The Rise and Fall of the Ubiquitous Mosin Nagant
In 2008, my father took me down to Keene’s Smoked Ham Depot to buy me my first firearm. Upon walking in the door, he gave me three choices: a Gewehr 98 that looked as...
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D-FENS: A Guide to Field Static Security
As a “companion piece” for my previous articles, I decided to take a different approach at what tactics I write about in a semi simplistic way. Whereas there is a plethora of information on...
Military Fitness: How to Be Weak
As we all know, military Physical Fitness Tests (PFTs) standards are something that is supposed to gauge the general physical fitness and combat readiness of the individual. For those of you who don’t know,...
SAS-12: Do You Always Get What You Pay For?
I’m always on the lookout for bargains, whether I can afford them at the time or not. It’s incredibly hard for me to turn down a smoking deal – so when I came across...
Oakley Tombstones: A Tool For Tools
One of the lesser thought about pieces of equipment for a safe shooting experience is eye protection. While you hear everyone arguing about whether earmuffs are better than ear plugs or if Peltors are...
The Right to Bear Arms: The History, and Why It’s Necessary.
The title of this article can spark a wide variety of responses among readers. Some might think that the right to bear arms is absolutely essential for every American, and should remain unrestricted by...
Sink or Swim: A Review of the Beretta ARX-100
Over the years I’ve owned and fired a vast assortment of firearms ranging from common to one-of-a-kind items, but never before had I owned a head-turner of my own; that is until a year...
Military Fitness: The Training Mentality
Almost every single person who is halfway strong can tell you the difference between exercise and training; however, this article isn’t aimed at them, it’s aimed at your sorry ass. Yes, you. The new...
FAST – Pistol Drill
We recently picked up the pistol-training.com FAST (Fundamentals, Accuracy, Speed Test), developed by the late Todd Louis Green, as one of our shooting “standards” when we hit the range. It’s a low-round count drill...
A Fractured Country: My Visit to the DMZ
Last month I was pretty busy. Through bizarre circumstances I landed the chance to visit Korea, and there was no way I was turning it down. Of many interesting locations, two places of interest...
