With hundreds of knife companies each putting out a number of new blades year in and year out, you have to admire their creativity. Managing dozens of blade shapes, steel compositions, frames, locks and pocket clips while trying to stay innovative and avoiding ground already … [Read more...]
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Three things that seem like they’ll kill you (but probably won’t)
People have always been fascinated with death, and for good reason. Despite the massive breadth of experiences that one can accumulate over a lifetime on Earth, our final disposition after we exhale our last breath remains a unique kind of mystery: one we will all eventually … [Read more...]
How to throw a punch like a Marine
The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program has been the basic hand-to-hand combat system employed by the United States Marine Corps since 2002, and as I've written about in the past, it tends to get dragged through the mud by young guys with limited experience and a lot of bravado. In … [Read more...]
How slowing down can help you win a fight for your life
Out here in the regular world, where law enforcement is just a phone call away and most bars have bouncers employed specifically to break up fights, fist fights tend to be pretty short. A few punches thrown, maybe some poorly executed wrestling, and unless you’re on your way to … [Read more...]
VA institutes new policy aimed at stopping vets from hiding guns in wheelchairs
For many veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs can be a source of seemingly limitless frustration. Long wait times, understaffed facilities, and miles of red tape are just some of the barriers between veterans and the care they seek, and as a result, a rash of gun related … [Read more...]
Purse Carry: Best Option for Ladies’ Concealed Carry?
One concealed carry option available to women is carrying in one's purse (I suppose it's also an option for those trendy "man purses," if you're fashion forward enough to sport one...). For ladies like my mother, who can't imagine going anywhere without one of their helpful … [Read more...]
Shoot Better with SIRT Trainers: Laser Beams Make Everything Better
The SIRT is a useful training tool to augment live fire training exercises. The resetting trigger allows the user to "fire" the gun without having to action the slide and the shot indicating lasers provide immediate feedback for shot accuracy. SIRT is an acronym for Shot … [Read more...]
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