Admittedly I’m a bit of a beginner when it comes to body armor. In the Marines I never gave it much thought, I had it, and I wore it and I complained about it. As I became a civilian my need for body armor lessened, but did not entirely disappear. I’ve kept a couple sets of […]
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Blackhawk DOAV – Old School Load Carraige
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Blackhawk D.O.A.V.: An Old School Load-Bearing Vest Mike Kupari What’s up, party peoples? Let me tell you a story. One upon a time, before MOLLE, before plate carriers and battle belts, before Cobra buckles, MultiCam, and Facebook, a fightin’ man’s gear options were rather limited. If you were in the […]
US Army Paratroopers Test Out a New Fighting Load Carrier
Courtesy of Tactical Life U.S. Army paratroopers are set to field a new fighting load system for the first time ever, the service announced. “The Airborne Tactical Assault Panel (ABN-TAP) was developed with the paratrooper in mind and will allow the paratrooper a greater degree of comfort, mobility and safety during static line airborne infiltration operations,” […]
A 7.62 Interim Combat Service Rifle Is a Terrible Idea For the US Army
Courtesy of Tactical Life Gen. Mark Milley testified this summer before the Senate Armed Service Committee and expressed the U.S. Army‘s need for a new 7.62 rifle. Dubbed the “Interim Combat Service Rifle,” or ICSR, the proposed weapon would be issued to infantry units for the purposes of defeating enemy body armor. Body armor, you know, […]
Think Like a Green Beret: Protecting yourself and family during an armed robbery
Much of Green Beret training involves predicting the uncertain future with limited information. Special Forces operations may succeed or fail based on the ability the men planning the mission to predict and avoid danger. Last week, shortly before 3 a.m. local time, there was a jewelry store robbery inside the Bellagio hotel-casino complex in Las […]
Russia’s AK-12 has Passed Field Tests and is Ready for Deployment
The Russian AK-12 assault rifle is ready to become the new standard weapon of the Russian armed forces, has passed military field tests and now meets all of the Russian armed forces’ design and operational standards, according to Jane’s 360. The AK-12’s success in military trials sets it up to become the standard weapon for […]
4 Firearms Myths That Bad Guys Believe And You Shouldn’t
Ox here with 4 myths about firearms accuracy that bad guys believe and you shouldn’t MYTH 1. You can’t shoot accurately with a (fill in the blank) pistol. Normally, I hear this argument about subcompacts, pistols/revolvers with long heavy triggers, or pistols that have a long double action for the first round and a single […]
Warrior Rack | Review
While in the military and as a law enforcement officer, there has always been a need to store my gear in a central location. For my entire law enforcement career I have stored my gear in my closet. My uniforms were put on hangers, while my duty belt and trouser belt hung on a wall […]
SOF Selection PT Preparation 7.31.2017
SOF Selection PT Preparation 7.31.2017 Today we’re going to see where our fitness level is at by using a test using the new Special Operations Upper Body Round Robin (UBRR) Fitness Test. It measures functional fitness for the Special Operators much better than the traditional PT test. Pushups: (1min) 40 minimum +2 points for each […]
Major Changes to NFA Coming? We Hope So
Are major changes to the NFA coming ? For many of us who have waded through the piles of ATF forms in order to obtain restricted items like short barrel rifles, silencers and machine guns we sure hope so. In 2017 there really is no reason that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives […]
