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40 GUNSITES CARBINETACTICAL PROBLEMSCarbine Course For GunfightersBY DENNY HANSEN

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6BRIEFING ROOMDont Kill The MessengerBY DENNY HANSEN

16STREET SMARTSSurviving Traffic StopsBY BRENT T. WHEAT

32UP CLOSE AND PERSONALCrisis Management SystemBY JEFF GONZALES

38ENEMY AT THE GATECourageous CanadiansBY RICHARD W. STEVENS

98TRAINING AND TACTICSThings Arent Always What They Seem To BeBY LOUIS AWERBUCK

8MAIL ROOMLetters From Our Readers

12LAWFUL CARRYSidearmor OWB Holster For Kimber TLE/RL With SureFire X200BY FLINT HANSEN

20LONG GUNSThe C7A1BY LEROY THOMPSON

36THE SKUNK WORKSHatch Boss 6000 Tactical GoggleBY EUGENE NIELSEN

86OFFBEATCleenbore SACS Cleaning SystemSTAFF REPORT

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64 THE CANE VERSUSTHE KNIFESimple Walking Stick OrSerious Self-Defense Tool?BY STEVEN F. BAKER

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BRIEFING ROOMDONT KILL THE MESSENGER

This is going to be just a tad long-winded.

About a month ago, Jeff Gonzales used my range to test the skills of a couple candi-dates for his Combative Pistol-2 course. I had qualified during Jeffs CP-1 classbut never pass up an opportunity to shoot, so I participated as well.

At twenty-five yards most of my shots were going high and right, and I only man-aged to score an 88 out of a possible 100 on the test.ISCLAIMERtain products represented in this magazine may be subject to prohibitions, restrictions or special licensing

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a manufacturers manual or for professional firearms training. This magazine, its officers, agents andployees accept no responsibility for any liability, injuries or damages arising from any persons attempt to upon the information contained herein. Responsible shooters always seek formal training.

I started wondering if the critics may be right: that the Big Dot sights are not accu-rate at longer distance. In fact, I was so sure that my sights were the culprits, Iemailed Dwight Van Brunt at Kimber and asked him to send a complete set of sightsfor both my primary and backup pistols.

The next day, I test fired the Kimber TLE/RL (with factory sights) and my oldstandby (with Big Dots and a U notch) from a distance of twenty-five yards.Putting twenty-five rounds through each gun, I fired for center of mass (COM) assoon as I got a good sight picture rather than firing for utmost accuracy.

As I expected, the group from the standard notch and square front sight from theTLE was better, with a resulting 10-1/2 inch group around the 8-inch center circle.The other Kimber with the Big Dot and the U rear notch turned in a 14-inch group.Very proud of myself, and simply tickled pink that I had found the answer and thesights I ordered were not in vain, I went to the second half of my little experiment.

The above was repeated, but this time I wore my driving glasses. With factorysights, the TLE shot roughly the same 10.5-inch group, but with the Big Dot sights,the group shrank dramatically down to 8.5 inches, all COMa reduction of almostsix inches! This was repeated a second time with similar results.

The last drill was five headshots on each target shot from braced kneeling at twen-ty-five yards. The TLE with standard sights was three for five, but I went four forfive (with one peripheral that could be counted as five) with the Big Dot sight.

And so, the messenger here is a fella known as Old Man Time. It aint my equip-ment, its my eyes!

Mr. El Cheapo has been putting off getting another eye test for a couple of yearsbecause I knew I would then also have to order both clear and tinted, prescriptionshooting glasses.

Im going to break down and finally get that eye appointment. Ive also been per-forming some eye exercises, however, given to me by Louis Awerbuckand theyseem to be helping.

We ensure our firearms are well lubricated while using them and properly cleanedbefore putting them away. We make sure our knives are sharp and we pay closeattention to all our other gear. The point of all this is the reminder that we also needto pay close attention to the equipment we were issued at birth.

Until next time, stay low and watch your back.

* * * *In the September issue, in the article titled Defensive Edges Armorer/Instructor

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Dear Denny,Thanks for an excellent publication. I

recently came across The Firing Line[thefiringline.com], and started readingevery post. I have to tell you that I wasamazed at the personal attention yougive them, and the questions, concernsand compliments in the S.W.A.T. sec-tion. Far too often, people like you arenothing more than a name inside thecover of the magazine. Addressingissues personally like you do lends anincredible amount of credibility andprofessionalism both to the Forums andyour magazine.

I also appreciate how S.W.A.T. isrebuilding the bridges between lawenforcement and the general public thatthe anti-gun factions have tried to burn.With that in mind, Id like to share astory with you and your readers.

In thirteen years in law enforcement,Ive done a lot of good and probablysome bad, although never intentionally.Im currently assigned to our SpecialOperations Group. We dont answercalls unless the regular shift is backed

up or theres a major incident. Ourresponsibilities include drug interdic-tion, gang interdiction, uniformed sup-port for our Vice Unit and our Emer-gency Response Team and majorincidents. If its high profile, its ours.Its all the things that make you a jaded,cynical police officer, but its absolutelythe best job Ive ever had.

From time to time our unit isassigned to special events. Recently, wewere assigned to Mayfair, which is amusic, food and arts type festival. I wasassigned to one of the two stages thatwas used throughout the day by vari-ous bands. One of the bands playing onthis stage was a very well known boyband. Of course, they drew the expect-ed crowd of teenage girls. After theiract, another performer took the stage,and the guys from the boy band werehanging out backstage in their trailer.This drew a crowd of about 200 teenagegirls along the fence backstage, lookingfor autographs. Eventually, the fanclub became impatient and begangoing over, through and around thefence. My Sergeant and I attempted,without success, to move them back

away from the fence. So, taking the typ-ical cop stance, we gave the crowdthe canned police response: This fencenow belongs to usyall gotta get outtahere!

As the crowd reluctantly movedaway, we saw a young lady in her earlyteens in a wheelchair. She was obvious-ly severely handicapped and had to bepushed by her mom. We both felt horri-ble for sending her away. We spoke toone of the band members andexplained that if they went to the fenceat this point, they would probably beoverrun by the crowd of unhappy fans.He pretty much told us that if we didour jobs, theyd be OK. That, of course,had the expected cop result on us.OK buddy, #$#% you. Thats when thewheels started turningif we weregoing to get stuck in the middle of thatmess, it was going to be worth it.

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us! We pretty much pushed our wayinside with her, and parked her wheel-chair at the foot of the steps to thebands trailer. Giving credit where cred-it is due, the guys from the band treatedthat little girl like a queen.

Did I abuse my power or authority?Yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely. WouldI do it again? You better believe it. Thelook on the young ladys face wasworth more money than Ill ever make.One thing Ive learned in my time inlaw enforcement is that theres alwayssomething new to learn. That little girltaught me more about being a goodpolice officer than any academy, schoolor book ever could.

Thanks again for a fantastic publica-tion.J. Moyer, Pennsylvania

Thank you very much for sharing thatstory. The news is filled with stories ofpolice abuse, but rarely (if ever) do we hearabout the officer who works overtime on hisown nickel to help a stranded womanalongside a deserted highway, the ones whogive out of their own pocket to help a needyfamilyor the ones who help a handicappedgirls dreams come true.

