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It’s back to school all over the U.S., but at S.W.A.T., school’s in session all year round, just without the boring parts. At S.W.A.T. we strive to fill each issue with relevant, accurate, useful and interesting information. The September issue of S.W.A.T. is now on sale at newsstands nationwide. What would you like to learn about this month?
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The Briefing Room:
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Victory! (?)
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by Denny Hansen
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Street Smarts:
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Wardrobe Malfunction
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by Brent T. Wheat
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Against All Odds:
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Remote First Aid
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by Jeff Randall
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Frontline Debriefs:
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EP vs HTPSD Teams Protecting Human Assets
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by Tim Cash
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Enemy at the Gate:
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War on Terror Turns Inward
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by Stewart Rhodes
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Training & Tactics:
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Lord of the Wings
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| MTM Range Box Maintenance Center |
| Flint Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| Mossberg’s JIC Shotguns |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| SECTION8tactical Products |
| Eugene Nielsen |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| Brock Blades’ Operators Travel Utility Knife |
| Scott Oldham |
| Gear Locker: |
| New Products and Accessories |
| Staff |
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| Advertisers’ Info |
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Previous tables of contents and featured articles can be found in the Archives ...
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PALM-SIZED 9MM POWERHOUSE
Kel-Tec’s PF-9
For those who aren’t familiar with Kel-Tec, they manufacture many innovative firearms. They are probably best known for their little guns, like the eight-ounce P3AT .380, or their P11 9mm. They also make long guns, like the innovative Sub 2000 series of folding pistol caliber carbines, and their popular SU-16 5.56 rifles. They have a workman-like reputation for providing affordable defensive tools that truly give their customers the most bang for their buck. What can we expect from their latest 9mm, the PF-9?
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by Larry Correia
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MARINES’ M1014 BENELLI SHOTGUN
Specialized Training With Louis Awerbuck
"If there were such a thing as a doctorate in small arms, Louis Awerbuck would be one of a half-dozen people I think qualified for the title. He is a master of the art." So stated Lt.Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, in 1999. Thus, when some of the leadership within I Marine Expeditionary Force went looking for the right combat shotgun instructor to train their Marines how to fight with the M1014 Joint Service Benelli shotgun, they looked no further than Louis Awerbuck, president of Yavapai Firearms Academy. The author attended a recent class.
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by Lt.Col. Freddie Blish, USMC (Ret.)
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JAMMIN’ MAGS
Proper Care and Feeding of Magazines
Current commonly used M4 magazines are made of aluminum (issue magazines and their clones), steel (the HK mags) or polymer (specifically the PMAG, it being the most common). Ammunition may come in cardboard boxes in either the 20- or 50-round denomination, or on ten-round clips. The author discusses the dos and don’ts of feeding and handling magazines so that you get the maximum out of these wear items.
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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MEDIC UP!
Realistic Sensory Overload Training
When the Federal Counter Narcotics and Tactical Operational Medical Support Tactical Medic training program lost funding and came to a temporary halt, Dave Hall started an EMT-T program to fill the gap. His company, Rescue Training Inc. (RTI), holds numerous courses annually for law enforcement as well as various armed services groups readying for deployment overseas. His instructor cadre is largely ex-military, nearly all with Special Operations and extensive combat experience. The author, looking for something different after 12 years in ground and air EMS, experienced the Sensory Overload Lab at RTI's EMT-Tactical medic program.
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by David Ellis
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DAYS OF THE DOLPHIN
U.S. Navy’s Combat Dolphins
The U.S. Navy first started using dolphins in the early 1960s for hydrodynamic studies intended to improve torpedo performance. The Navy has always denied that it trained dolphins to kill, but the myth has continued. In fact, after news reports that some Navy dolphins based near New Orleans had washed out to sea during Hurricane Katrina, there were fears that they were "attack dolphins" armed with poison dart guns and were trained to attack any unknown swimmer they encountered in a wet suit. The Navy denied they had any "killer dolphins" or that they had lost any. The author attempts to sort fact from fiction regarding the Navy’s use of dolphins past and present.
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by Leroy Thompson
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.223 VS. 5.56: IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE?
Know the Facts Before You Fire
The .223 Remington cartridge is indeed the commercial version of the 5.56 NATO cartridge (the reverse is actually more factual if one looks at the chronology of the cartridge's development). But there are differences between the two cartridges, some of which are very subtle, and it’s very important to understand the differences.
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by Ned Christiansen
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WITNESS PISTOL GOES POLYMER
The author has a long history with the Witness pistol. A Witness pistol from European American Armory (EAA) chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge has been in the family, and been fired regularly, for 20 years. So when the chance came to review the latest version of the Witness design, the Witness-P, which has a polymer frame and is available in both full size (4.5-inch barrel) and Compact (3.6-inch barrel), he jumped at it. Here are the results.
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by Denny Hansen
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SNIPERS IN THE TOWER
Snipercraft Training at UT Austin
The author has seen many training entities come and go, but some of the best and longest-standing law enforcement sniper training in the world today comes from Snipercraft Incorporated. Founded in 1993, Snipercraft has stood the test of time. The training is intense and absolutely relevant to the modern challenges faced by the police SWAT sniper. Unlike many law enforcement sniper courses that are actually re-digested, military-based curriculums, Snipercraft capitalizes on real law enforcement lessons learned in the past, to train police snipers for what they may face in the future. History has a nasty habit of repeating itself, therefore almost all Snipercraft courses of fire and instruction are based on actual events that a police sniper somewhere had to deal with and the problems he had to solve.
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by Brian K. Sain
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THE GREAT DEBATE
Pistol or Rifle?
Which should you choose and when … and why? The author looks at all of these factors: stopping power, round capacity, accuracy, psychological effects, ease of carry, timing, speed, weight, environment, weapon retention, shooting on the move and stability.
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by Tiger McKee
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CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ARMS M72
Civilian Legal RPK
AK pattern weapons are experiencing a resurgence in popularity in the U.S. This stems from many factors, ranging from rugged reliability, price point, availability of low-cost ammunition, appreciation of 7.62x39mm terminal ballistics, ever-increasing quality and quantity of after-market parts, and the sense of impending crisis that many feel is rising. These are the excuses the author used to justify his purchase of a Century International Arms M72 Heavy Barrel Semi-Auto Sporter, patterned after the Yugoslavian version of the RPK light machine gun. But who’s complaining? Read and learn from the article.
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by Todd Burgreen
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