Shoulder Holsters – Part 2
I have always loved shoulder rigs because they allowed me to carry large firearms and support gear comfortably and in a manner I can easily don and doff as needed. I have recently gone back [...]
Galco’s High Ready Chest Rig
I reached out to Galco a while back after seeing their new High Ready chest rig advertised on their website. Galco's Media and PR Manager, Mike Barham, responded swiftly and was good enough to send [...]
Alien Gear Holsters New Rapid Force LVL2 Slim Holster
Having a durable and reliable holster is crucial when it comes to carrying a firearm, but it’s even more important for law enforcement. For as long as they’ve been armed, suspects have attempted to disarm [...]
Shoulder Holsters – Part 1
As a generation X founding member, I grew up on many of the classic cop shows, and more importantly, I was addicted to Miami Vice from the first episode. While we should not use TV [...]
INTEGRATED COMBATIVES | Why You Should Always Bring a Knife to a Gunfight
Although the primary reason law enforcement officers (and most people) carry knives is for their everyday utility applications, they have an important role to play in the defensive weapon toolbox, as well. We have [...]
Counter-Blade Concepts
Skills To Help You Survive Edged-Weapon Attacks. Facing an attacker armed with a knife or another edged weapon is one of the most terrifying situations you could ever imagine. While many martial arts and defensive [...]
THE GOLOK | Choice of the Special Air Service
Many of you will recognize the name “Lofty Wiseman” as the author of Survive Anywhere Safely, although for some reason when the book was first published in the U.S., the title was changed to [...]
AMTAC BLADES UPGRADED NORTHMAN KNIFE | Fixed-Blade That Carries Like A Folder
A knife is a tool that should be part of everyone’s everyday carry. Although folders are by far the most popular knives carried by law enforcement and the general public, a fixed-blade knife has some [...]
SABRE RED
SABRE Red announces the Pepper Gel Dorm/Apartment Kit and the RAINN Key Case Pepper Spray with Quick Release Key Ring. The Pepper Gel Dorm/Apartment Kit is ideal for college students. The kit’s Door Stop Alarm emits a 120-dB signal to alert residents and others in case of an uninvited entry.
Concealed Carry Pistol Light
Streamlight’s TLR7A As humans, we are stuck being daytime creatures because we do not see (and do) well in the dark. At night, our ancestors crawled back into a cave or hut before securing the [...]
A Programmable Duty Flashlight
Cloud Defensive's handheld lights have been out for a few years now. Their duty-centric flashlight, the Mission Configurable Handheld-Duty light (or MCH-Duty-HO-DF), hit the market a few months ago. Matt Jacques at Victory-First sent me the [...]
Assistance With Seeing At Distance
The easy-to-carry and conceal handheld lights that go in our pockets are great. They let us identify people and things at the edges of parking lots or near ATMs. We can find the keyholes in [...]
LET THERE BE LIGHT | Thyrm’s VariArc VS Light Mounts
A helmet light is an invaluable addition to any helmet. It directs light where you need it in low-light situations allowing you to focus on the job while freeing up the use of both hands [...]
FIREARMS ACCESSORIES | Good or Bad?
Are some firearms accessories good? Or bad? Can they help you? Or hurt you? What about modifications? And I am only asking in regards to using the firearm in question. Regarding modifications, some will tell [...]
Gear for Gifts – part 1
Christmas is coming, and no doubt you will be asked for what you want or need because someone wants to get you something useful. This article will be the first in a series on gear [...]
D&L Sports S&W revolver sights
Dave Lauck is the proprietor of D&L Sports, Incorporated- a shop offering complete gunsmithing services. Dave’s a retired lawman and a patriot; he thrives on providing the highest quality firearms and gunsmithing work for those [...]
Universal ETS Speedloaders
ETS Speedloaders are time savers. They load magazines in seconds! One plunge and it’s done. Using them is painless too. No tedious repetition. Load 10 rounds at a time, you don’t even have to touch the ammo. [...]
Big Window, Nice Reticles – Holosun’s 507 Comp Pistol Optic
Announced this year at SHOT, Holosun’s 507 Comp – for competition – optic made its way into mailboxes and retail stores back in May. With some time behind it, here are my thoughts so far. [...]
Accessorizing Your Acro With TangoDown
It's been at least eighteen years since I learned about Tango Down. I met its proprietor – Jeff Cahill – a few years later. I was hosting a Pat Rogers / EAG carbine class for [...]
C&H Precision’s Pistol Optics
C & H Precision is a good size player in the pistol-mounted optics world. Ok, hold on, before the editor (me) gets a letter about red dot sights versus pistol-mounted optics, I did not make [...]
Keeping Your Lights and Dots Clean
Weapon-mounted lights and pistol optics both get dirty. Within a range session or three, it is not difficult for a layer of burnt-on crap to begin solidifying on the downrange lens. That crud causes two [...]