Some of the more pleasant things Ivebeen called are jaded and cynical, but yourstory put a lump in my throatand it feltgood.Denny Hansen

DEPLOYED IN IRAQDear S.W.A.T.,

Im writing on behalf of my unit,which is forward deployed in Iraq. Iam requesting copies of your magazineas they are extremely hard to come byover here. We have purchased andenjoyed your magazine while in theU.S., but now that we are deployed wecan no longer find it. I am greatlyanticipating your response to thisrequest.Sincerely,Cpl. R. ZanzigIMEF USMC

Corporal,You just missed the cutoff for August.

September is next. How many copies areyou requesting?

Thanks much to the entire unit for yourbravery, humanity and sacrifice.Rich LucibellaPublisher

AIRSOFT MAGAZINESDear S.W.A.T.,Hello, I would like to comment on

your March 2004 issue, in particularyour article on the ICS M4 AirSoft rifle.I have been into AirSoft for some timenow, and would like to thank you forwriting an unbiased/positive featureon an AirSoft gun. I just thought Iwould mention that a company calledSTAR makes 30 round spring-fed maga-zines for this and any AirSoft M16 vari-ant. These magazines use a spring andfollower like their real steel counter-parts, do not require winding, and havethe correct capacity for training/mil-sim. Best of all, they retail for aboutseven dollars each. You can find themat www.airsoftgi.com, among others.Also, any real steel accessories that fiton a standard weaver rail will fit theICS M4. I personally have a four-posi-tion Rail Interface System installed inplace of the handguard, (which holdsmy laser, tactical flashlight, and verticalforegrip) and a 1x45mm red dot scopeinstalled on the flat-top receiver.

S.Dobin, e-mailThanks for the feedback. Well pass this

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Handguns with integral rails forlights and lasers are becomingincreasingly popular with mili-tary operators, law enforcement andprivate citizens. Some individuals havea real need for them, some have animagined need, and some want one,well, just because they can. Enjoyingfirearms like I do, I dont have a prob-lem with any of these reasons.

One problem with having a pistolwith a light attached to it is finding aproper holster. Manufacturers whomake such a rig can be counted on onehandwith a couple of digits left over.

Sidearmor has recently joined thiselite group of holster manufacturerswith an entry for a popular pistol and

lightKimbers TLE/RL and SureFiresX200 light (see S.W.A.T., August 2004).

S.W.A.T. recently made a trip toSidearmors facility in Flagstaff, Ari-zonanot only to get a look at the newholster, but to give you an inside look athow the holster is made.

First a sheet of Kydex is placed into amold and heated. This molding processensures a fit that is only equaled by afew manufacturers. Once the shellcomes out, the excess is precisely cutaway with state-of-the-art CNCmachines. After the hardware isattached, the entire holster is hand-fin-ished. The entire process is actuallyquite involved.

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waistband (OWB) holster is available intwo cut options. The standard cut cov-ers the ejection port and protects thegun from the elements. The same cut,but with the addition of the sweat guardoption, keeps your shirt out of the hol-ster and also prevents accidental disen-gagement of the thumb safety.

All Sidearmor holsters feature a reten-tion system they refer to as an IsometricTensioner. This tensioning device uses acombination of spring-load and an O-ring to provide opposing force and twoaluminum pieces to spread pressure forretention unequaled by any holstershort of a security holster.

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A new optional accessory, the hard-point attachment, allows the holster tobe mounted to any hard surface such asunder a desk or in a vehicle.

This holster is designed to fit 1911sthat have the integral rail with weapon-mounted lights. It will fit the KimberTLE/RL and Caspian Recon Rail gunsand similar integrated-rail 1911s.

I wore the Sidearmor Modular OWBfor short periods and found it quite sat-isfactory. The real test, however, camewhen Editor Denny Hansen wore itwhile attending Gunsites CATP course(also featured in this issue.)

At the time of the course, the widestbelt slides available for the holster were1/3-4 inches. Using a two-inch wideweb belt for the course, Denny impro-vised a larger belt slide out of heavy,double-thickness leather. He relatedthat even during the more strenuousportions of the course, such as running

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The Sidearmor Modular OWB isavailable in black, olive drab and tan.Suggested retail is $74.95not cheap,but quality seldom is.

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That is the punch line to a story thata close friend tells when talkingabout awareness and mindset tohis firearms students. The incidentinvolves a man who, during a midnighttraffic stop, stupidly reached for a ciga-rette lighter that was shaped like asmall semiautomatic pistol in order toshow my friend that it was a harmlessnovelty. As the man turned his headback toward the open window, hereceived the fright of his life after star-ing into the business end of a very realsemiautomatic pistol.

The story is told to illustrate theawareness color code to students. Ihave heard it many times, but recentlyrealized the encounter also illustratesanother important issue: people do thestupidest things when stopped by thepolice.

Trust me on this one.

In the above incident the man inquestion was released from custody afew minutes later, along with a valuableparting gift that consisted of a large wetspot on the front of his pants. Why itseemed necessary for an otherwiseintelligent human to wave around achrome-plated lighter during a night-time traffic stop defies explanation butunfortunately, similar stupid humantricks occur every day in America.Occasionally they are fatal.

The traffic stop is the most commonconfrontation that normal peoplehave with police. Traffic stops, like atrip to the dentist or a visit by I.R.SAgents, often make otherwise normalfolks turn into nervous blitheringidiots. While the phenomenon is under-standable and natural, there are a fewthings to remember when on the receiv-ing end of a traffic stop.

I advise friends that if stopped theyshould: pull over in a safe manner, turnon the interior light at night, roll downthe car window and keep their handsfirmly glued in a normal driving posi-tion on the steering wheel. Anythingless can raise the danger to you. Any-thing more alarms the officer intothinking that you are a frequent flierwho participates in felony vehicle take-downs on a regular basis.

As with any police-citizen interac-tion, maintaining a respectful and com-pliant demeanor will go a long waytoward steering the contact toward asafe and reasonably satisfactory conclu-sion. It might even buy you a warninginstead of a speeding ticket. Unfortu-nately, some people seem bent on talk-ing themselves into a ticket, an arrest oreven more serious trouble because theycant keep their mouth shut for ten min-

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When he turned his head, his temple touched the muzzle of my gun.

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utes. Even if you dont like the officer,his attitude, his department or the Unit-ed States of America, a good tactic is tokeep your opinions to yourself whilestopped.

Perhaps the best safety rule for alltraffic stops is to not do anything fast orunannounced because police officersare trained to take immediate actionupon someone moving around inside avehicle. Quickly reach under the seatfor your wallet and you might findyourself at gunpoint or spread-eagledon the pavement. Moving slowly anddeliberately provides a much betterexperience for everyone involved.

If you are pulled over, the police areobviously going to be interested toknow if you are legally carrying afirearm. To my knowledge, few statesrequire that you declare your carrystatus to a law officer, but I believecommon sense would suggest that sucha mention would be received favorablyby the police.

