Choose Your Weapons Based on Your Preparedness Scenarios
A question that keeps coming up in the preparedness circles is whether or not there is a role for the “sniper”. Due to the variations in why people choose to…
Firearm Instructors: Teaching Bias And Hypocrisy?
As a student and an occasional firearms instructor myself, I find that some defensive shooting instructors out there are teaching shooting in a “MODERN” way that leaves much to be…
Exercise Timing Issues
WARNING! I have, as many do, certain personality quirks. One is that when I come across something so stupid and lacking in common sense that it elicits a visceral reaction,…
How to Mitigate Active Duty’s Performance-wrecking Culture
QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: How do you train yourself effectively in the context of an active duty (especially junior enlisted) life, i.e. lack of sufficient sleep, worthless or damaging mandatory…
Difficulties Strengthen the Mind
“And be grateful. Our scars have the power to remind us the past was real” – Hannibal Yesterday I stopped in at my regular Laotian kitchen in the city for…
Getting Started With A Firearm: Research
When it comes to owning a firearm, whether a rifle or a pistol, there are certain steps that I recommend in order to make the best purchase you can make.…
How does body-type affect training protocols?
QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: How does body-type affect training protocols? Some guys are more natural runners/endurance types, and some are more lifting/heavyweight types. Does this affect training, and if so…
Aker Leather Gunbelt
A belt is a critical aspect of any concealed carriers equipment setup. As such the belt is not a place to mess around or pinch pennies when getting setup for…
Ballistics Test: 9mm IMI 115gr Di-Cut JHP
I have always had an interest in how certain hollow point ammunition will perform. Getting my own ballistics gel allowed me to conduct these tests that no one else has…
Iraq Struggles to Rebuild Special Forces After Mosul Losses
Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) commonly known as the Golden Division, are an Iraqi special forces unit created by coalition forces after the 2003 invasion. Their 1st Brigade was previously…