The World according to Larry Vickers.

[nikon777]

1. LAV considers the Eotech, at best, a 3-gun optic. Not ready for prime time.
2. The Glock 21 is “a piece of .”
3. Get an AK before Obama gets elected.
4. Aimpoint magnifiers are useless
5. Always hold your carbine as far forward on the handguard as possible.
6. DO NOT run a forward grip. He says the surefire fore grip lights are the worst possible set-up because it forces you to use it as a broom-handle.
7. If you MUST use a VFG, get a short one and choke-up on it.
8. Do not put your rifle on safe when you transition to pistol. Just drop it.
9. Single point slings are trash. Only useful for changing shoulders.
10. Bolt hold-open on rifles are over-rated. The click of an empty AK is actually of more combat value, since you are much more likely to discover the AR is empty by pulling the trigger than noticing the bolt hold open. It doesn’t work how it is intended, and lets sh** in the gun.
11. We worked on the “flash bulb” light technique. The essence of this is that you cannot keep your light on. It must be on only long enough for you to ID a target (.5 sec) and then you MOVE.
12. Only turn light on when you have to.
13. A 60-80 lumen light is optimal. Either a 6p or nitrolon on a ring or a scout light.
14. For transitions when using rifles with white light you should place your carbine under your support arm and deploy your pistol with your strong hand--activating your rifle with your support hand as needed.
15. Ken Hackathorn says Colt is producing some of the best 1911s ever right now.
16. Sig Saur QC is in the ter.
17. Smith M&Ps are the best value. But Smth will probably ruin them if the past is any indication.
18. XDs are “Bubba guns.” Junk that Bubba buys for cheap and goes to the dump and shoots at rats with.
19. Hk makes the best engineer, best quality guns in the world-bar none.
20. Get Two of any pistol you want.
21. Get at least six mags and rotated them every 6 months.
22. Trigger weight shouldn’t exceed twice the weight of the gun.
23. Heavy triggers are safer, but unusable.
24. Rob Leatham is the best pistol shot ever.
25. Shooting on the move. Aggressive stance, bend knees, heel-toe forward, toe-heal backwards.
26. Lateral shooting. Keep square and side-step. Don’t cross feet. Don’t walk and twist your upper body. Exposes side to almost certainly fatal wounds.
27. Reloads. Keep gun up high and look through trigger-guard.
28. Use slide release when possible.
29. LAV says do not reload by forward slapping the mag.
30. DO NOT RACK YOUR SLIDE AFTER A RELOAD. STAY THE F*** AWAY FROM THOSE WHO RECOMMEND IT.

[afmo]

I don't know who larry vickers is...but he sounds like an elitist...

[nikon777]

Originally Posted by afmo

I don't know who larry vickers is...but he sounds like an elitist...

Vickers Tactical - Speed is Fine - Accuracy is Final

Larry Vickers is a retired career special operations soldier with 20-plus years of service to our country. A longtime 1st SFOD- Delta operational member, he was a key player in the small arms marksmanship expertise and weapons selection of that Unit. He brings a very unique set of skills to the market, and has a wide and varied background in the firearms industry.

Select Special Operations , Military, and Law Enforcement Units seek him out on a regular basis for expert combat marksmanship training. Considered one of the best combat marksmanship instructors in the U.S, he has become one of the most sought after instructors in the Worldwide Special Operations community.

[retired]

Guess I'm going to sell my XD to Bubba.

[nikon777]

Originally Posted by retired

Guess I'm going to sell my XD to Bubba.

Thought you guys would get a kick out of that. Ill probably get banned posting what he said about the Glock 21 in Glock Talk.

[XD_from_LBC]

Originally Posted by nikon777

Thought you guys would get a kick out of that. Ill probably get banned posting what he said about the Glock 21 in Glock Talk.

He "stirred up a hornets nest" on glocktalk a few month's back:

Larry Vickers and the Glock 21 - Sand Test. - Glock Talk

[slugger6]

I just completed Ken Hackathorn's two-day pistol/carbine course. He mentioned Vickers frequently in a very favorable context. Much of what you cited he covered as well, except he was complimentary about XDs.

[jnclement]

Vickers pushes his sponsor's products, and trashes everyone else. Typical gun professional.