When the officer approaches, I sug-gest you mention that you are licensedto carry firearms and that there isindeed a firearm in the vehicle or onyour person. If transporting an

fact. If the weapon is secured in a non-passenger compartment, I wouldntcloud the issue by mentioning it unlessthe officer is going to look in that areaas part of a consent search.

Before you crank off the letter sug-gesting, Its my right not to say any-thing let me point out that I complete-ly agree. However, dont come whiningto me about the policeman whostepped on your face after a pistol fellout of your back pocket while youreached for the vehicle registration.

Pistols should not be kept in glovecompartments, center consoles or otherplaces where identification or registra-tion papers are kept. Every police offi-cer can tell a story about a pistol fallingout of someones glove compartment asthe motorist was reaching for paper-work. These situations become a littletense, especially when the motoristinstinctively reaches to prevent theirexpensive pistol from bouncing off thefloorboard.

People keep firearms and weapons inother interesting places, too. Some peo-ple make it a practice to keep their gununder their leg or lying in plain sight.This habit is always good for a laugh

next cocktail partyprovided youhavent been shot.

If you advise the officer that youhave a weapon, there are several possi-ble responses. In our area of the coun-try, most officers will ask to see yourpermit and tell you not to reach nearthe weapon during the remainder ofthe stop. Some officers might ask you tostep out of your vehicle, while othersmight ask to maintain temporary cus-tody of the weapon during the stop.Hopefully you dont run into a badge-heavy creep who will handcuff andfrisk you after self-reporting that youhave a gun. Regardless, do what youare asked because being uncooperativewill only lead to bigger problems.

Should you believe you have beentreated unfairly or even illegally duringthe stop, remain calm. Becoming angrywill only inflame the situation and youessentially have no right of appealalongside the highway. If things havegone badly, especially after you werecompliant or made a good faith effort toinform officers that you were legallycarrying a weapon, take the issue upafterward with supervisors, complaintboards or your private attorney. What-unloaded firearm in the passenger com-partment, I would also mention this

when stopped and will probably resultin some interesting stories to tell at the

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The AR-15/M16 system is very ver-satile, lending itself to dozens ofvariations. As long as one does nothave an AR-15 which falls under thesilly assault rifle ban rules, the basicreceiver can be used to create varioustypes of carbines or rifles to suit onestastes or to duplicate military rifles insemi-auto format.

With this in mind, a couple of yearsago I bought a much-used pre-banAR-15A2 at a local gun shop with theintent to use it as a project gun. I decid-ed to configure this one as a rifle since

I already had a couple of AR-15 car-bines, including an M4 with the 16.1-inch LE/civilian barrel. In fact, Ithought that an AR-15 set-up similar tothe C7A1 rifle used by the Canadians,Dutch and Danes might be interesting,especially for testing ammunition atlonger ranges.

The military select fire C7 wasadopted by Canada in 1984 and wasbased on the M16A2. The Dutch adopt-ed it in 1994. The C7A1 incorporates aflat top receiver to allow the mountingof an optical sight, normally the Cana-

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dian Elcan. The Danes have also adopt-ed the C7A1 for some personnel. Thereare also C8 and C8A1 versions whichare in carbine configuration. Otherunits which use the C8A1 include theSpecial Air Service.

The basic A2 version of the M16which provided the basis for the C7was developed for the USMC to grantlonger-range accuracy with the SS109round. Among noticeable features ofthe M16A2 are the heavy barrels,though on military models the barrel isonly heavy towards the muzzle and isthinner beneath the handguards. Thehandguards themselves are heavy, fulllength, and more effective for heat dis-sipation. The A2 flash suppressor func-tions as a muzzle brake and dampensmuzzle rise. To keep dust from being

kicked up when firing in the proneposition, the flash suppressor does nothave openings at the bottom. The A2also incorporates a case deflectorbehind the ejection port which allows itto be fired more comfortably by left-handed shooters or by right-handedshooters when firing left-handed

around cover.The critical element in the C7A1 is

the ELCAN optical sight. Designed tobe extremely durable, the 3.4x28mmELCAN uses a pointed post reticle thatis very fast once one gets used to it.Once the sight is zeroed, turning thelarge, well-marked dial built into the

Five-shot, 300 yard groupfrom the authors

AR-15/C7A1 using Black Hills 77-grain ammo.

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rear of the base quickly changes eleva-tion. The ELCANs primary competi-tion as a battle rifle sight probablycomes from the ACOG. I like bothsights and probably shoot with theACOG more often. I especially like thefact that the ACOG is compact and,thus, normally choose it for a carbine.

The larger ELCAN, for me at least,seems to make the carbine a bit topheavy, however, on a C7A1-style rifle,the ELCAN balances just right.

Since the AR-15 upon which I wasbasing my semi-auto CR7A1 wasalready an A2 model, all of the workwas really to the upper. I had C&S Met-

all-Werkes, which does a lot of my spe-cialized firearms work, put together anupper for me that incorporated all ofthe C7A1 features, then I added anELCAN scope I already had on hand. Iwas very pleased with the result,which is the only AR-15 in this configu-ration Ive seen.

Ive been using the resulting rifle forthree years or so and remain verypleased with it. It is definitely heavierand longer than the AR-15 carbines Inormally use, but it offers excellentcapability to shoot at longer ranges.Once I had sighted in the ELCAN fortwo hundred meters, it became veryeasy to just dial in the distance atwhich I would be shooting. The scopewould then compensate for bulletdrop. Since I often shoot prone at

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Although I initially started the project ofbuilding a semi-auto C7A1 (since I had aspare AR-15A2 around) I am definitely gladI decided to configure the rifle in this way.If I plan to test .223 SS109 rounds at 300yards plus, its generally the rifle I throw inmy truck. In fact, when I was taking photosfor this column I was shooting Black Hills77-grain .223 ammo and found the comboworked very well together, though theELCANs built-in elevation adjustment isbased on 62-grain bullets. I left the ELCANset for 62-grain SS109 ammo since I have alot of surplus Greek ammo in that weightwhich I shoot through this and my otherAR-15s. Still, groups were very good withthe Black Hills loads.

I have to admit that I use the fact thatthis is my ammo test AR-15 as a bit of anexcuse for having a semi-auto C7A1andit is interesting while watching newsfootage from Iraq or Afghanistan to seetroops using the military version of it or theC8A1 carbine. Since I do write about mili-tary weapons and tactics and have trainedpersonnel from some of the countries thatuse the C7A1, it is also useful for me tohave some idea how this rifle handles. Allof my other reasons for liking my AR-15/C7A1 aside, however, I find this a veryaccurate rifle that really does allow me tothoroughly test heavier-bullet .223 loads.The fact that it is just a little different is anadded bonus!

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Shotgun: A shoulder gun withsmooth-bored barrel(s) primarilyintended for firing multiple small,round projectiles, (shot, birdshot, pellets),larger shot (buck shot), single round balls(pumpkin balls) and cylindrical slugs. Someshotgun barrels have rifling to give betteraccuracy with slugs or greater patternspread to birdshot.

