Meet Nate Weber, a bobsledder for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics. What makes his story unique? Sergeant First Class Nate Weber is an active duty Green Beret. He has deployed to Africa and Afghanistan and during that time he has trained in order to vie for the opportunity to represent Team USA in […]
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Vertx EDC Transit Sling Pack: A great daily commuter bag for digital nomads
“Digital nomads are a type of people who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and, more generally, conduct their life in a nomadic manner. Such workers often work remotely from foreign countries, coffee shops, public libraries, co-working spaces, or recreational vehicles.” – Wikipedia One thing I’ve learned over the years is that there is no ‘one bag fits all’ when it comes […]
A story about my Smith & Wesson 38 Special and lessons learned
My Smith & Wesson 38 Special titanium alloy J frame; the gun I pulled on an attempted carjacker years ago. My first handgun was a Glock 19, I sold that and got a Glock 27. Didn’t like that so sold it and got this when I was promoted to manager. I didn’t want to look like […]
How a T-shirt got me through Navy SEAL training Hell Week (Pt. 2)
In my previous article, I discussed how visualization—or what I call “paradise from the pain”—can help us get through challenging or difficult times by allowing us to live in the moment that comes after the pain or discomfort. But how do we do that? How can we train our brains to focus on what’s up ahead and not […]
Axelson AT Combat Trigger Pack
Triggers matter. A better trigger can make a firearm much more shootable. In the case of the AR-15 it has a pretty good mil-spec trigger. Many companies have come to the market with excellent triggers that significantly improve upon the feel of the AR-15 trigger (Geissele or the Larue MBT for example). Axelson has come […]
Watch: Travis Haley illustrates the gross motor skill reload with the AK
Here’s a secret, we like guns here at The Loadout Room. Unfortunately, there is a myriad of pseudo-experts in the gun community. We’ve all come across them at one point or another; they usually disguise their nonsense with technical terminology in order to sound more legitimate and lure more listeners. They are unlike those with […]
A T-shirt got me through Navy SEAL training Hell Week (Pt. 1)
I was slouched over a stack of pancakes in the BUD/S chow hall, quietly experiencing the thousands of microabrasions that come with 48 hours of being wet and sandy. It was Tuesday night of Hell Week, and it was the first time the pain of it all had really settled in. It was the burning […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: U.S. Army Special Forces Weapons Training
BOEBLINGEN, BW, GERMANY A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group cleans his weapon after participating in a weapons training exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, Nov. 08, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston) Courtesy of DVIDS
Exotac nanoSPARK – Updated Review
I had a chance back in August to get my hands on another excellent fire starting product from Exotac. Back then, the nanoSPARK was at the end of a successful Kickstarter campaign and had just started shipping orders out to the backers. I was really impressed with the product back then and now that they […]
Watch: Putting the Glock through extreme use until meltdown
Glocks are some of the most popular handguns on the market. Countless military units, law enforcement agencies, and gun enthusiasts all use Glocks. Yet for all of the fanfare and praise that people have for Glock, there is also much discontent. Regardless of how you think about Glocks, whether you hate them or love them, […]