CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marine Corps‘ big West Coast trade show kicked off on Thursday, and it featured more than 60 defense contractors showing off everything from drones that can fit in the palm of your hand to machine-guns that can blast a target with 200 rounds of 30mm ammo in under a minute. Sponsored by […]
Knife Maintenance Month: How to Clean Your Blades
Kicking off our Knife Maintenance Month series is the simplest, yet most often overlooked, topic of knife care: cleaning. There are two general schools of thought when it comes to keeping your knives clean. There are those who advocate little more than soap and water, and those that think cleaning means nothing less than scouring […]
Line of Fire/Dynamis Alliance, Shooter’s Glove
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Line of Fire/Dynamis Alliance, Shooter’s Glove Fifty Shades of FDE Line of Fire Tactical just released another glove at the 2017 SHOT Show, following the Cold Weather Mitt system. The latest product release is the Shooter’s Glove, which was made in collaboration with Dom Raso of Dynamis Alliance. Dom […]
Thermal in your Pocket: Leupold’s LTO
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Thermal in your Pocket: Leupold’s LTO Richard Kilgore One of the coolest gadgets we got to play with at SHOT was a new thermal imager from Leupold called the LTO-Tracker. This piece was designed for hunters to have more success in the field by better understanding their surroundings and […]
Pathfinder Chest Rig – Find Yours
For our second Spotter Up review of the Warrior Assault Systems product line, Chase Tactical sent a Pathfinder chest rig, and I was equally impressed as with the first hands-on of the Warrior Assault Systems Covert MK1 Plate Carrier. Chase Tactical is a veteran-owned company, which specializes in providing kit and necessary equipment items for […]
37 Muzzle Devices for Your AR-Pattern Rifle
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) With so many options out there, finding the right muzzle device for your AR-pattern rifle can quickly become an overwhelming task. There’s literally a sea of muzzle devices available with choices ranging from flash suppression, recoil management, quick-detach suppressor mounting options, hybrid flash suppressors/muzzle brakes and forward concussion-direction management devices, […]
A T-shirt got me through Navy SEAL training Hell Week (Pt. 1)
I was slouched over a stack of pancakes in the BUD/S chow hall, quietly experiencing the thousands of microabrasions that come with 48 hours of being wet and sandy. It was Tuesday night of Hell Week, and it was the first time the pain of it all had really settled in. It was the burning […]
TangoDown Releases New iO Cover for the Trijicon MRO
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Remember TangoDown’s awesome iO cover for the Aimpoint T-1? Well, they’re now making one exclusively for the Trijicon MRO. RELATED STORY: AR Optics – 12 Sights & Scopes to Make Every Shot Count According to TangoDown, the iO protective body armor features integral snug-fitting lens caps capable of being opened or […]
22 Nosler: A Powerful New Cartridge for the AR-15
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Nosler Inc. announced today the release of the 22 Nosler, a new cartridge designed to transform any standard AR-15 into the fastest, most powerful .22 caliber available for the platform, with the least amount of modification. The new addition to Nosler’s cartridge family, which also features optimized 6.5mm, 7mm, 30 […]
Riot Stoppers: 10 Elite Less-Lethal Weapons
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) From the earliest days, those tasked with keeping the peace have been used to control large dangerous riots. The first ancient instances of this tended to be heavy-handed affairs, as land barons or rulers used hired men to remove crowds. The cliché of the “brute” squad comes closer to the […]