The above definition sounds simpleenough and the purposes of the shotgunremain constant; but the shotgun hasevolved quite a bit since its early days.The Remington and Mossberg pumpshotguns have been the mainstay formany law enforcement agencies andlaw-abiding citizens over the years dueto their low cost, ease of operation, sim-plicity and ruggedness. Ive carriedmany a pump shotgun during mypatrol days, and felt better a time or twoknowing it was at arms length when it

was needed. Ive heard it said that ashotgun can be, and is a lawmans bestfriend when traveling in harms way. Inthe age of the patrol rifle, the patrolshotgun still carries a lot of weight andhas its place. Jeff Cooper has said, Thepurpose of the pistol is to stop a fightthat somebody else has started, almostalways at very short range. The shot-gun fills the gap between the rifle andthe pistol.

The problem with deploying thesemi-auto shotgun to the rank and filepolice officer makes some administra-tors shake in their boots. Transitioningfrom the pump to the semi-auto is atraining issue primarily, and manydepartments dont want to spend thetime or money training their officers onyet another weapon system. Since theprimary firearms training has to focuson handgun proficiency, shotgun train-

ing sometimes takes a back seat. Letsface it. Shotgun training and ammuni-tion is fairly expensive, and mostdepartment admin-heads dont want tohave to deal with it. The excuses aremany, but they just dont hold watersince 9/11. Thankfully, many haverethought the concept of what the policeofficer has to deal with these days, andits the responsibility of the higher-upsto ensure those entrusted are equippedwith the necessary tools to do theirwork. That being said, I believe that thetime has come to embrace the auto-loading shotgun as first line equipmentfor the law enforcement officer.

Call it the patrol shotgun or what-ever you will, the Remington 11-87Police has a well-deserved reputationthese days as reliable and durable. Itssuccess can be attributed to its simplici-ty and ruggedness. It incorporates the

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proven gas operation design of the 11-87,but with improvements that enhance itstactical effectiveness.

Simplicity Factor Number 1: The guncan be carried with six, 2-3/4 inchrounds in the magazine tube, and madeready by simply racking back the boltand releasing it.

Simplicity Factor Number 2: The gunis gas operated as opposed to recoil oper-ated, and the action cushions felt recoilsignificantly which is an issue whentraining police officers, many of whomhave never fired a shotgun before.

Simplicity Factor Number 3: The avail-able ghost ring or rifle sight system isinherently more accurate than the frontbead sight system found on most as-issued shotguns.

Physical characteristics of the 11-87Pshipped to me included a trigger pullwhich released crisply at 4-1/2 pounds.The barrel length was eighteen inches,although a fourteen-inch version is alsoavailable. Choke is improved cylinder.As stated above, felt recoil is significantlyless than the standard pump shotgunthanks primarily to the gas operatingsystem. I typically dread heading out tothe range with a twelve gauge knowing Ihave a truckload of slugs to shoot duringthe course of the day. Although Ivelearned to deal with it over the years,theres just something about the teethrattling recoil that one comes to expectfrom a day like that. I found the 11-87Ppleasant to shoot, even with 3-inch mag-num slugs. The reduction in recoil is thatsignificant, as compared to the pumpshotgun. I found myself wanting toshoot this gun all day long, even whenfiring slugs.

The overall finish of the 11-87P is adull matte parkerized finish, and thecomposite stock complements it well.Weight of the gun unloaded is 8-1/4pounds, and Remington thankfully pro-vides a rubber padded butt pad to fur-ther enhance recoil absorption. Theeighteen-inch version is available with abead sight, rifle sights or ghost ringsights (as delivered). The fourteen-inchversion is available with rifle sights, andthat would be my preference for tacticaluse. Hard points are provided for theaddition of a sling.

Firing the gun with both slugs andbuckshot loads proved the gun to bequite effective. The gun reliably fedeverything we fed it with the exceptionof low recoil offerings. First, I testedthe 11-87P with Remingtons LawEnforcement Standard and Frangible

REMINGTON II-87P

buckshot loads. These loads were 100%reliable. The patterns were consistentand hit where the gun was aimed. Atten yards typical buckshot patternswere about five inchesat fifteen yards,about eleven inches. Remington claimstheir LE 9-pellet buckshot provides atwenty-five percent tighter pattern thantheir previous loads due to one-piececompression wad columns, polymerbuffering materials and hardened pel-lets.

I next fired the gun with Brenneke &Remington slugs at a range of thirtyyards. Most of the slug offerings testedproduced groups of two inches or lesswhen fired off a solid bench rest. TheBrenneke Company has over a centuryof shotgun slug ammunition design suc-cess, as outlined in Louis Awerbucksarticle in the April 2004 issue of S.W.A.T.It is well worth the read, and if Louisrecommends them, I would certainlyagree. I obtained three of their slugloads to test against the comparableRemington Slugger.

First up were the Brenneke SuperSabots, which launch a 490-grain hunkof lead downrange. The factory recom-

ing such recommendations, I chose tofire it from our smooth bore 11-87P justto see what it would do. Results werenot that great, but still adequate forgovernment work. My thirty-yardgroups hovered around four to fiveinches.

Next up, I fired the Brenneke lowrecoil one-ounce load, which did notcycle the action of the shotgun. This 11-

lunch here. The 11-87P is designed todigest full power loads, and I would notrecommend anything but that whendeployed or training. Despite the non-cycling of the low power loads, theywere very accurate. The gun producedslightly over one-inch groups at thirtyyards. This load also resulted in over afifty-percent hit rate on a six-inch diam-eter metal plate at one hundred yards

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87P will not cycle the low recoil loadsoffered on the market, and it makessense that it does not. There is no free

more than adequate for center mass hitson a typical B-27 silhouette target.

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Many dangerous encounters can bebroken down into three distinctphases; Pre-Conflict, Conflict andPost-Conflict. Most training programsare not designed to dissect these phasesin order to create a management tech-nique. Now individuals can be armedwith more than just physical tools, theyhave a Crisis Management System thatworks.

In the initial stages of an assault theindividual can sometimes be overloadedwith stimuli and fail to cover all thebases. By chunking the event down intobite size pieces you can better cope withthe event.

To start out with the Pre-Conflictphase we must make one caveatif youare reading this you have taken theresponsibility to prepare. By prepare wemean training, practice and expandingyour knowledge and experience base.With that being said we can all start froma known point. The first thing we wantto do during the Pre-Conflict phase is to

medium or high) so that we can makeappropriate decisions. The next impor-tant aspect will be maintaining situation-al awareness in a 360 degree, three-dimensional field. We must then developand understand our spherical personalspace. From there we familiarize our-selves with the common threat indicatorsand plug those into our 360x3D situa-tional awareness.

If or when we pick up on a likelythreat indicator, we want to considermaneuvering to a position of advan-tageplaces where we have greater tac-tical control if the situation deteriorates.The deterioration of the situation caneither be slow and gradual or it can beinstantaneous and without warning. Wealso want to ensure the threat indicatorswe are picking up are directed at us andnot someone else in close proximity. Ifwe are approached we want to maintainour momentum or get it going, keepmoving and don't stop. Use positive ver-bal de-escalation techniques along with

might have been able to diffuse the situa-tion or it may have been taken to thenext levelConflict.

