Seriously, the best rifle to start drilling with at home would be the one that is the least expensive and would help you learn how to drill. You could then progress from there. What rifle is best to start out? The DrillMaster iDrill M1 or M1903 Rifle. Why? Because it costs less than $10 to make. Go to the Downloads …
The American Flag and the 2012 Olympics
The last time the Olympics were held in London, England an international issue arose because the American flag was not dipped to the Queen. You can read about it here. Before this incident, national flags were practically laid on the ground due to a certain individual. Since the incident, the American flag code was changed to read that the American …
Discipline at Practice
FYI: rehearsal = practice The military (we can count college ROTC in this), LEOs, firefighters, EMS, etc. are all adults and have set rules of which one must follow. In many cases honor guard, color team or drill team is on a volunteer basis and out of 1000 rehearsals you might run across some bad behavior that requires discipline. Situations …
Drill Pad Sizes
Call it what you want, “drill pad,” “drill area,” “drill floor,” or “drill deck,” we need to get some standardization in the American (and beyond) military drill world. For a drill competition (drill meet) there are different phases to the competition and each phase has a measured off area in which to compete. Exhibition and Regulation These drill phases both …
Weighting the DrillMaster iDrill Rifle
Over the past weekend I was talking with a relative of mine who is an engineer, he suggested Harbor Freight’s Wheel Weights. I thought this was a brilliant idea and started researching.
The DrillMaster iDrill Rifle!
Drillmaster shows you how to make your own rifle out of wood and gives you the free patterns for an M1 Garand or M1903!
Drillers: Adopt the Colorguard Rifle Toss
You can see that the rifles in this picture (Glendale DrillAmerica M1s) are rotating on the X and Y axes due to poor technique Remember, colorguard (color guard) = a marching band color guard. What’s the difference between a colorguard rifle toss and a military Driller’s rifle toss? Nothing. The mechanics are the same. “We Drillers catch differently.” Yes, I’m …
What to do When the American Flag Passes
Stand. If in uniform, salute. That’s what everyone should do to pay respects to the only flag on the face of the earth that stands for liberty, personal liberty. Men and women have fought for this flag against tyranny for decades and that is why we should stand. However, in America you are free and have the freedom o sit …
DrillMaster’s Guide to Life
Keep the Ten Commandments It doesn’t matter if you do not believe in the One True God, His Commandments are the perfect guide to life for everyone. Do not steal. Ever. It doesn’t matter how much something costs. Don’t do it. Especially the “easy” stuff like software and music and other things over the Net. Do NOT have sex (of …
Bayonet, Bayonet, Who’s Got the Bayonet?
The DrillMaster Bayonet is for the M1 Garand and M1903 rifles, it is a real bayonet, but the blade tip is rounded, it does not have a sharp edge and has welds for extra stability- there is also an unwelded version. Armed drill has a certain amount of danger; drilling bladed ups the ante considerably. The DrillMaster Bayonet is a ‘safer’ …