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It’s obvious from the cover of the
October issue that S.W.A.T. has a message this month. And if the cover
isn’t clear enough, check out the special Briefing Room from S.W.A.T.
Publisher Rich Lucibella. In addition to attitude, the October S.W.A.T.
has extra-big portions of our usual goodness.
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The Briefing Room:
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Lighten Up
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by Rich Lucibella
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Frontline Debriefs:
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The Kill Chain
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by Scott Reitz
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Against All Odds:
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Long-Term Survival Preparation
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by Jeff Randall
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Enemy At The Gate:
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Your Rights Don't Come from Government
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by Stewart Rhodes
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Street Smarts:
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Combat Breathing
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by Brent T. Wheat
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Training & Tactics:
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Going It Alone
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| Garrett Industries Spring-Loaded Mag Carrier and Mag Belt Clip |
| Flint Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| The FN-FAL: Classic Rifle Still Viable |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| SpyFinder Hidden Camera Detector |
| Eugene Nielsen |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| TOPS Knives CQT Magnum 711 |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Gear Locker: |
| New Products and Accessories |
| Staff |
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Previous tables of contents and featured articles can be found in the Archives ...
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Speed and Precision
At What Distance Should You Use Sights?
All shooting is a balance
between speed and precision. Sometimes you need to be more precise,
sometimes you need to be faster. Using this concept, most defensive
shooting can be described in the following way: You need to get the
hit that you need to get as quickly as you can get it.
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by Rob Pincus
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Combat Town
Scout Snipers Train on Urban Terrain
The setting: Camp Hansen,
Okinawa, Japan. The men: scout snipers with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company,
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. The mission: training
conducted during the three-week III Marine Expeditionary Force Urban
Sniper Course that mirrored actual combat operations in urban terrain.
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by Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
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Foreign Automatic Weapons Training
Because You Never Know
“Know your enemy” is a good piece
of advice that smart operators have been following for centuries. Knowing
all about your enemy’s weapons systems is a big part of that process,
and the more you understand about the design, function, and capabilities
of the enemy’s weapons, the better off you will be. That’s all pretty
obvious for members of the military, but what about U.S. domestic law
enforcement officers, private security contractors or even just self-reliant
citizens? Firearms Training Associates offers a seminar on foreign automatic
weapons, and the author jumped at the chance to attend.
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by Paul Hantke
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DO's and DON'Ts
Putting the Practical Back in IPSC
The author, honorary
president of IPSC, offers a 17-point program for designing courses of
fire for IPSC or any other freestyle competition. Read and heed.
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by Jean-Pierre Denis
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Holy Grail of ARs
Quest Ends with Customized SLR15
Former SWAT cop Greg “Sully” Sullivan has been in the training and armoring end of the
business since the mid 1990s, and has strong feelings as to what constitutes
a viable real-use gun. And now he’s made it: Behold The Grail!
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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Tactical Defense Institute
Tactical Pistol Training in Ohio
Tactical Defense Institute is owned
and operated by John Benner, a Vietnam and 33-year police veteran, current
SWAT officer and trainer. TDI boasts world-class training covering tactical
pistol, precision rifle, tactical carbine, knife fighting and force-on-force
for private citizens, military and law enforcement. TDI’s tactical
pistol courses are set up as a progression, with each day building on
the skills and technical aspects of the previous days. The author attended
Tactical Pistol I through III and gives his detailed report.
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by Gerard Valentino
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Armalite's AR-24
A Much-Improved CZ-75 Pistol
Armalite has taken the CZ-75 and updated
it with several new design features while retaining the successful features
of the original. How does the new kid measure up?
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by Walt Rauch
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Breathing New Life into the 1911
The 1911 continues to gain in popularity,
with more and more manufacturers adding production 1911s to their lines.
While these new companies clamor to get their latest blasters on the
market, Wilson Combat has been producing some of the finest custom 1911s
for almost three decades. The author checks in with Wilson Combat by
obtaining three current production pistols for test and evaluation:
the CQB, the Professional and the CQB Compact.
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by Greg Rodriguez
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Trijicon's Military and Federal Law Enforcement Division
The author, not one for lounging on
a beach in the Caribbean, recently spent a couple of days at Trijicon's
Military and Federal Law Enforcement Division in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
During this time he tried a wide array of Trijicon products, as well
as underwent some of the transition training Trijicon offers for military
and law enforcement agencies that adopt their products.
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by Leroy Thompson
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WarriorSchool
Pre-Deployment Training Course
Warriorschool is a Tucson, Arizona-based
private company that provides tactical training to U.S. Military personnel
and government employees serving in the global struggle against violent
extremism. In addition to offering courses in basic rifle and pistol
craft, armed and unarmed close-quarters combat and defensive driving,
Warriorschool has also hosted classes on mountain warfare and combat
equestrian operations. Warriorschool offers tactical training for private
citizens as well.
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by Nick Jacobellis
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Flip Video
Ultra Compact, Cop-Proof Camcorder
The Flip Video from Pure Digital Technologies
is about the size of a pack of cigarettes and capable of recording 30
minutes of training or a crime scene. No officer should be without one.
Recordings are clear, crisp and highly audible. It’s simple and easy
to operate, and the footage you shoot with it can help you on the range,
at the scene or in a courtroom.
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by Bob Pilgrim
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Hinderer Titanium Modular Kubaton
The original Kubotan was developed
as a low profile, low-liability police survival tool for restraint and
control. Now custom knifemaker Rick Hinderer has taken the Kubotan to
a new level with his Hinderer Modular Kubaton. This tool reflects his
desire to make a tool that is adaptable to the different styles, wants
and needs of the people who are carrying it. And more than just a weapon,
it’s an everyday tool as well.
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by Eugene Nielsen
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