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Jens "Rex Nanorum" Hammer

Jens "Rex Nanorum" Hammer is an Alaskan Expatriate living in Oregon with his wife and kids. Growing up on commercial fishing vessels, he found his next adventure with the 2nd Bn, 75th Ranger Regt. After 5 tours to Afghanistan and Iraq, he roamed about the west coast becoming a commercial diver, rated helicopter pilot instructor (CFII) and personal trainer before becoming a staff writer with Loadoutroom.com

Geigerrig Tactical Guardian

Geigerrig Tactical Guardian | Advanced Hydration System

I wasn’t around to see the fad but rumor has it back in the early 2000’s hydration bladders were so in you could find them in every school, shopping mall and skate park.  I was busy filling up my hydration pack (downstream from goats and cows) a few thousand miles away in the sandbox, but I’m confident the […]

Cruxord | A Stainless Guide Rod Review

Cruxord Stainless Steel Guide Rod for your Glock

As a product review writer, I find excitement in the big, fancy products just like everyone else.  Equally, I find the little components that incrementally improve the machine to be fascinating.  I don’t believe the next generation of service rifles or sidearms will be a revolutionary leap forward, I believe they’ll be sum of all the improvements […]

XS Sights | Big Dot Tritium Sights

XS Sights | Big Dot Tritium Sights

XS Sights (formerly XS Sight Systems) is packing some nice tritium sights into a little package.  When given the chance to shed the stock blocks from my Glock 17 franken-tester, how could I say no?  The question isn’t really whether XS Sight’s product is an upgrade over stock, it’s whether the 24/7 Big Dot Xpress […]

Safariland 537 Holster | Final Review

Safariland 537 Holster | Final Review

Thank you, Safariland.  That’s the big summary from my time with the 537 open top concealment holster.  It is the answer to a number of my complaints from other holsters.  My initial impressions can be read here.  Having been able to get some range time with this unit recently, I have more confidence than ever […]

Atibal MROC 3x Optic | Review

Atibal MROC 3x Optic: A rugged light weight sight

The Atibal MROC (modern rifle optic component) is another entry in the short but growing list of optics based on the same patent as the venerable Trijicon ACOG.  That patent (having lapsed in 2008) has opened up a big niche in the optics market for those who want something close to what the ACOG provides, […]

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Emerson CQC-14 Snubby: For those who live in areas with strict knife laws

As one of the premier knife makers in the world, Emerson knives has always been proud to call America home.  Despite their name being ubiquitous with handcrafted excellence, I haven’t had a chance to run with one of Ernest Emerson’s blades until recently.  In the mail arrived… the CQC-14. As stated on Emerson’s website, the […]

Thermacell Heated Insoles | First Impressions

Thermacell Heated Insoles

We finally got a stretch of weather here in the Pacific Northwest worthy of being called winter.  Still mild by the standard of bearded northmen, but cold enough I finally got to put Thermacell’s Proflex Heavy Duty heated insoles to use. Thermacell has a pretty neat setup here.  The padded Li-Ion batteries fit in the […]

Noisefighters Sightlines | Earpro upgrade

Noisefighters Sightlines | Earpro upgrade

After leaving the Marine Corps, Noisefighters owner Neal Brace had more in mind than drinking a few beers and picking up some odd jobs.  He set his sights on inventing and producing upgrades and improvements for a number of different products.  From scope throw levers to improved AR charging handle designs, Neal’s had no shortage […]

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Ultralight AR-15 version 2.0 | 1 pound lower (part 2)

Today we’re continuing our journey through the ultralight AR15 build, covering the lower receiver, version 2.0.  The upper receiver article is covered here, while the full rifle article is coming next.  To recap, originally I wanted to build a tough, accurate rifle that came in under 6lbs, with the suppressor and optic included in that […]

Condor Aegis hardshell jacket | Waterproof and under budget

Condor Aegis hardshell jacket | Waterproof and under budget

Condor Outdoors has been making products for over 20 years now.  Starting with camping supplies, the Irwindale, CA based business soon expanded their product lines to include tactical gear.  While their foreign-produced products gained some notoriety years ago for lackluster quality-control, I’ve heard from a number of people that Condor has tightened up their program […]

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