Tactical Weapons
September 2007
FEATURES
LESSONS OF VIRGINIA TECH By Kevin Miller
An in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes report on that fatal day in April ’07
UNDER FIRE!
Real-world accounts from those that survived harm’s-way action
Sting Op Gone Bad
A Real American Hero
Hell in a Humvee
Don’t Stop the Music!
Mississippi Shootout
A Cop’s Deadly Dream
First World Trade Bombing: A Survivor’s Account
FIREFIGHT AT MANLEY By Jeff Hall
Lessons learned from Alaska lawmen that downed the state’s worst serial killer
CINCINNATI LAWMEN ADOPT S&W IRON By Paul G. Markel
Why Cincy PD opted for S&W’s Military & Police duty semi-autos and AR rifles
NIGHT MOVES By Cameron Hopkins
Gain the first-strike advantage with SuperVision’s new digital night optics
MH-47 CHINOOK: LOADED FOR COMBAT By Jack Satterfield
The Night Stalker carries the fire—men, weapons and war vehicles
COMBAT SHOTGUNS By Dr. Leonard Breure
We show you how to feed, tame and modify your big-bore duty beast
AMU: PIPELINE FOR SPEC OPS WEAPONS By Rob Garrett
The Army Marksmanship Unit develops the Spec-Ops 1911-A2 battle gun
PILOT SURVIVAL KNIVES By Steven Dick
Reviews on the top three contenders for the new military-issue ASK knife
RAID-READY VESTS By Ralph Mroz
Custom options for your call-out vest, the essential tool for going into bad places
SNIPER’S 2,245-YD SURE-SHOT SYSTEM By David Agata
SRT members T&E CheyTac’s .408, high-tech software and training facility
COLUMNS:
HEAD-TO-HEAD We torture test new fire-stoppin’ base layers By Matt Masterson
ALTERNATIVE MEASURES Less-lethal ammo, sprays and guns By Kevin Davis
BAD HOLLYWOOD Running two guns at a time By John Fasano
BORDER PATROL CBP strengthens local CA PDs power By Brian Jensen
BOOK & DVD REVIEWS New “must-read” works by the masters By Steven Dick
COUNTER TERRORISM Think and plan like the enemy By Sam Glen
COMM CENTRAL BBN’s high-tech shooter-detection system By Patrick Durkin
UP ARMORED Defend-X polymer body armor By Mike Boyle
MISSION OPTIONS Tactics for stopping holed-up bad guys By Kevin Davis
NOW ON DUTY Newly awarded weapons and gear contracts By TW Staff
TACTICAL MEDICINE Training your team to save lives By Dr. Lawrence Heiskell
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT Cleveland S.W.A.T.: Hardcore veterans By Kevin Davis
NEW MISSION GEAR A collection of new and noteworthy operator hardware
SOUND OFF Calibers, training and troop morale By R. Lee Ermey
Be the first to comment!
Leave a Reply