Vehicle Ambush! Getting Out Of The Kill Zone
A book could be written about the skills, tactics, and decision-making processes necessary to successfully drive out of…
Training with Pat Rogers: E.A.G. Tactical Carbine Course
Most readers of S.W.A.T. are familiar with Patrick A. Rogers through his outstanding articles that have been printed here. Many have wondered what it is like to train under Pat’s watchful eye. Here is a firsthand account of the E.A.G.’s three-day tactical carbine course.
Tertiary Lights: White Light Triple Redundancy
The use of weapon-mounted white lights always sparks a significant amount of controversy. The majority has to do…
Combat Tracking on the Arizona Border
Combat Tracking, also known as Combat Man Tracking, is a skill that is, for the most part, a…
Thunder Ranch—From the Old to the New: Still Going Strong!
I guess I am the most fortunate shooter in these here parts. I recently had the distinct pleasure,…
Hornady Academy Police Precision Rifle Course
The scheduling of the four-day Hornady Academy Police Precision Rifle Course could not have been better. On May 20th, I took delivery of a new Robar rifle and the course started on May 23rd. I’d only have to wait three days to run this rifle through its paces in a practical and intense setting. Book the flight, pack the gear.
Holding On! A Trainer’s View Of The Tactical Reload
It has been called a number of things: the Tactical Reload, Select Reload or the Reload with Retention. Call it what you want, but for whatever reason, a person involved in a gunfight has fired a few rounds and has decided they have time to reload.
Training and Tactics: The Reload
Bullets are flying, you need to reload, and this is no time for cerebral flatulence. The question is…