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Police cameras capture shoot-out with Chicago carjacker

Chicago police have released video of a shootout with a carjacking suspect, in which one officer was injured. The swiftly released footage comes shortly after the controversial death of black teenager Paul O’Neal, also during a stolen car chase.

Dashboard camera footage, released Wednesday, shows the Tuesday evening pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the southern suburb of Roseland. At one point, the driver of the stolen SUV points a gun out of the window and fires at the police cruiser several times.

One of the pursuing officers was grazed by a bullet to the head, and can be heard yelling in the video.

“These police officers face this kind of thing every single day,” Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters at the police headquarters Wednesday. The suspect in the case is “the perfect example of what we’ve been saying. The same guys committing the same crimes over and over again,” Johnson said.”This guy doesn’t believe we’re serious. Law enforcement is being scrutinized all over the country for everything they do but they didn’t run away from this, they ran to it.”

The suspect, identified as Charles Lawson, 24, was out on parole after serving a sentence for a 2011 armed robbery, the police said. Lawson was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years, but was granted parole in April 2015, DNA Info reported, citing the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Chicago PD has reworked its policy on releasing police videos in the wake of months-long protests over the death of Laquan McDonald, an African-American teenager shot by a white police officer in October 2014. The video of McDonald’s death was released more than a year later, in November 2015, leading to murder charges for the officer involved, and the resignation of the police commissioner and the review authority chief.

The police handling of the car chase on Tuesday was also very different from the July 28 incident that ended in the death of Paul O’Neal. The 18-year-old African-American was shot and killed after crashing a stolen Jaguar into a police cruiser during a pursuit, and attempting to flee the scene.

Police video shows Lawson throwing the gun out the window before slowly exiting the car with his hands clearly visible. Half a dozen officers converge on the suspect and take him away in handcuffs.

Lawson was charged with four counts of attempted murder, possession of a stolen vehicle, hijacking, fleeing and eluding, and battery – all aggravated by use of a firearm, according to the Chicago PD.

Source Article from http://www.special-ops.org/19732/police-cameras-capture-shoot-out-with-chicago-carjacker/

We Like Shooting 158 – Jersey Boys

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 158 – tonight we’ll talk about Troy PDW, HOMAK Safe, H&K, High Threat Concealment, Hi-Points, The 2nd is for everyone and more!

Our Guest is Tony Simon from The 2nd is For Everyone : Diversity Shoot

XTECH Tactical Introduces 5rd Magazine Extender and Complete 20rd Magazine for HK VP9

XTECH Tactical, manufacturer of the Advanced Tactical Grip is today introducing two new products for the HK VP9 pistol. First up is the new 5rd Magazine Extender for VP9 magazines. The XTECH Tactical mag extender adds an additional 5 round capacity to the VP9 magazine for a 20 round total. The mag extender is super simple to install with absolutely no tools needed.

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Jeremy Deadman, Director of Sales and Marketing for XTECH Tactical explains how they have eliminated reliability concerns that plague many other mag extenders.
“The biggest thing for function is that we have a 100% consistent ID within the extender portion AND the ID within the extender is less than the ID of the magazine. The benefit here is that it is impossible for the extender to cause a Fail to Feed which is a known issue in extenders.”

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The XTECH Tactical VP9 5rd Mag Extender is now shipping with an MSRP of $29.95 with FREE SHIPPING through the end of August.  Not available for sale in NY, CA or MA.

Additionally, XTECH Tactical will be offering complete XTECH Tactical VP9 magazines with and without the Mag Extender. The XTECH Tactical VP9 magazine will feature a 310 Stainless Steel body vs H&K’s Spring Steel body. It will also feature an extra round indicator hole to show the 20th round as shown in the photo below.

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The XTECH Tactical 20 and 15 Round VP9 magazines will start shipping early this fall. The 20 Round magazine MSRP is $59.95 and the 15 Round magazine is $34.95. Not available for sale in NY, CA or MA.

If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Jeremy Deadman at jeremy@xtechtactical.com.

About XTECH Tactical: American Ingenuity. American Made. XTech Tactical.

In 2013, XTech Tactical was formed to develop revolutionary firearms accessories for the AR style rifles and other small arms.

