The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
Popular YouTube channel “Long Range Shooters of Utah, LLC” has a huge number of videos up, nearly all dedicated to, you guessed it, shooting at long ranges. One of their most popular series of videos details the building, then shooting of an extremely accurate AR-15, an SPR variant. While the first three videos cover parts […]
I’ve shot a lot of rounds in my life. I was a pretty heavy volume shooter in my teens, chewing through case after case of .223, 7.63×39 and 12ga as well as various handgun calibers. After I joined the military my volume went up drastically easily pushing tens of thousands of rounds downrange annually. I was well […]
As a product review writer, I find excitement in the big, fancy products just like everyone else. Equally, I find the little components that incrementally improve the machine to be fascinating. I don’t believe the next generation of service rifles or sidearms will be a revolutionary leap forward, I believe they’ll be sum of all the improvements […]
The Atibal MROC (modern rifle optic component) is another entry in the short but growing list of optics based on the same patent as the venerable Trijicon ACOG. That patent (having lapsed in 2008) has opened up a big niche in the optics market for those who want something close to what the ACOG provides, […]
If necessity is the mother of invention, then experience is the grandpappy of refinement. Ever since the advent of the firearm, soldiers have carried edged weapons as a backup. From Pirates to Hessians to Rangers, fighters know the value of good steel. Far from another Rambo or Crocodile Dundee monstrosity, the Spartan Blades CQB tool is a […]
It seems like only yesterday I opened up a box with a bundle of items for review having been sent over from Mission First Tactical (MFT). Turns out it’s been a couple of months since I’ve started using their Minimalist stock, Engage V2 grip and SCPM556 mags, with most of those products slated to show […]
Winter has ceased its final death throes and Spring is moving in quickly. As such, the outdoor seasons are upon us! Its time to dust off your camping gear, repack your ruck and get ready to hit the trail. Below I’ll discuss my hiking and hunting loadouts. Boots: One of the most crucial elements to […]
Nearly fifty years ago, the U.S. Army’s Green Berets needed a better option for Long Range Patrol (LRP) rations. Team Green put out a contract and a company named Oregon Freeze Dry won that bid. The LRP rations that were produced were freeze dried pre-cooked meals that could be re-hydrated by adding boiling water. If […]
Ammunition technology has improved drastically over the last 30 years, more so than the 100 years preceding it. Such leaps and bounds are not always unqualified successes. For every two or three steps forward, there is a step back. Liberty Ammunition’s Civil Defense line has a small but mostly positive buzz. How would it fare when […]
According to a TACOM Maintenance Information Message (16-039) released last week, the US Army is introducing a new M4 Enhanced Performance Magazine. While we haven’t seen an example yet, it will be easy to discern from previous magazines. Sporting a Tan body and Blue follower, it was engineered to address feeding issues with M855A1 ammunition. […]
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