During the conflict phase we want tobegin our target discrimination process,start processing with the available infor-mation, which for the most part mightnot be too hard when it is in your face.The two physical aspects here you wantto consider are 1) a public safe haven(can you make it to a more public loca-tion?) and 2) obstacles.

If there is no public safe haven, startlooking for anything to put betweenthem and youa car, chair or even atrashcan. It will probably be clear at thispoint the situation is deteriorating, butthe use of forceful verbal commands maydistract, dissuade or call attention toyour situation. As the situation escalatesout of your control more and more, theuse of some form of a force continuumwill be necessary. Your movementand/or verbal commands may not haveworked or worked quickly enough and

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chemical deterrents, high intensity lights,contact weapons and lastly, lethal force.Albeit not every situation will call for allof these tools and in some situations itmay be clear where you need to gofast. The point is if you don't have somesort of force options then you might findyourself unprepared.

Once you have committed to someaction remember the SAS model, no notthe elite British unit, but surprise, aggres-sion and speed. Whatever you are goingto do, utilize surprise to the best of yourability, be forceful with your action andmove as quickly as the techniques andtactics allow. You must have a commit-ment to winning and going home even ifthat means getting hurt or inflictingdamage on someone else if necessary.

So, you manage to escape unharmedor by a very thin hair, now what? Weenter the Post-Conflict phase, which hasvery important aspects that must beaddressed. You need to be sure the fightis actually over and you are not experi-encing a lull. Was this the only threat orare there more you will have to dealwith and if so, where? If you have beenworking with a group, such as your fam-ily, you might have preplanned in case

of an emergency they move to a publicsafe haven or if none is present to a rallypoint of some sort. If that was the case,you may want to cautiously move backto the RP. One thing is for sure; you bet-ter keep your eyes open for secondarythreats or attacks and where the closestpiece of cover/concealment is located.You may not have had time in the initialengagement, but there is no excuse now.

At this point in the game you want tobe thinking about conducting somereload or even consolidating yourammunition. Of course, it goes withoutsaying you must notify the properauthorities in a timely manner to theevent and be prepared to meet and pro-vide a statement. However, if you arenot sure the fight is over then seeking anescape that geographically separates youfrom the attack site is a good idea. Ulti-mately, you will have to assess or insome cases reassess your situation.

Now you have the makings of aneffective and complete management toolfor dangerous situations. Obviously thisformat doesn't permit greater detail, butit serves its purpose of getting you toponder this tool. The Pre-Conflict phasewill force you to be thinking and prepar-

ing for eventualities, but more impor-tantly developing a plan. Once the situa-tion has deteriorated into the Conflictphase you cannot be thinking only aboutgoing to your gun, there are severalother aspects you need to be consider-ing. The Post-Conflict phase is the timeto regroup and create additional "micro-strategies" for near future events, but italso ensures you indeed finished theoriginal fight.

The point of this whole message isthere is more to a fight than just thefight, there is the before and after. If youhave a solid tool at your disposal such asthe Crisis Management System youstand a good chance of avoiding (bestcase) or dealing (worst case) with theevent. This by no means is the "solu-tion," but it definitely provides you themeans to develop a better one on yourown.

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Eye protection is something thatneeds to be taken very seriously.You only have two eyes and theyarent replaceable. Most eye injuries arepreventable. Wearing appropriate eyeprotection is essential.

According to a 1980 survey conduct-ed by the Labor Departments Bureau ofLabor Statistics (BLS), nearly three outof four workers who received eyeinjuries on the job were not wearing eyeprotection. Approximately forty percentof the injured workers who were wear-ing eye protection were wearing thewrong kind of eye protection for the job.

Goggles generally offer the best pro-tection for the eyes. The BLS surveyshowed that ninety-four percent of theinjuries to workers wearing eye protec-tion resulted from objects or chemicalsgoing around or under the eye protec-tion. Nearly seventy percent of theinjuries were the result of flying parti-cles, with nearly three-fifths of theobjects smaller than a pinhead. The BLS

survey found that only six percent ofthe workers that were injured whilewearing eye protection were wearinggoggles.

Todays tactical goggles are farremoved from the archaic World War II-era military sun, wind and dust (SWD)goggle. The growth of the sports-gogglemarket has led to profound advance-ments in goggle design, including moreeffective anti-fog designs, improvedcomfort, anatomical fit, rapid strapadjustment, optical-quality lenses,wider field of view and accommodationof eyeglasses or prescription lensinserts. Todays impact-resistant poly-carbonate lenses are twenty timesstronger than glassand six timeslighter.

Many of the advancements in designhave been in features designed to pre-vent or reduce the number one nemesisof gogglesfogging. As anyone whohas worn goggles knows, fogging canbe a big problem. All of the fogging of

goggles is caused by a difference in tem-perature and humidity. To overcomethis problem, goggle designers haveincorporated such features as doublelenses, anti-fog coatings and ventilationports. Although no goggle is one hun-dred percent fog-free given the right setof circumstances, some of todays bettergoggles come close.

Hatch Corp. recently sent S.W.A.T., itsBOSS 6000 goggle for review. In caseyou are wondering, BOSS stands forBallistic Optical Safety System. TheBOSS isn't a sports goggle in tacticalblack being marketed as a tactical gog-gle. The BOSS 6000 was designed fromthe ground up as a tactical goggle.

In designing the BOSS 6000, Hatchstates that they worked in direct cooper-ation with tactical operators to create ahybrid tactical goggle, embodying char-acteristics of both sunglasses and gog-gles. Designed by SWAT for SWAT, asthe catalogue puts it. All components onthe BOSS 6000 are user replaceable.

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The American National StandardsInstitute (ANSI) sets the requirements todesign, construct, test and use eye-pro-tection devices. ANSI Z80.3 sets the gen-eral-purpose requirements for eye-wearincluding optical quality andimpact resistance. However, the ANSIZ87.1-2003 standard is the minimumrequirement for safety glasses, gogglesand eye shields used by employeesunder OSHA certification. The BOSS6000 meets both these standards.

The BOSS 6000 features an anti-fog,dual-pane, polycarbonate thermal lensfor maximum anti-fog protection. Airsealed between the inner and outer lens-es helps equalize the temperaturesbetween the two surfaces, reducing thepotential for fogging. An anti-fog coat-ing is also employed on the lens to pre-vent or reduce fogging by minimizingcondensation.

The outer pane has an anti-scratchcoating. A clear lens is standard, smoketint and yellow tint lenses are available.The lenses provide 100% UV protection.A prescription lens insert is available formost prescriptions. The lenses are opti-cally correct with no distortion.

The BOSS 6000 features what Hatch

refers to as On-the-Fly tear-offs. Avail-able in clear, smoke and yellow, the tear-offs are designed to allow the wearer toquickly remove debris, such as mud, orto adjust for changing light conditionsduring tactical operations. The On-the-Fly tear-offs feature a large side tab witha finger hole for easy removal.

