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Modern military sniper competitions provide a range of valuable benefits to U.S. Army snipers, enhancing their skills, tactics, and overall effectiveness. I spoke at length with Iahn about the competitions, his thoughts on them, their value, and what it was like to be part of the first-ever US Military team of Snipers to compete in […]
Vincent and I have been using the Spitfire Prism scope with great success lately, it’s a quick-handling red dot scope, that doesn’t give a lot of people starburst effects like some red dots do. It has a glass-etched DRT (Dual Ring Tactical) reticle that can be used with or without the red/green illumination like a […]
… And Why There Is So Much Skepticism. It’s a fact of life, “The Only Constant, Is Change”. Due to world events and societal change, this is never more true than in the job-hunting industry. In this article, David Stephenson Chief Career Advocate of Superior Career Services, looks at why Candidate Advocacy has become a […]
“I like the way it shoots” Grandson #2, Vincent, was shooting the Frontline 16 on Range Day, banging the steel at 300 yards, and commenting to me about the rifle we were testing. At this point, we were nearing 1,000 rounds of ammo through the rifle, and we were almost done testing. Two magazines later […]
One of the SOFREP family, my Grandson Iahn, just came back from the International Sniper Competition in Borris, Ringkobing, Denmark. The competition was extreme and many of the exercises were based directly on lessons learned and operations conducted on the front lines of the war in Ukraine. I spoke with Iahn concerning the competition and […]
When I was young a “day at the range” consisted of a box or two of 22 shells, my rifle, soda or tin cans, and some string. With a 20-minute walk down the railroad tracks, I was in business. I miss those days. Today range days seem to take some planning, an early wake-up call […]
Seriously, it’s not a joke it really is hot out and it’s only going to get worse if you pay attention to world events and follow the weather patterns. A recent article from the NY Times states “At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar. […]
Does anyone remember the old M1 “Steel Pot” helmets from WWII/Korea/Vietnam? They were a visual representation of the American fighting man, as seen on marketing and recruiting materials the world over and even in the comic strip Beetle Bailey. They were the best and only protection for your head until a Kevlar version became the […]
It’s summertime here in NW Florida and that means festival season is underway so when the wife says “Honey I bought tickets to the Craft Beer Festival” what she means is “I’ve planned your day and you’ll love it”. 25 Breweries and nine Distilleries were represented on the deck of a local favorite restaurant, The […]
Evil can strike when you least expect it. Whether you’re at church, the supermarket, a movie theater, or just walking down the street, you need to be prepared for anything. Carrying a concealed weapon isn’t always practical, especially if your clothes don’t offer adequate concealment such as summertime clothing in NW Florida or any beach […]
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