SWAT Magazine: Weapons, Tactics, Training

Our expanded, 116-page June issue leads off with our Second Annual Buyer’s Guide! At the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the S.W.A.T. staff scoured the booths of hundred of vendors and collected the information our readers most frequently request. Here are twenty-one pages of everything from clothing and moving target systems to knives and wrist watches. Don’t miss this Buyer’s Guide.

Fast and furious force-on-force training is the only practical, non-life-threatening way to learn if you, your tactics and your equipment are up to the task of saving your life in time of need. Two in-depth editorials in this issue may reveal some gaps in your training. Look and see.

At long last the AR-15 family gets something more than a .223 varmint round. The Barrett 6.8 SPC updates the AR-15/M16 with substantially increased power and range.

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Read Single-Action Satisfaction and see how Cowboy Action Shooting combines fast, accurate shooting with a bit of the Old West and a lot of camaraderie.

One author has found a “Constant Companion” which he believes to be the “perfect carry combination.” Another author finds some surprising advantages of the Hi-Point Model 4095 pistol-caliber carbine.

There are more articles about long guns, handguns, knives and other gear that will catch the eye of anyone and everyone.

Top it all off with another look at the Second Annual Buyer’s Guide and the June, 2006 issue of S.W.A.T. Magazine has something for everyone.

The Briefing Room:

Kevlar Survivor’s Club

Denny Hansen

Street Smarts:

Come Fly With Me

Brent T. Wheat

Against All Odds:

Sunny Side Up

Ron Hood

Enemy At The Gate:

The Cost of “Free” Federal Aid

Claire Wolfe

Frontline Debriefs:

It’s Always Been Official, Jeff!

Scott Reitz

Training & Tactics:

Mechanical Firearms Failures

Louis Awerbuck

Mail Room:

Letters from our Readers

Staff

Lawful Carry:

Eagle Chest And Assault Weapon Pouches

By Flint Hansen

Long Guns:

Lessons From the Beslan School Siege

By Leroy Thompson

Offbeat:

Mesa Tactical Receiver-Mount Shell Holders

By Eugene Nielsen

The Cutting Edge:

The Hideaway Knife

By Steve Moses

Gear Locker:

New Products and Accessories

Staff

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Winchester’s Custom Sharpshooter II: In 1906, the United States adopted a new military cartridge called “caliber .30 Model 1906,” and it changed the world. Now see what Winchester can do with its Custom Sharpshooter II.
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Fast And Furious! Great! You fought the bad guy and he’s down. Now what? You did everything right and still might be killed. Not good! These are force-on-force scenarios like you probably have never seen—but what you learn could save your life.
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Barrett’s M468 6.8 SPC: Some shooters will say this is what the AR-15 family should have been—less than the heavy .308 but 30% more power than the 5.56mm round. Will the U.S. military adopt this round? Note that the 6.8 upper will fit on an AR-15/M16 lower.
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Ballistic Innovation: Easy to carry, deploy and use, the Baker Batshield was developed by a former NYPD ESU officer and outperforms ballistic shields as we know them. See why every piece of the shield was designed to enhance its usage and officers safety.
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Lessons From A Day of Training: “Funny thing about luck—sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it works for the other guy. Don’t base your survival on luck. Base it on skill.” Words literally to live by. Might you read something here that could save your life? Bet on it.
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Single-Action Satisfaction: Jeff Randall stays in our country for a change to see how the Single Action Shooters Society is protecting our Second Amendment rights by keeping our history alive. Here’s a way for the entire family to learn lifesaving skills—yep, even responsible youngsters fit in here.
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Becoming A Glock Doc:
“Look out! It’s an amateur gunsmith with a Dremel^® tool!” Usually good advice, but AGI’s DVD “Making Glocks Rock Course” reveals T.R. Graham’s ins and outs of Glocksmithing. If you want to work safely on your Glock, here’s how. More inclusive than any Glock manual we’ve seen, this DVD takes you step-by-step from the simple things (like which cleaning agents can ruin your Glock) to trigger jobs, changing sights, and more. Read this article and see whether this DVD course is worth your time and money.

Breacher Up! See how SWAT teams can practice destroying doors and windows—indoors, in comfort, safely, realistically and with minimized cost. The products evaluated in this article show how it can be done.
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The Constant Companion: It gets hot in Texas. See how one man carries a concealed 1911 handgun in all kinds of weather and wearing all kinds of clothing. It is his personal “constant companion.
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TangoDown’s Advanced Combat Bipod-4: TangoDown has designed and produced a bipod for the AR-15/M4/M16 family of long guns. Nothing new? This one is sturdy, adjustable, quiet, lightweight and tucks up against the firearm when not in use. More? It can traverse forty degrees, cant 15 degrees and is cleaned with soap and water! How’s that for practical? Read about it in this evaluation.
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Hi-Point Model 4095: Are snide comments about Hi-Point arms justified? Don’t rely on the opinions of gun-shop commandos. Read how the Hi-Point Model 4095 (.40 S&W) performs—then see if the MSRP of $229 is a rip-off or a steal. This article holds some surprises and destroys some wide-spread myths.
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