Leverage. Whether buying a car, moving a piano or tactical hog hunting, leverage gives us an edge. I think 2014 is the year of the thermal optic leverage, and while we’ll be looking at multiple thermal scopes this year, the one to beat is the ATN THoR. Now, that might...
Own the Night-On a Budget! Hunt Hogs Rental Thermal and Night Vision Gear
Read too many night vision and thermal stories on SHWAT.com, or feel frustrated by the stratospheric pricing of the cool guy gear after watching too many night hog hunts on YouTube? I have some great news for you! You can rent this stuff for a very reasonable price!...
Wilcox RAPTAR Lite ES Review – the Pros and Cons of a $1600 Device
The Wilcox RAPTAR Lite ES has a military pedigree with civilian sales, a very good thing for those of us who appreciate the technology and advantages it delivers. If you run night vision (NV), this top of the line device deserves a look. Short for Rapid Targeting...
Beyond the Dead Turkey Thanksgiving Tradition – New Gear, Old Friends, Dead Hogs
Tactical hog hunting is about a lot more than hunting, a lot more than eradication of an invasive destructive species. It's about more than thermal and night vision gear, black rifles and Kryptek camo. Sometimes tactical hog hunting is high speed up close. Maybe you...
Making the AR-15 a more efficient hog killer: The Crimson Trace MVF-515
The Crimson Trace MVF-515, one of my favorite AR-15 accessories is a well thought out, useful and high quality AR-15 accessory. If you are tired of trying to find the right combination of rail mounted grips, flashlight mounts, laser mounts and keeping up with all the...
First Hunt – Natalie Foster from A Girl’s Guide to Guns Takes On Tactical Hog Hunting
By Natalie Foster at A Girl's Guide to Guns It all began with an email from Nathan Dudney of Dynamic Research Technologies. We had met a few months earlier on a rainy April day at a Starbucks in Memphis. I was on my range tour trip for my website,...
Night Vision on a Budget – Is the $269 ATN DNVM-4 Useful or Not?
If you’ve been paying any attention to SHWAT™ you know we get to use some amazing gear. It hasn’t always been that way for me though. Prior to founding SHWAT™, I’ve worked some low paying jobs, been through the fun of being laid off, and experienced some of the...
First Look: The Production Laser Devices SPIR Illuminator
Remember when you were a kid at Christmas, shaking presents under the tree to see if you could figure out what was in them inside? Did you ever know with certainty what was in one of those packages? You probably had seen its contents before in a store or catalog, or...
Gear Review: TNVC Torch Pro Extreme Distance Illuminator
With today’s technology, those of us interested in gear for the tactical and hunting worlds have an endless assortment of tools or toys use and enjoy. Some of the coolest such gear is getting more and more affordable, and that includes Night Vision (NV) gear. It...
Tactical Hog Hunting With DRT Ammunition: Night Time’s the Right Time!
Once again, it's way past midnight, probably between two and three a.m., and I'm kneeling in dirt, scanning a group of hogs though night vision. This is our third night out on hog patrol. I have half a magazine of .223 DRT penetrating frangible ammo in my suppressed...