That Battle Rattle Burden: Lugging the Loadout
The term Battle Rattle is US military jargon for a soldier’s loadout, i.e. all the gear to be worn (helmet, armor, LBE, IFAK, etc.) and ammunition (frags, mags, smoke grenade, etc.) and weapon(s) to be carried.
Punk Drummer “Gives a Kit” — Donates PPE Kits to Local First Responders
Punk band drummer Branden Steineckert and the Give Kits Foundation partnered up to get PPE kits out to people on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.
Army To Field More of These FLIR ‘Micro’ Drones to Troops in Combat
The initial fielding of the FLIR Black Hornet drones paves the way for a system that will eventually equip every squad with an organic UAS in the future.
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The RDS-Equipped Pistol As a Duty Gun
Today we're talking red dot sights on pistols in the context of duty carry, i.e. issued by a police department or other LE agency. This is one officer's perspective. The RDS Equipped Handgun - is it suitable for on duty LEO use? Originally published 12-25-17. by Tim...
Small American Business: Skillset Magazine
Small American Business: Skillset Magazine Erin Marshall Those of you who've been reading Breach-Bang-Clear for a while know that we love spotlighting Small American Businesses almost as much as we love reading Wikis on medieval torture devices. While we normally...
The Essential Guide to Knife Lock Types
This review originally appeared online at Offgrid Magazine (@recoiloffgridmagazine). It appears here in its entirety with the permission of both editor and author, "Big Red" McCarthy. Mad Duo Knife Informer's Essential Guide to Lock Types Patrick McCarthy, Offgrid....
The Drive on Hawija Continues During Kurdish Referendum
Al-HashdAl-Sha’abi spokesmen are reporting over 100 villages liberated, nearly 400 IEDs defused, and some 500 "ISIS militants" have been killed thus far in the offensive on Hawija. This could mean a lot or nothing, given the quality and accuracy of information...
Report on the GEMTECH Tracker – A Can Specifically for Hunting
Gemtech Tracker: A Suppressor Made Specifically for HuntingMike the Mook Photos by Chris Beaver One of the most popular uses for a suppressor is hunting. You can shoot without earpro, hear your quarry, and when you take the shot, you won't deafen your hunting buddies...
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The Need for Lumens | ASP on Photonic Barrier
Using a shoot house to demonstrate why a powerful light is important if you want to penetrate a photonic barrier – here’s John Correia of Active Self Protection breaking it down.
JTT: Setting Up Outer Carriers
Lotta agencies going to exterior vests, thankfully...but this has led to a noticeable trend of loading it up unnecessarily. We've seen many LEOs, particularly younger officers, fill up every bit of available real estate just because they can. Here's one man's take on...
The Mindset of Combat Marksmanship
The mindset of Combat Marksmanship Frankie McRae Note: cover photo of a Raidon Tactics instructor at a Youth Rifle Marksmanship Course - no sense waiting until someone's old enough drink, vote, or even drive, to start training them, is there? Combat marksmanship...
Eating All the Crow – We Were Wrong About Salient
We Were Wrong About Salient And now the boss is gonna eat some well-deserved crow. David Reeder There are few things less tasty in life than crow, and now I gotta eat it. For years I've said, "Initial reports are always wrong," and "You can be first, or you can be...
Who is the Sheriff of Baghdad?
Who is the Sheriff of Baghdad? John Shrek McPhee, founder of SOB Tactical and Dean of Violent Sciences at Gunfighter University.
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