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S.W.A.T. kicks off the new publishing year with one of the most versatile issues we've ever done. Weapons, Tactics and Training? Check, check and check – that's what you expect from S.W.A.T., and we've got healthy doses of each. But read on to see what other vital subjects our expert writers bring to the pages of S.W.A.T. this month.
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The Briefing Room:
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Colonel Cooper Memorial Service
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by Denny Hansen
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Frontline Debriefs:
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The Active Shooter
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by Scott Reitz
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Enemy At The Gate:
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When Government Steals Our Stuff
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by Claire Wolfe
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Street Smarts:
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In the Throne Room
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by Brent T. Wheat
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Training & Tactics:
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Flashlight Technique Hysteria
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| Spec-Ops Over-Armor Vest |
| Flint Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| Benelli M4 |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| Do-It-Yourself Brass Separator |
| Denny Hansen |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| Chris Reeve's Nkonka |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Gear Locker: |
| New Products and Accessories |
| Staff |
| Advertisers’ Info |
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Previous tables of contents and featured articles can be found in the Archives ...
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Dynamic Driving at Crossroads Training Academy
The Most Excitement You'll Ever Have Driving 26MPH
Crossroads Training Academy provides expert instruction in defensive and protective driving skills for emergency vehicle operators, law enforcement and military personnel, as well as private security specialists. The author attends an instructor course designed to train professionals to create a driving course for their department. From math and physics to high- and low-speed maneuvers, this course covers it all.
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by Tiger McKee
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The Bad, The Good, and The Pretty
Ed Brown Special Forces 1911
That's right, this 1911 has some of each, and as always you can trust S.W.A.T. to give you the unvarnished truth. Does the good outweigh the bad, and is this pistol worth your hard-earned money? And just how pretty is it?
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by Michael Tan
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Combat ID In The Dark
IR Insignia
Friendly fire casualties have been around for far too long, but on today's battlefield, technology is fighting to reduce these Blue on Blue incidents. The author, an Iraq Conflict veteran, discusses what an IR insignia is, how it works, and how its use is being expanded into the law enforcement arena.
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by Erick Gelhaus
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Shootrite Private Tutorial Combatives Course
Building On The Basics
The benefits of taking a group course with a talented instructor are many, but what happens when you step outside that and sign on for a private tutorial? That's precisely what the author did, with Tiger McKee of Shootrite Firearms Academy.
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by Chase Jenkins
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The Blast Belt
A New Way to Look at the Pistol Belt
How to comfortably carry all your mission-essential gear on your person has always been a problem. Crye Industries steps into the breach with their answer to this conundrum: the Blast Belt. How does it hold up, and how will you hold up wearing it?
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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Combat Focus
Instinctive Shooting for the Real World
Valhalla Training Center has become one of the country's top training centers, partly due to the Combat Focus™ course developed by Rob Pincus–Valhalla's Director of Operations. Combat Focus is an instinctive shooting technique that is based on studies from real violent encounters and that builds on the body's natural reaction to an attack. The author reports on the Combat Focus Instructor Development course that he took.
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by Flint Hansen
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Components of Self-Defense Success
If you're considering attending a training course or buying a video series or a book on training and tactics, this article will help you to separate the good from the bad. What are the warning signs that you're looking at a questionable training program? What are the tried and true theories that you want to see any training material explore in depth?
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by Kevin R. Davis
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Bushnell 5x42 Stealthview
Digital Night Vision Monocular Provides Superior Performance
Over the past several years, digital night vision has taken the consumer night vision market by storm. Digital night vision devices offer the consumer clear, distortion-free images at an affordable price. Bushnell Outdoor Products, long a major player in the consumer night vision market, has recently come out with a new night vision monocular, the 5X42 StealthView™. The StealthView provides superior performance. Read our detailed T&E.
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by Eugene Nielsen
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EOTech Model 553
USSOCOM Holographic Weapon Sight
U.S. Special Operations Command has standardized on the newest EOTech Holographic Weapon System, the M553. S.W.A.T.'s T&E puts it to the test.
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by Denny Hansen
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Gun Mavens
How the Experts Train
S.W.A.T. solicited contributions from firearms professionals to find out what their training regimens are. The impressive list of respondents include retired Secret Service agent Walt Rauch, a currently serving federal agent, a senior federal air marshal, a tier one military Special Forces operator, and a controversial contribution from the other side in the war on terror.
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by Bob Pilgrim
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Scattergun Technologies TR-870
The Remington 870 shotgun has ridden in more police cruisers than any other scattergun in history. Its rugged design and legendary reliability make it a popular choice for departments and agencies. But even a good thing can be improved upon. A simple formula for success in the firearms market is to take a popular design, improve upon it and sell it for a fair price. This formula is no secret to Bill Wilson, founder of Wilson Combat and owner of Scattergun Technologies. The end result of this process is the Tactical Response®, TR-870 12-gauge shotgun. Does it indeed make a good thing better?
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by Mike Detty
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