.223 VS. 5.56: Know the Facts Before You Fire: Is There Really a Difference?
Ten years ago, when an acquaintance suggested that there was a difference between the .223 Remington and 5.56x45mm…
Jammin’ Mags: Proper Care and Feeding of Magazines
As the years go rapidly by, I sometimes reflect on why people do the things they do. I…
Marines’ M1014 Benelli Shotgun: Specialized Training With Louis Awerbuck
“If there were such a thing as a doctorate in small arms, Louis Awerbuck would be one of…
Krebs Custom Inc. Saiga-12 Shotgun
The Russian Saiga shotgun has taken the U.S market by storm as of late, due to its magazine-fed capability, AK-47 conversion looks, and reliability. After-market conversion parts abound and blanket the Internet. Clyde Woods, Sales and Marketing Director for importer Russian American Armory Company, stated sales are at an all-time high: “The 12-gauge Saiga is so popular we just cannot get enough of them into the country.”
Facing the Blade: Understanding And Defending Against Improvised Edged Weapons
Being a corrections officer who has spent the past 17 1/2 years in one of the largest prisons…
Briefing Room: Can You Hear Me Now?
While I’m a real ‘90s kind of guy (1890s, that is) I finally succumbed to the modern day…
Street Smarts: Read The Body To Understand The Mind
Like most writers, I love to read. If I’m sitting at the breakfast table with nothing else handy,…
Active Shooter: Vital Training for Small Departments
One of the areas of increasing law enforcement concern that small, municipal law enforcement agencies lack experience in are armed incursions and takeovers of schools. I recently participated in a three-day training course consisting of two days of first responder tactics and range time with long and short guns—including live fire shield and dynamic entry work.
Briefing Room: It’s Time To Ban…Everything!
They are used by criminals. Anyone with enough cash can obtain one. They are especially deadly when someone…
Frontline Debriefs: Acronymitis
I grew up in a Navy family. My father was a Naval Captain and my mother worked for…