Zombie Squad

Huh. I have seen stuff similar that before, usually in .45, but I don't think I have ever seen it as noticeable as it is there. I don't think I would even hazard a guess as to what is causing the case to collapse like that. You can always try calling the Federal Customer Service and see if they can ...

Yeah, I carried Hydrashock that wasn't rotated out for months at a time in the last job, and never had any issues like what you are describing. My home carry piece/magazines are always HST, and don't go past a month without being fired, but I have never encountered it there, either. G19 for me. What...

'll put out a summarized form of what I teach my guys. This is very much a layman's understanding, but it is what I need them to “get” if they are treating me, or need to treat each other in my absence. This would be easier if my access to You Tube wasn't blocked.... The first thing to understand ab...

Frangible rounds, "Hi speed/low mass" 9mm and other such rounds are less than idea for self defense. Handgun rounds in particular don't generate enough speed to make up for the loss of mass in penetrating deep enough, or giving good expansion. Dynamic Research and DRT are the same round. The full na...

The article mentions the Boston Bombing being successful with the EMTs rushing in before the area was secured, however how many terrorist bomb attacks overseas took out entire waves of first responders with a second bomb. I get the whole concept of the quicker you work on someone the higher the sur...

From one of my threads years ago, with the best data I knew at the time. I still would follow it if I encountered the issue. So- first step after a bite, is making sure Cujo is no longer a threat. Goes without saying, but still worth noting if the animal ran off after a bite and could return. Next, ...

I figured I would post an update on this one, since on my last leave cycle I had the chance to try these out a couple of nights and do side by sides with a decent set of PVS-14's The tubes are mid 90's builds, so they aren't quite up to modern resolution standards, but they are bright enough and cle...

It looks flashy, but it lacks many details about the performance, other than to say it has a 9 degree FOV and a 60hz refresh. If you can afford this unit, I would look at the newest offerings from FLIR as regards thermal rifle scopes. And if you are after just detection, there are even slightly less...

I've been doing the overseas PMC thing for the last three years, and I think JJW basically states the case for individuals accurately. That being said, more than a few of my co-workers over here worked contracts in NOLA post-Katrina. If there is some chance order will one day be restored, and you ha...

Well, I know it SOUNDS like a spam bot got loose. But it's too good a deal for me not to report it to others in ZS who might be interested. I also posted this to the BOG section. A deal on Optics planet right now on Gen III Night vision. Downsides: No IR Floodlight, and no ability to use the unit ha...

A deal on Optics planet right now on Gen III Night vision. Downsides: No IR Floodlight, and no ability to use the unit hands free. Upside: with the current promo code of BLKFR60, it's a usable, GEN III handheld NVG coming in at a bit under $1500, shipped. For anyone who has ever wanted to play with ...

To each their own, but for me it comes down to a simple equation. If I'm bugging out by vehicle, I will take lots of hardware. If I am moving on foot, and have a choice, I'm going Lightweight AR only, and three spare mags. There are many things I need to carry on my back, and all that weight adds up...

GunsUp wrote: Aspirin for Heart Attacks 325 mg of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) should be chewed and swallowed immediately after experiencing heart attack symptoms (after calling 911). This greatly decreases the chance of permanent heart injury. While you might think your heart is fine, your blood...

Big B wrote: zoiders wrote: I know the movies tell you otherwise but a tactical mag change in fact involves retaining the magazine and not dropping it on the floor. Are you talking about a "tactical reload", where you remove a mag that still has some rounds in it and replace it with a full mag, or ...

I am not crazy about the holes, but they do lighten the blade a bit, which makes the knife faster.

I have never used a night vision rifle scope. I have used the PVS-14 with PEQ-2 pretty regularly, and am a big fan. An old friend of mine from the Army ended up as a sniper for the local PD tactical unit, and in that role, he has found a front mounted gen 2 to be quite adequate. This is not to say h...

If I was starting from scratch, I would have less .22 sidearms, more military caliber semi-autos and less bolts. The ARs would be from BCM, rather than the mixed stable I have accumulated. The ammo stocks for my one-offs would be a bit deeper, with more consistency in brand, type and lot number. The...

I rather like the idea. I was thinking about doing it a few years back. The problems I saw were: 1. Who honestly has time to do regular journal articles? 2. We don't really know who/what everyone else on the forum are/is. We have the basic data they enter on the forum, but you are a sheep with a tin...

Okay well being with fire and EMS... Straight up, if you can't use it, don't carry it. If you aren't trained to use something then you should never really have it in your bag. In this world we live in, as bad as it sounds, people will sue you over anything. A civilian having those things is just as...

Exsanguination from extremity bleed. Basically, blood loss from arm or leg trauma. It's why the TQ has become so popular in battlefield medicine as of late.

At that price, that close to Bragg, I would be extremely interested in knowing where they came from. Some one just DXed a truckload of new in wrapper CATs? That sounds kind of fishy, unless they all just went past their use by dates. ETA: If I could confirm that they were legally acquired, at that p...

I understand trying to save the knee, and as much other tissue as possible. I also understand that if I have any concerns about the TQ staying in place, I will go higher. Life over limb. ETA: I'm not trying to start a fight, or disregard your experience. If you have 79 successful interventions with ...

Won't work. You put this on a bloody shredded tib fib, you are cinching it down and it slips down as the leg is smaller and nearly amputated. It slips down in tot the shredded tissue. You slide it off and then what? Try to get it to release and then lost confidence to do it again? Cut it off and gr...

TacAir wrote: Today - I suppose in most places inside the wire loaded weapons are no pro blamus. So, magazine on stock, better than using it as a club... YMMV. I think that's it in a nutshell. When you get reamed for keeping a magazine in the rifle, but would also get reamed for not having a magazi...