Trijicon
At first I was hesitant about the smaller Trijicon but now that I’ve tried it out - I completely get it. This scope is SO much easier and I can see myself being ‘faster’ with this ACOG than I could be with any other. Beyond that Trijicon, I’m sure the BDC feature will prove itself useful and entertaining when time permits.
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Washington: Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Approves No Shooting Area
On Monday, November 24, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the proposed Chimacum Creek No Shooting Area (NSA). This NSA is located in the Port Hadlock-Irondale area between the Jefferson County Airport to the northwest and Port Townsend Bay on the east.
More on the Closing of the Reynolds Game Farm in New York
As we have reported, Governor David Paterson (D) and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Chairman Pete Grannis bamboozle sportsmen and taxpayers: Claiming across-the-board spending cuts, the DEC has decided to shutdown the Reynolds Game Farm, a last-of-its-kind preserve in New York where pheasants have been bred and released for hunting since 1927.
Georgia: Anti-Gun Ordinance Defeated in Madison County!
On Monday, November 24 the Madison County Board of Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to defeat a proposed ordinance that would have banned the discharge of a firearm within 300 feet of a residence.
Washington: Hearing to be Held on Monday, December 15 Regarding Seattle Mayor’s Illegal Anti-Gun Tirade!
As we have reported, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, a member of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun gang, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is taking a misguided approach to curbing crime in his city by violating state law. A public hearing will be held on Monday, December 15 to discuss the issue.
DefRev Photo Analysis: U.S. Secret Service PPD CAT Operator Tactical Hardware
By David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
Article updated with new info added on 12/04/08.
November 24, 2008
Ever since he won the presidential election, the press has been following President-Elect Barack Obama around Chicago like a bunch of hungry (and annoying) puppies. Whether he’s going to his transition office in the Kluczynski Federal Building in the Loop (dowtown Chicago professional district, south of Wacker Drive) or hitting the East Bank Club (EBC) for a little bit of b-ball (i.e. basketball, for those who don’t play) and working out, the media’s been on him like white on rice.
Now, normally, DefenseReview (DefRev) couldn’t care less, but one of the many shutterbugs on Obama’s tail shot the accompanying photo (top, right) of a five-man U.S. Secret Service Presidential Protective Division (a.k.a. "Presidential Protective Detail", a.k.a. "Presidential Protection Detail") Counter Assault Team–or, SS PPD CAT, for short–in one of the SUV war wagons. While the photo is lo-res, it’s still adequate for identifying some of the tactical hardware/tech that the team uses. Note: this photo (top, right) is an enlarged version of the photo located at the bottom of the article, which is the original version. Being lo-res, the enlarged version gets a bit blurry when you view it full-size.
The primary subject of the photo is the…
Springfield Armory XD-45ACP Tactical and LE Service Model .45ACP Pistols
By David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
November 13, 2008
DefenseReview has been publishing information about Springfield Armory XD (eXtreme Duty) series pistols for quite awhile now, since a number of our professional contacts in the tactical community swear by them, particularly the .45 ACP models. To date, the most interesting XD pistol is the Springfield XD(M) a.k.a. Springfield XDM .40 S&W pistol, which updates the XD’s looks and ergonomics, adds a "Minimal Reset Trigger", and provides the user with 16+1 rounds of .40 S&W ammo via its "Mega-Capacity Magazine".
Not content to rest on their laurels, Springfield Armory (SA) has decided to offer a…
EOTech HWS Combat Optic Conflict with Polarized Sunglasses?
By David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
December 15, 2008
One of our readers, Justin Guyett, has brought a potentially important tactical hardware conflict to DefenseReview’s attention after reading our photo analysis of a 5-man U.S. Secret Service PPD CAT team in a "war wagon" SUV while they were protecting President-Elect Barack Obama in downtown Chicago. In that piece, we recommended that any/all PSD operators (including VIP/executive protection specialists like Secret Service personnel) utilize polarized lenses in their tactical eyepro sunglasses in order to be able to see clearly through vehicle windshields and windows. This ability has tactical importance for obvious reasons.
Well, as it turns out, polarized sunglasses may have an Achilles heel when it comes to the EOTech 550-series Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS) combat optic a.k.a. combat sight, and vice versa. According to tactical shooting instructor John Farnam of Defense Training International, Inc. (DTI), if you’re wearing polarized sunglasses, i.e. tactical sunglasses with polarized lenses, and you…