The XTech Tactical founding members bring over 50 years of combined design-for-manufacturing and quality control experience. Collectively they are listed on over 35 US and International Patents, and have been part of taking hundreds of products from concept through production.

Years of experience allows XTech Tactical to continuously introduce high quality, durable, and innovative products to the market. Its first release, the ATG™ grip, is an adjustable angle AR grip which easily adjusts to the three ideal angles of an AR style pistol grip. Each angle functions without any compromise on weight, durability or comfort, making it the ideal grip for all shooting stances or styles.

Source: http://www.ammoland.com/2016/08/xtech-tactical-introduces-5rd-magazine-extender-and-complete-20rd-magazine-for-hk-vp9/#axzz4JmovRks6

We Like Shooting 159 – Savage’s Dial-up

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 159 – tonight we’ll talk about .375 Socom, Multi-Mag, FXH 45, bulldog thigh holsters, the Canik TP9SFx, Grayboe Stocks and more!

Navy Seal, co-founder of McMillan Firearms Manufacturing and now President and co-founder of GrayBoe

You can find more about Ryan McMillan here

9-11-01 – 9-11-16 What Do We Do Now?

9/11/01 changed so many lives. Like many who grew up in NY, I lost people I knew that day. I was blessed enough that the people in my closest circles were not on site at the time of the attack. My story is nothing special but as a writer, I am putting it out there in an effort to share some of who I am and help me process some of what I am feeling today.

Watching the towers fall that morning via Good Day NY will stick with me the rest of my life. Heading to the point by American Yacht Club and seeing the smoke where the easiest to spot skyline landmarks once stood was awe-inspiring and terrifying.

In the following weeks, my company folded due to a complete upheaval in the local economy and a melancholy that developed inside me that affected every aspect of my life including my performance. My anger was palpable and for the first time in my life, I considered joining the armed services. To this day I regret not following in the steps of my good friends James Waldvogel and Anthony Vinci doing right by my country.

I quickly changed from a Democrat to a Republican, changing my ideology as a self-identified Deadhead to a person who was angry that war had been brought to his home. I went from fearing the police to respecting them. I went from being a self-centered prick focused on money and self-gratification to realizing that I must give back to the people around me.

That one day lead to the largest transformations in my life. It was the catalyst for my move to Michigan, change in career, eventually my divorce and subsequent remarriage to the love of my life, a focus on self-reliance and self-defense instead of trusting the gov’t to care for me. All things that I am grateful for. For every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.

Seldom does one event change almost every aspect of a person’s life. For me, 9/11/01 is a touchstone for everything that has happened since. I see those great individuals that I grew up with who became police like Anthony Manto and Nick Vinci making the world a better place, the firemen like Joe Sutton who give tirelessly to save others, the countless medics who risk their lives to save others and all the new individuals I have met since I began my training like Joe Weyer, Steve Fisher, Phil Cheney, Will Petty, JW Wineland, John Chapman and so many more I can’t even mention you all. You all are the Americans I am proud to surround myself with!

Every highway had flags across bridges. Americans who had drifted from any sense of national pride began saluting the flag and singing the national anthem. Sporting arenas will filled with people who cheered and cried as the national anthem changed from a song to an emotional moment shared by those in attendance.

Here we are 15 years later. The unity created that day has faded. People are protesting the national anthem and refusing to respect the flag. Veterans who signed up on 9/12/01 to protect us have come home after seeing and doing unimaginable things are being turned on by the VA and the people they supported. We are losing 22 veterans a day to suicide. Protesting of various causes has once again splintered us into groups instead of Americans.

My small blog is read by many who are like-minded with me. Most love and respect our country and while we may differ on how we get there I believe that most of us are only trying to do what is best for the country. As such I doubt this will change anyone’s opinion but I will ask something of each of you.

Today remember the innocent who died going to work that day. Honor those who ran into to danger and not away. Honor those who risked their lives to save fellow Americans they didn’t know, be it Police, Fire, EMS, National Guard, or volunteers who braved the toxic smoke of that disaster out of a sense of duty. Honor those who went to war and never came home. Honor those who went to war and came back but who were never the same.

Take pride in our flag and anthem for the sake of the many who have risked or lost everything they are, in defense and support of this country and their neighbors.

Remember that sense of community you felt that day and try to figure out why it has dissipated. Find it if you can. Live it if you dare. Most of all Never Forget.

