Summary: Reed and Louis Discuss the state of Marine Corps firearms instruction Welcome to Episode #054 of the AR15 Podcast. I’m your host Reed Snyder and with us is my special guest Sergeant Louis, a Marine Corps combat marksmanship coach. This is the podcast about your favorite black rifle! This show is for you; whether you're building your first AR or you’ve been building ARs for years. There is something we can all do to take our black rifle to the next level. Otis Ripcord Giveaway For times in the field when you just can’t reach your Otis cleaning system and need a quick and effective clean – reach for the Ripcord®. This convenient tool cleans from Breech-to-Muzzle® in one quick and easy pass. The molded rubberized core and Nomex® fibers together create a more effective way to trap and remove fouling. Winner: Dan M. Hi Reed and Tony, Great job on the podcast! You have helped me through 2 builds now -- one is a standard 16 inch "maneuverable" frankenrifle and the other a 20 inch heavy barrel for longer range plinking. Please enter me in the Otis ripcord giveaway. I enjoyed your scope episode, as it explained many differences among scopes. However, there's this nagging question in my mind. Is it implicitly stated that if you are using a scope for long range shooting or sighting in, then you are also trying keep things steady? I don't even try to sight in without a table, chair, and some bags or something to support the rifle. Now once things are sighted in sufficiently, then I can try to see how good I am with hand holding or different stances. Brownells helps make this show possible. They are there for you anytime you make a mistake, like when Jake shoots a spring across the room into his shag carpet. Shop for AR-15 parts at Brownells. Go to: ar15podcast.com/ar15parts Tip of the Week: Proper breath control is an often overlooked component of the fundamentals of marksmanship. Being something we do so very naturally, it is important to remember that attention must be paid to the natural rhythms of our breathing when on the rifle and then finding that place where we reach our natural respiratory pause. At that natural pause, one must synchronize that pause with a slow and steady rearward application of the trigger. Holding your breath will lead to tremors as a result of oxygen depletion in the muscles. This causes muscle tension which in itself is undermining the principle of muscular relaxation and bone support. Focus on the natural rhythms of your breathing and find your respiratory pause. Main Topic: USMC Firearms Training Listener Feedback: Grant C: Guys, You're killing me!! Yawl increased the size of some of your podcast so I can no longer burn them to CD to listen to them in my truck back and forth to work. I’m not much of an ITunes guy so I roll old school, can you hook it and post as a part A & B if it goes over 70 minutes? That would be awesome!!! I love the information I get from your show as I always get a gem or two every time I listen. I am making my wish list for my 300 blackout build and am wondering if there are any pitfalls or optimal configuration I should look out for or consider. IE. gas system lengths, buffer/spring weight, twist rates. I see you have a show on reloading the 223 (I still have to listen to it from my computer, to big to burn), how about one on reloading 300 AAC Blackout!!! It seems to be the latest and greatest round, a little expensive and hard to find though. I have read where you can make your own 300 AAC out of 223 brass and 30 cal bullets. Any recommendations, tricks or tips? Thank you Gentleman. Greg P: Excellent Podcasts! I was listening to episode 14 for a second time. This episode talked about what to buy and where to buy AR parts. AR parts are built to a pretty tight specification. If one buys Mil Spec parts and installs them correctly there is a pretty good chance that everything will work Right? I’ve just completed my first build.
