5.11 Tactical’s yearly April Fool’s Day joke turned real product, the Tactical Duty Kilt, is available once again. This time, you can get it in the following colorways: Battle Brown, Black, Kryptek Mandrake, MultiCam, Storm, TDU Green, and TDU Khaki.
As always, this is a limited run product, so get yours while you can.
www.511tactical.com/catalog/product/view/id/110911
Princeton Tec’s newest mounting system, the ABR Mount, is now shipping, exclusively through TNVC. The ABR, or Above The Rail, Mount is an injection-molded nylon mount which sits between the helmet shell and accessory rail. It provides users with a solid platform for attaching Princeton Tec MPLS Lights, freeing up valuable space on the helmet’s accessory rail for other, mission-critical components.
The ABR Mount is compatible with Ops-Core, Crye Precision, and Team Wendy helmets.
tnvc.com/shop/princeton-tec-abr-mount
Training with insight and keen intellect is important. On the topic of ‘Train like you fight’, which I’ve ranted on this forum I the past, it isn’t so much about what you wear during training. But, since I’ve noticed a recurring theme, I will address a few sticking points.
Many of you live in a tactical world, so it is necessary to kit up during training, at times, to insure you can work out of your kit, wear it comfortably, maneuver in it without leaving a yard sale behind you.
Too many of us civilians, who do not live in the tactical world, are kitted up during training like we are going on a raid.
A drop down leg holster, plate carrier and chest rig with a hundred MOLLE attachments are probably not necessary components to your range gear unless your job involves high risk warrants or assaulting on an HVT’s strong hold.
I am a minimalist on the range because, I am a civilian. A good holster that retains my side arm without flopping around, a single mag pouch and an extra mag in my pocket are typically what I run with during training.
Additionally, a Wal-Mart bought, leather thumb break holster is not the way to go either. I am not saying that we should not own a good plate carrier and chest rig, I certainly do, but I do not run day to day operations in it. My range setup closely mimics my day to day wear with a few exceptions to make it easier for me to teach on the line.
Patrick McNamara
SGM, US Army (Ret)
Patrick McNamara spent twenty-two years in the United States Army in a myriad of special operations units. When he worked in the premier Special Missions Unit, he became an impeccable marksman, shooting with accurate, lethal results and tactical effectiveness. McNamara has trained tactical applications of shooting to people of all levels of marksmanship, from varsity level soldiers, and police officers who work the streets to civilians with little to no time behind the trigger.
His military experience quickly taught him that there is more to tactical marksmanship than merely squeezing the trigger. Utilizing his years of experience, McNamara developed a training methodology that is safe, effective and combat relevant and encourages a continuous thought process. This methodology teaches how to maintain safety at all times and choose targets that force accountability, as well as provides courses covering several categories, including individual, collective, on line and standards.
While serving as his Unit’s Marksmanship NCO, he developed his own marksmanship club with NRA, CMP, and USPSA affiliations. Mac ran monthly IPSC matches and ran semi annual military marksmanship championships to encourage marksmanship fundamentals and competitiveness throughout the Army.He retired from the Army’s premier hostage rescue unit as a Sergeant Major and is the author of T.A.P.S. (Tactical Application of Practical Shooting). He also served as the Principle of TMACS Inc.
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.
The infamous Jim Beam “Short” decanter.
Thanks Angelo!
-Pulled this quote from Gary Mack’s book “Mind Gym“, which is an variation of a quote from former MLB pitcher Carl Hubbell. I previously mentioned this book in one of the CST recommended reading posts a few months back. Highly recommend you read this book.
-Use the tools laid out out in the book to build your own personal “mind gym” and visualize your peak performance. Like a physical gym, your mind gym is a place where effort and struggle take place.
-Performance gains start here. Build yours today!
Power Skins is XGO’s latest compression clothing, constructed of 77% Acclimate Dry polyester and 23% Lycra spandex.
The listed benefits of compression clothing include:
Stamina
Comfort
Recovery
Don’t forget, XGO has offered a very generous discount to SSD readers by using discount code “SSD50” for 50% off everything on their site except clearance (not stackable) items. This offer ends 2 April at COB.
Huntsville, AL – Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) is pleased to announce that its Model RM380, an all-metal micro pistol designed for concealed carry, is now available in Maryland and is now listed on the Maryland Handgun Roster as available for sale to consumers.
With a sleek, modern design, this purpose-built pistol boasts all of the latest enhancements to make it a leader in the very competitive concealed carry market. In addition to tough, all-metal construction for ultimate durability and longevity, the RM380 also features the longest barrel in its class to maximize muzzle velocity and bullet expansion while facilitating shooting precision and accuracy.
This breakthrough pistol delivers unrivaled quality and ingenuity in the micro pistol market. Weighing just 12.2 ounces unloaded and measuring just 5 ¼ inches long, the RM380 is easy for anyone to carry unobtrusively. With its extended beavertail grip, Remington’s new handgun facilitates a smooth draw, even in suboptimal conditions.
The RM380 also features a light and smooth double-action-only trigger, fully functional low profile slide stop, light slide racking force, and an ambidextrous magazine release. The replaceable grip panels allow for customization while the optimized grip angle allows for greater shootability and comfort. Remington’s history is deep with small firearms for personal protection. The RM380 returns the brand to its rightful place amongst the best in market.
The Remington Model RM380 is chambered in .380 Auto with a suggested retail price of $436. For more information, please visit www.remington.com/handguns/model-rm380/model-rm380.
This is NOT an April Fool’s Release
01 April Broken Arrow, Roger’s Rangers are back in the Roger’s Rangers Returned shirt from Anachrobellum. The frontiersmen and scouts trained by Robert Rogers were asymmetrical warfare experts before there even was a Continental Army (and long before anyone coined the term Asymmetrical Warfare). Once the Continental Army was established, its original 10 Rifle Companies were veterans of Roger’s Rangers.
Capt. Robert Rogers first recruited his men in 1775 to support the British Army during the French and Indian War, conducting recce operations, raiding and essentially becoming an iconic example of (truly) light infantry operations.
This is a storied unit of American military history. Indeed, Rogers Rules of Ranging are studied and quoted even today — just take a look at the United States Army Ranger Handbook, numerous scholarly works about warfare and counterinsurgency manuals. As such, Anachrobellum believes this warrior archetype to be imminently suitable for many of today’s armed citizens and uniformed professionals.
“Such in general are the rules to be observed in the Ranging service; there are, however, a thousand occurrences and circumstances which may happen that will make it necessary in some measure to depart from them and to put other arts and stratagems in practice; in which cases every man’s reason and judgment must be his guide, according to the particular situation and nature of things; and that he may do this to advantage, he should keep in mind a maxim never to be departed from by a commander, viz. to preserve a firmness and presence of mind on every occasion.”
(Text found immediately after the 28 Rules of Ranging in Robert Rogers original journal.)
The original Roger’s Rangers were obviously limited in their equipment and weaponry. Those of today have far more impressive tools — this is why our Roger’s Ranger Returned is rocking SKD PIG gloves, a MK17 with Elcan Spector and PEQ15 — as well as assorted other gear and the mandatory tomahawk of course!
Pick one up at www.anachrobellum.com or find them on Instagram, @anachrobellum. Please also take a look at our previous designs (Viking and Samurai) and let us know what you think other great archetypes might be. Watch the website for changes coming soon, it won’t be too long before we will be standing on our won. Thank you for your support!
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