Kyle discusses rifle to pistol transitions

[@FunkerTactical]

You're the man Kyle! Respect from the Funker Tactical camp, sir!

[@VikingTactics]

@entropy762 I always close the dust cover to help eliminate dirt getting in the bolt area. It is just a good habit to have. KL

[@markv1390]

Thank you Kyle, I've incorporated this way to drill into moving transitions running 3-5 rds rifle switch mags 3-5 rds then switch to handgun. I truly appreciate the free advice.

[@Rprecision]

Kyle, Thank you for all that you do for opperators. I took some classes with you in 2007, I wish I could have had more time with you. I just found your channel, what a great way to keep training. Thanks

[@slaughterhound8793]

Good safety tip, thank you Sgt. Lamb, and God bless.

[@VikingTactics]

Chavez556 Absolutely, when you are comfortable with the drill always add movement or only one hand anything to make it more difficult. Kyle

[@InfoNotWars]

that's a great reminder sir. thank you for your service.

[@l33tsh33p]

Really appreciate these types of videos. I wish to get more into proper (and safe) tactical shooting but my access to formal training is limited. The drills and techniques you demonstrate are great and I am grateful for them, thank you.

[@Benzen4]

"Don't look at your weapon to assess the situation." "Bang! ...Click! ...Transition!" Very reasonable lesson in CQB.

[@VikingTactics]

@LaRueDeeko I would base the decision on how many rounds you have fired. These are drills to work on the transition. If you used your pistol to fight it would not hurt to ensure that it is topped off before continuing the fight. Kyle

[@IFreakingEatPeople]

I like the part “people always ask what the fastest way to transition is - this is not about that. This is about how to train for it”.

[@andrewp8284]

I'll definitely have to check out more of this guy's videos!

[@orpheusepiphanes2797]

Good advice. Thanks for the demo!

[@Pettsson1990]

Taking this 1 step further is the element of surprise and make someone else then the shooter load your rifle mag with 1 - 4 bullets so they need to fire their rifle but dont know hom many rounds they have! // Axel, Sweden "also a viking" ;)

[@andrewp8284]

+Lordaxelius That sounds like a great way to do it. Never sure exactly when it will go dry.

[@robgriz72]

Lordaxelius this is one of my favorite drills.

[@andycampbell3599]

I was shown a very technical way to transition but the way you do is much simpler. Great stuff, thanks kyle

[@VikingTactics]

@dticon This is from my buddy JP at JP Enterprises. As far as chambers, the main difference is the throat or leade being longer in the NATO chamber - On a .223 Remington spec rifle, the leade will be 0.085". The leade in a 5.56 NATO spec rifle is 0.162", or almost double. BL: the longer bullets can't be safely used in the .223 commercial chamber and some NATO spec ammo will be over pressured in a commercial chamber but any commercial .223 should be OK in a NATO chamber.. Kyle

[@lmpate]

Awesome demo as usual Kyle. Thanks for the info. I just have one humble suggestion as a law enforcement officer in TX. Don't look down when you holster your pistol. Taking your eye off of your objective as you know can be deadly. Its a hard habit to break once started and if others see you doing it, it can become contagious.

[@rmitch131]

Thanks Kyle, great advice!

[@VikingTactics]

Jake I am currently running the Leupold 1-6, 1-8 is great just expensive. Check out the MK-6. Kyle

[@marianoirusta5997]

thanks!!!! greetings from Argentina!

[@tehllama42]

@SpartanMonkee it's a Safariland 6004 for the M&P on a Safariland UBL - the part of the Brokos belt exposed lets the UBL attach directly to the belt. I run the same setup, and it's quite nice.

[@skaperen55]

Great video! At the moment we are traing for urban fighting, and we use the same methods as u are. My current weapons are: hk416 and mp7 (primary) and as secondary i use a glock 17 (p80). Not the best pistol, but its reliable for its use. "When it come to drill, "slow is smooth, smooth is fast".

[@VFEA20]

Much appreciated, great instructional video

[@VikingTactics]

Gipeenuts Accuracy and reliability are the main reasons. KL

[@petesrt4]

Very good demo.

[@NoXoNaToR]

A request, if you could do a video on long range or a accurate one shot realistic scenario with a .556 rifle running optics maybe from a standing or concealable position, or maybe some team or 2 men drills cheers!