Source Article from http://248shooter.com/index.php/9-11-01-9-11-16-now/

Soft Target America, The Pulse

The primary reason you walk home at night safely is because no one decided to kill you…

Consider that for the moment. The reason is not the law, people disregard the law all the time. The reason is not that you’re a good person, bad things happen to good people. Finally, the reason is not that you live in a good neighborhood or are around good people, those aren’t the people you’re at risk from and violence does not recognize any boundary but force.

Early on June 12th, Omar Mateen decided to execute an attack that killed 49 people and wounded 53. People across the country, across the world, have justly decried Mateen’s attack as unimaginable carnage, inconceivable violence, and bloodshed out of the worst of nightmares. The news media has stretched their journalistic dictation in a seeming effort to outdo each other for colorful descriptors.

The rapid hatred and violence of Mateen’s attack was many things but unimaginable and inconceivable are realistically not among them. Omar Mateen pledged himself to an Islamist cause publicly and proudly. That cause or causes, ISIS among them, believes death is the sentence for the LBGTQ community under sharia. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen all have laws permitting or have smaller courts handing out death sentences under sharia and ISIS is among the most violent of sharia professing militants. Unimaginable and inconceivable are far from accurate when it comes to violence against the LBGTQ community.

But I’m not here to cover the motivations, those are known, I’m here to discuss why the attack was so brutally effective.

The Pulse nightclub, like most public locales, is what we classify as a soft target.

What is a soft target?

A soft target can be summed up as a location that has a low risk to the attacker or attackers with a high pay off for the attacker’s goals if the attack is successful.

Terrorism’s purpose is to violently send a message to the population or populations for political/ideological or material gains.

The Pulse was a political/ideological attack. Its purpose was to send a message of fear and vengeance to the LGBTQ community and “punish” those at the nightclub for their lifestyle. This is a tenant of those in the violent segments of Islam, like most violent tenants it isn’t kept secret by its professors.

The Pulse was a perfect target for ISIS or equivalent militants. It is an American target, it is an LBGTQ target, the LBQTQ community has been central in the media and will garner massive attention, and with all the first world social media the coverage will spread like wildfire. To top it all off, like I said above, The Pulse is a soft target.

Soft Target Components

There are two factors to consider. The first is physical location and construction. The second is the populous mentality.

To keep this fairly brief, The Pulse is a nightclub and will never be constructed to withstand or respond to an attack. It’s a nightclub, it will be constructed with parking, bar space, dance floor, “back of the house”/administrative offices and storage. The only measures remotely security related will be structured around checking ID’s, controlling crowds with lines, and being able to deal with rowdy drunks. These are all relevant to the smooth operation of the club.

Threats like Omar Mateen were low probability and by extension were not taken into account with any meaningful action during construction and layout and that’s assuming this threat type was even considered by Pulse management. This isn’t a knock against the club, this type of risk analysis deficit exists nearly everywhere. The Pulse is in business to be a social setting, not a Forward Operating Base.

It’s the second factor, populous mentality, that makes or breaks whether or not a location is a hard or soft target.

You can take a location that has high fencing or walls, biometric access, and patrolling security and it could still be a soft target if those precautions are easily circumvented or defeated. The Pulse had security, but that security was for rowdy patrons of the day to day bar.

In contrast, you can take a location like McDonalds, where there is no staff security, limited access control, no fortified barrier plan, and a full access policy (if you have shoes and shirt) and that location becomes a hard target. Why? 11 Special Forces soldiers eating lunch. This happened June 8 in Bensancon, France.

Both the McDonalds and The Pulse are public access locations. But the incidents had vastly different results. Look also at the Thalys train attack (also in France). The train is also as publicly accessible as possible because that’s how trains run. But that attack, by a terrorist with an AK Rifle, had a vastly different result.

The factor that saved lives wasn’t the law, it was the willingness of the people under attack to respond and fight. It was the prior mentality and preparation to respond immediately and effectively to the threat laid bare.

In The Pulse, there was Imran Yousuf
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A USMC veteran with a reactive mentality saved lives, and all he did was move to and open a door and get people out. In his own words he “just reacted”.

