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(Originally published on Tactical Life) When we think of Christmas, we think of Santa Claus, presents under the tree, and John McClane (Bruce Willis) running amok inside the Nakatomi Building as a dozen terrorists try to kill him before he foils their plans. Surely, nothing says “Christmas” more than the 1988 movie “Die Hard.” RELATED […]
(Article originally published on Tactical Life) Salomon, a sporting goods manufacturer based in France, is set to expand its Salomon Forces footwear line for military and law enforcement operators with new color options for the Speed Assault and Jungle Ultra models in 2017. RELATED STORY: One Step Ahead – Homegrown Training Footwear The Salomon Forces Speed Assault will now […]
ESEE just announced that it will be adding an outdoor cleaver named the CL1 to their 2017 catalog. According to the company, the new blade turns the traditional butcher’s cleaver into an outdoor tool worthy of the their name. ESEE co-founder Mike Perrin gave us his impressions of this unconventional knife and dropped a few hints concerning what could be the […]
The Marine Corps is a fighting force with many time honored traditions that include but are not limited to inducing epiphanies over copious amounts of alcohol as well as creating logos that are way cooler than those dawned by most units from other branches of service. The skull and the paddle have played a steady […]
(Originally published on Tactical Life) The Jordanian Army offers some very interesting contrasts. Although many Arab traditions are maintained, the Jordanian armed forces are also among the most modern in the region. King Abdullah is a graduate of Sandhurst and served as an officer in the British Army. He also commanded the Jordanian Special Forces, […]
Hexmag was founded in early 2013. They actually started as a prototyping exercise in 3-D design and printing. They sold their first Hexmag March 2014. I have had a lot of different magazines in my life from issued GI mags to Magpul P-Mags. For full disclosure I have my own personal Hexmag that was given […]
There are a lot of people who talk the talk, but very few walk the walk. Enter Leo Jenkins. He’s a veteran of 3rd Ranger Battalion who has deployed multiple times as a special operations medic, and even been awarded for valor. He went on to leave the service and eventually be attached to a […]
(Article originally published on Tactical Life by Massad Ayoob) When it comes to LEO duty pistols, Glock is a trusted and proven brand. And, with the introduction of the .380 Glock 42, cops have a great deep-cover or backup gun option that works just like their primary duty gun. The subcompact Glock 42 in .380 […]
Preparing for an unarmed knife or machete attack is something most of us law-abiding citizens just don’t think about in our usual daily routines. This may sound like it’s supposed to happen somewhere else, but we have to face the facts—it’s happening everywhere, and you need to prepare now before you are chosen as the […]
(Article originally published on Tactical Life by Massad Ayoob) The various militaries throughout the world probably buy the full-size 9×19 GLOCK 17 service pistols for their fighting men and women than they do any other GLOCK. In the United States, where the GLOCK is by far the most popular brand of police duty handgun, the […]
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