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Author Michael Lake

Michael Lake

Writer Michael Lake is a Benefactor Life Member of the National Rifle Association and has been actively involved in a variety shooting activities since 1989. In addition to being a certified range safety officer he holds several NRA instructor ratings and armorer certifications. He has received training from the US Army Marksmanship Unit, the US Marine Corps Rifle Team and some of the finest private training facilities in the nation. In 2013 Michael co-founded Adaptive Defense Concepts, a Northwest Ohio-based Training organization. He is currently a contractor for the US Department of Energy, an instructor for Badlands Tactical Training Center, and is an accomplished Freemason.

Southpaw Shooting given Serious Scrutiny (Part 1): Sinister Studies

Michael Lake
December 11, 2017
Firearms, Shooting Tips & How To, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences
For the left-handed shooter, aligning the sights and pressing the trigger may look like a mirror-image activity of a right-handed shooter, and physically it may be, but psychologically... well, we’ll get into t... Read More...

Product Review: Propper Women’s Kinetic Shirt gets it Right

Michael Lake
November 28, 2017
Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style
Finding durable women’s outdoor clothing that actually fits (and isn’t just undersized men’s cut clothing), that also doesn’t cost designer prices, can be a bit of a challenge.   I really didn’t have much of an... Read More...

Thunder Ranch Countersniper With Fieldcraft AAR

Michael Lake
November 23, 2017
American Spark, Concealment, Escape and Evasion, Mission Security, NETWORKS, Planning, Prepping & Survival, Tactics
Ask almost any supposedly reputable source for training on the obscure body of knowledge that includes fieldcraft, stalking, hides, camouflage, in short: “sniper skills,” and the answer is almost always t... Read More...

Gear Review: Propper Expandable Backpack

Michael Lake
November 7, 2017
Bags, Camping, Climbing, EDC, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews
In a word: roomy.  The Propper Expandable Backpack has space that just won’t quit for a pack that can be squeezed into the average airline carry-on limitations.  I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to... Read More...

Product Review: Crawford Survival Staff

Michael Lake
October 13, 2017
Accessories, Camping, Climbing, Gadgets, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Multitools, Prepping & Survival, Product Reviews
I seem to recall reading about The Crawford Survival Staff® in a Martial Arts publication in the mid 1980’s. Ninjas were all the rage at the time, I was a few months into my first martial arts classes, and some... Read More...

Driving the wedge…

Michael Lake
October 7, 2017
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This isn't meant to be a controversial post, on the contrary, it is meant to be just the opposite, but we will see how that works. Over the past few days I have made some observations on the firearms community ... Read More...

Writing a Worthwhile AAR

Michael Lake
September 25, 2017
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AAR is an acronym for “After Action Report or Review.” These are typically completed by both military and law enforcement agencies as well as private organizations to evaluate what happened after any particular... Read More...
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