Category: Gear

Throughout the history of mankind, a sharp knife has been a necessary survival tool. Since the earliest man sharpened a fragment of rock into a crude blade, the knife has been arguably man’s greatest invention (aside from capturing fire, or maybe soap). So when the time came for me to select a knife I would […]

For those of you that follow me know that I have done quite a few knife reviews for the Loadout Room. In order to get accurate information into your hands requires me to carry the knives and actually use them. When I’m not testing and evaluating a knife more often than not I’ve got an […]

Tactical load bearing belts have become quite a hot item in recent years.  Shooters now have a comfortable middle ground in between “full fighting gear” and “mags in your pants pockets”.  If carrying only the essential gear while maintaining a maximum of comfort and reliability is what you’re after, odds are something like Gadsden Dynamics‘ […]

Tactical load bearing belts have become quite a hot item in recent years.  Shooters now have a comfortable middle ground in between “full fighting gear” and “mags in your pants pockets”.  If carrying only the essential gear while maintaining a maximum of comfort and reliability is what you’re after, odds are something like Gadsden Dynamics‘ […]

That’s right you read it correctly: SSVI Announces Partnership with LEGAL MFG! At the NRA show this year, I sat down with Damon Young of SSVI fandom. He’s got some pretty big news. As a result of his new partnership with LEGAL MFG, SSVI will be offering a unique nickel boron version of his TYR […]

We’ve looked at two other knives from Half Face Blades in the past. All these blades that Andy designs and produces exude the warrior lifestyle. The Half Face that is engraved into each and every blade gives them all a savage look. All I can think of when I see these blades are the Indian […]

When my buddies ask me why I collect antique guns, I explain that it’s not unlike collecting old timepieces: Their varied designs are fascinating works of art, and you can still take them out and use them from time to time. So imagine my enthusiastic reaction when I discovered the Mershon and Hollingsworth revolver, an age-old […]

A Show Stopper It seemed that the FN 509 was the show stopper of this year’s NRA Show in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s not necessarily that this handgun looks to be the most popular new handgun of the year, but it’s the most recent addition to the polymer striker fired handguns that seek to improve on […]

Before I start my review of the SIG 556R I want to do a short review of SIG’s customer service. I purchased this rifle heavily discounted because of issues with failing to extract and failing to eject. I knew off the bat I’d be sending it to SIG for repairs, and any repair costs would […]

Everyone joins the military for different reasons, but for many of us, a big part of it was the drive and desire to do something that mattered on a larger stage than the local drama we were a part of back home. We saw serving in the military as an opportunity to be the type […]

The tactical training and survival corners of the internet tend to intersect at the retail counter, where a lot of the same gear you already have in your drawers at home gets painted tri-color camouflage and marketed to you as something you never realized you needed in your go-bag, bug-out-bag, get-home-bag, or pack lunch for cheerleader […]

It usually takes something special to get one of our writers on the site truly excited and that is exactly what happened this year during NRA 2017 . One of the things in the long list of great new ideas that we got excited about was the American Tactical AR-15 Shotgun, chambered in .410. Semi […]