[@VikingTactics]

This is from my buddy JP at JP Enterprises. As far as chambers, the main difference is the throat or leade being longer in the NATO chamber - On a .223 Remington spec rifle, the leade will be 0.085". The leade in a 5.56 NATO spec rifle is 0.162", or almost double. BL: the longer bullets can't be safely used in the .223 commercial chamber and some NATO spec ammo will be over pressured in a commercial chamber but any commercial .223 should be OK in a NATO chamber. Kyle

[@maosw]

Looks like a Safariland from their duty/tactical lineup - they have quite a few models for the most common light/laser systems.

[@gixxerlouis]

Great info...very useful...I'll be practicing that with my shotgun and pistol this weekend...

[@VikingTactics]

Mmae The single just lets the weapon bang around a little too much for my liking. Another reason we designed our sling. Kyle

[@gunchief0811]

learning Good habit's is so much better than Unlearning Bad habits and then trying to Learn Good habit's.. when i went into the Marines i was 18 and my Primary Marksmanship instructor asked us who has shot rifles b4? and a few hand's went up... then he looked at my D.I. and said this is a good platoon. because most of your recruits don't have anything to hold them up from learning what we're gonna teach them. and our platoon ended up taking the rifle range trophy.

[@kennhiser]

He was CAG/SOFD-D (Delta)

[@fullrearview]

Nice! I will incorporate this at our next shoot.

[@mikes9963]

Can you discuss the choice of placing your rifle with magazine in-board or out-board when transitioning?

[@MetalTigerShootist]

Very good.....learned something here. I it love when Wisdom is spoken.

[@chadbootneck31]

looking slick kyle. very informative video, ive just served 11 years in the RM Commandos and the UK special forces support group, CQB shooting and MUC as we call it (modernised urban combat) is something we spend alot of time working on. Although our guys are very good in this enviroment I firmly believe the americans are the world leaders. unfortunately UK gun laws prevent us having as much trigger time as our cousins across the pond such as the USMC and rangers.

[@VikingTactics]

@gipeenuts Depends which weapon you are talking about. In my experience, yes. KL

[@daleleppert6914]

love this. thanks for making this video.

[@sla052609]

awesome drill but one thing that i really noticed why is your buffer so loud

[@VikingTactics]

@andrew burton That is a Leupold CQBSS 1-8

[@Roamingdoc]

Excellent Video - Thank you!

[@VikingTactics]

@SpartanMonkee Blade-Tech WRS KL

[@guerrillavanilla]

Kyle those gloves look warm. We have to shoot up here often in cold weather, below freezing. Is there any glove you like that's not bulky but still gonna keep your fingers from getting too frozen?

[@addkar1119]

Simple and effective as usual!! Can you tell me in this kind of transition the benefits to rotate the rifle so the ejection port is down (facing you, which by the way it’s not what you do in this demo, but some do but I don’t get why ). Thanks

[@gipeenuts]

good points on the heavy front. but larue is just as pricy as a lwrc. (but better accuracy, right?) for the lube part, i have an ACR (which i dont like because its clumbersome, and i lube the firing bolt anyway)

[@ArmoredAlgebra]

No, I totally agree with that, and I suppose I'm thinking about the wrong audience here, but I mean that actions such as flipping on the safety of the rifle is an unnecessary step that will not be utilized in a gunfight (and this training IS for a gunfight). And if you train, even partially with steps like that, my experience says they show up where you don't want them. Accuracy is important, but Speed > Accuracy in a firefight within transition distance, and that philosophy, at least, direct me

[@rripley20]

Could you demonstrate transition from Left handed rifle to right handed pistol. (cross eye dominate )

[@thedego22]

why do u insert a mag, cycle a round, and then take the mag out and look at it then reinsert it? what r u checking for?

[@alejandrogonzales7022]

it's just one way to see that you've actually chambered a round. Because of the stagger in R magazines, you can tell if a round is chambered by which side of the magazine the top round is at.

[@TheLogitech91]

Kyle, any chance you might be holding any training classes in Northern, California. I realize we are coming down to the end of the year. Is there a posibility for 2013

[@556x45bravo]

1:28 kyle lamb holsters his pisto homez

[@terryandteresa]

Excellent video, excellent advice!

[@dsarti1]

What holster is that with weapon light capability?

[@FolkFirearmsCollective]

just did some and posted vids this week. great drill!

