Two Books on Special Operations Weapons
Books on weapons used by special forces are written fairly often, but usually aren’t very “special.” They’re often…
Don’t Move the Evidence
I have been working as a Deadly Force Expert in the Federal and Superior Courts for over 25…
Doing ISIS’ Work for Them
IN August, a New York Times article quoted former ISIS recruit Harry Sarfo, now serving time in prison…
Ready Ship Target by Renaissance Steel Research
Everyone loves shooting steel. How’s that for a bold, declarative generalization? But it’s a safe one among shooters.…
DRY-FIRE TRAINING SYSTEM Salted Earth ATLAS-08
Quite by accident, I recently became aware of a revolutionary new fully programmable adaptive laser training target system…
Budget 5.56mm Gas-Piston Rifle: Century International Arms PAP M80
I have fired quite a few AR-15 rifles, including both direct impingement and piston driven. Performance has varied, but all piston guns were more expensive than the standard direct-impingement AR-15.
The Strong Silent Type: Straight Scoop on Suppressors
Silencer: A device designed to muffle the report of a firearm. Suppressors, or silencers, also colloquially known as…
Malfunction Reduction: Stay in the Fight! Part I
A malfunction is a stoppage in the cycle of operations. This stoppage can take many different paths, and we codify each one and break them into two broad categories: those that can be reduced with Immediate Action and those requiring Remedial Action.
Cutaway Instructional Firearm: Project Phoenix, Part Two
After my house was destroyed by a fire on 10 April 2005, Kevin McClung of Mad Dog Knives helped me clean up my firearms so I could read the serial numbers and report them as lost to the BATF. Firemen had unceremoniously dumped them all into a pile in my backyard. Kevin and I put them in a 55-gallon barrel to take them to his shop so we could run a cutting torch through the receivers.
Semi-Auto on Steroids: SRM Arms 1216 Shotgun
What if you could have a shotgun built from the ground up as a fighting shotgun, shorter than most while weighing within a few ounces, and with a total capacity of 17 shells? The SRM Arms 1216 makes this a reality.