Category: Gear

If you have been shooting for any period of time you have probably gone through a few different range bags before settling on one. Me personally, I have two different range bag setups. I have one for when I travel for firearms training and another for when I go to my local indoor range. This […]

Picture this…You’ve put the kids to bed for the evening and after locking the front door and turning all the lights off you yourself go to bed. You are then awakened several hours later by a strange noise coming from downstairs. It sounds as if someone broke a window and are now attempting to breach […]

There is nothing particularly jarring about firing a AR-15. The Carbine length gas system has excellent reliability and the felt recoil impulse is more than manageable. The mid-length gas system is longer than the carbine gas system, decreases parts wear and lessens the recoil from the AR-15. Follow up shots and rifle control are simple […]

Your belt is the foundation of everyday carry, especially if you are carrying concealed. The belt needs to be rigid enough to keep your gear where it needs to be without having to constantly adjust it, but not too rigid to where it’s uncomfortable to wear and difficult to run through your belt loops. Over […]

SlideBelts have a classic style.  Not a slave to fashion, I don’t care much about style, but do I love good design and their Survival Belt is one-of-a-kind awesome.  Simple, rugged and packed with outdoor essentials, I love this thing.  The first thing you notice, after the knife, is that it is infinitely and instantly […]

The AK-74 Kalashnikov automatic rifle model 1974  (Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1974 года) was developed  by  Mikhail Kalashnikov as the replacement for the AKM. After see the of the effectiveness American 5.56 x 45mm round in Vietnam, the Russians developed 5.45×39mm cartridge, an faster, flat shooting upgrade over the 7.62×39mm AK-47 round and Mikhail but a […]

Gun tests are everywhere.  It seems that for every make and model there is a report of amazing results, especially if it’s in a pay-for-play magazine or on a pay-for-play YouTube channel.  Countering those claims are often dozens of e-experts who claim the most terrible experiences ever not recorded.  The truth is they could very likely all […]

It use to be that if you had any variety of the AK47 rifle your choices of available stock and furniture options were very limited. That isn’t the case anymore and leading the charge in producing good looking and well built functional rail systems for the AK-47 has been Midwest Industries. The company has models […]

I held my Mk18 at low ready and waited for the signal. I felt a push urging me forward and my team-mate on the opposite end of the door pushed it open forcibly, I took one, then two steps the dark room, my night vision turned the room an eerie green, lighted by the IR […]

With the current global war on terror, and most recently, the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, more civilians are carrying a firearm for protection than ever before. As a concealed carry citizen, you’re goal is to protect your family, yourself, or others in harms way, right? A lot of folks think that their pistol, a […]

We’re always looking for an edge. That’s what Special Forces guys do, anything that will make your job easier, or yourself a little more comfortable, that’s the ticket, right? And having a piece of equipment that works, is tough, comfortable and the troops like is like nirvana. Like I said in an earlier piece, in […]

So which is it? The shotgun or the 22 caliber rifle? I made my case against the shotgun for survival in the previous installment but readers like you have made me reevaluate. So what is the game changer? Shotgun adapters. Shotgun adapters are machined steel cylinders that mimick the shotgun shell but allow the user […]