by Jonathan Owen | Special Guests, Honorary SHWAT™ Team Contributors
Imagine waking up to the sound of a stranger breaking into your home. The one place you are supposed to feel safe has just been violated, but you don’t panic. You simply get out of bed, secure you family and pets before grabbing a home defense gun you keep prepared...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
Knives aren’t like guns, but they do have a bit of a peanut butter and jelly type relationship. Or perhaps is more like Dak Prescott and Zeke Elliot. Wait, they just lost… Let’s try that again. A knife to a gun guy is on the one hand mission critical while at the same...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
I asked a few of our Pro Staffers to lend me a hand to address some hunting fails, mistakes and brain farts. We’ve hunted different animals in different places with different tactics so the stories and advice varies. I’ll go first! Take a flashlight! I was bear...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
With the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday madness behind us, it’s time to actually get serious about this stuff! At SHWAT™ we always wait until after that brief insanity to make our recommendations. Our theory is that with the onset of December...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
What do you want in a tactical shoe test and review? Hard use? Lots of miles wearing a backpack? Rugged terrain? Exotic locations? Well check those boxes. I previously reviewed the Lalo Tactical Shadow Amphibian Boots and walked away more than a little impressed....
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
Is it night vision? Is it a camera? The Sionyx Aurora is both and then some. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen and with a price point online at $799 it’s pretty tempting. Okay, it doesn’t tempt me I already own one! I won mine at the Outdoor Retailer trade...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
When you started getting interested in guns, what was it that grabbed you? I was a kid and the idea of how they worked, their actions, their histories, their looks all appealed to me. Not to mention that pulling triggers was and remains a good time. Dad had a...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
Never considered the Remington Tac-14 for dove hunting? Or maybe breaking clays? Most people haven’t – and wouldn’t – but here at SHWAT™ we like to try things that others would dismiss. Assign whatever motive you want at this point, but when Remington invited me...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
I hope you’re enjoying following our Ultimate Hunting Vehicle series and are inspired to build your own. We’ve enjoyed hearing back from some of you who have implemented various parts of our build for yourselves. You may recall that it all started with some big...
by Jonathan Owen | Special Hunting Weapons & Tactics™ - The Center of Gravity for Tactical and Long Range Hunting
We love gear, don’t you? Guns, optics, thermal, night vision – but unless you intended to scout and hunt naked you need some awesome apparel and great footwear. That counts as gear in my book. A few months ago I was introduced to some new boots and the company behind...
