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Tourniquets & Trauma Kits – Tactical Casualty Care

byEugene Nielsen
April 29, 2016
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In an active-shooter incident, it will take longer for emergency response personnel to reach victims than it takes one to bleed out. A “blow out” kit (trauma kit) containing at least a tourniquet and hemostatic agent should be part of your everyday carry. Training is also essential.

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Breacher Up: Alexander Global Strategies Breaching Class

byBrent Wheat
March 29, 2016
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For a majority of police and military units, forced entry and door breaching during tactical operations have long been afterthoughts. Too often they are considered pregame warm-ups for the main event: the actual entry into a structure to neutralize bad guys and rescue hostages.

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Mad Skillz: Eight Survival Skills Everyone Should Know

byRichard Duarte
March 29, 2016
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Developing skills is actually a two-part process—learning the “how-to” part from a book or other resource, and then the hands-on part, where you do it yourself, get it right, and then practice the skill often. Once you’ve learned one particular skill, move on to the next.

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The Evacuation Challenge: Getting Out of Dodge in Your Dodge

byKen Matthews
March 29, 2016
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Bug Out Bags (BOBs), Get-Home Bags, and stored food and supplies give you the edge if you need to set these emergency plans in motion, and hopefully you’ve trained and practiced for those scenarios.

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Lawful Carry: Raven Concealment Systems Gear

byFlint Hansen
March 29, 2016
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Whenever I evaluate a holster for S.W.A.T., I wear it for at least three to four weeks, so I can present an honest, informed opinion. Those I find too bulky, of poor quality, or just plain uncomfortable for extended wear get thrown in a box. You won’t read about them here, as there is no sense in wasting ink on something I can’t truthfully recommend.

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Lights, Sights and Lasers: Police Low-Light Training

byDave Bahde
March 29, 2016
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I first met Wes Doss a few years ago when we were both traveling to the United Arab Emirates as guests of Caracal. The long trip to Abu Dhabi to test Caracal’s precision rifle and prototype pistols provided ample opportunity for us to get to know each other.

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Tipping Point: Accuracy and Economy Crossover Point

byNed Christiansen
February 29, 2016
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My Marine Colonel shooting pal is into vintage Swiss militaria and has several of the surplus Schmidt-Rubin rifles. They are reasonably priced and unique among contemporary military bolt guns in that they have a straight-pull action. The many I have examined had a tag under the steel buttplate bearing the name and unit of the last citizen to whom it was issued. Most of them have this.

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Briefing Room: Terrorist Attacks: Are You Prepared?

byDenny Hansen
February 29, 2016
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As this is written, just a few days have passed since the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris. Predictably,…

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Smart HD Optic: ATN X-Sight HD

byPaul Hantke
February 29, 2016
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I’ll begin this report with the one shortcoming of the American Technologies Network (ATN) X-Sight day/night scopes: they do not have an on-board laser rangefinder. That said, let me explain why I consider this a minor issue. If we get in the “Way Back” machine and plant ourselves a few decades in the past, we’ll discover there are lots of ways to closely estimate shooting distances.

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Ready for Action: Everyday Carry Gear

byRichard Duarte
February 28, 2016
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Everyday carry (EDC) refers to the items, large or small, we carry on a consistent basis. Think of them as your must-have gear to assist in dealing with everyday needs, from the mundane to the extreme. What we carry actually says quite a lot about who we are and how we view the world around us.