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AR500 Armor Advanced Armor Loadout: Banshee Carrier review from GATDAILY

June 18, 2018

Body Armor, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

I’ve had body armor issued to me professionally for over a decade. Its use is mandatory for a number of military activities even within the United States. Unlike my intrinsic fascination with firearms te... Read More...

Fire in the Combatives Community

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June 12, 2018

Combatives, Escape and Evasion, Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Opinion, Prepping & Survival

In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic... Read More...

ASP-USA Red Guns, Do You Use Training Aids?

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June 11, 2018

Firearms, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR

In 2007 I was first exposed to the concept of a firearm training aid when I was handed a rubber ducky (rubber M16 replica) and tossed into a pool for a swim qualification. The concept made sense, why toss wo... Read More...

British Tactical – Chest Rig – 8 x 3 in Particular

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June 7, 2018

Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR

Made by these people… just in case you don’t have their homepage bookmarked yet… Why haven’t you bookmarked them yet? Background For a while BritTac and Dave Stewart were dropping teasers about a proje... Read More...

Rufus Breacher: Ferro Concept Slickster Plate Carrier Setup & Review

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May 30, 2018

Body Armor, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

This is an article not written by FMB but by “Rufus”. He is a currently deployed Recce dude and former contractor that is an obvious gearwhore. He’s got a great IG that for some reason features a plastic chicke... Read More...

1 Man Clearing CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE for Civilians & Cops

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May 28, 2018

CQB, Home Security, Mission Security, Tactics

https://youtu.be/XsCGaGVrEa4 Here’s a video from our buddy John Lovell. I think you’ll enjoy his straight to the point video. To find out more about John check out his YouTube channel and page. What is the ... Read More...

Are Our Active Shooting Response Models Viable?

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May 28, 2018

Combatives, Home Security, Mission Security, Opinion, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

With active shootings seemingly reoccurring on a weekly basis, we need an analytical approach that removes certain emotional factors from the encounter to determine the effectiveness of the training that is bei... Read More...

Maxpedition Rolly Poly Dump Pouch

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May 28, 2018

Accessories, Bags, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

Background: Whether it be a half spent magazine, a can of monster or even a bag of moralibo, the humble dump pouch is a handy addition to anyone’s belt kit. With early dump pouches starting off as simple up sc... Read More...

AR500 Valkyrie Carrier System, UHWMPE

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May 25, 2018

Body Armor, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

“Testing Armor” is a bit of a misnomer. Modern armor is a system with a series of components each doing a specified job. In most rifle armors there are three components to the system. What we’re testing ... Read More...

Haley Strategic Partners Micro Chest Rig: First Impressions

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May 15, 2018

Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

Haley Strategic Partners just released the D3CRM Micro Chest Rig. This trimmer offering of their chest rig line offers users a smaller, lighter, and more compact profiled option for torso riding magazines an... Read More...

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