Mike Kupari

Blackhawk DOAV – Old School Load Carriage

Blackhawk DOAV – Old School Load Carriage

Once upon a time, before MOLLE, before plate carriers and battle belts, before Cobra buckles, MultiCam, and Facebook, a fightin’ man’s gear options were limited. If you were in the bulk of the armed forces, what you got was an ALICE load-bearing setup: suspenders, a pistol belt, a pair of M16 magazine pouches, a pair of canteens and pouches, and a compass/first aid pouch, maybe even a buttpack, extra ammo pouches, an entrenching tool, the old angle-head flashlight, your bayonet, and even a UM84 holster!

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Shooting with gloves on | Know your gear

Shooting with gloves on | Know your gear

The best shooting gloves for cold weather are no gloves at all, but that's not always an option. Cold weather shooting gloves aren't always an option either. Sometimes you just have to wear what you have to wear, even if it's not optimal for going heeled....

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Going to War Without Skin in the Game

Going to War Without Skin in the Game

Last Saturday was EOD Day, so we ran an article by Mike Kupari. This Saturday a couple of us are going to go blow shit up with tannerite, so we're running another of his articles. We thought about running one by Pocket Doc but figured that might be bad luck. Here...

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YWR | Her Brother’s Keeper

YWR | Her Brother’s Keeper

What do you get when you take a sardonic, left-handed revolverphile EOD tech with a love for rocket ships, unbridled cynicism, a dog that farts a lot and a laptop? You get Your Weekend Read: Her Brother’s Keeper.

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