Viking Tactics

Green Eyes & Black Rifles

Kyle Lamb, who is a former Special Forces soldier, but a current tactical shooter and joint-owner of Viking-Tactics, wrote this book over several years during his deployments to the sandbox. 

It was a lot of fun to read it due to the hail of information’s and the way it was written. This book is made with the AR15 carrying, tactical shooter in mind. But actually this doesn’t matter. In Green Eyes & Black Rifles Kyle is leading the reader into the world of tactical shooting techniques. Basics and advanced.

Do you carry an AR15 type rifle on the job as a LEO or a soldier, or do you own one for self-defence?

Have you never received intensive tactical firearms training like in the SF or on SWAT?

Then I would describe it as grossly negligent if you don’t get a hold of this book and start training. Even as an experienced shooter with a specialized background you will find a lot of hints and tricks in this book that can save your life.

Actually this book was not written for the competition shooter in mind. But if you shoot an AR15 in IPSC or USPSA you will find also a lot of very useful information’s in this book.

Also individuals who do not carry an AR15, but any other type of carbine, battle-rifle, SMG or Shotty will find new tricks and training aids.

Kyle starts out with the selection of the rifle. What barrel length, twist and weight do you want and why. How about optical sights? Which one and why? Don’t forget the iron sights. Reloading techniques. Malfunctions, all of them. Followed by basic marksmanship up to the advanced level. From the correct fighting stance, over the “Broke Back Mountain Prone”, to shooting on the move.  Supported shooting, turns, weak hand techniques and terminal ballistics. Of course the right use of a sling. Then you also read about how to prepare for the shoot/no shoot decision, about shooting at night, with and without light, the use of NVG´s and lasers. Weapon transition, Weapon retention, cleaning-tips and finally several pages on how to train the just learned. 

That is quiet a lot of material stuffed into 219 pages. Kyle is not telling big tales. He is writing rather short phrases but it contains all you need to know to the dedicated subject.

There are two things I really like on the book beside the tremendous information’s. The first thing is that he is not just explaining the techniques for the right-hander, but also for the south-paw. And he often introduces more then one technique and describes why he prefers a certain technique and not the other. You never have the “My way or the Highway” feeling when reading this book.

I just hope that the material of the book will hold up the permanent into-the-shelf / out-of-the-shelf procedure then there is always a reason to flip it open.

The only thing I could complain about, is that I would rather like to see the approximately 500 photos in color then black and white, like in the book.  

Like I wrote before you will find out that Green Eyes & Black Rifles is aimed at the AR15 user. But reloads, malfunction-drills, shooting on the move, weapon transition, just to name a few, concerns all tactical shooters no matter what make and model you carry.

You will find the book at www.vikingtactics.com for $35,-

ISBN-13: 978-0-615-16654-4

ISBN-10: 0-615-16654-7

But don’t forget:

 You will not become a black-belt by just reading about it!

I hope this review was useful for you.