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(Originally published on Breach Bang Clear) Review: Grey Ghost Gear – 5×8 Utility Pouch Horizontal Apocalypse Josh This is the third of the Grey Ghost Gear pouches I took rock scrambling and bush-bashing with me not too long ago. I loaded up my belt with a selection of pouches, filled them with a collection of […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Monday Night Knife Fights: BT41 “Letter Opener” Richard Kilgore B&T Industries is mostly known for their Atlas Bipods and Accu-Ahot monopods. But… letter openers? Admittedly, when we think of letter openers we think of grandpa mumbling over bills, probably using something like this: Since you’ve already seen the featured […]
SHOT Show 2017: B5 Systems New Products Fifty Shades of FDE B5 Systems is a relatively new company, best know for its SOPMOD stock and other accessories like the Grip Stop. I met with Mark, owner of B5 Systems, at SHOT yesterday and got to learn about the history behind his company. B5 Systems’ mission is […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Monday Night Knife Fights: New & Shiny Edition We’ve yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like a great knife, so we thought we’d show you a few new ones. Some of these just debuted at SHOT Show 2017. 1. The first comes from TOPS Knives. They were founded in 1988 […]
(Originally published on Breach Bang Clear) Monday Night Knife Fights- M1917 Trench Dagger Mike the Mook The U.S. M1917 trench knife was designed by Henry Disston & Sons, and was first the official fighting knife adopted for military service. This was no knife for mundane tasks such as opening cases of ammunition or cutting paracord. This knife […]
Editors note: Article originally published on Breach Bang Clear by Mad Duo. The Spyderco Civilian is one of those iconic tactical knives with a dark pedigree. In the 1990s, the bulk of Spyderco’s catalog included knives named for their intended use or user’s occupation: Police, Military, Worker Co Pilot, Mariner, etc. One of their models was […]
(Article originally published on Breach Bang Clear) Review – the Emerson Government Mule Timur Aleksandrovich Ernest Emerson and Emerson Knives are well known for their folders; after all, Ernie is credited with creating some of the very first tactical folders, way back in the 1980s. Much has been written about his blades, from the custom […]
Language Lessons: Window-Licker’s Guide to Sight Cowitness Dave Merrill Term: Cowitness Also Known As: Co-Witness Applications of Use: Shooting rifles or pistols that are equipped with both iron sights and optics in-line with each other. Definition: The ability to align and use your iron sights or BUIS (Back Up Iron Sights) through the lens or […]
(Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Damn Near Invisible: The Crye LVS Chris Hernandez I’ve been wearing body armor for over twenty years. From old USMC flak vests in 1989 to my first soft body armor as a cop in 94 to an IBA in OIF 3 to a plate carrier in OEF 9, I’ve spent […]
(Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Just The Tip: Optimizing the Drop Leg Holster System Fifty Shades of FDE [Images Courtesy of Muzzle Flash Media] You should do what works for you, no matter what I say. But we can all agree (or at least most of us) that drop leg holsters aren’t the best platform […]
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