But Yousuf’s was a singular mentality. The populous mentality was the reaction of the remaining Pulse patrons, they fled, panicked, and hid… then 49 died and 53 were injured and those left inside were held hostage until the police ended the stand off with a breach and gun battle… 3 hours after the first shots. Contrast that with Thalys where a similarly armed attacker on a train with nearly 600 people was stopped by 6 people who acted quickly and decisively and only sustained non-fatal injuries.

Now what some don’t want to hear…

The quicker an attack ends, the safer you are. If you can’t get out… Get violent.

  • Find and take workplace and active shooter self-defense classes. Good ones, not this hide under your cubicle with a pen and a stapler bullshit. Look at instructor resumes and course curriculum.
  • Injuries and deaths are drastically lower if people respond quickly
  • Consider getting a license to conceal carry and integrate that firearm into your response. Don’t just go buy a gun, know how you’re going to use it.

The quicker you begin treating the wounded, the more likely they are to survive.

  • Find a first aid class that specializes in trauma specifically. Knowing how to treat heat stroke, sunburn, small cuts, and poison ivy is all well and good but you need to know what to do with a bullet hole or knife wound. Combat Life Saver (CLS) instructors are a good place to look.
  • Know how to use a tourniquet on another person and yourself.
  • Keep a good trauma kit, in addition to basic first aid supplies, nearby.
  • Use the class and know how to improvise, acting will save lives.

Evil and worthless cowards like Mateen don’t pick locations like The Pulse to fight, they go to slaughter without resistance.

  • Destroy their fantasy!
  • Make them bleed for it!
  • Make them die for it!
  • FUCK THEIR SHIT UP!

Save the wounded

Survive

It’s going to happen again, and no stupid little rule about magazines or semi-automatics will stop a violent ideologue.

People can.

People who act in the moment will.

Source Article from http://248shooter.com/index.php/soft-target-america-pulse/

The Crosman Pioneer Airbow Lays Claim to Hardcore Hybrid Shooting

In the words of expert guide and world renowned hunter Jim Shockey, “This changes everything.” Since eyeballing and test-firing Crosman’s Benjamin Pioneer Airbow at the 2016 Archery Trade Association show and spending quality range time with it at the 2016 SHOT Show, Shockey’s words have replayed too many times to count.

Say it to yourself then take a good, hard look at Crosman’s ultimate outdoor game-changer, the Airbow.

The Franken-Bow?

A bit Frankenstein-ish as product development goes, the Benjamin Pioneer Airbow delivers a solid mix of archery and airgun technology, but looks a heck of a lot cooler than Frankenstein ever did. While the hybrid design looks cool on the face of it, it’s important to note the history from which the Airbow derives.

While Merriam-Webster defines archery as “the sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow” and adds that a bow is simply “a weapon used for shooting arrows and usually made of a strip of wood bent by a cord connecting the two ends,” virtually everyone even remotely familiar with the subject would agree that there is more to both definitions than the iconic dictionary cares to convey. 

From Stone Age to New Age

From Stone Age to New Age, humans have used archery for sustenance and warfare for as long as 50,000 years; the true date of its inception remains hotly debated, but nobody contests its abundant use by the close of the Upper Paleolithic Era some 10,000 years ago. Most experts agree that the crossbow, perhaps a better analogy to the Airbow, didn’t make an appearance until approximately 600 B.C. But by about 400 B.C., the crossbow had become a pretty a common weapon in China. Not long after, crossbows trickled across the rest of Asia and Europe and used in Medieval warfare before crossing over some 400 years ago into the New World.

Air rifles are not nearly as old; however, their history seems nearly as rich. According to airgun expert Richard Beeman, the Royal Danish Arsenal houses the oldest air rifle on record — a spring-loaded, propulsive blast rifle believed to have been built around 1590. In 1600, the earliest known pneumatic air rifle (the technology is still in use today) was built for France’s King Henry IV. To power this rifle, an air chamber in the buttstock was filled, as today’s rifles are. But while earlier rifles were filled to as much as 1,000 psi, today’s Crosman pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifles — and indeed the PCP-powered Airbow — take up 3,000 psi for repeat shots and increased energy.

So what happens when you marry these two technologies? It’s not a bow, or even a crossbow. It’s not a rifle or even an air rifle.

What’s the Buzz About?

