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Be Heard: Range Time Planning

By on May 3, 2012 in Other, Tactics and Training


In the last installment of Be Heard I asked what you thought about the zombie marketing push that is so prevalent in the firearm industry recently. The majority of you thought it was fairly harmless but gimmicky and over done.

This week, I want to hear about your time at the shooting range. I am fascinated by the various ways people approach range time. Some people go with a regimented plan for what they want to accomplish in terms of drills or tasks like zeroing and load testing. Some people generally go with no plan at all and just play it by ear.

Do you plan your range time or do you just wing it? Maybe you do a little of both? Can either way make you a better shooter?

Comment below and Be Heard!

New Light Mounts from Haley Strategic Partners and a BCM Comp Sighting

By on May 2, 2012 in Guns, Tactical Gear

Haley Strategic Partners let the cat out of the bag regarding two new light mounts from their collaboration with Impact Weapons Components – the Thorntail SBR and the Thorntail MIL620. Both of these mounts are based on the excellent HSP Thorntail light mount.

The Thorntail SBR is designed to keep the bezel of the light a little further away from the muzzle device on short barreled rifles. It accomplishes this by shortening the arm that the light is attached to. This shorter version may also be preferred by some who like the functionality of the Thorntail but just don’t need as much extension.

The Thorntail MIL620 is designed to be a low profile mount for the Surfire Millenium series weapon lights and the Surefire Scout 630 series weapon lights. These lights have been lacking low profile mount options until now.

Interestingly, there is also a good glimpse of the upcoming BCM Comp in this video. GearScout has a great screen capture and details.

PredatorEDC.com

By on May 2, 2012 in EDC

If you are reading this blog, there is a pretty good chance that you carry a few EDC (Every Day Carry) items like a knife and flashlight. Well, now there is a new online store from some familiar people that you can visit to help get your EDC gear in shape.

PredatorEDC.com is the latest venture of PredatorIntelligence who are also the company behind PredatorBDU.com and PredatorARMAMENT.com. The new site carries EDC focused items like knives, flashlights, and pocket tools. They already have a ton of great brands listed and there are more coming.

Check out PredatorEDC.com.

Special Operations Instructors Learning to Forge with RMJ Tactical

By on May 2, 2012 in Other

What do the hardened men of 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) do to relax and unwind? They beat steel with a hammer until it does their bidding… with a little help from RMJ Tactical. RMJ Tactical forges some of the most sought after tactical tomahawks in the world so they are perfectly qualified to help 1st SWTG(A) learn a thing or two about forging steel.

There is just something extremely fitting and poetic about these men who have been forged themselves into an elite fighting force, learning to forge steel into weapons.

See the full article at WWW.ARMY.MIL.

NSN Issued for the Blue Force Gear VCAS

By on May 1, 2012 in Tactical Gear

The Blue Force Gear VCAS (Vickers Combat Applications Sling) already dominates my gun safe and now it is moving toward world domination. Blue Force Gear has been awarded a NSN (1005-01-604-0627) for the VCAS and they are understandably excited.

From the Blue Force Gear press release…

During combat trials in Afghanistan in 2011, U.S. Marines validated the VCAS™ as the issue sling for their new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle as delivered by Heckler & Koch. These slings will join over 100,000 other Blue Force Gear slings already in use across every branch of service. The USMC has also fully authorized this sling for use on M4, M4A1 and M16 series rifles and Blue Force Gear offers attachments to connect the VCAS to these weapons as well as other internationally produced small arms.

Check out the VCAS on BlueForceGear.com.

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