Archive for April, 2012

Speed Reload tips from S.W.A.T. Magazine.

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Why Surrender Is Never an Option

The Phases of Surrender

The first phase of surrender is failing to be armed, trained and committed to fight.  We are prepared to surrender when we are unprepared to resist.
The second phase of surrender is failing to be alert.  You must see trouble coming in order to have time to respond.  The warning may be less than one second but it will be there and it must be recognized and acted upon immediately.
The Third phase of surrender is giving up your weapons.
The last phase of surrender is up to the monsters who have taken control of your life and perhaps the lives of your loved ones.  The last phase of surrender is out of your hands.

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Gunblast Review: KelTec KSG Shotgun

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DARPA Building Robot Army

From: IDGA
Think you could build a robot soldier? Well, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for robots. And it’s willing to pay. The DARPA Robotics Challenge program is about to launch, with a goal of developing ground robotic capabilities to execute complex tasks in dangerous, degraded, human-engineered environments.

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Paul Howe Pro-Tip: Muzzle Caps

Paul Howe Pro-Tip: Muzzle Caps

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Ohio Ordinance Producing BARs

Ohio Ordinance has begun producing replica BARs with slight modifications, including no open bolt and semi-automatic firing. The only drawback is the $4,124 price tag!

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Travis Haley Pro-Tip: Drop Rig Holsters

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MEDEVAC/CASEVAC Problems in Afghanistan

From Micheal Yon:

The highest ranking officers in the US Army continue to deceive Senators and Representatives about the ongoing MEDEVAC failures in Afghanistan.  There are telltale signs that reveal deceptive Generals.  If a General says or implies that Dustoff must wear Red Crosses due to Geneva Conventions, he is lying.  Full stop.

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Why U.S. Bounties on Terrorists Often Fail

Republished from STRATFOR:

By Scott Stewart

U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman announced April 3 that the U.S. government’s “Rewards for Justice” (RFJ) program was offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). In other Rewards for Justice cases involving Pakistan, suspects such as Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abdel Basit and Mir Amal Kansi have hidden in Pakistan and maintained relatively low profiles. In this case, Saeed is a very public figure in Pakistan. He even held a news conference April 4 in Rawalpindi announcing his location and taunting the United States by saying he was willing to share his schedule with U.S. officials.

While the Saeed case is clearly a political matter rather than a pure law enforcement or intelligence issue, the case has focused a great deal of attention on Rewards for Justice, and it seems an opportune time to examine the history and mechanics of the program. Read the rest of this entry »

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Liquid Body Armor

From Guns.com:

The next generation of body armor might be liquid.  Both BAE Systems and the Army Research Laboratories along with the University of Delaware are working on turning shear-thickening fluids (STF) into body armor.  The concept of using the non-Newtonian fluids as a means to enhance armor while staying flexible at other times is not new but actually putting it into action is a separate and more difficult problem.

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India To Acquire 6 Diesel Submarines

From Defense Industry Daily:

In 2005, India confirmed that it would buy 6 Franco-Spanish Scorpene diesel submarines, with an option for 6 more and extensive technology transfer agreements.

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Surplus Government M1’s In .30-06 and .308

From Guns.com:

Right now the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is offering refurbished Springfield Armory M1 Garands chambered in both .30-06 Springfield and .308 Winchester.  And because the CMP is a government-chartered program, they’re going for extremely reasonable rates.

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Jessie Abbate Pro-Tip: Dry Firing

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Shooting Industry March 2012

Features: Long Guns and Accessories

Recreational Shooters

Forecast: 2o12 Firearms Sales Promising

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Gunblast Review of KelTec RFB

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