WTW: Smith & Wesson Model 52
This post anout the Model 52 is made possible by JTF Awesome Team Member Raven ConcealmentWeapon Trivia Wednesday: Smith & Wesson Model 52Mike...
YHM Nitro 30: Newest can from Yankee Hill Machine
YHM Nitro 30: Newest can from Yankee Hill Machine Mike the Mook There's a lot to consider when you are looking for a silencer. One of the concerns...
JTT: Those Who Live in Glass Houses….
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Sochi SITREP Part 4
People on the national news, Twitter and elsewhere are very focused on the borderline "third world" conditions to be found in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics begin tomorrow. Though unappetizing, the presence of dingy yellow tap water is not in our mind nearly as...

Repeat after us – "There is no magic bullet."
More on the omega fatal flesh-shredding RIP Radically Invasive Projectile. The only genuine one-shot-stop bullet out there is the Duo patented self-discarding evisceration-explosive omega turbulent fully lethal trocar sabot with optional armor piercing mercury...

Lone Survivor, Movies and The Inadequacy of REAL Valor
Mad Duo Chris had a guest article appear on Military.com yesterday. Today it's on their front page in the list of "Top 9" carousel stories. It's an op-ed that's going to stir the pot - as will his questioning why the real story about heroic acts is not enough for...

Train Like a Samurai: Ten Arrows
Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Imperfect practice makes rehearsed. You've heard a lot of advice on different training philosophies - ways to maximize the results you achieve. The fact is, desultory training (grunts: desultory) is a...

OSS Cans – Operator Suppressor Systems
No baffles. 29 patents. A turbine engine in reverese. OSS Mission (Operators Suppressor Systems Mission) bills itself as the source "true next gen weapon suppression." Damned if they may not be right, and we found out pretty much by accident. Frankly we were...
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Own Your Ground: SA, proxemics and personal security
Own your ground. Stay safe, remain dangerous! Be polite and respectful to those you meet but have a plan to kill or evade every one of them. Today will be the last day of our week-long emphasis on How not to be a sheep. We took a break yesterday so we could...

Ordering beer by parachute
This beer commercial is the perfect example of someone who is imperturbable, unflappable and equanimous. Or, in the Mad Duo's vernacular - no fucks were given that day. Grunts: equanimous.

SA: Pay attention or pay the price
We ran this article nearly a year ago, but nothing has changed. Read it, practice it, live it. Mad Duo This is a topic that can't be discussed too much as long as it's improving the skill set of those who need it (which is pretty much anyone that doesn't care to be a...

Mindset: More than Acronyms and Color Codes (Part 2)
Continued from earlier today. Yesterday I introduced my problem with regards to training 2 "gunfighters" who admitted they did not much want to gunfight (see Part 1 if you missed it). I discussed my believe that every person has something that would motivate them to...

Situational Awareness – visual acuity and defending yourself
This is another "reprint" that falls in line with this weeks "Don't Be a Gawdam Sheep" week. We'll have a follow-up article from Freddy tomorrow. Read The Blue Collar OODA Loop: http://tinyurl.com/ll4bxvk Read Mindset: more than acronyms and color codes part 1:...