The BOSS 6000 features a matte black,rigid, aircraft aluminum-alloy frame,with replaceable, soft, hypoallergenicfoam where the goggle contacts the face.The rigid aluminum frame is a revolu-tionary approach to goggle design. Itweighs no more than a polymer framebut prevents the lens from flexing,thereby providing dimensionally stableoptics. The BOSS 6000 frame features areplaceable elastomer rubber nosepiecethat is designed to provide protection tothe bridge of the nose. The BOSS 6000 islightweight and comfortable to wear.

Designed to provide 100% peripheralvision, while at the same time featuringa low profile design, the BOSS 6000 fitsvirtually every helmet and allows foroptimal long gun sighting, including theuse of scopes and other sights in theproper proximity to the operators eye.It has a self-centering elastic headband

strap thats easily adjusted while thegoggle is being worn.

The goggles have ventilation zoneson the brow, sides and sides of the nose-piece. Hatch has recently revised thefoam system on the BOSS 6000. They'renow using a "foam cage" system inplace of the old adhesive foam. Thefoam is attached to a thin plastic gasketthat is locked to the frame by the instal-lation of the head strap. This was a run-ning change that has just been imple-mented. The new foam system providesa better all-around seal without the gapsin the side that the prior version had.

In summary, the Hatch BOSS 6000 isan innovative goggle that's an excellentchoice for the tactical operator. EachBOSS 6000 goggle comes with a hardshell carrying-case and one smoke tinttear-off.

SOURCE:Hatch, Inc.Dept. S.W.A.T.1600 Emerson AvenueOxnard, CA 93033(800) 767-1343www.hatch-corp.comS.W.A.T. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 37www.swatmag.com

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Do you know anyone who would:(1) write a letter publicly declar-ing that he is committing a feder-al felony, (2) send it to the governor, themayor and the chief of police, and (3)dare the authorities to arrest him?

A small but dedicated band offirearms owners in Canada has done allthree. These folks formed the groupcalled the Canadian UnregisteredFirearms Owners Association(CUFOA). They have proclaimed thatthey will not obey Canadas nationalfirearms registration and owner licens-ing law (the Firearms Act of 1995).

ARREST US!In a May 2004 open letter to the Min-

ister of Public Safety and EmergencyPreparedness, CUFOA presented itscase plainly. The Firearms Act violatesthe Canadian Charter of Rights andFreedoms. It has not reduced crime.Over $1 billion has been wasted on thispolicy disaster.

What is more, CUFOA pointed outthat eight of ten provincial govern-ments have chosen not to support orenforce the federal Firearms Act.CUFOA members have publiclydemonstrated against the law. Theyalso have fully identified themselvesand declared their willful refusal toobey the law that requires them to reg-ister all of their long guns and obtainlicenses. Their disobedience is not triv-ialfailing to comply with the FirearmsAct can draw a prison term of up to tenyears.

CUFOAs May 2004 letter challengesthe authorities: Arrest us. Charge us.Take us to court! Following thisCUFOA letter, one of the leaders sent asigned declaration directly to PrimeMinister Paul Martin that identifies hisfirearm by serial number and declaresthat he will not register it or obtain alicense to own it. This follow-up letter

natory CUFOA members have not beenarrested.

UNCOMMON VALORWhy is CUFOA committing this open

act of civil disobedience? The members,who include professionals, farmers,small business owners and retired citi-zens, want to have the Firearms Actinvalidated by the courts and repealedby Parliament. CUFOA aims to maketheir challenge as public as possible inthe media and in the courts. CUFOAwill not silently obeyCUFOA willloudly disobey.

In the western provinces of Canada,the Firearms Act is quite unpopular.Western Canadians view the Act as theresult of pressure by the highly popu-lated, urbanized left-leaning provincesof Ontario and Quebec that controltheir Parliament. CUFOA members andothers who attended a CUFOA confer-ence in May, 2004, told me personallythat most western Canadians who ownlong guns are simply refusing to obeythe Act. Statistics suggest that some400,000 Canadians are violating the

TOO LATE TO WIN?Since the 1930s, Canadian laws have

required gun owner licenses and regis-tration for handguns. Three generationsof Canadians have grown up acceptingthese laws. In the 1990s, the laws wereexpanded to require safety training,owner testing and safe storage, aswell as registration and owner licensingfor all guns. The laws ban private pos-session of many styles of firearms, andeven require permits to buy ammuni-tion.

To obtain a license for a handgun, aCanadian must give authorities a validreason. Attendees of the CUFOA semi-nar told me that self-defense is not a validreason. Hunting is finehome defenseis not.

Is civil disobedience in 2004 going towork? That largely depends uponwhether the hearts and minds of Cana-dians can be awakened to understandwhat is at stake. And that is one majorplace where the Canadian situation dif-fers from the American situation.

Canada does not have anything likethe U.S. Second Amendment to guaran-tee the legal right to keep and beararms. Certainly CUFOA points up thelong tradition of a legal right tofirearms that was declared in the Eng-lish Bill of Rights of 1689. Yet that Bill ofRights is not a constitution that standsas a foundation for their nation. TheBritish Parliament has practicallybanned private firearms ownershipentirely, in spite of the English Bill ofRights. The Canadian Parliament like-wise has imposed a vast gun controlprogram that treats gun ownership as agovernment-granted privilege.

Although many Canadians cherishindividual freedom, Canada does nothave a broad cultural understandingthat such freedom must be won andpreserved by force of citizens arms. Incontrast, Americans every year com-

ENEMY AT THE GATE

COURAGEOUS CANADIANS BY RICHARD W. STEVENS

Their disobedienceis not trivialfailingto comply with theFirearms Act can

draw a prison termof up to ten years.38 S.W.A.T. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 www.swatmag.com

lists 12 specific reasons why theFirearms Act violates the rights ofCanadians. As of this writing, the sig-

national gun law. There may not beenough prison space to house all of thenoncompliant gun owners in Canada.

memorate on July 4 a long and bloodywar fought by citizen soldiers for inde-pendence from Great Britain.

ENEMY AT THE GATE

So CUFOA and other pro-rightsCanadians have to struggle overdifficult and uncharted politicalterrain. They must move gun own-ers into action, and then moveother citizens into the pro-rightscolumn. Those are tough jobs.

WHEN GUN LAWS BECOME ACCEPTABLECanadas example shows what

happens when people fail to standup early for the right to self-defense and for gun ownershiprights. So long as the people givein, the laws that restrict, tax, limitand prohibit firearms possessionand ownership can multiply.When the gun laws becomeacceptable and long-standing, thenit is mighty difficult to uproot andabolish them.

These reasons explain whyAmerican gun owners mustoppose every new gun law andcontinue to lobby to reverse thoseon the books. When the oppositionfalters, then gun prohibition canspeedily advance. Gun prohibi-tionists will not stop pushing until

all private citizens are disarmedand forbidden to have anyweapons (to include swords andknives as in Australia and else-where).

Canadians filled their cup withgun prohibition; perhaps Canadi-an peaceful civil disobedience nowcan dump it. American gun own-ers, take notice.

