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Category: Gear/Equipment

Squad Automatic Rifle

19 March 2021
Christopher Larsen (Ph.D.)
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Know Your Gear – Sighting Systems

23 February 2017
Matt Geders
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One of the most crucial parts of any weapon is the sighting system.  Without an ability to align the weapon with the intended target, the deployment of that weapon can be disappointingly fruitless.  Examining the various systems available can help you select the most appropriate one for your application and…

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Know Your Gear: Sticks & Stones – Force-on-Force Platforms

1 April 2014
Alex Brock
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The phrase “practice makes perfect” has become commonplace and for good reason. There is no better way to improve a skill than by actually doing it. This mantra also rings true when it comes to armed combatives. Throughout history warriors have used “force on force” sparring to train for battle.…

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Know Your Gear: Load Bearing Equipment

10 October 2011
Christopher Larsen (Ph.D.)
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It is said that since the days of Christ, the foot soldier has fought with 60 pounds of battle gear. Let’s talk “battle rattle” by looking at it in various forms, keeping in mind that each variation is designed to aid the modern warrior carrying and using a range of…

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Know Your Gear: Night Vision & Observation Devices

1 August 2011
Christopher Larsen (Ph.D.)
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For the record, Night Observation Device (NOD) is the more encompassing term, as compared to Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and Night Vision Devices (NVD), which generically refer to both passive and active light amplifying equipment. This distinction may seemed nuanced, but when we think in terms of NOD we must…

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Know Your Gear: AR15 – The Dubious Underdog

10 April 2011
Christopher Larsen (Ph.D.)
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Let me tell you a story you already know. Some 500 years ago the Europeans re-discovered the North American continent and colonized it. English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and even Russian people populated colonies, all mixed within the “Thousand Nations” of native peoples here in what is today the United…

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Know Your Gear: In Praise of the Kalashnikov

1 January 2011
Christopher Larsen (Ph.D.)
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Let me be clear, I am not an aficionado of the Kalashnikov, better known as the AK-47, or more properly the Automat Kalashnikov Modernizirovannyj (AKM). Yet there are countless millions who have been singing the praises of the AKM for the past half-century. It did not become a beloved weapon…

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