The Loadout Room
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We’d like to introduce this guest post from the Nicholas Oetken over at Sullivan Survival. Dan Sullivan and team offer up ideas, strategies, and products for planning for anything from everyday emergencies to worst-case scenarios. Be sure to check out their site. There are two kinds of people who should be interested in purchasing surplus […]
There are several ways to test fire a handgun, whether for function, for accuracy, or for any kind of instrumented testing, like chronograph load development or strain-gage pressure measurement. In ascending order, these are: by hand, from an improvised rest such as a sandbag, or from a machine rest. The best commercially available machine rest is the […]
The Lucid P7 is a 4x prismatic optic based on the same (expired) patent as the Trijicon ACOG.  Nearly every Ranger I served with who was issued an ACOG loved them: there’s a strong desire in the marketplace for a similar scope tailored more for the sporting market.  Most people are willing to trade-off a few […]
The steps you take in the Spring, can make a huge difference in what kind of deer season you have next fall. And one of the best ways to improve the odds of success next season is to install Advantage Whitetail blinds this spring. Advantage Whitetail blinds are sturdy, hard-sided blinds that can be placed […]
Like the proud hammer owner who saw each problem as a nail, we tend to project our own tactical equipment, skills and training on to potential adversaries. Symmetry. But tactically, symmetry is a false pursuit. Some examples of symmetry as practiced in training and planning: Fighter pilots train extensively as if their primary mission is to fight […]
Is that a 1911 in your pocket, or are you just… Never mind, we’ll just leave that one be. But you can have a 1911 in your pocket if you like. In fact, the one we’re looking at today packs up to 7 rounds in the magazine plus one in the chamber. That’s the same […]
Texas-based Bravo Concealment has been hand crafting kydex holsters and magazine pouches for military, government and civilian use for a while now.  When my editor let me know he was shipping one over to me, I went through my long history of holster purchases and realized I’d never tried out one of their products before […]
Loading magazines can be the biggest pain in the ass when it comes to shooting especially with my AR9. I really love my AR9. It’s cheap to shoot, I can take it to any indoor range, and it’s perfect for training new shooters who need something more than a 22 LR, but less than a […]
The Taylor 1911 9mm compact is a simple gun, but an interesting one. I’ve never had an opportunity to handle a 9mm 1911 so I jumped on the opportunity. I wasn’t expecting a lot, I figured it would be a pretty standard GI 1911. I wasn’t too familiar with Taylor’s 1911s and was more familiar with […]
An Optic is arguably the single most important accessory for a firearm. After all, you can’t expect to hit a target if you can’t see it fully and clearly. With the increased visibility provided by the right optics for your particular firearm, you’ll have a much greater chance of solidly hitting your target. It’s easy […]
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