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Hot off the press, the April issue of S.W.A.T. magazine is on sale at newsstands now. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
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The Briefing Room:
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Can You Hear Me Now?
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by Denny Hansen
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Street Smarts:
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Read The Body To Understand The Mind
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by Brent T. Wheat
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Against All Odds:
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Are You Ready For Mother Nature’s Bad Temper?
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by Terrill Hoffman
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Frontline Debriefs:
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First Shot Out
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by Stewart Rhodes
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Enemy at the Gate:
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Plan To Use Tribunals On Militias
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by Stewart Rhodes
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Training & Tactics:
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Fallacies Of Static Range Training
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| Garrett Industries Silent Thunder Holster and Spring-Loaded Mag Carrier |
| Denny Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| Valdada IOR 1.5-8X Tactical Rifle Scope |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| The Glocktail |
| Bob Pilgrim |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| Rat Cutlery RC-4 |
| Jerry Van Cook |
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| New Products and Accessories |
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EFFICIENT SIMPLICITY
Cavalry Arms Tourniquet
Cavalry Arms’ new tourniquet design combines low cost and high-strength plastics with a simplified design. The result of this effort is one of the easiest to use, most effective and inexpensive tourniquets on the market. And it’s different because it combines the best of two different schools of thought regarding tourniquets.
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by John Chapman
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BACK FROM THE FUTURE
Kriss Vector CRB/SO
Transformation Defense Industries’ (TDI) Kriss Super V Vector SMG originally caught the author’s eye with its unique aesthetics, promises of minimizing felt recoil and muzzle climb, and enhanced capability to reliably and accurately send .45 ACP rounds downrange. The claim of ”the most significant advance in weapons operating systems in more than 120 years” was an attention-getter too. So when TDI introduced a civilian version of its revolutionary SMG, the Kriss Vector CRB/SO, the author quickly got the chance for a hands-on evaluation of the Kriss to verify if it delivered what was promised.
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by Todd Burgreen
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LIFE IN A FASTER LANE
Trident Concepts Carbine Operators Course
The author, who has a little bit of experience as a trainer himself, signs on as a student at Jeff Gonzales’ Carbine Operators Course. The results: thousands of rounds downrange, gear and shooters pushed to the limit, lots of knowledge imparted and finally, this treatise on how to be a good student both to yourself and your instructors.
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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LEFT-HAND MANIPULATIONS
Part III: The Shotgun
The series concludes with carbines for lefties. Topics covered include stance and grip; how to manipulate the selector lever, charging handle, magazine release and bolt catch; loading, reloading and tactical reloading; malfunction clearances and modifications.
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by Erick Gelhaus
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KREBS CUSTOM INC. SAIGA-12 SHOTGUN
The Russian Saiga shotgun has taken the U.S market by storm as of late, due to its magazine-fed capability, AK-47 conversion looks, and reliability. After-market conversion parts abound. Importers cannot keep up with demand. Most of this new-found popularity is due to conversion specialists such as Krebs Custom Inc. (KCI). Owner Marc Krebs’ desire for a real Russian AK led him to producing rifles identical to current Russian models. KCI’s Saiga 12-gauge conversion is worthy of consideration for both law enforcement and civilian use.
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by Steve Malloy
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FACING THE BLADE
Understanding And Defending Against Improvised Edged Weapons
The author, a corrections officer who has spent the past 17 1/2 years in one of the largest prisons in the U.S., has witnessed many inmates attacking each other with various homemade weapons, as well as been on the receiving end of these same weapons more than once. This article offers vital information that can keep you alive on the street, from a true insider, as well as a fascinating look at improvised edged weapons behind prison walls, where the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” takes on new meaning.
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by Jim Davis
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TESTING MAN AND MACHINE
MGM Ironman Competition
Started in 1999 by Mike Gibson Manufacturing (MGM), MGM’s Ironman Competition has developed a reputation as one of the most challenging tests of shooter and equipment imaginable. In ten stages of furious fun, you fire 1,100 rounds of ammunition between your rifle, pistol and shotgun—and that is if you don’t miss at all. And between small targets, partially obscured targets, and distance targets that are all pushing your skills to the limit, you do miss. It is actually more of a five-gun match, because you also get to engage 600-meter targets with your precision rifle and engage spinning targets with submachine guns. You shoot from the back of a moving truck, while driving a golf cart, from the top of a swaying tower, from a bouncy bungee-corded platform, and even while speeding down a zipline.
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by Larry Correia
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HK45
1911 Of The 21st Century?
The HK45 draws on heritage from the U.S. Special Operations Command’s .45 ACP offensive handgun project, which was itself the progenitor of H&K’s Universal Service Pistol (USP) and their later P2000. It also draws from the venerable 1911, as it is designed to offer the positive features of the 1911 combined with the reliability and durability of the USP. How does the HK45 stack up against its venerable ancestors?
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by Ed Lawrence
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TWO IS ONE
A Pair of Lightweight Tactical 1911s
SPOILER ALERT! Whether as a carry version of the steel tactical 1911 one uses on duty or shoots constantly or as a carry gun that can be used for tactical applications, the author highly recommends both the Springfield Operator and the SW1911PD. END SPOILERS. Non-spoiler version: the author T&Es two lightweight tactical 1911s, the Springfield Operator and the SW1911PD.
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by Leroy Thompson
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PROMAG INDUSTRIES
More Than Just Magazines
When one hears the word “ProMag,” one thinks of high-quality, high-capacity or replacement magazines for handguns and rifles. ProMag built its reputation on providing the best magazines possible using only the best materials. But it seems that ProMag is not just magazines anymore. Recently the author received a box full of accessories for test and evaluation. Inside the box were sights, sling/stud adaptors, light/laser and scope mounts, magazine loaders, forearm grips, buttstock pads, and tools. It was like an off-season visit from Santa!
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by Steve Malloy
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