Haley and Costa - Carbine Drill

If you don't know Travis Haley and Chris Costa, I...I...I don't know what to say. These guys are beast. There is so much one can take away from just this short video (get The Art of the Tactical Carbine 1 and 2 for much more training like this - click here: MAGPUL). Anyhow, here are a few of the great fundamentals you can pull out of this video.

- COMMUNICATION. These guys talk. "Moving...move" is just the basic way they let one another know they are shifting positions. You hear "CONTACT!" as the video starts. There are tons of other commands to learn, but at the core, communication will be key for you to be effective with your weapon. If we are to use airsoft as a training tool, you have to learn to communicate to be not only effective, but safe as well. If you start moving and your fire buddy doesn't know you are moving, people are going to get hurt.

- MUZZLE CONTROL. Watch how when these guys move, they never sweep across the other guy with a muzzle. Guns are pointed at the ground so no one accidentally gets shot. This is a HUGE issue at airsoft ops. People are pointing barrels all over the place and one wrong trigger pull and again, people get hurt.

- RELOADING SPEED. Do you see how fast these guys get an empty mag out and another one back in? Those seconds add up so if you're going to stay in the fight, you need a mag with ammo in it.

Certainly there's so much more to take from this video and others by these guys, but more will come in the future. If operators could get communication, muzzle control, and reloading to a fine art, we are well on our way.

- Carp