[@jacksman7]

APDECH02, Well said. A quality AR, built right with plenty of good lube (e.g. Froglube, Slip 2000, even Mobil 1) will run all day long. Unless running a very short barrel I wouldn't buy a piston gun for anything.

[@rix2cents]

Kyle. I get it brother, safety first. Seems reasonable to stage your weapon systems for realistic training. Maybe even have a partner stage your rifle mags for you. What do you think about staging with a dummy round or spent brass in the mix?

[@traviesolee72]

Much love and respect. Why, if the fight is at rifle range, would you automatically switch to a pistol instead of doing immediate action? If it's a long arm fight, the pistol will do you no good. If the engagement distances changed, you should have identified and transitioned before the stoppage. Don't wanna be an ass, just asking an honest question.

[@nunoyabidness1182]

traviesolee72 so most of the time if you are engaging a target to the point where you weapon actually goes dry it is probably a dire situation, meaning you enemy is at close range, and/or there are a lot of them. Therefore the need to have a loaded weapon in your hands (like now!!!) is extremely important. If the enemy is at a greater distance at least you have a weapon in your hand and you can seek cover or determine the actual status of your long gun. However, it is always on the shooter to know the status of their weapon. If you fire like 20 rounds from your weapon from one location and there is a break in the fight, it is probably a good time to do a tactical reload (while behind cover) before moving to another location so as to prevent your weapon from going dry at a bad time. Additionally this drill is extremely good for when you have a malfunction with a fully loaded weapon. If you are conducting some kind of urban fight, there is a really good chance your enemy is within pistol range anyway. This is another reason why you attempt to put your weapon on safe prior to transitioning to the pistol; it is a really good way to to determine that your weapon may have a malfunction. Malfunctions can take some time to clear depending on your proficiency in clearing them and you may not have to the time or space to clear it right away. Therefore a secondary weapon will need to be in your hands. There is more to it, obviously, but I hope that helps to answer your question.

[@emburgess7186]

Question when shooting to see how fast you can transition from rifle to pistol using a shot timer, do you engage safety when AR runs dry? Let's say you loaded 5 rds in your rifle an 5 in your pistol..

[@VikingTactics]

@NoXoNaToR We will have to work on that. Kyle

[@Glockman5000]

For the ending of the drill should one practice getting the rifle back up and going?

[@LNoHandle]

When you're doing transition drills how often do you reload your pistol? I've had one trainer teach me that every time I transition to pistol, I should top it off before it goes back in the holster. I've had another teach me the same rule for single stacks but that with a double stacks I had to make a personal decision based on how many rounds I thought I fired. He also taught that this is highly job dependent, since a cool guy might have several pistol mags and a joe might only have 2 or 3.

[@VikingTactics]

@VideoGameBandit If it is really cold I use the Smart Wool with the leather palm. KL

[@gr8sl8m8]

if you know the firearm is dry why dry-fire it? seems like a waist of a second... and also some of my firearms hold open on empty... I think its nitpicking to make em dry fire... but thats just me, pluss on a jam id just tranision no screwing around... i still walked away from hear and learned a thing, so good vid.

[@atypical_moto]

The bolt locks to the rear, I don't get this drill. Will you get a click even with the bolt open on an empty mag? I don't own an AR.

[@guerrillavanilla]

@durrance008 I think it bears mentioning that you might have to holster with threats still downrange in some situations. I wouldn't want to be running a pistol throughout a fight when I have a perfectly good rifle I could use. What are you gonna do then, drop the pistol?

[@VikingTactics]

@Impate You are correct sir. KL

[@chavezchavez556]

Would it be to our advantage to try moving forward or back or side to side while practicing this drill?

[@nickpearson1985]

It seems so obvious after Kyle explains it. Yet another "Why didn't I think of that." moment. haha

[@Dticon11]

Sir, can you school me on the problems if any with shooting .223 threw a 5.56 rifle and vice versa. Thanks have a goodun

[@TheRedpete379]

I have my boy load my mags and I do the drill that way I don't know when I will be dry stay in the fight good Vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@junbu8958]

Love how you stress to keep it real , not sling loaded weapons and keep transitioning

[@JamesSmith-xf8pq]

What kind of pistol holster are you using? Can I get an exact model?

[@gipeenuts]

DI is more reliable than gas piston?

