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It may be November,
but this is the hottest issue of the year for S.W.A.T. Packaged with
the expanded November issue is our exclusive 2008 S.W.A.T. calendar,
featuring 15 lovely lethal ladies. Need we say more? Get to a newsstand
before this one disappears! You can enjoy the calendar all year long,
but you may also want to read an article or two (our line up of authors
is, if possible, even more impressive than usual), enter our Sweepstakes
to win a Para-Ordnance PXT 1911 Gun Rights Pistol or admire some of
the best photography we've ever had in S.W.A.T.
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The Briefing Room:
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All Trainers Are Not Created Equal
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by Denny Hansen
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Frontline Debriefs:
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Hot on the Trigger
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by Scott Reitz
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Against All Odds:
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Survival Knives
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by Jeff Randall
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Enemy At The Gate:
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The Constitution's Built-in, Mandatory Manual of Constitutional Interpretation
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by Stewart Rhodes
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Street Smarts:
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The Principle of Improvement
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by Kris Allshouse
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Training & Tactics:
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Get the Point?
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by Louis Awerbuck
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| Mail Room: |
| Letters from our Readers |
| Staff |
| Lawful Carry: |
| Bianchi 4584 Evader |
| Flint Hansen |
| Long Guns: |
| FNH SCAR |
| Leroy Thompson |
| Offbeat: |
| GzOne Cell Phone |
| Paul Hantke |
| The Cutting Edge: |
| Rat Cutlery RC-3 |
| Denny Hansen |
| Gear Locker: |
| New Products and Accessories |
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Previous tables of contents and featured articles can be found in the Archives ...
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The Takeout Bag
Take It To Your Next Active Shooter Scenario
Certain jobs require certain gear,
but even that is not constant. And the available gear changes frequently,
with better and more useful kit replacing equipment whose service life
has expired. One new and very useful item is the Takeout Bag made by
Extreme Gear Labs.
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by Patrick A. Rogers
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Canadian Border Storm
An in-depth look at the Canada Border
Services Agency (CBSA), a new organization tasked with performing duties
previously carried out by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Department
of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection
Agency. To a large extent, the new agency was designed to put greater
stress on border security. CBSA oversees land crossing points, entry
at International airports, seaports, and mail centers. Thompson also
reviews the CBSA's first service weapon, the Beretta Px4.
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by Leroy Thompson
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Soldiering On
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
The M249 SAW is either
loved or despised by Soldiers and Marines, and is often misunderstood
as to its proper employment and reliability. However, the SAW will continue
to provide valuable service to our troops fighting the war on terror
until it is replaced by another automatic rifle. The author looks back
at the history of the SAW.
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by Col. Freddie Blish (USMC, Ret.)
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Home Schooling
Experts Bring Their Training To You
One way to save money
and still get high-quality training is to bring expert instructors to
your home facility. This article examines the reasons for doing so and
also provides a blueprint for hosting a training at your agency's range.
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by Sheriff Ken Campbell
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.450 Bushmaster
AR Ergonomics, Big-Bore Performance
The new .450 Bushmaster
rifle, firing Hornady's .450 Bushmaster cartridge, makes big holes
in things. How big? How far? How fast? Our comprehensive T&E tells all.
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by Denny Hansen
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Croatia's Striking Fist
Counter-Terrorist Unit Lucko
The Republic of Croatia has seen more
than its share of turmoil in the past 25 years. S.W.A.T. goes
inside the most elite unit of the Croatian Special Police to report
on what Croatia is doing in the global fight against terrorism.
The Special Police
sector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
comprises several units for counter-terrorist operations. The most elite
of these units is Counter-Terrorist Unit (ATJ) Lucko, which consists
of carefully selected, highly trained and specially equipped men who
represent Croatia's striking fist in the fight against the free world's
number one enemy: terrorists.
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by Zoran Milosevic
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DPMS Brings It Home
Own Your Own Sniper System
A couple of years ago, the U.S. Army
began its search for a Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) intended
to replace the aging M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS). Reasoning for the
semi-auto format was to provide greater firepower at extended ranges,
with accuracy as good as or better than the old system. The competition
came down to two finalists—KAC's SR-XM110 and Remington's MPD/DPMS Panther Arms version. DPMS now offers their SASS version to the public
and is the subject of this evaluation.
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by Steve Malloy
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Aimpoint's Newest Sights
Raising the Bar on Combat Optics
In a world of changing technology,
one area that has seen quantum leaps forward over the last few decades
are visual acquisition systems for weapons. This year Aimpoint has introduced
two new products that show a “raise the bar” attitude — the CompM4 and the Micro T-1.
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by Clint Smith
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Lighting the Fight
Effective Techniques for Handheld and Weapon-Mounted Lights
To prepare for personal combat you
need lights and the ability to use them. Ask anyone vaguely familiar
with the subject of gunfighting and they'll recite the statistic that “over 70% of violent encounters take place in low light environments.”
This applies whether you are law enforcement working an urban beat or
an armed homeowner. Lights help locate and identify potential threats,
but this is just the beginning. Lights also aid in the three things
you need to do during any fight — move, communicate, and shoot as necessary.
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by Tiger McKee
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Tactical Industry Standards and Best Practices
Call to Action!
Industry standards are used at all
levels of business within any given market—from automobile mechanics
to Wall Street accountants. Standards are designed to set agreed guidelines
for operability between entities and are established to increase compatibility,
commonality and safety. Why don't we have them in the tactical training
industry? The author makes an impassioned plea for tactical industry
standards and best practices, focusing on three areas: body armor, dry-fire
training and safe weapons.
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by Tim Scarrott
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Building Blocks of Situational Awareness
Understand — Practice — Improve
One of the author's early realizations
was that all the survivors he knew in the military, law enforcement
or high risk security operations had a common skill set — that indefinable
something that added up to the ability to see trouble coming and to
take appropriate action that put them at an advantage rather than a
disadvantage when the balloon went up. We call it situational awareness.
But can it be taught to others? You be the judge.
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by Marcus Wynne
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