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Archive for March, 2012
No more SERPA holsters in my classes – Kyle Defoor
Posted by Gary in Holsters, Opinion, Warrior Tools on 13/Mar/2012 08:44
From: Kyle Defoor
No more SERPA holsters in my classes
Instead of an outright ban, I have a solution. There are many military units that have been issued/chosen/been told they are using this absurdly dangerous holster. For you guys here is what I’ve got-
With the holster empty take a long sharp knife, reach down inside the SERPA and cut/saw the plastic piece that rests inside the trigger guard when the weapon is holstered. You may need to use a set of needle nose pliers to help rip that nub off. This will make the push button a non issue and the tension screw can be used for retention.
Whoever chose this piece of shit to be issued to anyone- you’re an inexperienced pistol shooter who has no common sense. Hope you got a decent kickback from Blackhawk.
Detecting Terrorist Surveillance
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 12/Mar/2012 10:00
This is a report from STRATFOR:
By Scott Stewart
As we noted last week, terrorist attacks do not materialize out of thin air. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Those planning terrorist attacks follow a discernable process referred to as the terrorist attack cycle. We also discussed last week how terrorism planners are vulnerable to detection at specific points during their attack cycle and how their poor surveillance tradecraft is one of these vulnerable junctures.
While surveillance is a necessary part of the planning process, the fact that it is a requirement does not necessarily mean that terrorist planners are very good at it. With this in mind, let’s take a closer look at surveillance and discuss what bad surveillance looks like. Read the rest of this entry »
EOD Kit Designed By Former Marine
The LION EOD Kit was designed by SSgt David Lyon. Gear Scout has a rundown of the kit and what is included.
MQ-9 UCAV Becoming Hot Export
From Defense Industry Daily:
MQ-9 operators currently include the USA and Britain, who have both used it in hunter-killer mode, and Italy. Other countries are also expressing interest, and international deployments are accelerating.
Taurus Signs Jessie Harrison-Duff As Shooting Team Captain
Posted by Brian in Matches and Competitions, News on 9/Mar/2012 16:27
JESSIE HARRISON-DUFF
February 2012…Miami, FL – Taurus, the world’s foremost manufacturer of firearms announces Pro Shooter, Jessie Harrison-Duff as their Shooting Team Captain.
Jessie Harrison-Duff (formerly Jessie Abbate) has transformed her shooting career, from a beginning shooter to a top ranked professional. She has earned 22 National and 19 World Champion shooting titles, in 5 different shooting disciplines.  Among these are the prestigious Bianchi Cup and the World Speed Shooting Championships. Jessie has also ranked in numerous regional and state champion matches as well. Reaching this level of shooting performance in her career defines a well-disciplined competitor and role model for the Taurus Shooting Team.
Mark Kresser, President and CEO of Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. states, “We are very excited and believe Jessie will take Taurus to a new level and break open the doors of competition.â€Â “She is a dynamic young lady with excellent shooting skills. As Taurus moves forward into 2012, we intend on promoting youth, women and competition shooting. With Jessie co-hosting the new and exciting “Friends of the NRA television showâ€, which she does between matches, highlighting the amazing story of the NRA’s grassroots foundation.  We are anxiously awaiting this year’s competitions with Jessie shooting her new Taurus!â€
“I’m looking forward to my new position with Taurus. Taurus is a company that has a reputation for providing accurate and safe firearms. I was drawn to the brand after learning of their new commitment to their customer and their quest in promoting new shooters to the industry,†states Jessie Harrison-Duff. “My livelihood depends on the performance of this gun and I’m anxious to start my new relationship with Taurus. I look forward to promoting them, as well as shooting sports to new shooters.â€
Follow Jessie on her Facebook to see her accomplishments at:
(http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Jessie-Harrison/232466610143922).
SWAT April 2012
On newsstands soon if not now:
 Articles:
Defaulting To Zero
Bug-Out Drill
Build a Budget Rifle
Larry Vickers CQB Course
Designated Marksmen
Special Weapons April 2012
On newsstands now:
Solar Storm
From: Spaceweather.com
CME IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on March 8th around 1100 UT. The impact was weaker than expected, sparking only a mild (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm. However, the storm could intensify in the hours ahead depending on electromagnetic conditions in the wake of the CME. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Aurora alerts: text, phone.
Things to Think About Before Israel Attacks Iran
Posted by Gary in Threat Watch on 8/Mar/2012 14:45
From: Defense Media Network
For several years, Israel has publicly and explicitly stated that if Iran attempts to develop a nuclear weapon, Israel will attack to prevent the program from succeeding or to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability…
The State of the World: Assessing China’s Strategy
This report is republished from STRATFOR:
By George Friedman
Simply put, China has three core strategic interests.
Paramount among them is the maintenance of domestic security. Historically, when China involves itself in global trade, as it did in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the coastal region prospers, while the interior of China — which begins about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the coast and runs about 1,600 kilometers to the west — languishes. Roughly 80 percent of all Chinese citizens currently have household incomes lower than the average household income in Bolivia. Most of China’s poor are located west of the richer coastal region. This disparity of wealth time and again has exposed tensions between the interests of the coast and those of the interior. After a failed rising in Shanghai in 1927, Mao Zedong exploited these tensions by undertaking the Long March into the interior, raising a peasant army and ultimately conquering the coastal region. He shut China off from the international trading system, leaving China more united and equal, but extremely poor.
The current government has sought a more wealth-friendly means of achieving stability: buying popular loyalty with mass employment. Plans for industrial expansion are implemented with little thought to markets or margins; instead, maximum employment is the driving goal. Private savings are harnessed to finance the industrial effort, leaving little domestic capital to purchase the output. China must export accordingly. Read the rest of this entry »