And the winner is… Congratulations on the drawing! It was completed on Monday, 23 April 2012 at 03:48:50 UTC. The winner was drawn from a list of entrants using true randomness at random.org. You will find the permanent record of the drawing here: http://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=9872 Thank you very much to all who entered and a special [...]
5.11 Tactical and Center Mass Group want to say “Thanks” to all our blog readers, Facebook fans, and Twitter followers by giving away an awesome prize pack to one lucky winner! The past year has been a great start for Center Mass Group and now we’ve partnered with 5.11 Tactical for our first giveaway for all our [...]
Center Mass Group’s Gear List Recommendations We’ve received a few emails asking for different recommendations for gear on our course lists. In an effort to save time emailing everyone back, and spend more time at the range, I’ve gone down the list for our basic pistol course (1st Phase) and gave guidance where possible. The [...]
Day one of the SHOT SHOW involved a LOT of walking. I heard it was big, but that’s an understatement. I walked about 10 miles surrounded by every piece of tactical gear on earth and think I only saw about half of what’s here. Today I had breakfast with Zach from Helix Arms an online [...]
It’s always been a disputed issue among shooters on whether or not to use gloves. In my opinion the answer is easy; it’s all about shooter preference. And branching off from that if you so choose to operate with gloves then choosing the right glove is critical just like any other piece of gear you [...]
Is it just me, or do you sometimes lay awake at night wondering how much equipment is too much on your kit? I know some of you out there saying, “I can’t believe this guy is actually writing about something so insignificant!” And I can understand why some of you may think this issue is [...]
This is the 28th edition of the National Tactical Officers Association’s annual Conference, but my first attendance. I plan to write a daily briefing on the conferencing and post it each evening. If you are interested in anything here or need me to recon something, ask in the comment section below and I’ll do my [...]
Your firearms are without a doubt the most essential tools in a tactical operator’s inventory. But we have so many other tools in our kits that we use on a daily basis, and in my point of view and experience, lighting systems are a critical item everyone needs to have, know how to use, and [...]
…and Your Gear Will Take Care of You! How many times have we all heard that phrase and does it truly apply today with all the developments in the tactical industry? Suffice to say that there’s always going to be some truth in that statement, but I’d like to take a look at the down [...]