REFERENCES:Canadian Unregistered FirearmsOwners Association,www.cufoa.ca

Law-abiding UnregisteredFirearms Owners, www.lufa.ca

F. L. Morton. 2002. How theFirearms Act (Bill C-68) Violates theCharter of Rights and Freedoms.www.rfocbc.com/news/morton-full.html

[Richard W. Stevens is author (withAaron Zelman) of Death by GunControl: The Human Cost of Vic-tim Disarmament, which is availableat www.jpfo.org.]S.W.A.T. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 39www.swatmag.com

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Just as an infant learns to crawl beforehe walks, one must be proficient in thefundamentals of marksmanship beforelearning more complex skills. This is whyall the better training organizations in thecountry set standards and also require pre-requisites for certain courses. GunsiteAcademy, Inc. has three carbine courseswhich progress in a natural order, taking astudent from the basics to advanced tech-niques.

The first of the three is the 223 BasicCarbine. Students attending this class willbe introduced to the fundamentals ofusing the carbine, will learn several firingpositions and fire at ranges as close asthree yards and as far as three hundred.They will be taught basic tactics, and willbe able to perform single snap shots on ahead target from twenty-five yards in twoseconds, and a pair of shots to the bodyfrom fifty yards in two and one half sec-onds. Among many topics taught, stu-dents will learn basic foot movement, andwill be introduced to the concept of transi-tioning to the pistol if the carbine malfunc-tions. The 250 Basic Pistol is a prerequisitefor this course.

Things speed up quite a bit in the 556Advanced Carbine course. Picking upwhere 223 left off, 556 has more emphasison fighting with the carbine vice learninghow to shoot it. While some positions,such as supine, rollover and SBU pronewere introduced in 223, they are expandedand used more in 556. Shooting movingtargets while the shooter is also movingcan be a real eye-opener in 556. More pairsand hammers are fired in 556, and the stu-dent is introduced to the concept of the

Non Standard response (NSR), where hewill fire as many rounds as needed to stopthe threata five to six round NSR is notuncommon. Ten or more tactical simulatorruns, using both outdoor and indoor sim-ulators may be conducted. It is in this classwhere students are first introduced toforce-on-force training using less-lethalammunition. Both the 250 Basic Pistol andthe 223 Basic Carbine are prerequisites forthe 556.

The final evolution of Gunsites carbinecourses is the Carbine Tactical Problems,or CTP. The 250, 223 and 556 are allrequired before attending CTP.

I recently attended CTP to further myown skills and to report on it to you.

EQUIPMENT USEDFor the class I used a pre-ban Olympic

Arms carbine with an M4-type barrel.Sidearm was a Kimber TLE/RL. Bothfirearms were equipped with the newSureFire X200 light. The Kimber had theX200 mounted on the integral rail, while Iused First Samcos M44 handguard tomount their vertical foregrip and the lightat the six oclock position.

Iron sights for the carbine were the XSsame plane rear sight with the XS tritiumstrip post front. An EOTech M550 wasmounted on the First Samco handguard.The Kimber wore an XS Big Dot frontsight with tritium insert, while the rearsight was the standard Kimber sight witha milled U rear notch.

I used a Sidearmor holster (see reviewin this issue) for the Kimber on a Black-Hawk pistol belt with BlackHawks WebBelt and Web Gear harness. Magazine and

GUNLearning to use firearmsfor self-defense is an evolutionary process.

Liz Dreeland fights her way throughthe West Wash while trying out Range-master Pat Rogers LMT MonolithicRail Platform carbine.

Students enter ashoot house asRange OfficerTim Lau follows.

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Spistol carriers were from 3-gun Gear. To the belt Ialso added an SOE dump pouch that I purchasedfrom Lightfighter Tactical. Finally, I added an Indi-vidual Gunshot Trauma Kit from Tac-Ord Manufac-turingpays to be careful.

Ball ammunition used was 55-gr. FMJ for the car-bine and 230-gr. FMJ for the pistol, both from BlackHills. No sense going to school and taking anythingbut the best. Frangible ammo for both firearms foruse in the indoor shoot houses was from Interna-tional Cartridge Corporation.

THE CLASSOnce more I was lucky enough to have Pat

Rogers as the Rangemaster for this course. When itcomes to realistic training with a carbine, manyconsider him to be the man. Assisting Rogers forCTP was Ben Lenett and Tim Lauboth of whomare full-time law enforcement officers as well asGunsite instructors.

The class began in Gunsites modern, comfort-able classroom for registration, a safety briefing anda short course review. Then it was off to the rangefor a warm-up and to review our skills.

The first drill shot was the SOTG (Special Opera-tions Training Group) qualification course. Thiscourse is used to qualify the Marines and Sailors ofthe Force Reconnaissance Companies who are withthe Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special OperationsCapable) or MEU (SOC). This is a great course offire, which includes shooting from as far away asfifty yards and as close as three. It includes manynecessary skills including shooting on the move,transitioning to the pistol, strong and weak handonly, and multiple targets. We would perform thisqualification every morning for the rest of theweek. Other drills on the square range took up theremainder of the first day.

The second day started with more work on thesquare range honing our skills. After lunch, Rogers

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gave a brief chalk talk in the classroom involvingtwo-man team tactics and then it was off to theshoot house for individual live fire runs.

The third day saw the class forming up into two-man teams. Outside of the qualification course inthe morning, the next three days would be spent inboth outdoor and indoor simulators working asteams. Since there were an odd number of studentsin the class, I was lucky enough to be part of a three-man team on several occasions. We quickly learnedthat even though having more guns on target is gen-erally a good thing it added to the complexity of theproblems, as maintaining strict muzzle disciplinebecame more difficult. Communication betweenteam members was critical.

The fourth day was more of the same, but it wasfar from boring! As the week progressed, the live-fire scenarios became increasingly difficult andincluded increasing numbers of shoot/no-shoot tar-gets.

Taking a break late in the afternoon, the classenjoyed a great dinner at Little Thumb Butte Bedand Breakfast. If you are taking a course at Gunsite,this facility is highly recommended. Proprietor AnnHarrington is not only a gracious host, but also agreat cook. The day ended with a night shoot in anindoor simulator.

The final day of the five-day course had the two-man teams conducting force-on-force training usingSimunition guns and ammunition. Students worea paintball style helmet supplemented with thenormal eye protection. At close range, Sims roundshit hard and are capable of breaking the outer skin.Students also wore chest/groin protection, whilelong sleeves and gloves were optional. As is alwaysthe case at Gunsite, the scenarios were well scriptedand as realistic as possible, making this a valuabletraining aid, and not a high-tech game of paintball.

