bumpfire stock. We show how to use the belt loop method. It works with almost any semiauto.
I like bumpfiring guns, but in all actuality, it is the firearm equivalent of my mountain dew dumpling post. It’s not healthy, useful, or frugal, but employed with moderation it is FUN….
I bump fire my AR-15 about once a decade. I enjoy it, truthfully, I enjoy talking with all the folks that have never seen bump firing. However, it is hard to justify the ammo expended just to make a lot of noise.
For those who haven’t done it, bumpfiring is a method of holding your firearm so that it fires in a way that approximates fully automatic fire.
Legality of Bump Fire
By law (and that’s important in this situation) the difference in fully and semi-automatic fire is that in a fully automatic firearm a SINGLE manipulation of the trigger fires more than one round. A bump fired gun will fire very rapidly, and will seem like it is fully automatic, but trigger will be triggered separately for each round fired.
Generally with most rifles you hold your trigger finger stationary inside the trigger well, and with your support hand push the rifle forward until the trigger is depressed enough by your stationary trigger finger to fire. The recoil of the gun will move the gun away from your trigger finger as the trigger resets. If you are still pulling forward with your support hand, at the end of the recoil pulse the gun will be pulled back to your trigger finger – firing the gun again.
Belt Loop Bumpfire Method
With my AR, I generally loop my trigger finger into a belt loop to ensure it stays stationary. This means I am firing from the hip. This coupled with the very loose manner the gun is held the rapid fire accuracy is TERRIBLE.
Now, don’t think that I am being negative; I think bumpfiring is a neat trick.
I just want to be clear that I really cannot think of any realistic defensive situation that an individual will be served well by using this technique.
If I have to be engaged on a two way range. I would wish that my aggressor was bumpfiring wildly over my head. Then I can have the time t0 breathe, sight, and squeeze off controlled rounds to positively end the fight. There is something to be said about the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship in a defensive situation.
However, every once in a while, on a range with a good backstop – this is a great stress reliever, just don’t think your “training”…
Today’s post is on checking new duty ammo. Generally I don’t have all that strong attention to detail – I play the averages; however, when it comes to my carry guns I am a little pickier. Looking at the odds I will ever have to use my gun to defend myself or a loved one, I have to admit it would be a rare day. But when I apply risk management to the odds, I see that while it might be rare, it would also be catastrophic.
I take the extra steps to ensure my gun is well cared for, my duty ammunition is quality, my training is up to date, and my skills have not atrophied through lack of practice. Because if I ever have to use my gun, I have already been on losing side of the odds – I cannot afford to be on the losing side of the fight – it’s already a bad day, it would be worse if I expected a bang and heard a click…
With that said let me tell you about a 2 minute routine I go through with my carry/duty ammo.
Ammo is made in huge lots by machines – I like machines, and they make things easier, but I don’t trust them, they are made and maintained by people – and a lot of us are lazy. I have seen several rounds that made it past quality control that were obviously deformed.
Probably the most common factory ammunition defect is an upside down or sideways primer. This will also make “gun don’t work”. To mitigate this, since I cannot prevent it, when I open a box of ammo (either carry or practice) I take a quick scan to make sure the primers all look the same.
If its self-defense ammo I bend down to look across the top of the cases to look for raised primers – You could run a ruler or something across them, but that runs the risk of hearing a bang that you are not expecting it.
Next, I take a quick second to visually inspect each round, as I do this, I have pulled the barrel out of my carry gun, and after I inspect the round, I drop it into the barrel’s chamber to ensure that the round is not bulged out and will fit in the gun.
I know that may be a little anal retentive, BUT it only takes a few extra moments, and my life is worth that.
It is like visual AND physically checking the chamber, or saying out loud “I am done dry firing my gun” when you are dry firing to prevent that “one last practice shot” that kills your TV, or removing the ammunition from the room when you clean. Its extra, its overkill, but no one is hurt by the overkill, and several have been hurt by not going the extra step.
This article and attached video shows how to bump fire an AR-15 without a bumpfire stock. We show how to use the belt loop method. It works with almost any semiauto.
