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Stop Marksmanship Training
Since this organization is very gun friendly and dedicated to knowledge I should now have your attention. I just said it and will reiterate. STOP MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING IN…
Read articleAimpoint T-1 Pistol Mounting: Historical Reliability Lessons
A historical account of older Aimpoint T-1 failures on pistol mounts, battery-contact changes, warranty support, and lessons for validating optics in unusual recoil environments.
Read articleFollow Up on TC 3-22.9
A year ago, we finished the last edits on the TC 3-22.9 that published in May of 2016. For those that have taken the time to read this…
Read articleInstitutional Inertia
“My greatest contribution as the chief of staff was to nourish the mavericks.” – GEN Matthew Ridgway, Commander, 82ND Airborne Division (1942-1945) and Chief of Staff, United States…
Read articleThe Do Everything Carbine
We see rifles set up for Close Quarte Battle (CQB), Designated Marksman (DM), Special Purpose Rifle (SPR), General Purpose (GP) and a myriad of other acronyms. While I…
Read articleSierra Tac 2 Point Adjustable Sling
I had this sling on a rifle from February 2016 to January 2017 as a T&E at request of the owner/designer. The Sierra Tac sling is similar to…
Read articlePushing Shooting Capabilities Beyond Qualification
Minimum qualification standards do not define competence. Harder, measurable drills can expose weaknesses and guide deliberate practice without sacrificing safety.
Read articleLeading Fighting Men
This is one man’s musings, and over the course of my career they are things that I wanted from my leaders. As such, I have tried hard to…
Read articleNight Vision Quick Focus Caps
Using NVG’s for a multitude of Law Enforcement tasks presents some challenges from typical white light jobs. One of those challenges is that the NVG is focused at…
Read articleSpeed Costs Money……
Speed costs money, how fast do ya wanna go With the election upon us, it seems as if everyone now wants to buy, buy, buy firearms and gear…
Read articleNicKydex AIWB Roland Holster Review
***UPDATE 12/10/2019 – We have received multiple reports of slow to nonexistent follow up on orders. Use at your own risk.*** Before we begin, let’s set some baselines…
Read articleOverwatch Precision TAC Flat Face Trigger Review
Before we begin, let’s set some baselines to see if this review will be relevant to you. This was not a scientific, standards based, control group study.…
Read articleSOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 2
So here is where I’m going to break down the rounds that I fired through the gun during the review. One important thing to note is, I fired…
Read articleSOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 1
So……about 6 months ago P&S was contacted by Michael Mihalski, who owns Sons of Liberty Gun Works, about reviewing one of his turnkey rifles, cause unlike most manufacturers,…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 3 of 3
By Aaron Moyer Welcome back to our three-part series on anti-gun debate, and thanks for sticking with me so far! In Part 1, we discussed the goals of…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 2 of 3
By Aaron Moyer And we’re back with Part 2 of our three-part series on anti-gun debate. In Part 1 , we discussed the goals of this series and the…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 1 of 3
By Aaron Moyer As a politically-involved civilian firearms owner, I’ve been in many debates about the role of guns in American society. Every time this happens, I find…
Read articleReal Threats To Our 2nd Amendment
We don’t do political posts on Primary & Secondary. In case anyone wonders, we are extremely Pro 2nd Amendment. A majority of the staff are current or former…
Read articleNINE PRINCIPALS OF WAR AND HOW THEY RELATE TO LE SWAT OPERATIONS
Credit is typically given to Clausewitz for the modern principals of war. I will attempt to break these down as they relate to LE SWAT missions. I did…
Read articleThe Sig Sauer P320 RX Review
Editor’s Update: September 2026 Historical context: This review documents a 2016 P320 RX package and an early-production Romeo1 test optic. Its pricing, configuration, and product comparisons reflect that…
Read articleSOLGW Carbine Final Assessment With Matt Shockey
Matt Shockey provides his final assessment of the Sons of Liberty Gun Works carbine evaluated for Primary & Secondary, with context for interpreting a long-term rifle review.
Read articleLow Ready / High Ready Again
I recently read an article that was espousing the benefits of high ready over low ready. Within the article the author stated that one explanation for high ready…
Read articleRadical Firearms/Primary & Secondary
After hearing from our reviewer Shockey that Radical Firearms had visited his place of employment I felt it necessary to inform our readers as to why our review…
Read article“Candid and Unbiased”
Primary & Secondary was founded with the purpose of providing current and accurate information to people that need it. Based on our mission this write up is necessary…
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