Tactical Pen Trionym (See What We Did There?)
The so-called “tactical pen”, also known as a “self-defense pen” is an EDC tactical implement du jour. Is it really a worthwhile carry, though, and which one’s best?
Heather Miller: THAT was the trigger
You may have heard names like Grace O’Malley, Scáthach of Skye, and Tomoe Gozen — but are you familiar with Heather Miller? If not, bring it in and take a knee. We’re gonna learn you up. It’ll be worth your time, promise. See, in an arena where terms like “female competition shooters”, “female 3 gun shooters”, and “professional female shooters” are most commonly used, we prefer to use champion shooters. Because, male, female, or helisexual, a badass shooter is a badass shooter regardless of the plumbing on board.
Jason Voorhees favorite shirt: and the OUTLAW too
Flannel shirts are ubiquitous, multi-purpose, and ruggedly built – perfect for armed low-vis work or going heeled: new tactical flannel from Dixxon.
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Time Travelling to SHOT Show 2017
Today we bring you a post from none other than Tamara Keel--a witty, smart, and sarcastic writer who can actually shoot worth a damn. Read up. Mad Duo Time Travelling to SHOT Show 2017 Tamara Keel Despite having worked in and around the firearms industry since the mid...
Gunfighting | The Pelvic Girdle (Incapacitation vs. Immobilization)
Dave Spaulding of Handgun Combatives has been a professor of hoplology since roughly the days of, oh, John Bernard "J.B."Books (whose birthday tomorrow is!). He penned a short piece about pelvic girdle...
YWR: Executive Outcomes
Today’s Your Weekend Read is a graphic novel about Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone between the years of 1995-96. It’s based on a true story.
Cloud Defensive LCS: Gen 2
Cloud Defensive has been busy. Since my review of the LCS Mk1 and ICC, they've come out with their next generation of innovative tape switch mounts for the Surefire ST07, now to include the Streamlight tape switch. I've been in touch with Sean at Cloud Defensive and...
The Real Women of SHOT
The Real Women of SHOT Too often our industry focuses solely on the visual virtues of our fairer counterparts and little else. We extol boobs and butts, but sometimes forget about the brains and business. Don't get us wrong--we certainly appreciate aesthetics as much...
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Dwyer Custom Goods and Strider Knives | Katanas, Bowies and More
If you're the kind of guy who appreciates craftsmanship, metallurgy or just tools that can be used to lop the heads off hippies, you'll want to read this missive from Big Joe. Mad Duo By the time the last day...
Open Carry: There Are No More Excuses For It
Open Carry -a divisive subject if we've ever come across one. In today's op-ed, Hernandez weighs in. We know not everyone will agree (not all of us agree on any given subject unless it's about terrorists being shot in the face) and by all means, you're allowed to...
People We Banged At SHOT Show
What happens in Vegas...clears up with a little antibiotics and a good scrubbing. For the last couple years at SHOT Show we've been banging our friends or interesting people we meet. Industry...
Women’s 5.11 Stryke Pants
5.11 has some ladypants for your tactical girl-butt. Will the 5.11 Stryke Pants stand up to unladylike behavior?
Blacklisted: Lessons learned from SHOT
Our official Tactical Hippie is not new to the industry, but this was the first time he had a full Mad Duo experience at SHOT Show. As such, he decided to write up some lessons learned, should any of you poor bastards ever find yourself in a similar position. However,...
The Mathematics of having a Negligent Discharge
You’ve probably seen the video of Travis Haley [apparently] having a negligent discharge. It seems like every week there’s one in the news, and usually from someone “that’s supposed to know better”.
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