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(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Hogue is expanding its line of folding knives with spring-loaded, four-inch, automatic versions of its popular EX-01 and EX-04 tactical folders. “We’ve worked hard to create an incredibly reliable automatic knife based on our button lock knife platform,” Hogue managing partner Jim Bruhns said in a press release. “Adding four inch blades […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Review: US Palm Cargo Cuff Alexander Crown Lately I’ve been wearing pants that don’t lend well to my usual daily carry items. Of course I still want to have those items with me, so naturally I started to look for a solution. Along the same lines, sometimes I don’t […]
(Article courtesy of Real World Survivor) Due to recent reports about the Zika virus spreading and posing bigger threats than previously expected, it’s better to be safe and prepared to fight against mosquito bites with the ThermaCELL Repellent Trailblazer Camp Lantern. RELATED STORY: 3 Ways To Keep The Bugs Away It shines a bright light that lasts […]
On a summer day in 2010, I walked into a sporting goods store in Nashville and bought the sharpest, meanest looking knife I could find. It wasn’t completely for show: a few days later, I boarded a plane to Afghanistan for a yearlong deployment with the 101st Airborne Division. For the next 12 months, the […]
The CRKT Tecpatl is the latest knife to join the company’s Forged By War lineup and the only push dagger in their catalog. The Tecpatl has been designed from the ground up as a fighting knife, but creator Michael Rodriguez took a unique approach to the concept, informed by artistic acumen and a long career as […]
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) “Colt .45 automatic.” For shooters of my generation, that phrase just has a ring to it. When I got into handguns, it was a term used more often than “1911,” perhaps in part because Colt was pretty much the sole commercial manufacturer of 1911-style pistols then. And yes, I know, the […]
I’ve been asked many times about my criteria for selecting a great Commuter or EDC Work Bag. So, a video was long overdue… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3lgjMvx8w Continue reading on Loaded Pocketz Photo courtesy of Loaded Pocketz
The British Army posted this remarkable photo of 12 soldiers hiding in vegetation in a Brunei jungle on Facebook. Hidden among the foliage are members of the Household Cavalry, one of the British Army’s most elite units, who are stationed in Brunei while it carries out its Close Target Reconnaissance training. “This is what the […]
The Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon of 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines during the mid 1980s through the mid 1990s had their platoon t-shirts printed with this on it: Invisible Souls – Leave .308 Holes; my favorite shirt ever. First, this is in no way a slight on pilots, artilleryman, or anyone else. This is to […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) So you Wanna be a Border Patrol Agent…. Vince “Rocco” Vargas I get this question all the time… How do I become a Border Patrol Agent? How do I join Special Operations? First you need to apply for the Border Patrol. You do this by going to USAJOBS.Gov. There […]
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