After Action: VERTX Delta Stretch Pants
After Action - VERTX Delta Stretch Pants Norsemans Survivology A few months back I received these Vertx pants just before a long flight. I...
RCS Roland Special Phantom LC Holster
Since the Roland Special is becoming increasingly popular on Glock barrels, RCS has a solution for holster compatibility.
B.E. Meyers & Co: In Memory of Brad Meyers
"The man with a new idea is a fool, until that idea succeeds." Mark Twain Brad Meyers, the founder of B.E. Meyers & Co., passed away two days...
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WMLs | Considerations for Lights, Mounts and Features
What are the considerations for a weapon mounted light? Mounting, certainly. Activation process, sure. Brightness? Maybe, maybe not.
A Primer on 21st Century Camouflage
Tonight we'll talk a little camouflage. We've discussed it before. For instance, we've asked why bother? Pete Nealen has been voluble about the silliness of even wearing camouflage if you're moving like an assraped turtle humping a cinderblock. We've talked about how...
The truth about trigger weight: Part 2 of 2
Yesterday we ran Part 1 of a Critical Look at Trigger Weight. Today's conclusion is going to discuss training - realistic training and training needs vs. training tradition. We will also be looking at whether or not trigger weight litigation concerns are bullshit. As...
The truth about trigger weight: Part 1 of 2
Trigger weight - is 3.5lbs of pull an arbitrary number defined as competition? Is there any point to really have "duty weight" trigger pulls? Is a a 12lb DAO trigger pull, implemented for "safety", really more dangerous than something much lighter? Does anyone really...
The incredible battlefield imagery of Jeremiah Ridgeway
Jeremiah Ridgeway, a Cav Scout with 3-71 Cavalry (Tenth Mountain) was an amateur photographer without formal training in 2007. While deployed to Afghanistan he took thousands of pictures. Eight thousand of them made it home. He destroyed three cameras in the process....
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Driving the Gun
Driving the gun. A lot of people use the phrase but what does it mean? Well, lucky you, we're going to tell you. Note: it has nothing to do with Grand Theft Auto, nor with midget strippers who carry a grease gun. We're talking about a method of weapon handling that...
A Medal of Honor "winner" (RECIPIENT) on video
This may be the only video we've ever seen of a fight in which the Medal of Honor was won (earned) in which the Medal of Honor "winner" (recipient) himself is seen. What do you say about a man who lays down in the the open in the middle of an ambush with a high viz...
Should We Award Purple Hearts for PTSD? Part II
Yesterday in Part I of this article Chris Hernandez wrote a response to Army Major Tupper's Daily Beast op-ed about awarding the Purple Heart to those suffering PTSD from serving in a war zone. Today he'll complete that response, addressing among other things the...
Should We Award Purple Hearts for PTSD? Part I
Recently an Army combat veteran, Maj. Benjamin Tupper, wrote an op-ed in the Daily Beast. In it he made the argument that veterans returning from war should be awarded the Purple Heart. We asked one of our better pontificationists, author and combat veteran Chris...
The USMC 3-Season Sleeping Bag: A Year in Review
Any clime or place huh? Sure, as long as that clime or place isn’t covered in fuckin’ snow. The new 3 season sleeping bag system has been in use by some of our handlers and their comrades now for about one year. Here's a review from Mad Duo...
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