The X Factor: Lone Star Medics Medicine X Course
Face it: if you own or carry a gun for self-protection, you may be shot by the very…
Disaster Medicine: Gunsite Emergency Medical Preparedness Course
I’ve been fortunate to have done a lot of shooting over the years. Moreover, I’ve done much of…
Going Retro: Classic Rebuild
I don’t know about you, but I love my heritage. My great granddad, Peter Hansen, came to Arizona…
K9 and Air Operations: Law Enforcement’s Teeth and Wings
Our K9 teams got the description of a murder suspect reportedly hiding in a desolate, brushy area near the Colorado River Bridge in southeast Austin, Texas. An Austin Police Homicide Detective had briefed us via cell phone that he’d received a tip that the suspect was awaiting a ride to Mexico to flee the murder charges.
Rimfire Training Tips: to Improve Service Carbine Performance
AR-type .22 rimfire conversions and trainers have flown off dealers' shelves by the thousands, with shooters looking to mimic the appearance, form or function of their service carbines. Some of these shooters didn’t grow up on a steady regimen of rimfire shooting, while others are now shooting the .22 in volumes not encountered before.
AR Superhero: Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf
Beowulf is the oldest literary work in the English language. It was written in the 11th century and…
Fire-Breathing Monster: Tactical Rifles Chimera
“You clean your rifle from the left side?” asked Tactical Rifles (TR) President David Rooney. “Yes. How did…
Long Guns: Russian RPK-74 Light Machine Gun
The RPK-74 has the odd distinction in the United States of its magazine being better known than the…
Offbeat: Bushnell Stealthview II
Digital night vision is a direct result of advances in video imaging technology. A digital night vision monocular…
The Cutting Edge: Pro-Tech Autos
I had planned to write this column on Pro-Tech Knives six months ago, but decided to give one…