Time Management with 5.11’s Outpost Chrono Watch

For those wanting a reliable, moderately priced tactical watch, the 5.11 Tactical Outpost Chrono watch steps up to the task. This timepiece’s impressive specs emphasize rugged tactical features while maintaining its mechanical precision in the field. With the Outpost firmly strapped to my w...

By Michael D'Angona

When Are Guns and Gear Obsolete?

We live in an industry that’s constantly pumping out new gear and guns. They try their best to tempt you to constantly upgrade your gear and guns to the latest and greatest. With that in mind, do you have to? If you do, how often should you be upgrading? At what point does your gun […] Th...

By Travis Pike

TFB Review: Ops Core Amps + Helmet Mount

Hearing is one of those things in life that you simply can't get back; once it's gone, it's gone. Growing up in the military, this was preached to us at every possible moment on the firing ranges, when operating around loud machinery and so on and so forth. Personally, I have alway...

By Patrik O

Halifax Police Adopt GLOCK G45 COA as New Duty Pistol

Halifax Regional Police (HRP), the largest municipal police service in Atlantic Canada, has selected the GLOCK G45 COA as its new duty pistol platform following a competitive evaluation process centered on safety, reliability, and ease of use. The full platform package includes the GLOCK G45 Gen ...

By Eric B

Safariland HOLLE Solves the Duty Belt's Oldest Frustrations

Duty belts have changed very little in decades. Threading pouches on in the right order, fighting keepers that fall off mid-shift, and liner belts that lose their grip after months of hook-and-loop abuse. It's a long list of small frustrations that add up fast for the officers who wear them ...

By Eric B

What’s the Best Shockwave Ammo

I did an article recently on how to shoot the shorties, the Shockwaves, the Mafteahs, the 990 Aftershocks, and all those fun little stockless 12-gauge firearms. I mentioned ammo selection being a key part of a successful Shockwave use. Let’s expand on ammo for these little guns. What’s the be...

By Travis Pike

History of the Trapdoor Rifle

My passion has been collecting and acquiring representative United States Service rifles. That includes items like the 1898 Krag-Jorgensen, 1903 Springfield (and its variants), the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine. However, one of my favorites in that collection is the Spring...

By Cory Ross

The Dead Air Sandman-X

Although the Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous is only two days, we managed to use the time wisely and packed in a lot of exposure to new products. One of the things I got to check out was the Dead Air Sandman-X suppressor. With the suppressor tax stamp being zeroed out, a lot more companies are jumping...

By Tim Stetzer

The .32 ACP – A Gentleman’s Caliber

The meek, often understated, .32 ACP might be best described as a gentleman’s caliber. This expands to the majority of guns that chamber the little round. It exudes a certain level of polite effectiveness that’s often understated. It’s both effective and capable of meeting modern standards ...

By Travis Pike
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