MAC MKII COMBAT DAGGER By: Greg Chabot Photos: Sasha Steadman The Gerber MKII is a legendary knife design that earned its reputation in the blood-soaked soil of Vietnam. For many years, it was a top seller and second only to the Ka-Bar [...]

From Civilian to Cadet: Lessons From the Police Academy Part 2 by Mary Ardolino Halfway through the Academy, I began to feel the time fly by. One day rolled into the next. Academics were still prevalent, but we began to heavily focus [...]

by Greg Chabot   With the ongoing conflict with Iran and the approaching mid-terms, most folks are not thinking ahead in preparing for winter. Many were getting ready to send the kids to school others were more worried about the NFL season. [...]

Starting the Fitness Journey  by James Ardolino Starting to workout can be hard. There's how to workout, what movements to do, lose weight, gain weight, eat this and not that, calories, counting macros and so forth. Here's the first tip... throw [...]

From Civilian to Cadet: Lessons From the Police Academy by Mary Ardolino The decision to join the police academy wasn’t the result of a lifelong dream or a carefully crafted plan. It happened almost on a whim.Law enforcement had always lingered [...]

SHOTGUN: A PRACTICAL SETUP FOR AN UNREALIZED SCENARIO  By: Wade Mcnintosh A restful night of rarely achieved REM stage sleep is interrupted. "CRASH!" "SNAP!" Muffled voices emit from what you think may be the living room of your modest ranch-style abode in [...]

Carjacking Defense 101: Simple Steps to Avoid Danger and Fight Back if Needed: by J.B. Cohen Rule One: Avoid danger if at all possible One of the first rules I like to live by and listen to is this: stay away [...]

Press Checking Your Firearm: Is It A Good Idea? by Phil Elmore The press check isn't the next high-speed, tactical new thing in firearms, but it remains something people are willing to argue about. I was reminded of that fact recently [...]

 Prison Riot and a Death Wish By Greg Chabot                 The following took place during easter weekend in 2004. The day after Baqubah had gone insane. My platoon lived on the second deck of the Police HQ above the city jail. During [...]

HOW TO UNSTUCK A CAR FROM THE MUD It was a Monday morning and I was getting ready to go to work, but life had other plans in store for me, another “adventure”, as my boyfriend likes to call this kind [...]

The Beginner’s Guide to the 1911A1 Pistol, Part One By Dan Kemp In 2003, me and forty thousand of my closest friends went off to go invade Iraq because George W. Bush said so and he was the guy who signed [...]

The Glock Before Glock: Smith & Wesson’s Model 10 When it comes to historical American firearms, the Smith & Wesson Model 10 K-frame revolver in .38 Special is not only iconic, but instantly recognizable to generations of shooters—serving for decades as [...]

by Greg: Chabot Photos: Sasha Steadman While stationed on Guam, many moons ago I was a member of the Tweed’s Cave Rod and Gun Club. Located on NAVCAMs, it is where I would go and shoot skeet and trap. It wasn’t [...]

WHAT IS A SURVIVALIST?  by: Sharon Ahern Recently, a conversation came up concerning groups of people waiting outside a sporting goods store to buy ammunition, arriving before the store was even open for business.  The person had the impression that these [...]

It's Not Just Shooting: by Greg Chabot You have a tricked-out weapon and top tier gear. You go the range and practice with your buddies and sure, you can shoot fast and do a mag change just like the tactifools on [...]

By Gregory Chabot: We live in a great time to be gun owners. There are endless options for EDC guns and depending on who you ask, the answers vary all over the internet. My main requirement for my EDC is reliability [...]

By Gregory Chabot: We live in a great time to be gun owners. There are endless options for EDC guns and depending on who you ask, the answers vary all over the internet. My main requirement for my EDC is reliability [...]

It's Not Just Shooting: by Greg Chabot You have a tricked-out weapon and top tier gear. You go the range and practice with your buddies and sure, you can shoot fast and do a mag change just like the tactifools on [...]

WHAT IS A SURVIVALIST?  by: Sharon Ahern Recently, a conversation came up concerning groups of people waiting outside a sporting goods store to buy ammunition, arriving before the store was even open for business.  The person had the impression that these [...]

by Greg: Chabot Photos: Sasha Steadman While stationed on Guam, many moons ago I was a member of the Tweed’s Cave Rod and Gun Club. Located on NAVCAMs, it is where I would go and shoot skeet and trap. It wasn’t [...]