Tactics/Training - SWAT Survival | Weapons

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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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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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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The Cutting Edge: Gerber Short Stack AR Multi-Tool

byEugene Nielsen
February 28, 2016
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The Gerber Short Stack is an ingenious new modular AR multi-tool sized to stow away in Magpul® MOE® and MIAD® pistol grip compartments. The Short Stack is equipped with 15 different tools designed to simplify weapons maintenance and take the chore out of cleaning your AR-15/M4/M16 weapon system. It is compatible with Magpul M-LOK® accessories.

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Economical Rifle Practice: One Box Rifle Workout

byEthan Johns
January 27, 2016
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Rifle shooters often have a problem working on their skills. First, the ammo is prohibitively expensive. Second, the drills and courses of fire that exist are either tilted toward specific competitions such as high-powered rifle or toward rat-a-tat close-range carbine skills.