The tale of my carbine starts like many other gun stories, there are times when firearms are set down in barns, attics, closets and forgotten about. The reasons are limitless, sometimes it’s the end of hunting season, sometimes the owner dies or just grows tired of the particular gun. Days turn to weeks, weeks turn […]
Metal Injection Molding: What’s in Your Gun?
Metal injection molding is about a 25-year-old process. Essentially, what it does is combine the technology involved in the plastic injection molding process with a metal powder component at the micron level. Please note that this is also sometimes called “sintered metal,” which also promises a high level of dimensional accuracy, part density, freedom from […]
ATN Thor-HD 4.5-18X SMART Thermal Scope: Hunt Like a Predator
Every year states adjust their hunting and fishing regulations and more of them each year have now allowed night hunting of certain types of animals. In many states were feral hogs devastate crops and small game such as foxes, wolves, and coyotes cause havoc on chickens and rabbits hunters have been looking for advantages to […]
Long Range Shooting: Ballistics Terms Part 2
In Long Range Shooting: Ballistics Terms Part 1, we talked about some general ballistics terminology. But, that’s only part of what we’ll need to talk ballistics. Most of what we’ll need to understand about ballistics for long range shooting falls under external ballistics. Here are some of the most common, and important, terms we’ll use. […]
Shoot the Gip: A Weird 2 Cent Trick For Precision With A Pistol
Ox here with a little 2 cent trick with you that may very well completely change how well you shoot. There are several factors that impact how well you can shoot a gun. Some of them are controllable, and some you just have to deal with. And some are a combination of both. As an […]
Premier Body Armor Durus Armor Plates: Light, Thin, Steel
Law enforcement and the military face the threat of rifle fire on the job. With the Premier Durus 8000 Steel Body Armor Systems that isn’t as dangerous as it used to be. NIJ Level III steel ballistic plates provide multi-hit protection from rifle rounds. Super Thin, Light-Weight and Multi-Curved for Comfort. Premier Durus™ 8000 Armor […]
IcePlate Under Armor: Hydration, Heating and Cooling
Heat casualties are a critical problem for body armor users. The “IcePlate” is a SAPI plate-shaped reusable water bottle that when frozen provides 140+ watts of cooling using the 100 ounces of water already carried by war fighters to maximize hydration efficiency beyond simple consumption. The IcePlate helps body armor users stay safer, lighter, more […]
Increase Your Draw Speed: 5 Tips For A Quicker Draw
We’ve all seen those old movies where the good guy with the gun swaggers around town, his hand never more than a hair’s breadth away from that sandalwood grip. Then, as the music swell, he drags iron and the lead starts flying. It’s not that he’s a better shot than the others… it’s that he […]
SOFREP TV: Not for the Weak Minded or Faint of Heart
Drew Wallace, the producer of “Training Cell” is a former Ranger from the 75th Ranger Regiment with combat experience. For the first time a group of former US SOCOM Operators have united as one team. They represent all branches of Special Operations; Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), Marine Corps […]
Bad guys don’t train: Carrying without a round in the chamber and gun take aways
One of the benefits of living in a surveillance society is that when something interesting happens, there is usually good video of it. I study bad guys, I want to know how they work. This video has some great teaching points for bad and good guys. According to the New York Post, “The suspect entered […]