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Anyone taken any firearms related courses (civi side) out west in BC? I'm not referring to your basic PAL/FAC course but more along the lines of offensive/defensive firearms training. I recently took a pistol course run by Millbrook Tactical run by ex-Hill types and was highly impressed. Just...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan6feb06,1,6346995.story?ctrack=1&cset=true A similar report aired on the CBC yesterday...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/12/10/bc-shooting.html Summed up, man pulls gun on police, man shot and dies shortly thereafter.

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003515.html Soldiers Want a Bigger Bang Nearly 80 percent of Soldiers said in a recent survey they are satisfied with their weapons, though almost half recommended a replacement for the standard-issued M9 pistol or ammunition with more stopping power...

Well today was an eye opener for my new career in policing. I did some "active shooter" simulations today with simunition. Going back to my previous military experience, I had no major problems with the first sim engaging random stationary targets. I scanned all targets quickly and engaged...

Hey guys, I've been looking at picking up a pair of Danner Strikers, I'm a big fan of the magnums but find that they wear too easily (for obvious reasons, they're not exactly made for extensive field use) although I've had them for two years now, they're starting to wear pretty bad. Any one...

Okay, as some of you may know, I've been working on a history term paper regarding German tactics in WW2. I've started a new thread because the other one "Blitzkrieg" sort of evolved into its own discussion. Because of the insightful input I've received here, my prof has been kind enough to...

Alright, I'm writing a history term paper on the use of Blitzkrieg tactics by the germans. I know of a couple of reasons why the Germans decided to adopt this tactic at the beginning of WW2 but I know I've got more than a few history buffs lurking these boards so I'm open to comments (c'mon...

Here‘s something I‘ve been mulling over. The issue of implementing a type of mandatory service time period for the reserves has been discussed here at length. While part of the draw (for lack of a better word) of joining the militia for some has been the ability to clear out at anytime...

Okay, I know we‘ve all been told at one time or another of some lame policy that "came down" that prevented some decent training or just basically violated common sense and practicality. So here‘s your chance to list them. One of my personal favourites involves a certain stinky someone...

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/scripts/portweb.dll?query&field1=Filename&op1=matches&value1=VK2003-125-009.jpg&field2=Created&op2=equals&value2=7/10/03%207%3A54%3A00%20AM&catalog=combat&template=showDetail_e I don‘t know about you guys but I just heard of this story today. Looks like the...