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Building a Shoot House with Dev Group Maintenance Guys
40:46 - 46:28 (05:42)
The first shoot house was built by Dev Group maintenance guys with pizza and beer, and later the FBI ordered 15 offices to be equipped. Navy became too risk-averse to use guns for training and only trained with laser simulators.
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Jamie Smith shares the story of how the first Blackwater shoot house was built by the Dev Group maintenance guys who came out on weekends with pizza and beer.
40:46 - 43:48 (03:01)
Summary
Jamie Smith shares the story of how the first Blackwater shoot house was built by the Dev Group maintenance guys who came out on weekends with pizza and beer. He also discusses his inspiration for having a training facility located within an hour's drive of Norfolk.
ChapterBuilding a Shoot House with Dev Group Maintenance Guys
Episode#29 Erik Prince - Inside The Rise and Fall of Blackwater
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
The founders of Airsoft worked on a classified program for the Coast Guard, teaching them how to shoot drug boat motors out of a helicopter using a 50 cal.
43:48 - 46:28 (02:40)
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The founders of Airsoft worked on a classified program for the Coast Guard, teaching them how to shoot drug boat motors out of a helicopter using a 50 cal. This came about due to the Navy's lack of training with guns, as they were using unloaded weapons and laser simulators only.