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Sabre Defence Massad Ayoob Elite Rifle: Ready For Duty

byMike Detty
March 22, 2007
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The name Massad Ayoob should be familiar to readers of gun magazines and law enforcement journals. Ayoob has spent his professional life analyzing, studying and disseminating the dynamics of police work.

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Build Your Own FAL Rifle!

byTony Albaceli
March 20, 2007
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The FAL earned the moniker “Right Arm of the Free World” because it was adopted in over 90 countries all over the globe and was manufactured in ten different countries. It saw action in every kind of extreme climate.

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To Sight or Not to Sight: The Case For Point Firing

byMatt Berger
March 20, 2007
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If one finds himself in a situation in which he has time to use the sights, then, by all means, use the sights. However, if the conflict begins at less than ten feet, in the dark, and very rapidly, as it is statistically likely to, point firing is the way to survive.

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Sub Caliber Machineguns: Are They Still Practical?

byPatrick A Rogers
March 20, 2007
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Certainly the “entertainment media” will place an SMG in the hands of the hero, anti-hero or villain. Anyone worth paying attention to in film genres such as war, gangster, action and others, will use a submachine gun of one type or another.

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Combat Focus: Instinctive Shooting For The Real World

byFlint Hansen
February 22, 2007
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Within just a few short years, Valhalla Training Center has gone from relative obscurity to being one of the country’s top training centers. This is in no small part due to the Combat Focus™ course developed by Rob Pincus—Valhalla’s Director of Operations.

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Gun Mavens: How the Experts Train

byBob Pilgrim
February 22, 2007
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I have had a gun of one type or other in my hand for the better part of 40 years and consider myself, if you will, a “Gun Maven.” Others might say, perhaps more accurately, that I am just another old “Gun Crank,” but I take firearms ownership and skill maintenance very seriously, and it is my responsibility to honor the Second Amendment...

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Shootrite Private Tutorial Combatives Course: Building On The Basics

byChase Jenkins
February 22, 2007
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August in Alabama is the time for sitting in the shade sipping lemonade and trying to stay cool. For fellow officer John Bryant and me, it's time to head to Shootrite Firearms Academy for a private tutorial pistol/carbine course with Tiger McKee.

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Tactical Response: Scattergun Technologies TR-870

byMike Detty
February 22, 2007
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Without question, 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.

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The Blast Belt: A New Way to Look at the War Belt

byPatrick A Rogers
February 7, 2007
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The carriage of mission essential equipment has always been an issue of contention. When men first started carrying…

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Briefing Room: Colonel Cooper Memorial Service

byDenny Hansen
February 7, 2007
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As most readers probably know, Colonel Jeff Cooper passed away on 26 September 2006. The funeral was private,…