You know the phrase, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”? This happened to me in the real world. This all got started because of my superpower. Superpower? Yes, superpower. I have this amazing ability that whenever I go out of town, I always leave something...
Binary Trigger for the Bushmaster ACR! – Franklin Armory BFSIII™ ACR-C1 Installation and Review Video
We’ve done a solid video introducing and installing the Franklin Armory binary trigger on the Bushmaster ACR. As I was getting ready to upload it to our YouTube they announced such things are actually being banned! But you’ve still found the right place, and if...
Buy it? Break it? Or…? Top Shot’s Alex Charvat Joins Us to Test the SRT-1000 Self Resetting Steel Target
Shooting paper is boring. Well, at least to me. Seriously, even Olympians shooting .22 rifles in biathlons have reactive targets. For a competitor, if a target falls there’s no question if your hit is valid. For a long time, I’ve thought that for those of us shooting...
Check Out My New Knife, the Bear Edge Model 61519!
All right folks, my first ever knife review. I was super excited when Jonathan asked me if I would do this and even more excited about writing this piece once I had the new Bear Edge Model 61519 in my own hands. Hope this is helpful! Please read and leave your...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s Christmas, or “How to Get the Gear You Really Want for Christmas This Year”
Recently SHWAT™ got a Facebook message asking for advice. Seems Mrs. Smith (No, not from the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith) wants to give her husband a gift based on reading a number of our stories. Honestly, that kind of made my day! That’s why each year we wait until...
Time to Upgrade from Your VHS Era Bipod to the ZRODELTA DLOC-SS Aimtech Warhammer Bipod?
Who doesn’t like watching a great movie? It’s been that way forever and probably all of us have fond memories of watching one on VHS tape. Of course, most of us have moved on from there. It’s not that we don’t like watching movies on our own screens. That will never...
Why We Love Recon Bags – A Review Three Years In the Making (Video)
If you’re the kind of adventurer who’s HQ is a tent whether hunting, scouting, or just having fun discovering what you can find over the next ridge, you need a sleeping bag. For about three years of adventures now, I’ve been waking up inside a Recon sleeping bag. I’ll...
Take These Everywhere! Princeton Tec Helix Backcountry and Basecamp Light Reviews
If you’re into the outdoors – hunting, scouting, camping, overland adventuring – you end up in the dark. Without lights, you stumble around, drop ammo that never gets recovered, lose your hearing protection, trip over a backpack and knock your teeth out. Don’t be that...
Seriously? J5 Tactical V1 Pro Pocket Flashlight Practical Review
Who doesn’t love a sweet flashlight? Exactly, so when J5 Tactical offered to send me one of their V1 Pro pocket flashlights with no strings attached, I said, “send it!” I might have been a little skeptical since sensational marketing statements rarely play well with...
Maybe the Most In Depth Spotting Scope Review Ever? Trijicon HD Spotting Scope
Have you ever worked on zeroing a rifle in the field where you had to run back and forth from your shooting position to your target to see what you’re doing? Sure, you had a scope and binoculars, but they just weren’t strong enough. Or maybe you’ve shot at steel...