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Don’t Tell Mom I Got Shot

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

This story comes to us from SSD friend Steven Bronson (USN Ret) and is about his son who was shot while serving with the US Marines in Afghanistan. He told me this fascinating story right after it happened and, as you will see in the retelling below, that young man owes a lot to Trijicon.

Tactical Weapons Don’t Tell Mom I Got Shot

“Don’t Tell Mom I Got Shot” is published here due to the generosity of Harris Publications. It first appeared in the March 2011 issue of “Tactical Weapons” magazine. For more information on the entire line of Harris publications as well as a good news source, visit www.tactical-life.com.

US Army Launches Soldier Blog App

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The Army launched a new recruiting tool Monday in the form of a free iPhone app which gives users access to over 600 Soldier blogs as well as the usual melange of “Army Strong” photos, stories and videos.

Unfortunately, no one told the Army that the New York Times, just two weeks ago declared that blogging is, yet again dead. Apparently, blogging has been waylayed by Facebook or Twitter, at least for the casual blogger.

However, if you are still interested, feel free to support milblogging and download Army Strong Stories for the Jesus phone.

Battle: LA Promo

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Tactical Fanboy picked up something very interesting in the new Battle: LA poster for the upcoming sci-fi flick that pits US Marines against ETs bent on world domination.

Smack dab in the middle of the poster is a Source Hydration pack. At least they won’t suffer from dehydration amid death rays and terminator-like machines crushing humans.

Team SureFire’s Maggie Reese Chosen for “Top Shot”

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Team SureFire women’s shooting sports captain, Maggie Reese, will be a competing in season two of HISTORY channel’s hit competition series “Top Shot.” Reese was selected out thousands of applicants as one of sixteen marksmen who will compete for the $100,000 prize.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of Top Shot,” said Reese. “As a 3-gun shooter, I’m very comfortable with pistols, rifles and shotguns. However, Top Shot tests your ability to do more than just pull a trigger and it’s going to be fun to get outside of my comfort zone.”

Reese is no stranger to competition. She is a semi-professional pistol and multi-gun shooter for Team SureFire on a full-time basis. She is a back-to-back USPSA Nationals 3-Gun Champion and has won a variety of other local and regional shooting matches in just over three years of full-time competition.

“My father literally pushed me into shooting,” said Reese. “ He told me to try it once and if I didn’t like it then he’d never make me go again. I loved it and now it’s great to walk into a competition as a female, feel completely underestimated, send the first shots downrange and watch the jaws drop.”

The 13-week series premieres Tuesday, February 8 at 10pm ET on HISTORY. For more information on Top Shot and to see Maggie Reese’s shooter profile, visit HISTORY.com.

www.SureFire.com

Cat Sh!t One Free Preview

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

We’ve mentioned the Japanimation sensation Cat Sh!t One aka Apocalypse Meow a couple of times. Set in Viet Nam, the original comic book series replaced humans with animals. Newly dubbed in English, episode one of a more modern tale is now available for free viewing for the next two weeks.

To learn more visit www.charactertank.com/cso/index.html.

Magpul Improves the Outlook of 2011

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Once again, Magpul has released a calendar featuring two of our favorite thing, Girls & Guns. The biggest improvement over last year’s calendar is that it is for 16 months instead of 12 months. Make sure you visit Magpul at SHOT Show in booths #20263 & 20152.

To order, visit www.magpul.com.

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Venture Brothers Annual Christmas Song

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

Hardcore “The Venture Brothers” fans know that they put out a free Christmas themed song each year. This year’s ballad by Hank and (spoiler alert!) Half-brother Dermott’s band Shallow Gravy entitled “Fan Club Christmas Album 2010″ can be found here. And by the way, in case you had any doubt, VB is green-lighted for a fifth season. VB mastermind Jackson Publick confirmed the news on his blog on Christmas Eve.

Panteao Productions Intro Video

Friday, December 24th, 2010

www.panteaoproductions.com