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If you haven’t heard about the Bushmaster ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) transition over to the Remington ACR, we implore you to catch up with this excellent post from our friends at Soldier Systems.
In addition to a few killer photos, Drake Clark from Magpul has posted a few noteworthy updates recently at AR15.com.
Clark ensures that everything is moving along well and they’re working had to ensure the ACR is everything the public expects, and that the ACR continues to be a front-burner project. [Read More…]
Our Knot of the Week series continues this week with the Clove Hitch.
The Clove Hitch is a fairly easy knot to tie, but a hitch that’s quite versatile and often referred to as an essential knot.
It can be used as a quick and easy way to secure a rope to a post or in climbing as a TEMPORARY tie-in to an anchor point. [Read More…]
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We stumbled on a YouTube video not too long ago by Guinness World Records showing the fastest 100m Abseil (or rappel).
The record setting 8:99 seconds by Steve Truglia is impressive nonetheless, but when watching the video, a few things stood out to us as red flags.
First off, in the first picture it shows Truglia suspended over Centre Point Tower in London, which is at least 100 feet away from the building. It’s understandable that he’d be that far away from the building just in case he started swinging on the way down. [Read More…]
While shooting accurately under stress is not a new concept, it’s one that’s very important to consider working into your training.
There’s never a time in a real world situation where using a firearm is stress-free, no matter if you’re Law Enforcement, Military or just a concealed-carry citizen forced to act.
In every stressful situation, shot placement is key. On top dealing with mental and physical fatigue, you have to put down the threat as quickly and efficiently as possible while maintaining your situational awareness, scanning for that next possible threat. [Read More…]
If you haven’t stumbled across Rob Shaul’s excellent fitness Web sites, Military Athlete and Mountain Athlete, we highly suggest you check them out.
We feel that Shaul’s Military Athlete site features a welcome change to what’s currently out there, and truly focuses on military specific fitness. He has a free workout of the day, not to be confused with the CrossFit WOD.
Military Athlete also offers a free six-week, pre-deployment training program for units/individuals with orders down range to Afghanistan.
Mountain Athlete offers a free workout of the day geared towards Climbing and Mountaineering specific exercises which is designed to substantially increase finger and hand strength, pulling strength, power endurance and stamina.
Shaul is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has attended seminars/certifications through CrossFit, Gym Jones, U.S. Weightlifting and Athletes’ Performance.
You’ll see pieces of all these mixed into the excellent workouts at both Military Athlete and Mountain Athlete. [Read More…]
Tactical Assault Gear CEO Chris Osman’s Twitter account has been a buzz with updates on Armatura, a new training facility located in Connecticut.
Osman and an unnamed business partner recently founded Armatura, which offers many combat specific classes.
In his most recent Twitter update yesterday, Osman announced that Armatura has a pro dealearship with Aimpoint, and that all students attending any course will be able to buy Aimpoint sights at 30 percent off. [Read More…]
In land navigation it’s important to crawl before you can walk, and determining your pace count is fundamental.
Every bit of information that you can gather about your location has it’s place in navigation, so no techniques should be discounted or ignored.
While some might dismiss pace count as a “waste of time” or “too hard to keep up with,” those are probably the same people who have never really had to find their way before.
A pace count will enable you to know the distance you’re traveling by determining, in advance, the number of paces it takes you to travel a pre-set distance.
You’ll then need to give yourself some kind of reminder that you’ve covered that distance, as well as each time you hit your magic number, or pace count. [Read More…]
Tired of breaking bootlaces? Replacing bootlaces with 550 cord is something many military personnel are taught as a remedy for broken bootlaces.
It’s also very practical from a survival standpoint. 550 cord, Paracord or Parachute Cord has a multitude of uses in survival or escape and evasion scenarios due to the seven inner strands contained in Mil Spec 550 cord. [Read More…]
At a recent Live Tissue class we attended we were introduced to a new chest seal called the HALO.
The HALO is like nothing we’ve ever used before… It actually sticks!
All the other chest seals we’ve used on the market today like the Asherman, Bolin and Hyfin don’t hold a seal when it comes to excessive blood or even heavy perspiration. [Read More…]
Our Knot of the Week series continues this week with a new twist. We’ve decided to shoot video to accompany the Sheepshank this week which is embedded below.
This is just a trial, so let us know what you think in the comments. If this is something that’s well received, we’ll continue to add video to each new Knot of the Week.
The Sheepshank is a worthwhile knot to add to your inventory. If you’re ever working around ropes this knot could potentiality mean the difference between having a useless rope and one that will carry you through. [Read More…]
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