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My initial impression of the Hard Head Veterans ATE Helmet This helmet is the ATE, made by Hard Head Veterans of Colorado. The ATE provides level IIIA ballistic protection and is NIJ certified by National Technical Systems. My experience with ballistic brain buckets started in 2000 with the venerable PASGT. If you’ve worn one, you […]
When we interviewed Dexter Ewing, Field Editor for BLADE Magazine and owner of Winston-Salem Knife Sharpening back in October, we learned that his business was built around the Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition Knife & Tool Sharpener. “It totally changed my sense of what ‘sharp’ is,” Ewing told us. With an endorsement like that we […]
In a recent article I wrote about the 4 must have items in a medical kit. One of those items was the tourniquet. I’ve always had a tourniquet in my medical kits, but until I had some formal training I really understood the application of them. The medical training I recently had was part of […]
We recently reached out to Joe Caswell to learn about progress of Version 2.0 (V2) of his Morphing Karambit. The knife’s unique form and spring assisted opening method stunned tactical knife enthusiasts last September. Since the initial explosion in popularity, Caswell has been relatively quiet about his progress. But thousands of would-be customers have been waiting with bated breath to find out how […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Review: Gerber US-ASSIST Death Blossom [not a pseudonym, we swear] The Gerber brand can be found on Walmart and Home Depot shelves across the country and, for that reason alone, it has become a household name. If Billy Bob down the street doesn’t have a Buck knife in his […]
Thousands of years ago, before the modern bows, e.g. compound bows, become the most preferred choice for hunters, most hunters relied on the traditional recurve bow to hunt the game. Yes, it could easily take down the deer, elk as well as other big games you can think of. Sadly, most hunters tend to look down up […]
Benchmade has confirmed it is working on a smaller version of the 2016 smash hit Crooked River. The company says that it has not yet established a release date and the earliest a Benchmade Mini Crooked River could start shipping is the summer. “With Benchmade, a mini version is always a natural progression. So we knew that a smaller […]
Gerber make great knives and the Paraframe is another one of their cool designs. It is a simple design, open frame, titanium-coated knife with a serrated blade. It is very light and the duel thumb studs allow for one-handed opening. The locking mechanism keeps the blade solid when operating. This knife is light, easily fits in […]
As time goes on and your skills and training evolve, so will your gear. Spending your hard-earned cash on training should always take priority over spending it on the latest piece of gear on the market, especially when it comes to medical. I’d even go as far to say medical training should come before firearms […]
Pro-Tech is following up its popular Strider SnG automatic with their rendition of the smaller, more EDC-friendly Strider PT. The company is hoping this latest collaboration will help it continue to gain ground with the Strider fan base and add another automatic with established recognition into their catalog. Pro-Tech also says they haven’t ruled out bringing the plus-sized Strider SMF into […]
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