Category: Gear

Sometimes I buy guns merely for the fun factor involved in them. I don’t have or need a reason other than I want it. This has lead me to silly, but fun MAC pistols, an old school VZ 61 in 32 ACP, and now the Chiappa PAK 9. The PAK 9 is at it’s core […]

There are many people who dislike bullpup rifles.  I not only like them, I find that there are quite a few things they do much better than conventional designs.  After running M16 and M4 rifles in combat in the military, I prefer the bullpup. Fighting in tight spaces with one of these rifles was a nightmare, not […]

Daytona Tactical 9mm Rifle kit The firearms market is always changing. One day it’s pocket pistols, the next its pistol caliber carbines. The pistol caliber carbines (PCC) popularity is certainly on the upswing. We have the Scorpion Evo, the SIG MPX, the Kel-Tec Sub 2000 gen 2, AKs in 9mm, and so much more. The […]

After months of theory and preparation, you are finally out with your rifle, ready to take your first long range shot. The first thing you need to do, is to compensate for bullet drop, and to do that you need to know the distance from your target. If you are in the comfort of a […]

The SKELI X-11 Modular Carbine is an American made polymer rifle that looks shockingly similar to a few others rifles currently on the market with one catch, the price is almost half of the others. A few moments after reading the press release on this rifle I asked the same question you are probably asking, […]

On December 11th, 1972, the Apollo 17 capsule touched down in the Taurus-Littrow highlands of the moon’s surface.  Eugene Cernan, a Navy pilot and the mission commander, and Harrison Schmitt, the first scientist-astronaut to land on the moon, spent the following three days on its rocky surface conducting geological surveys and seismic experiments.  On December […]

In today’s ever expanding and changing world of weapons optics there always seems to be something new on the horizon. There are options that cost anywhere from $49 all the way to $1200 the only limitation is your wallet. Recently we had a chance to pick up the Ruger 22/45 Lite and we noticed it […]

Since joining the Canadian Forces, I have used our issued rain gear. And from the very first time I put it on, I knew it was utterly flawed. It baffled me that after just a few hours of rain, water was seeping through and there was nothing to be done about it. I have tried just about […]

There is an undeniable sense of enthusiasm when I get a new piece of gear and try it on for the first time. Gear has that special power, it’s not just an article of clothing, a bag, equipment, or accessory.  Instead it is a purpose driven piece of gear to assist me in my love […]

Our readers know that The Loadout Room writers are big fans of SOG Specialty Knives & Tools. We’re constantly using their knives, tomahawks and multi-tools in the field and reviewing their products. Many of us have carried their equipment while serving in the military as well. I was one of the few that had not. […]

As a gear addict myself, currently a recovering twelve stepper, I have had issues in the past with having too much gear, with having a piece of gear for every possible task or contingency. There is a line that needs to be drawn, and I’ve accepted that; however my love for gear still burns strong, […]

For over a month now I’ve been carrying my CZ P09 in the Black Storm Defense IWB holster. Before I started this month I was largely a fan of OWB carry and my everyday carry was a Walther PPS. The jump from a subcompact pistol to a full-sized handgun in a carry method I was […]