Don’t let the name fool you. As Crosman’s Chip Hunnicutt was quick to point out, the Airbow is not an archery bow or even a crossbow. It was never intended to be or even necessarily replace today’s traditional archery-based equipment. Hunnicutt claims that the Airbow is in a class of its own and delivers more than enough power for big game hunting. But what makes this thing cool, different and fun?

First things first, the Benjamin Pioneer Airbow is lightweight. At just seven pounds, it’s actually lighter than many rifles or crossbows. Also, the bows are finished in black and come with Realtree camouflage adhesive decals for hunters.

The Benjamin Pioneer Airbow is a PCP-powered shooting system with an air reservoir housed within the chassis. The reservoir holds up to 3,000 psi and powers as many as 10 arrows at a blistering average speed of 450 fps.

While you could potentially charge the Airbow with something similar to a bicycle pump, most PCP air rifle shooters, and most likely future Airbow shooters will charge the reservoir with a relatively light 15-inch, 4,500psi Benjamin air tank, or even a full-fledged SCUBA tank. Either way, great care should be taken to fill the reservoir slowly when using air tanks of any kind. An air gauge sits at the tip of the forend, under the air tube for easy observation between shots or during air charges.

Although the short, “bullpup” style tactical chassis does not feature an adjustable stock it appears to hit that sweet spot, fitting shooters large or small exceptionally well. The chassis also features a surprisingly comfortable pistol grip, trigger guard and forend. Overall length of the Airbow is a short 33.5 inches — perfect for hunting and shooting in tight spots and even bloodtracking through the thick stuff without catching on brush and branches.

In Focus on Trigger Time

At SHOT’s Industry Day at the Range, I quietly waited my turn while watching shooter after shooter square up behind the Airbow and launch arrows, accurately, at an average velocity I had never seen before. When my turn came, like the others, I listened to Chip carefully as he laid out all of the Airbow’s features then slowly and clearly instructed me, step by step. I “nocked” an arrow by sliding it over the length of the air tube. To cock the Airbow, I pulled up on the ambidextrous cocking device built into the top of the stock; it was quite easy, perhaps no more than a two-finger pull.

Once the Airbow was cocked, I settled in, like the others before me, and set the MTAG crosshairs of the 6x40mm CenterPointe scope on one of the diamonds on the face of the BIGshot Extreme 500 target downrange. Once I was ready I pushed forward on the safety lever positioned directly in front of the Airbow’s trigger. After taking the Airbow off safe, I slowly squeezed the trigger. While it was a tad on the heavy side, it was crisp and with less travel than I expected.

The shot was much quieter than expected. While I did not measure how much noise a shot generates, I saw no need, myself, for hearing protection. The sound level seemed comparable to shooting a .22-cal. pellet rifle.  While the air tube did shudder after shots, it did not appear to have an effect on arrow flight. It was smooth, without any evidence of tailing — in fact, every shot I took was also exceptionally accurate and I grouped extraordinarily well, of course, the integrated pressure regulator facilitates this level of accuracy by distributing airflow evenly through the recommended number of shots per charge.

Hardcore Hitter

As a hardcore bowhunter, former archery technician and rifle hunter, my concerns rest in accuracy and energy, precisely where the Benjamin Airbow shines. I shot repeatedly and watched as every 375gr arrow drove hard into the target face with devastating force with 160 ft.-lbs. of energy. That’s more than enough energy to put down any animal on any continent and keep it there. Shockey proved this claim when he took a hefty bull buffalo with the Pioneer Airbow during field testing in 2015.

To say this hybrid shooting system is deadly is an understatement. Crosman knows airgun technology as well as anybody but to add archery to the mix was not only bold, it was downright genius. I suspect most people will readily embrace the Airbow for what it is: a true hybrid. With the difficulty of pulling back a compound bow keeping many from the sport, and some even having issues cocking a crossbow, the Airbow fits right in that sweet spot for people who want to get into archery and bowhunting but might have problems with conventional equipment.

More Than an Airbow, It’s a Kit Ready to Kill

The Crosman Benjamin Pioneer Airbow includes (3) 375gr carbon arrows with nano ceramic Victory ICE coating, a quick-detach quiver, custom sling, CenterPointe 6x40mm scope with MTAG reticle featuring indexing points out to 75 yds. and a canted picatinny base with 20 MOA of adjustability. And, unlike most crossbows, the Airbow can be decocked as easily as it was cocked for ultra-safe handling, especially when hunting from a treestand.

