Survival Knife Workshop Beware when you start a joke. There is no telling where it may lead. Those that have logged in to the various knife-related forums on the Internet may have noticed…
A Winning Triple Play In this issue, let’s look at an open-top holster by El Paso Saddlery, a paddle holster by Gould & Goodrich and a paddle/hip holster by BlackHawk. El Paso Saddlery Double…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement Nothing Ever Happens in a Small Town All of us heard it a dozen times during the 48 hours following the critical incident: Nothing ever happens in a small town in Missouri. Our town of less than…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement Drawstroke Basic Moves Certain things are essential when preparing for a potential armed confrontation. Being able to bring your gun to the fight from its position of carry is one of the most…
D&L Sports CQB AR 5.56mm Dave Lauck has been in the custom firearms business for some 30 years, carrying on the family tradition of firearms manufacturing since the days of Colonial America. Lauck’s goal is…
From Concept To Combat: Ontario’s SP16 SPAX | Military Issue Knives The question, “How does an item become a piece of official issue gear?” often comes up in cutlery circles. There are many paths an item can take getting to “issue”…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement 2 + 1 Play Blades | Spyderco & Benchmade Knives Two knives from Spyderco, one from Benchmade— Multi-mission folders ready for duty!
Always Double Check My wife and both daughters (9 and 13) went with me to pick up my tuxedo at 5:30 PM on a Wednesday evening for a formal dress Mardi Gras ball…
CRKT MULTI-TOOLS CRKT recently introduced two new multi tools, both applicable for several real-life situations.
Three Holsters for the Draw Let’s take a look at a competition speed holster from Ted Blocker Holsters, a pancake-style holster from Galco International, and an inside-the-pants concealment holster from High Noon Holsters. Ted Blocker…
Covert Big Guns Teams protecting principals who face a substantial threat have traditionally had long arms available for breaking an ambush, mass assault or countersniper employment. The problem when operating in most environments,…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement Xousia Helios Searchlights We’ve used up quite a bit of ink and paper here in past issues covering various forms of lighting for street cops and other specialty law enforcement requirements. There are…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement Brownells Scope Bases BROWNELLS AR-15/M16 SCOPE BASES The AR-15/M16 Carry Handle Scope Base from Brownells is the fast and easy way for mounting scopes and dot sights on the carry handle. The open…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement DSA SA58 PARA TACTICAL CARBINE .308 THOUGH the .223 may have been the dominant caliber for patrol rifles for decades, it never has been the fight-stopper the .308 has proven to be. Its “dominance” has more…
CONTEMPORARY CARBINES: HI-POINT .45 ACP & JR CARBINE 9MM Handguns Self-defense experts say that the purpose of a handgun is to allow you to fight your way to a long gun. Those are wise words. Almost anyone can shoot a…
EMF Buntline .45 LC Special In Tombstone Wyatt Earp worked briefly as a Well Fargo guard as well as serving as a deputy US Marshal. He was reputed to carry a Buntline Special like the…
EMF’s .45 COLT BONANZA EMF’s Great Western II and 1892 Hartford Rifle are true to the originals in size and design, but crafted in stainless steel. While traditionalists may balk at the idea, they’re…
Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement Two DSA .308 Carbines DSA SA58 carbine with rail interface, Leupold Mk4 CQ/T and Laser Devices MOLAD three-way targeting laser/white light. BOTTOM: SA58 carbine finished in Lauer Custom “Afghan Camo” Duracoat and EOTech Holosight.…
