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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

XS Sights Big tritium dots

XS Sights Big tritium dots

XS Sights has been producing some excellent “irons” for a few years now, a set of which I was lucky enough to review a while back.  Recently, I had my Glock 17 slide cut for a mini red-dot sight which meant my old sight set was no longer tall enough to see through the optic.  Needing suppressor height […]

Gadsden Dynamics War Belt: Designed for the prepared civilian

Gadsden Dynamics War Belt: Designed for the prepared civilian

A couple of months ago, Gadsden Dynamics sent out a War Belt for review.  I put up my initial impressions here, but have now spent enough time at the range and over the hills to deliver a final review. For a quick refresher, the War Belt weighs only 10 oz (with optional AustriAlpin Cobra buckle upgrade) and is 3 MOLLE […]

Top 5 Combat shotguns

Top 5 combat shotguns

Shotguns.  While the ol’ scattergun doesn’t see such widespread use in the tactical fields as it used to, there is no doubt that a shotgun still makes an almighty mess of things at close range.  This is why shotguns (and their wielders) were such a despised enemy on the fields of WW1 and WW2.  American […]

Ranger sniper discusses getting on the rifle

Ranger sniper discusses getting on the rifle

One of the best sayings I heard as a Ranger was, “the experts don’t have a bunch of secret knowledge, they’ve just mastered the basics”.  Mastering your standard shooting positions, trigger control and sight alignment are the vast majority of what is needed to shoot precisely.  Every now and then, former Ranger sniper team-leader Ryan […]

5.11 AMP 72 pack: Carrying its own weight

5.11 AMP 72 pack: Carrying its own weight

One of the highlights of this years SHOT Show was 5.11′s Las Vegas retail store meet-and-greet event.  A huge number of 5.11 employees traveled from all over the country to be a part of it, and it was well worth attending.  Present there were sales reps, PR reps and product designers.  Scott Lambert, the lead […]

Nikon Monarch 3K Rangefinder: Stabilized point of view

Nikon Monarch 3K Rangefinder: Stabilized point of view

As technology marches forward, the limits of what was once thought barely possible have been pushed farther and farther forward.  One mile shots were once a thing of legend (or fantasy) but are now within the envelope for many shooters.  Long range hunting used to mean 200 yards for many hunters, now we have marksmen […]

Ladies V Seven

Ladies V Seven Nightingale | Quick Look

“I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns as naturally as they know how to handle babies.” Annie Oakley.  If you’ve been reading Loadoutroom articles for long, you’ve likely spotted more than a couple V Seven rifle and parts reviews and references.  Owner Joel Allen has been working hard to push […]

V Seven Weapon Systems Enlightened AR-15: Long live the King

V Seven Weapon Systems Enlightened AR-15: Long live the King

I’ve featured a large number of AR15 parts from V Seven Weapons Systems in build articles on this site.  The reason is simple, they are at the bleeding edge of AR parts quality.  This stems from their investment in high-tech alloys (such as 2055 lithium-aluminum, titanium and magnesium blends) as well as a commitment to excellence.  However, […]

M16 and AR-15

How the M-16 and AR-15 work | Detailed animation

When Eugene Stoner designed the AR-10 platform in the late 1950s, it is unlikely he could have imagined the success this rifle (and it’s progeny) would achieve.  While the total number of AR platform rifles in civilian hands isn’t known, estimates range from 2-30 million.  Combine that with the multitude of M-4’s and other descendants […]

Testing WWII Exploding Ammunition

Testing WWII exploding rifle rounds

World War Two was a monumental turning point for the history of our world.  The number of countries (and troops) involved, the geopolitical ramifications concerning the outcome and the massive surge in warfare technologies earned the war its nickname “The Big One”. In the clash between the Axis powers and the Allies, there are no […]

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