WTW: Stevens Tip-up Rifle in .22 LR
Take a look at the Stevens Tip-Up rifle, this rifle has interesting features and was probably considered their fully loaded model in 1894.
Review: Cloud Defensive LCS Mk1 Gen2
A review of some products from Cloud Defensive by one of our minions during SHOT Show, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. One-on-one interaction from the floor.
Ignoring Heller: the 4th Circuit’s Blunder in Kolbe v. Hogan
We typically lump attorneys into the same category as cats and women — capricious, heartless, and not to be trusted. There are a few we're okay...
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A Dearth of Camouflage Patterns: Please sir, could we have more?
The blue navy seal camo isn’t really to hide Navy guys in the water [though it probably works that way]. It’s for branding purposes.
Our Fast Action Response Team: Absolutely Badasses
Some of the people wandering around here at SHOT have inspired us to start recruiting. That's right, Breach-Bang-Clear has decided to put together an elite (pronounced eeeee-LIGHT) fightin' unit. This Fast Action Response Team will be comprised of operators who love...
The Corps New Ruck: A Review
Ruck is an important word. It's a noun and a verb. It's as emblematic of what many of us do as boots and a rifle. In the last decade of war, a lot of new technologies have emerged for our warfighters. Up armored vehicles, electronic counter measures, advanced night...
CAS Behind the Camera: BOTSTICK
This is a demo piece showing off what sort of video work the Botstik Collective can do for you. Botstik is a veteran-run organization with a couple of JTACs on point (hence the Close Air Support angle). Some of it is serious, some of it's funny, some of it's just...
The Things They Cannot Say
There's a book called The Things They Cannot Say coming out later this month, written by Kevin Sites. It looks as though it will be formidable, a potentially moving read and potentially difficult for some of you to read. The videos related to it are certainly...
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Fight as you train (American Praetorians)
Zeroing a rifle is not training. It is maintenance. Qualifying on the range without your armor or helmet or armor on is lazy and stupid. Training with your gear set up differently than it will be in combat should be counter-intuitive, but it's not. This is as true...
An EOD Tech's Rant on FR Uniforms and Crotchless Uniform Pants
We all know clothing is as is important as it is frequently misused (think of the Spandex/Lycra you see on big girls, or too-tight BDUs on mall ninjas). Nowhere is this more important than in the field. If you’ve done any time hunting bad guys over the horizon,...
Son of ALICE – Pack from SpecOpsShop
SpecOpShop LLC is a rapidly growing Texas based business specializing PenCott pattern uniforms and Boonies (yes, we capitalized it, deal with it). They offer a wide array of patterns for their style and are starting to gain some serious traction with dudes looking for...
Range Planning: A Reminder for the New Year
First off, Happy New Year! Second off, resolve to yourself to spend more time on the range this year. Get off your ass. Going once a month and putting two magazines downrange in good, planned use is better than a single thousand-round weekend annually. Now more than...
Humans of Afghanistan
Take a moment to watch this superb short film from Karim Delgado, a former Marine who is now a philosophy major. He recently worked as a contractor documenting SOF personnel during their deployment to the 'Stan. This was made with his leftover footage. ...
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