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S.W.A.T. has already received a lot of feedback on the March 2007 issue. Positive? Negative? You'll have to read the issue to find out which articles are causing the controversy and form your own opinion. One thing is for sure: S.W.A.T. will always be thought-provoking.
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The Briefing Room:
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2007 SHOT Show
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by Denny Hansen
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Frontline Debriefs:
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Cop TV: Tripe or Training Films?
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by Scott Reitz
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Against All Odds:
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Improved Wilderness Sharpening
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by Jeff Randall
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Enemy At The Gate:
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Hooked On Forfeiture
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by Claire Wolfe
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Street Smarts:
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Break It Down To Prevent Breakdowns!
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by Brent T. Wheat
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Training & Tactics:
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Shooting Too Accurately
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| Woorich Elite Vests |
| Flint Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| Trijicon's TA31 DOC: Building Clearing/Counter-Sniper Capability |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| SWATSCOPE |
| Denny Hansen |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| Crucible Seris Knives |
| Scott Oldham |
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| New Products and Accessories |
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Building A Better Magazine
C-Products' Production Innovations
Go on a factory tour and see how C-Products is building better AR magazines through innovative production techniques and the highest quality control. Photos show the manufacturing process step by step.
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by David Kenik
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Sabre Defence Massad Ayoob Elite Rfle
Ready For Duty
Massad Ayoob has spent his professional life analyzing, studying and disseminating the dynamics of police work. With a strong knowledge of firearms, Ayoob's by-lines are often attached to evaluations of personal defense and law enforcement-style weapons. Now, Ayoob has attached his name, literally, to an AR-style weapon that he says would be perfect as a perimeter weapon, SWAT gun or competition rifle.
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by Mike Detty
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M.O.V.E.!
A Shooter's View Of Tactical Medicine
Every soldier, cop, civilian contractor and armed citizen needs to have the skills and the tools to save lives along with the skills needed to take the lives he may be forced to take. You will find more opportunities to be a hero from saving a life than taking one, so get some training and gear for dealing with a medical emergency as soon as possible. Read this article to get a taste of what youll be dealing with when saving someone's life is in your hands.
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by James Yeager
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Build Your Own FAL Rifle!
A battle rifle still has a role in modern combat, as evidenced by the "dusting off" of many M14s to be utilized as Squad Designated Marksman weapons. If you are looking for something with a little more range and power than an assault rifle, you will be well served by a FAL. While you could purchase a completed FAL from such respectable companies as DS Arms or Entréprise Arms, building a FAL is the best way to get to know your rifle. Here's how to build your own.
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by Tony Albaceli
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Kimber LifeAct Guardian Angel
Revolutionary New OC Self-Defense Tool
Kimber has recently come out with two new "non-lethal" self-defense tools–the LifeAct Guardian Angel and JPX Jet Protector. Featuring patented Jet Protector Technology, LifeAct products are the most powerful and technologically advanced projection systems for liquid irritant agents. Revolutionary is an apt term.
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by Eugene Nielsen
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The Mirror, The Pie, and The Peek
Three Tried-and-True Intel Gathering Techniques
Perhaps the greatest tactical advantage a person can have in close quarter operations is knowing what is around the next corner or in the room they are about to enter. This singular advantage can make their fight much easier, and it gives the operator an opportunity to choose options based on what they know about what lies ahead. The author analyzes three time-proven methods for gathering this intelligence: The Mirror, The Pie and The Quick Peek.
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by Mike Lazarus
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To Sight Or Not To Sight
The Case For Point Firing
The debate over sighted fire versus point fire has raged on since sghts were first fashioned on pistols–and perhaps it always will. Here's another entry in the ongoing debate.
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by Matt Berger
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The Re-Emergence of Steyr
The rumors of Steyr's death were greatly exaggerated by internet know-nothings. Now with a new U.S. office in Mississippi, the full line of Steyr rifles is shipping all over the U.S. The author looks back at the company's history, its greatest rifles, and what's current with Steyr. In addition, he goes to the range with two test rifles provided by Steyr. The results are predictably impressive.
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by Greg Rodriguez
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Sub Caliber Machine Guns
Are They Still Practical?
The submachine gun (SMG) has been the odds-on favorite weapon of a great many people over the last 90 years or so. Or maybe that is only what we have been programmed to believe. The author takes a hard look at how many of each type of SMG were fielded in every major conflict. How successful were they and why? What are the pros and cons of using an SMG? And do SMGs have a place on today's battlefield?
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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