So where might one chase deer, hogs or other critters with an Airbow? Visit Crosman’s website to learn about where you can use the Airbow to hunt predators, pigs and big game. As of today, Airbow hunting for coyotes and predators is legal in 28 states, while feral hog hunting with the Airbow is legal in at least 10 states.

All things considered, Crosman’s Benjamin Pioneer Airbow is right on target. Shooting was quiet, comfortable, accurate and repeatable. While many bows, rifles and crossbows come without accessories, this Airbow essentially comes ready for action. Does it change everything? For a lot of customers, it will. And if your customers enjoy shooting rifles, crossbows and bows — and are welcome to game-changing innovation — they’re going to love the Pioneer Airbow.

Source: http://www.shootingsportsretailer.com/2016/06/29/crosman-pioneer-airbow-lays-claim-hardcore-hybrid-shooting/

We Like Shooting 150 – Segment – Gear Chat

This is Gear Chat!

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 150 – tonight we’ll talk about CRKT Knives, Lionheart LH9NC, Tactical Pens, Century Arms, All the gun news, rubber dummies and more!

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We Like Shooting 150 – Segment – Going Ballistic

This is Going Ballistic!

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 150 – tonight we’ll talk about CRKT Knives, Lionheart LH9NC, Tactical Pens, Century Arms, All the gun news, rubber dummies and more!

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We Like Shooting 151 – Going Ballistic

This is an individual segment, for the whole show and show notes please visit here

OTOA (Ohio Tactical Officers Association) Annual Meeting

There are many TOA type organizations around the country. Most states offer them, for example, the MTOA that we covered last year with SDI and the largest the NTOA, which represents officers across the country.

Most of these events are rather small offering a smattering of booths that highlight police specific products and some training courses. What many do not know is tucked in among the flat lands of rabid Buckeyes fans is the better-kept secret of the training industry.

The OTOA Conference hosted almost 1000 officers over a one week period at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky Ohio earlier this month. Having attended it, I see why this conference is grown year over year.

Do these pants make my ass look big?
Do these pants make my ass look big?

Any good conference is packed with workshops that attendees do their best to avoid. Hell, I have spoken at several conferences and still not seen the inside of the rooms that I didn’t make a speech in. Mostly because industry specific education is falling on ears of people who too often either know it all already or who think they do. This was not the case in Sandusky. The Monday conferences were packed full of people and rightfully so.

In-depth information was provided by multiple branches of laws enforcement ranging from Dallas PD, who shared information on the Dallas PD station attack, FBI agents discussing hostage rescue, Coverage of the Aurora Theatre shooting and more followed by a great meal and fellowship. That was only on the first day.

The real meat and potatoes started on day 2 with breakout sessions on specific topics from medical training that included a free tourniquet thanks to Nationwide Insurance, administrative, dispatch, CQB, legal action and even estate planning for those who put their lives on the line. In all, there were over 42 tracks of instruction available for attendees.

The vendor show on Tuesday showcased some of the best companies in the industry supporting local law enforcement. Over 200 vendors gathered to give one on one interaction with the guys who use their products. Unlike many industry events, the booths were not packed with sales reps and marketing people. Many on hand were product development people, engineers, trainers and CEO’s who worked with officers to discuss actual use, not fancy gimmicks.

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Here is just a sample of the companies who supported the event.

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AT Armor

Blue Force Gear

Alliance PD Range

Cleer Medical

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Vertex

Half Cocked Targets

Nationwide Insurance

Combat Swag (with CJ Jackson himself!!!!!)

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B5 Systems

Velocity Systems

Mayflower

and so much more!

The following three days involved mainly off-site live fire and range based training with some of the best instructors in the country. Attendees could pick 1 class a day with their included registration fee. When looking at the typical cost of a John Chapman, Will Petty or other training from the likes of LMS, 88 Tactical, Cleer Medical and more the cost of admission was half the typical cost of admission.

To give you an idea of the knowledge available check out this incomplete list of classes.

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So much man so little of a doorway.

