Blackhawk T-series Follow Up
Two months ago, I did an article on the T-series level 2 retention holster from Blackhawk. The exact model was the L2D non-light bearing holster. I was extremely pleased with…
The Nyx By Atlas Gunworks: A 1911 Designed For Every Day Carry
Atlas Gunworks is well known in the competitive shooting realm for building top notch guns. As their reputation for building high quality, reliable guns has grown, so too has the…
Advanced Special Operations Bag
This is the gear review for the Advanced Special Operations Bag or ASO Bag manufactured by RE Factor Tactical. I will discuss the bag in five categories…Cost, Durability, Weight, Function,…
Altras Minimal Running Shoes
“The human foot is not to be regarded, as seems almost to be the idea with many, as an incoordinating mass of flesh, bone and gristle which may with impunity…
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A story of getting ahead while staying alive – Once Upon a Time in France
Written by Fabien Nury; Drawn by Sylvain Vallee; Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger; Once Upon a Time in France is a European graphic novel based on the true story of the…
The Vanquest Envoy 3.0 Messenger Bag Review
I received the Vanquest messenger bag from one of our writers to review. This isn’t a bag that I would normally purchase because I already have a few messenger bags.…
Book Review: One Hundred Victories
Linda Robinson, in her book “One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare” covers quite a bit about Village Stability Operations and the American counterinsurgency in Afghanistan…
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True Blue Gun Lube
I am not a scientist, nor was I very good with chemistry in high school. I want that to be clear, so no one thinks this article is going to…
TACTEC Plate Carrier from 5.11
Everyone who trains is looking for an advantage. We all work hard in the pursuit of being better. In that pursuit we are constantly looking for a better method, a…
SSP Top Focal Shooting Glasses – See that front sight again!
Most of the other writers on Spotter Up are not as…seasoned…as some of us. They can still stay out all night long drinking and get up at oh dark thirty…