Originally posted Nov 14, 2020 On this episode of SPOTTER UP Combatives, John Valentine is joined by Greg Thompson. Greg is the creator of the Special Operations Combatives Program. Greg sits down with John to discuss the innovations that created SOCP. Greg Thompson also elaborates on the end user from military to the effectiveness of…
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OTs-12 “Tiss” at the Tula Arms Museum. By Lynndon Schooler. One of the lesser-known 9x39mm weapons is the OTs-12 “Tiss,” an unusual small arm developed in the late Soviet and early post-Soviet period. Created at the Tula Central Design Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Weapons (TsKIB SOO), the rifle was intended as a compact special-purpose…
ADELPHI, Md. — The U.S. Army’s Catalyst Pathfinder program began driving bottom-up innovation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana in March and will continue with about one rotational training unit each month. The program is integrating Soldier-driven technologies into large-scale combat operations, supporting both rotational units and the Opposing Force. Managed…
Some rifles are built for general use. Others are purpose-built to stretch distance and deliver consistency shot after shot. The Geissele MRGG MK1 falls firmly into the latter category, with roots in the U.S. SOCOM Very Long-Range Semi-Automatic Sniper System program. There aren’t too many of these around, but a local DMR match opened an…
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we finished up the last part of our holster rundown series, so if you happened to miss that, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to look at some of the best cover garments that can be…