Category: Gear

A leaked screenshot of an ICE intranet announcement indicates that the Department of Homeland Security’s  Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), has picked the Sig Sauer P320 as their new duty sidearm. Following the Army’s lead, ICE has chosen a modular handgun system to give their agents. The Trump administration has announced a major expansion of […]

Heat casualties are a critical problem for body armor users. The “IcePlate” is a SAPI plate-shaped reusable water bottle that when frozen provides 140+ watts of cooling using the 100 ounces of water already carried by war fighters to maximize hydration efficiency beyond simple consumption. The IcePlate helps body armor users stay safer, lighter, more […]

A leaked screen shot of an ICE intranet announcement indicates that the Department of Homeland Security’s  Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), has picked the Sig Sauer P320 as their new duty sidearm. Following the Army’s lead, ICE has chosen a modular handgun system to give their agents. The Trump administration has announced a major expansion […]

What is new is old. That might not be exactly fair to say about the Vickers Sling due to its designer, Larry Vickers. When I hit the tactical shooting scene in 2009 it was all three points and one points. Two point slings were for boot camp and the parade deck. They were old school. […]

CZ’s Scorpion Carbine is finally here. I love CZs, to the moon and back, CZ firearms are completely and wholeheartedly underrated. I was extremely excited when my local gunstore called letting me know the CZ Scorpion carbine was in stock. CZ is a Czech company that produces a wide variety of different firearms. They are […]

One of the benefits of writing for The Loadout Room is the ability to test and review some of the industry’s newest and cutting edge products. Vertx has provided me with an interesting piece of kit that will appeal to the CIA, Executive Security, James Bond types. Designed for situations requiring the need to pack […]

Toor Knives is another small American made brand, not many have heard about. They make a line of semi custom fixed blade knives to address the problem of our military and law enforcement using sub-par knives in their loadouts. Toor Knives is owned and operated by two brothers. Not only are they blood brothers, but […]

Love it or hate it the aftermarket world for the Glock series of handguns is exploding. One particular side of this market that is taking off are custom slide shops. They’ve come about for a variety of reasons. Stock Glocks are very capable firearms but leave something to desired with general ergonomics / features. Large […]

Recently we talked about how to survive a violent attack. Often in these scenarios there will be people who have sustained significant injuries, left untreated these injuries could lead to death. As a member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, our leaders made us practice treating casualties. Although I was an infantryman, I was expected to […]

The military loves acronyms: IFAK= Individual First Aid Kit Let’s get started with a couple of combat medicine axioms that form the basis of all combat medicine dogma. Combat Medicine Axiom #1  “Sometimes, the best medicine is fire superiority.” Combat Medicine Axiom #2  “Good medicine at the wrong time is bad medicine.” Since the Loadout […]

The movie Wanted showed us what it would be like if Angelina Jolie could curve the trajectory of bullets using a combination of martial arts-like moves and a pouting lower lip, but despite Jolie demonstrating her skills by shooting people around slight corners or standing in a perfect circle around her, the movie failed to […]

In this article, first, I want to talk to you about the M4A1 and what makes it our bread and butter choice across special operations teams. I will discuss the good and the bad, and why I think it’s here to stay. America The M4A1 carbine entered service in 1994, taking feedback from lessons-learned in […]