[@ceelwarn]

Hi what pistol do you use and why? I use a glock 19 (personal) and m9(issued) at work. I looked at a FNx9 today. I feel like my groupings with the g19 is not as tight since its a lighter gun and recoils more than other pistols.

[@VeloxTrainingGroup]

Any courses for civilians near ft Bragg?

[@APDECHO2]

nothing wrong with DI guns. Pistons are heavy, expensive and just get dirty in a different spot. I have run several hundred thousand rounds thru DI guns over the past several years and as long as the guns are lubed they run fine. Remember, a wet gun will run dirty and a clean gun may not run dry.

[@thezombieman72]

he was Army SOF

[@DonWick_Actual]

Hey Kyle when you reply to comments on youtube you can scroll over the comment you wish to reply to and click the reply button, then type whatever you wish. It'll send a notification in their inbox and let them see the comment cause the way you're doing it now, the people you're replying to won't know that you have replied to them. Just trying to help i guess...

[@thatliberalwithagun3122]

Can somebody please help me. I need some wisdom from someone who has been shooting much longer. Iv been practicing these rifle to pistol transition drills but in having a problem andni cant find any videos that address it. Im a right handed left eye dominant shooter. So i shoot long guns left handed, and pistol right handed. So when when i go to transition most of the time i find when i swing the rifle down to my side its impeding my ability to draw my pistol a bit. If anyone has any suggestions they would be much appreciated. Thank you.

[@VikingTactics]

@SuperDangalang Nothing currently scheduled. KL

[@reginaldjenkins3273]

Good info!!!!

[@tangoyankee7521]

Agree...

[@TheHide]

At what distance are you doing this drill?

[@speckledjim5402]

+The Hide Normally around 5m (5.5yards).

[@TheHide]

+Mad Mac Great, thanks for the info!

[@speckledjim5402]

The Hide No problem mate.

[@TheHide]

+Mad Mac A lot of great info on your channel. I'm going to build a couple Vtac boards for my personal range an try an incorporate some of your training techniques into my regiment. Thanks again.

[@bedishere]

What is the name of the pistol holster you are using?

[@gipeenuts]

why not use a gas piston rifle like LWRC? these rifles build up a lot of carbon in the chamber.

[@tomasheckell]

hey kyle what optic are you running on your rifle?

[@industrialcoatings2806]

hey kyle i appreciate you're specific safety instructional videos just wanna say that upfront also i would like to ask if you could recommend an instructer for the civilian shooter in the phoenix area as firearm safe technique i cannot compromise so therefore would like to find a safe instructor.

[@bangkokthaibbq]

+Industrial Coatings www2.gccaz.edu/academics/departments/public-safety-science/LEO/civilian-firearms-training

[@industrialcoatings2806]

+bangkokthaibbq thank you

[@VikingTactics]

@Glockman5000 Absolutely. Kyle

[@scdefion]

I am pretty sure it is a blade-tec.

[@gunchief0811]

this stuff is like your a martial art's student and you are getting fundamentals from a 5th degree black belt who has a life time of experience and is willing to impart his knowledge to you for free. just because he's generous and filled with Integrity.

[@marbito11]

what kind of pistol was that?

[@drorider22]

what holster is that for you Sidearm?

[@moimeself1]

wow is all i can say. can't wait for my hubby to wake up. He's a marksmanship instructor for the Corps n love guns .

[@850spirates3]

Ashdale Daley-Nnolim wow good wife, lucky man and tell him thanks for his service

[@ArmoredAlgebra]

Training for the transition vs training in real life- I don't mean to be an armchair shooter here, BUT: I see this a lot in SWAT teams, such as the TX DPS SWAT team repelling slowly in training, quickly IRL. I humbly disagree with this philosophy. I subscribe to a doctrine the USMC teaches of train as fight, fight as train. Every time. Avoid training scars. If you can't do it on a range perfectly, how in the heck do you expect yourself to do it when it counts, even imperfectly?

[@VikingTactics]

@blackriflex39 Yes

[@blackriflex39]

what holster are you running?

[@blackriflex39]

is that a troy battlemag?

[@theblackkknight1]

"Pistow" -the stowing of pistols.

[@rognlie1]

What holster is that?

[@Musashiprodigy]

DGI guns are more than reliable. The only thing piston guns have is durability, at the expense of more weight and usually more recoil. Theres a reason the AR/M4 is the most widely adopted and used weapon system by SOF world wide

[@ritalpha17]

Real 'Black hawk down' vet