The Invisible Drug Lord: Hunting the Ghost For over a decade now I have been researching and studying how 21st century drug cartels and organized crime syndicates operate. I do this mainly for two reasons: Research for my writing Considering freedom loving guerillas/partisans have always (and are currently) seen as criminals (ie domestic terrorist) anyway,…
Category: Tradecraft
You Don’t Need a Gun for Self-Defense
Good Stuff. As the old saying goes, “Amateurs talk Hardware, Professionals talk Software.” Train Realistically, Safely and OFTEN! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Apache Tactics
APACHE TACTICS You can never read enough about Guerilla Warfare tactics and history. I would urge everybody to invest in a flash drive where you can keep reference materials like this handy. I would also urge all my readers to go over to Active Response Training and sign up for email alerts. Every month…
Self-Defense Behind the Wheel of Your Car
Self-Defense Behind the Wheel of Your Car Decent primer on a subject I hope you are devoting some live fire/force-on-force training to every month since besides your home and workplace, your vehicle is where you spend a large majority of your time. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
The Forum Is Live!
The Forum Is Live! Head on over to Brushbeater’s new forum, it’s a great place for likeminded patriots to educate and network. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Junk on the Bunk: Cold Weather Clothing and Layering
Anti-Drone Ideals for the Privacy Minded Citizen
From the Archives 2016, UPDATED! Anti-Drone Defenses: Some Ideas Are Better Than Others This is an interesting and funny article for the simple fact it raises some very important questions for the Civilian Operator who wants to keep his Private life well, PRIVATE! Bottom line: Think like an Insurgent and use Deception and Deceit (and…
Training for a Gunfight: Military Analysis of 133 Gunfights
TRAINING FOR A GUNFIGHT: MILITARY ANALYSIS OF 133 FIREFIGHTS Solid Information for the 21st Century Armed Citizen. We need to be constantly evaluating our firearm training to ensure it is RELEVANT, PRACTICAL and EFFICIENT! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited
From the Archives, 2018 While training the other day I put in 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill once I realized something: I had trained myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot…
Fire and Maneuver in Urban AO’s
From the Archives, 2015. In a recent Article, Law Enforcement told how they found a very large collection of ‘tactical writings’ in the home of Dallas Police Shooter and Army Panty Bandit Micah Johnson. According to Police, the tactic of “Fire and Maneuver” or “Shoot and Move” was the tactic seen most often…