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Writing an AAR, the How and Why: Enabling Continual Learning

January 10, 2018

Philosopher George Santayana once stated, “…When experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” Taking professional training classes, or even just going to the range to perform drills, provides an opportunity to learn and evolve. A great way to ensure that lessons,… read more »

Changes to the Rifle Qualification for the Army

January 9, 2018

For Walkthrough Wednesday, we are going to be discussing the Draft qualification for the M4A1, and what changes will be coming about as a result of it. The reference for this discussion is the 82nd IWTS NCO Professional Development PowerPoint. To refresh your memory, the current qualification consists of three tables: Prone Supported, Prone Unsupported,… read more »

B.E. Meyers MAWL Adopted By French GIGN

January 8, 2018

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that the MAWL-DA has been selected by the French National Gendarmerie’s elite police tactical unit, the GIGN, as their official individual NIR/VIS weapon laser and illuminator. The GIGN is currently upgrading legacy systems, and has begun to integrate new technologies with the unit’s available weapons platforms…. read more »

P&S ModCast 129 – Gun Nerds 11: The Road To The M17 Pistol

January 5, 2018

Primary & Secondary ModCast The Panel discusses the history of military sidearms leading up to the testing and acceptance of the M17 pistol. Host: Matt Landfair Panel: Phil Axelrod Bruce Gray Ash Hess Jack Lewis Mike Lewis Episode sponsors: Forge Tactical Training – https://forgetactical.com/ Faxon Firearms – http://faxonfirearms.com/ Our Patreon can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/PrimaryandSecondary… read more »

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. Announces Caylen Wojcik as Latest Brand Ambassador

December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017 (Redmond, WA) B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is proud to announce that Caylen Wojcik has been appointed its newest Brand Ambassador. Caylen is a renowned subject matter expert on long range, precision rifle shooting and is no stranger to B.E. Meyers. Over the past several years Caylen has worked with the B.E…. read more »

B.E. Meyers & Co. MAWL Now in FDE

November 22, 2017

November 22, 2017 (Redmond, WA) B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. has now released the Flat Dark Earth (FDE) version of its Modular Advanced Weapon Laser (MAWL), just in time for the holiday season. It has the same specifications, ergonomics, and modularity as the standard MAWL, and at the same price. All models of the MAWL™, including the MAWL-DA, MAWL-CLAD, and MAWL-C1+… read more »

A Beginner’s Guide to Ruck Marching

November 8, 2017

I am currently assigned as an Infantry OSUT commander (Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one 14-week course). As such, I manage the training for between 600 and 800 new trainees over the course of the year and ensure that they meet the standards for and are validated to become Infantrymen in… read more »

The Story of the Flex Releasable Cummerbund Kit and the Birth Arbor Arms

October 17, 2017

“Oh, FRCK IT” I thought to my self as I teetered on the gunnel tube of a 32 foot Rigid Inflatable Boat skipping down lake Thar Thar, Iraq at 20 knots. But I’m getting ahead of myself, this story starts almost 8 years earlier in December of 1999 when a ch-46 was trying to land on… read more »

B.E. Meyers & Co. Releases the MAWL-CLAD, a New SWIR Variant of the MAWL Series

October 9, 2017

October 9, 2017 (Redmond, WA) – B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is proud to announce the release of a new variant of the MAWL series of weapon aiming lasers and illuminators: the MAWL-CLAD (Covert Laser Aiming Device). The MAWL-CLAD distinguishes itself from other MAWL variants through the inclusion of a Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) laser… read more »

Five on Friday – 6Oct2017

October 6, 2017

Photo Cred – Phlster Instagram Happy Five on Friday, everyone. Given the recent tragedy in Las Vegas, we tried to include a couple of medical-related links. From Battlefields to our Neighborhoods: A Path to Zero Preventable Deaths Did China Use Water as a Weapon in the Doklam Standoff? The Mistake of Only Comparing US Murder… read more »

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