- Well, day one for Girlie Bear and me. Friday was taken up with getting to Indianapolis and meeting friends.
- Ambulance Driver’s Shooter Self Care class was outstanding.
- Girlie Bear seemed to learn a lot from it and even sat through the example pictures that AD showed.
- Things have definitely changed since the last time I took Combat Lifesaver in 1995. Back then a tourniquet was the last thing you ever wanted to do. Now, it’s one of the first for an extremity wound.
- Putting a tourniquet on your own arm without using said arm is definitely something that needs practice.
- There doesn’t seem to be a really hot thing to see this year, but there was still a lot of stuff to see.
- We got to the convention center too late for any of the workshops today, but that’s why we’re staying until tomorrow afternoon.
- The best part of the weekend so far is seeing everyone from the Tribe. It’s been too long.

Ruger .308 AR-15

Cornershot. Pistol rotates to both left and right. Trigger on black frame is connected via linkage to trigger on gun. Camera, light, and laser designator are in front. Aiming done via small screen (marked with red + in picture. According to manufacturer, Black Forge, there are models for several pistols and AR’s.
And of course, it wouldn’t be an NRAAM without the MagPul machines:





















Drang
/ April 27, 2014Which flavor of tourniquet does AD recommend? Saw a vendor at one of the fun shows today who had all the popular varieties, but I get confused…
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oldnfo
/ April 27, 2014Great to see y’all DB! 😉
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nixfu
/ April 28, 2014>Putting a tourniquet on your own arm
I have an Israeli Bandage in my kit. In remote/wilderness first aid, we practiced using them for both pressure bandages, and using the little plastic piece to turn it into a tourniquet.
The Israeli Bandages are much cheaper than the CAT tourniquets that the US military uses.
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