Reflection & Conceding

Author: Frank Woods Originally posted on Facebook on Feb. 14, 2022 Context: In late October 2021, all NYC personnel, to include the NYPD, were thusly notified: Come November 1st, 2021, any member of service not vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with the directive of the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,…

Facing and Fighting the Dragon

Author: Frank Woods Originally posted in Tactics & Applications, a closed Facebook group, on Jan. 27, 2020 We all have moments in life when we have an issue or situation or person that needs to be confronted, because there needs to be a change or an understanding reached. These moments are almost always terrifying. We…

SHOT 2023 Roundup

Author: Frank Woods I had a lot of walking and talking to do at SHOT this year, and along the way I stopped and took pictures of things that were interesting enough for me to stop and ask questions about, either stemming from my own curiosity or because a bunch of people were asking and…

AAR: PRESSCHECK CONSULTING

Author: Frank Woods AAR: PRESSCHECK CONSULTING INVITE ONLY OCT 7-9, 2022 LOCATION: CLASSIFIED The main body of this article is going to focus moreso on the T&E experience and findings with new gear I’d never used, and new modifications to firearms I’ve already trained with. I’ve trained with Chuck more than once, and after doing…

LAYMAN LIAISON: The XM5 & 6.8x51mm

Author: Frank Woods So, we’ve all heard about it; The hot topic of discussion this past week in Tactics & Applications on Facebook and the Lightfighter.net forum (and everywhere in the firearms industry sphere, really) was the US Army’s adoption of the SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR submissions for the NGSW-R (Next Generation Soldier Weapons-Rifle) program, to…

DUE DILIGENCE: Clearing the Air with Chris Reeves

Author: Frank Woods After our previous article regarding TRIARC Systems went live last week, Chris Reeves reached out to the TASKER Network via both the Lightfighter.net discussion thread and Instagram, and offered to clarify matters brought up therein. We immediately accepted the invitation to talk to Chris, not only to give him the opportunity to…

TRIARC SYSTEMS: Legion 2.0?

Author: Frank Woods It’s come to our attention here at TASKER that Legion Firearms is in trouble, again TRIARC Systems is currently going through something of a heated litigation dispute that, when weighed against outlying circumstances, may be relevant to your interests as a current or potential customer. We’ve come into possession of a collection…

RECAP: The Lightfighter 16 by Quantified Performance

Author: Frank Woods When Lightfighter added its new Thunderdome forum section dedicated to competitive shooting, with an added focus on the tactical applications and benefits of participating in such events, that decision was an inspired one. Besides the surface observation of the 2A community landscape that’s recently seen an increased overlap and cohesion of tactical…