88 Tactical was at the forefront of this event fielding instructors in just about every possible niche of the law enforcement tactics cadre. It was an honor and pleasure to spend one on one time with the likes of William Petty, Matt Jaques, Trevor Thrasher, Phil Chaney, Frank Sepulveda, Devin Crinklaw and Shea Degan not to mention the cast of less known names that will likely be some of the up and coming stars of the training community. The amount of knowledge consumed was only limited by one’s ability to absorb it. We will cover the grand opening of the 88 Tactical Facility on July 7th so stay tuned.

The OTOA was open to police officers even if not from Ohio, and it is the one event that I would say is a must do for those who run to gunfire instead of away from it. While the OTOA conference is not for civilians much of the training offered, can be found in courses taught by 88 Tactical, LMS, Sentinel Concepts and the Alliance PD Range, if you’re interested in learning from the best of the best.

A meeting of the minds.
A meeting of the minds.

A $250 fee gets you a very nice 5.11 sling pack, access to all that we discussed and more in the way of dinners, raffles and one on one talk with dudes who opinion actually matters. I don’t teach tactics on this blog because, frankly, I am not qualified to. Neither is 99% of Youtube and 80% of instructors. It’s nice when you’re talking in a group and see dudes who lived the life, walked the walked sharing their knowledge for the safety and protection of our police. Cause God knows not one of these instructors made enough on this event to be doing this for profit.

All photography was graciously provided by our Friend @iDaveMoore go follow him on IG.

 

Source Article from http://248shooter.com/index.php/otoa-88tactical/

Practical Tactical Firearms G Hook EDC Belt

We take a look at Practical Tactical Firearm’s G-Hook EDC Belt in Wolf Grey. Brian makes the EDC Belt in 1.5inch in Wolf Grey, Black, and Coyote. The Price of the belt is $45.00

PTF’s Website: http://www.practicaltacticalfirearms.com/ and you can contact them at info@practicaltacticalfirearms.com

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We Like Shooting 151 – Tennessee Muzzle Loader

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 151 – tonight we’ll talk about fluted barrels, taurus pistols, webley fosbery, ruger triggers, patriot patch company, the firearms radio network and more!

For show notes click here.

Apex Tactical Specialties: Flat-Face Forward Set Glock Trigger Kit

Craig Reinolds of Swanson Media Group gives TGL his review of the Apex Tactical Glock Trigger kit

Apex Tactical Specialties have created some new and innovative products in the firearms industry. The Apex mission is to provide superior parts, exceptional performance and craftsmanship, and above all, unparalleled customer service. From my personal experience with this company, you can take this mission statement from Apex to the bank.

This focus of this review is the recently released Flat Faced Glock Trigger Set and Ultimate Safety Plunger. This kit includes high performance components designed to reduce take up, trigger pull, reset and smooth transitioning during the trigger press.

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My journey with Apex has spanned the last couple of years, testing firearms and custom components. Many of my past handgun tests have included an Apex trigger as part of the custom build. Recently, I tested a Walther PPQ M2 with a model specific Apex trigger. Wow, I think it is the best handgun Walther produces. I definitely believe the addition of the Apex trigger took the performance for the review over the top. I decided to customize my personal Glock pistol and when it came to find a trigger, there was no doubt I would look to Apex for my needs. When our team at Swanson Media Group reached out to Apex a few months ago, we were delighted to discover they were working on a complete kit for the Glock platform. The version we tested was one of their pre-production model.

I wanted a handgun that could perform top in its class whether in the competition circuits, self-defense or just running and gunning on the steel. My goal was to have a pistol that helped take my handgun training the next level as well have an everyday carry pistol that was battle ready. As the saying goes, “Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!” This is the gun I wanted to have with me at all times while gaining experience using it very effectively. After evaluating several possibilities, my final choice was the Glock 34 MOS. Since it was an optics ready pistol, I mounted the Vortex Venom Red Dot on the slide along with a new set of Trijicon Tritium Night Suppressor Sights.

I installed the ATS Trigger Kit. The kit included the Flat-Faced Forward Set Trigger, the Trigger Bar, the Ultimate Safety Plunger and a new Connector. Once the build was complete I Immediately went to John Phillips at Survivor Creek Tactical and had his company build an IWB Kydex custom to my carry preferences and an OWB Kydex RTI System. Now the testing and training could properly begin!

