Five Fingers of Tactical Proficiency
Smooth If you look at your hand you can use it to remember and understand the principals of tactical training. Serious, this is why we call it the five fingers of…
Opinion
Selecting a Tactical Medicine Course
First, it is important to discuss the similarities; a good tactical shooting program needs to be realistic and relevant to the context to which you will likely use your firearm.…
What are improvised wound simulators?
Ben One of the most important hemorrhage control interventions taught on the CTOMS POD Survival Course, or any proper tactical medicine course, is wound packing. In order to do this in…
Is the Maglite still relevant?
Canadian Copper Ah the Maglite, the flashlight of policing pretty much up until 2010. Maglite had built such a reputation from the law enforcement use that regular joes were buying them because…
What was it like to patrol the streets of Toronto in 1989?
Recently I was notified of this article in Maclean’s from January 9th, 1989 entitled “Patrolling the Night”. The entire article, with a copy of the original print (so cool!) can…
My go to places to buy ammo online
I can understand why more and more people are shopping for everything online, even ammo. I’ve been buying ammo online for years for several reasons but mostly because of it’s…
Is the Remington 870 the best shotgun ever?
The Remington 870 is one of the most popular and famous shotguns in the world. In the 1950s, Remington was trying to compete with the Winchester Model 12 and sought…
How to make it harder to kill you
There are many theories on how to be prepared for an attack and what to carry. You will find there is a huge self-defence market where companies are looking to…
You should have these in your emergency bag
If you are someone who camps a lot, lives in an isolated place, or wants to be prepared for a natural disaster, then you’ve probably thought about an emergency bag.…
Is it safe to store a gun and ammo in a hot car?
I get this asked a lot, especially in states where you are allowed to conceal and carry and you store a pistol in your car. This can be a problem,…
The history behind Canada’s record-breaking sniper kill
Canada is often a country overlooked for military prowess, but it shouldn’t be. Canada spends 22.2 billion on it’s military which for 2020 has it ranked 14th worldwide, behind countries…
Is a shotgun the best home defense?
Short answer yes, a shotgun is the best home defense. Sure one could argue a handgun is great because it’s compact, but you don’t pack as near of a punch…
A reminder why you should train martial arts
A couple days ago in South Africa, a man was sitting having lunch at a restaurant when he observed a man approaching the patio. You’ll see in the video, he…
New Zealand got tougher gun control laws, but their gun crime has increased?
As a Canadian and a gun owner, I’ve been struggling with the news of the new gun control laws here in Canada (link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gun-control-measures-ban-1.5552131 ). For those that don’t know,…