Archive for December, 2012
Merry Christmas from 1st BCT, 82nd Abn Div
Monday, December 24th, 2012FR-UBAX in A-TACS FG from Applied Orange Available Now
Monday, December 24th, 2012The Applied Orange FR-UBAX is the only commercially available combat shirt made entirely out of TenCate Defender M fabrics in A-TACS camouflage.
The FR-UBAX incorporates inset bicep pockets. Offered in sizes Small – 3XLarge, the torso is made from an FR knit in OD.
Kifaru to Introduce Bikini Duplex Frame at SHOT Show
Monday, December 24th, 2012
According to Kifaru, they have been working on the new Bikini Duplex Frame for a year-and-a-half. They will offer two High Camp bag options in this design (6,500 and 4,500)….both in 500D Cordura and weighing under 4.5 lbs with frame. They’ve told us that there a few other surprises in store as well.
New James Williams Designs from CRKT
Monday, December 24th, 2012Debuting at SHOT Show 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Panteao Productions offers us a sneak preview of these two new James Williams designs from CRKT.
CRKT Otanashi Noh Ken
CRKT Saki Mori
SKD Asshole-Proofed PMAG Follow up
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012From SKD Tactical –
SKD LEGION, WE SALUTE YOU.
SKD fans tore through 500 ASSHOLE-PROOFED PMAGS in a few hours and together we raised $12,500 to help protect FREEDOM. We wont know the breakdown for how much went to each organization until after all the invoices are counted (likely Tuesday), but just thought y’all should know that this is what happens when people who care put their money where there mouth is. Hopefully we’ll have more mags in before the nonsense hits full throttle. Till then, SOUND OFF IF YOU GOT IN ON THE ACTION 😉
Oh the Irony…
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
I’m a big fan of irony so I thought that this would be something worth sharing with our readers. In their haste to make a point about “high capacity magazines” NBC violated the District of Columbia’s ban on such magazines. Hopefully, someone in LE who supports the rule of law will enforce this ban and arrest “Meet The Press” host David Gregory for his wanton disregard for DC’s rules. Maybe then, the press will bother to learn what the laws actually are before commenting on them.
Gunfighter Moment – Mike Pannone 
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
“New Year’s resolutions are a tradition and here’s mine. I’m going to pick a pistol and master it to new highs of personal proficiency. Come January 1 there will be only one in my hands all year albeit in various sizes and for various purposes. Do the same and refine your skill. You’ll be glad come next January!”
-Mike Pannone
Mike Pannone retired from the Army’s premier assault force (1st SFOD-D) after an explosive breaching injury. A year after his retirement America was attacked on 9/11 and he returned to help serve his country as the head marksmanship instructor at the Federal Air Marshals training course and then moved to help stand up the FAMS Seattle field office. In 2003 he left the FAMS to serve as a PSD detail member and then a detail leader for the State Department during 2003 and 2004 in Baghdad and Tikrit.
In 2005 he served as a ground combat advisor of the Joint Counter IED Task Force and participated on combat operations with various units in Al Anbar province. Upon returning he gave IED awareness briefings to departing units and helped stand up a pre-Iraq surge rifle course with the Asymmetric Warfare Group as a lead instructor. With that experience as well as a career of special operations service in Marine Reconnaissance, Army Special Forces and JSOC to draw from he moved to the private sector teaching planning, leadership, marksmanship and tactics as well as authoring and co-authoring several books such as The M4 Handbook, AK Handbook and Tactical Pistol shooting. Mike also consults for several major rifle and accessory manufacturers to help them field the best possible equipment to the warfighter, law enforcement officer and upstanding civilian end user. He is considered a subject matter expert on the AR based Stoner platform in all its derivatives.
Gunfighter Moment is a weekly feature brought to you by Alias Training & Security Services. Each week Alias brings us a different Trainer and in turn they offer some words of wisdom.
Core Strength – Be Prepared For The Fight
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012Normally around this time of year my monthly fitness column focuses in the challenges of trying to maintain your exercise program and diet during the holiday season. However, this year the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn took my thoughts a long way from running and eating, it took me back to a nearby place some 11 years ago. In August of 2001 I was on leave between duty stations at my parent’s home in upstate NY. One day my wife and I took our two young boys on a day trip to NYC, a few hours south. It was a beautiful summer day, and we took in all the normal sights, to include World Trade Center. We spent about an hour on the South Tower observation deck, a great view, you could see for miles. A few weeks later I was checking in at my new duty station, and someone came in and told us that an airplane had just crashed into the WTC, huh? I was just there? We all went down to the duty hut and were watching the live news broadcast when the second plane slammed into the South Tower. That was Sept 11, 2001. We all know the national tragedy of that day, and the history changing events that followed with Iraq and Afghanistan. I had more than one nightmare about that day, and specifically the thought of what would have happened if the terrorists had attacked the day my family was there. How could I have saved my family if the planes hit while we were on the roof? My stubborn Marine mindset said that I would have gotten it done, somehow, someway. It was the only way to get the bad dream to end with us surviving. In any case for me to have actually done it would have required an extraordinary physical effort, God’s help and some luck.
Pic of the WTC from the ferry. The pic says August 1st, but i think it was more toward the middle of the month
Now we have another terrible event that’s rocked our nation. The thought of 20 innocent children being gunned down is beyond comprehension. It gives me the same sick feeling that I got watching people fall from the WTC. How could this happen? What is the fix to prevent this? Better school security? Better mental health screening? Banning certain weapons from all but those who have advanced training and through background checks? Maybe all of the above, I don’t know, that’s all above my pay grade. I do know that if I was in that school that day, and if I didn’t have my own CCW on hand, I would have put every second of physical training that I’ve ever done in my life, into a single life or death focus to get my hands on the shooter. Now I’m not stupid, I’ve see what a 5.56 round can do to a human body. I know that one hit in a vital area, and it wouldn’t matter what level of physical condition I’m in, it’s over for me and anyone else for that matter. However, I like to think that just maybe, because I’m in good condition that I could have weathered it, at least to let me survive till I could do something. Could there ever be a better reason to keep yourself in top condition? To maybe save the life of a innocent child? I think not. In any case have Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
Semper Fi
MGunz
www.corpsstrength.com