When talking about triggers, there are a few things that we look at to rate and compare them. Trigger take up, the “break point”, the reset and the pounds of pull to the break. The Glock 34 Gen 4 MOS comes with a decent trigger, trigger pull at ~2.0 kg / ~4.5 lbs. and the trigger travel at ~12.5 mm / ~0.49 in. The thing I noticed the most from the factory trigger is when you hit the trigger break. Although measuring only 4.5 LBS, when it did break, the trigger felt like pushing on a closed door and when it opened you fell through without control causing all my shots to vary in a horizontal row 2 inches left, right and on the bullseye. The break was more of a shattering then a clean break. This cancelled out anything else positive about the factory trigger just magnifying the need for a custom trigger. The Apex trigger kit is a drop-in replacement for the factory parts and maintains the factory safety features. The Apex kit is intended for use in the following Glock model pistols (including Gen 4 versions): G17, G17L, G19, G22, G23, G24, G26, G27, G31, G32, G33, G34, G35, G37, G38, and G39. The Ultimate plunger will smooth out the trigger’s take up during shooting.

After working with the factory trigger for a few days, the Apex kit felt almost indescribable. This has to be the best trigger I have ever shot. I enjoy the short take up on the trigger and the perceived wall can only be described as more like a closed unlatched door. You obviously know when you reach the break point but instead of having to pull through with specific poundage, you simply press your way through. Apex has created a trigger that enhances the technique of pressing the trigger. This is truly remarkable; you can just simply press through a predictable firing of the pistol. After a short reset you just press again with no negative reactions to the break, firing the handgun on target every time assuming you have mastered the other components to firing a pistol accurately.  I am not an engineer but the combination Apex has put together with the trigger, ultimate safety plunger and connector clearly has made a winning combination for a smooth operation.

In closing I would like to Thank Apex Tactical Specialties, Inc. for the opportunity to evaluate the Glock Trigger Kit. This kit has exceeded all expectations in a custom trigger. I have been well pleased with the flawless, finely tuned performance. Excelling so well on the competition circuits and civilian sales, I have no doubts, based on my personal experience, they will continue to be a number one contender for custom and performance parts for many years to come. For more information about this trigger kit as well as other great Apex products, visit them at https://www.apextactical.com.

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Source: http://www.thegearlocker.net/2016/06/apex-tactical-specialties-flat-face-forward-set-glock-trigger-kit/

Iranian Hulk joining fight against ISIS in Syria

Overall efforts of the Iran and Iranian people in a fight against ISIS will be reinforced with a weightlifter dubbed as the Iranian Hulk. He enlisted as a volunteer soldier.

Sajad Gharibi is a 24-year-old weightlifter from Iran who weighs nearly 24 and a half stone and almost all of it is muscle. He announced on social media to his 127,000 followers he is joining Iranian forces fighting ISIS militants occupying Syria.

Despite he looks like an ordinary weightlifter, he claims that is not true because he puts much of his size down to genetics. Gharibi also revealed that he had to deny ongoing rumours about his possible role as the executioner in ISIS ranks, because there was some information about possibility that he is The Bulldozer, notorious ISIS executioner, according to 9 News.

His personal life is a secret, while ending the terrorists’ regime in war-torn Syria is close to his heart, according to his own words. The Iranian Hulk with a fierce expression has a cult following on Instagram where he posts about what he does best – weightlifting.

Sajad Gharibi, 24, dubbed as Iranian Hulk

Sajad Gharibi, 24, dubbed as Iranian Hulk

But he doesn’t do the same things as the most weightlifter and workout obsessives do. His profile doesn’t feature the type of food and workout posts, instead, it displays an array of gobsmacking topless photos of himself and unpretentious pictures of him going about his day to day life.

His huge frame and bulging muscles have earned him the name of Hulk or Hercules. He can lift more than 180kg, which is more than he weighs, and competes in the powerlifting category of competitions. He has also participated in bodybuilding competitions representing his country.

Since getting gaining a following on his social media accounts, the Persian Hercules has quickly become an internet sensation as netizens express their amazement at his impressive build. He writes in Persian but uses English hashtags such as #strongman #strongbody #big #muscles and #powerful.

I personally doesn’t agree that he can become a useful soldier but everyone deserves a shot.

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