Quick and easy weapon wipes
Here is an easy way to keep wipes with your favorite gun oil or solvent on them handy. You will need:• one pack of travel sized baby wipes • your favorite oil or solvent • one large zip lock bagTake the...
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Keep your firearms clean and serviceable
A colleague of mine told me of a story about an officer he knew. This officer had not cleaned his weapon in several months and when he finally went to tear it down the magazine was rusted into the magazine well....
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Video: Periodic pistol maintenance
During a recent visit to the Sig Sauer Academy in New Hampshire, PoliceOne asked the question: "How can an operator best certify that a pistol will make the appropriate sound ("bang" not "click") when the gunfight is...
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Cleaning your AR-15
The C.A.T. M-4 Tool enables law officers with an AR system to clean their weapon and restore the bolt and carrier group to tactical tolerances in a matter of minutes. With just a few turns of the tool on your bolt, bolt...
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Cleaning your AR with the C.A.T. M-4 Tool
A couple months ago, PoliceOne Firearms Columnist Ron Avery let me know about the C.A.T. M-4 Tool — in fact, like giving me the shirt off his very back, gave me his C.A.T. M-4 Tool to try for myself. At the risk of...
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Firearms maintenance: Lubrication and protection
Some manufacturers claim their firearms don’t need lubrication. It has been my experience as well as the combined experience of a great many shooters and trainers that ALL guns benefit from the proper amount of...
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Gear and career maintenance for the new year
The beginning of a new year is a great time to assess your gear and see what needs to be cleaned, replaced or updated. Do you have the same belt keepers you were issued in the academy, and now you’re an FTO?...
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Make sure home gun safety is on your holiday list!
As I was mentally making a list of things I needed to buy, do, and remember for the upcoming holidays, I suddenly remembered this: For the first time in many years, we may have a toddler coming to visit! My great nephew,...
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Getting into a malfunctioning shotgun rack
I am sure most of you know this...I didn't. The Pro-Gard Industries shotgun mount in my patrol car will open with a handcuff key if for some reason the button malfunctions.
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Hit the surplus store to prevent gun rust
No officer in his/her right mind would allow their duty weapon to collect rust, but that's precisely what many shotguns and rifles do when stored in a duty vehicle for any length of time. While there is no substitute for...
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Simulated weapons safety
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video Force-on-Force Simulation Instructor for Law Enforcement, a critical precaution to...
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CELL PHONE CAPABLE OF FIRING 4 .22 ROUNDS
Most see airport security as a pain. Some deal better than others. Some feel violated, when you watch this movie, you'll understand why they want your cell phone through the x-ray machine. Read this and then watch the...
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Fundamental extremely close quarter shooting technique
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video "Close Quarter Shooting for Law Enforcement," the fundamental techniques for a...
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Problems with the "tactical reload"
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's video tip, Ralph Mroz, Training Director for the Police Officers Safety Association discusses the so-called tactical reload — a staple of many schools...
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Shotgun Reloading
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player We believe that the way shotgun reloading is almost universally taught is impractical and often impossible in the real world. In this week's video tip, Ralph Mroz,...
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