After a team would complete an exercise, PatRogers had them stay in the shoot house and then

SOURCES:Gunsite Academy Inc.Dept. S.W.A.T.2900 W. Gunsite RoadPaulden, AZ 86334-4301(928) 636-4565www.gunsite.com

BlackHawk Industries, Inc.Dept. S.W.A.T.4050 Brookside Ct.Norfolk, VA 23502(800) 694-5263www.blackhawk.com

Black Hills AmmunitionDept. S.W.A.T.P.O. Box 3090Rapid City, SD 57709-3090(605) 348-5150www.black-hills.com

Buchanan Bagworks (3 Gun Gear)Dept. S.W.A.T.P.O. Box 8962Scottsdale, AZ 85252(480) 970-8706www.3gungear.com

EOTechDept. S.W.A.T.3600 Green Court, Ste. 400Ann Arbor, MI 48113(734) 741-8868www.eotech-inc.com

First SamcoDept. S.W.A.T.1300 Industrial Hwy. Suite B-3Southampton, PA 18966(215) 355-2621www.firstsamco.com

International Cartridge CorporationDept. S.W.A.T.RR 3 Box 211-AReynoldsville, PA 15851814) 938-6820www.internationalcartridge.com

Kimber AmericaDept. S.W.A.T.One Lawton St.Yonkers, NY 10705(800) 880-4218www.kimberamerica.com

Lightfighter TacticalDept. S.W.A.T.15858A Fort Campbell Blvd.Oak Grove, KY 42262(800) 639-5938www.lightfighter.com

Little Thumb Butte Bed and BreakfastDept. S.W.A.T.1252 Morgan Ranch Rd.Paulden, AZ 86334(928) 636-4413www.littlethumb.net

Olympic Arms, Inc.Dept. S.W.A.T.624 Old Pacific Highway S.E.Olympia, WA 98513(360) 923-5812 ext. 101www.olyarms.com

SidearmorDept. S.W.A.T.7810 N. Highway 89, Ste. 320Flagstaff, AZ 86004(928) 526-4379www.sidearmor.com

SureFire LLC.Dept. S.W.A.T.18300 Mt. Baldy CircleFountain Valley, CA 92708(800) 828-8809www.surefire.com

Tac-Ord Manufacturing Corp.Dept. S.W.A.T.2228 E. Commercial St.Meridian, ID 83642(208) 288-1450www.tac-ord.com

XS Sight SystemsDept. S.W.A.T.2401 Ludelle StreetFort Worth, TX 76105(888) 744-4880www.xssights.com

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act as aggressors for the next team. Thiswas particularly enlightening as stu-dents could see possible errors made bytheir classmatesand learn from theirmistakes.

SUMMARYThe first day of the class I experienced

several malfunctions with my carbine.The malfunction presented itself as notfully ejecting before the bolt started toreturn into battery. The malfunction wasexacerbated by the fact that a secondround was simultaneously attempting tofeed. The only thing I had changedrecently had been to add an aftermarketstock. This particular stock takes theshort buffer used with the collapsiblestock. That evening I switched out thestock for a standard A1 stock and thestandard buffer and spring. No furtherproblems were experiencednot one.

Several members of the class hadproblems with their frangible ammo(not ICC), but I had no problems and theInternational Cartridge loads performedvery well.

A Marine Captain had the forwardportion of the bolt for his Bushmastercarbine shear off on the second day.

The previous week in a 556 class, sixEOTech sights died early on, and PatRogers advised me to standby for trou-ble with mine. While it worked asadvertised all week on a single set ofAA batteries, it gives one cause forreflection.

Overall I found this course to be avery intensive five days of training. Irecommend it very highly.

Taking advantage of cover and distance,one student opens a door while his part-ner covers the threat area.


Pat Rogers says, The search forperfect gear is never ending.Unfortunately, unless you are in awell-funded military or police organi-zation, your wallet is the fundingsource for the search.

These days there is plenty of per-fect gear out there to look at. Some ofit is great and some is not as great. Therest? Well, its destined for that card-board box in the back of the closettheone where we store all of the perfectgear that turned out not so perfect afterall.

Having worked nights during themajority of my career, I am extremelypartial to lights on my duty weapons. Itis quite difficult to hit what you cannotsee and absent certain limited and exi-gent circumstances, you will not have

justification to shoot anything that youcannot identify as a threat.

SureFire lights are an excellent prod-uct and generally they are the Aanswer. However, their products some-times are cost prohibitive. You mayneed to look at other options, eitherbecause of financial realities or the enti-ty you work for. Some neither supplythe needed gear nor encourage thetroops to modify issued gear.

Lets take a look at a few alternativesthat may give us the light we need inlow light situations while making lifeeasier with the bosswhether its yoursergeant or the House Commander.

TRS L-44 LIGHT MOUNTDon Lazzarini is the rangemaster and

a former SWAT officer for a good-sized

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right: A non-scientific compari-son of the beam from SureFiressix-volt shotgun system on theleft with the TRS L-44 on theright. The Streamlights headwas adjusted to its wide-anglemode in this photo. Distancefrom the lights to the wall was7.5 yards.

far right: The TRS L-44 shotgunlight mount with Streamlightsplastic rechargeable Stinger light.It is a dedicated and purpose-built system.

below: A close-up view of theTRS L-44 mount with the Stream-light Stinger. (Photo courtesy ofCountycomm.com)


agency in the San Francisco Bay area.Looking for a less expensive shotgunlight mount, Don designed the TRS L-44 mount and put it into production.County Comm Government ProductsGroup distributes the TRS L-44.

The setup replaces the factory fore-arm with one molded for a StreamlightStinger flashlight. The lights on/offswitch is accessed through a circularopening on the underside of the fore-arm, at the front of the tube. On theinside of the tube, at the 12 oclock posi-tion, is a cutout for the lights chargingplate. Additionally, there is a metallatch to secure the flashlight inside thetube.

Don designed the mount around theStreamlight Stinger for a couple of dif-ferent reasons. He felt that it gave better

light options, having an adjustablehead. The light is rechargeable and isalso less expensive in terms of initialoutlay and sustainment.

While the mount appears to be a bitbulky at first, it lost that feel to me withpractice. The location of the switchallows either left or right-handers touse the light equally well. It does feelawkward at first if you are used to theSureFire forearm and its tape switch.

Two significant San Francisco Bayarea police departments have adoptedthis system for their shotguns and someof their AR-15s. In one instance, I wastold that the savings in batteries alonecovered the cost of the TRS mounts andthe Stinger lights. According to one sen-ior firearm instructor, one agency wasable to get a TRS L-44 mount and a

Streamlight Stinger for each of theirthree hundred shotguns at a cost ofabout $100 a weapon by buying inmass.

A deputy on my graveyard patrolshift has had one of the TRS L-44mounts on his issue shotgun for the lastseveral months. This shotgun spendsten hours a night getting bounced andjarred around in the rack. In addition toits time on patrol, I made an effort toget this shotgun to as many range ses-sions as possible. Multiple trips to therange with the light installed have notresulted in any damage to the light orthe bulb. On one occasion, I ran onesleeve (fifty rounds) of our issue 00Buck ammunition (Federal LE132reduced recoil load) through theweapon as quickly as I could load and

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fire it. Again, there was no damage toany part of the system. This system hasheld up very well during the time wehave had it. Actually, it has performedbeyond my expectations.

Don Lazzarini has stated that Stream-light is developing an LED head thatwill hopefully increase run time to aboutfifteen hours. He added that Streamlightis working to develop a non-recharge-able version of the Stinger for the mili-tary. This will allow their use of thismount in circumstances that may pre-clude the ability to recharge the batter-ies.

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