Outdoor Gear
What I use in the field for outdoor gear and equipment
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Colt Canada’s Next Gen Prototype is a Grenade Launching Bullpup
This rifle is part of the Canadian Future Small Arms Research (FSAR) project. Developed with the Canadian Forces through the Soldier Integrated Precision Effects Systems (SIPES) project. A bullpup design that features the…
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Gear for the Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
I’m feeling very lucky to be attending the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational this year. As someone who spends a lot of time with night vision: shooting in the dark is important…
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Introduction to the Tasmanian Tiger Trojan Rifle Carrier Pack
Rifle packs are a great way to carry a gun, especially if you’re climbing up trails and over hills. I’ve been using various carriers for years, but at the start of 2014 I…
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When Magazines Get Big: Pouches for the Mka 1919 Ten Rounder
The Akdal Mka 1919 is a wild shotgun with massive magazines unlike anything I’ve ever shot before. Carrying them can be something of a challenge, as they’re much wider and much longer than…
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Practical Not Tactical: War-Belts Outside of War
This post is looking at two different load-bearing setups I’ve experimented with over the course of a year, using the same kit in two very different applications. At the core of this is…
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Slings for Bullpups: Revisiting the Tavor
It’s been more than a year since my last post on slings for the Tavor, and I feel a good deal smarter now than I did then. As part of the CTAR-21 build…
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Coming Back to Precision: Remington 700 AAC 16.5″ .308
After years of shooting .223 rifles almost exclusively, I’ve purchased a new .308 bolt-gun for 2014 and am excited about getting back into the precision game. My core concept is a compact rifle…
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Vortex Razor HD GenII 1-6x Rifle Scope Review
I’ve used a lot of different powered optics, and spent some serious time with different low-power tactical-focused scopes. When Vortex announced the Razor HD Gen II 1-6x rifle-scope using Jerry Miculek’s JM-1 reticle,…
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Tatonka Lastenkraxe Pack River-side Video Review
Tatonka’s Lastenkraxe is one of the most robust and well built frame packs currently on the market. I’ve taken my Lastenkraxe pack on several trips, both for short hikes and multi-day trips. This…
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TAR-21 Sling Configurations: IWI Factory Sling, Urban E.R.T. and Single Point Slings
The newest version of this article is about updated slings on my CTAR-21 Tavor SBR. This video is exclusively about slings on the TAR-21 and other bull-pups. Because the Tavor is non-restricted, I…