Richard Johnson is an American author, editor and entrepreneur.
A former police officer and trainer, he left public service and founded Tac6 Media, LLC.
Richard is a prolific writer with hundreds of articles related to firearms and law enforcement published by Harris Publications, Athlon Outdoors, NRA, Police & Security News, The Firearm Blog, Human Events and more.
He currently consults with clients who need online publication management, editorial services, content production and organic traffic acquisition through search engine optimization.
The most interesting portable light on the market? Perhaps.
I’ve reviewed a lot of flashlights over the years, but the LuminAID is new to me. Essentially, it is an inflatable lantern that charges during the day using a small solar panel. When not in use, the lantern folds into a small package that keeps the panel exposed for charging. The battery takes a full charge with seven hours of full daylight exposure.
Kinetic Concealment is a relatively new holster company that is making a new kind of hybrid IWB holster that looks to raise shooters’ expectations on comfort.
Hybrid IWB holsters generally use a Kydex shell mounted to a slab of leather. The leather acts as the platform for the unit and stabilizes the gun. Many people claim these types of holster are more comfortable than traditional IWB holsters. However, Kinetic Concealment goes one step farther.
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Another SHOT Show has come and gone. Even though we still have articles, photos and information to post from the show, I thought it might be interesting to post some of my observations of the media and media-related activities from the show that don’t fit neatly into any of the existing or coming articles. This observation article is about the online or internet media (sometimes still called new media.)
Let’s start by pointing the harsh lens of reality at my contemporaries who exhibit poor qualities. Most folks in the outdoor & shooting media are easy to work with. However, like any group of people, there are always a few who stand out due to their lack of professionalism, arrogance or whining. Unfortunately, the online shooting media has a few of these. I can probably lump most of them into the categories of ‘gear whores’ and ‘douchebags.’
MaXbox is a development of Eagleye Hunting Gear. Made from high quality EVA closed cell foam, which is unbreakable and weather proof, the MaXbox provides shooters a stable rest platform for shooting from a variety of positions. Designed to provide the stability often not found when shooting outside of a range, the MaXbox offers shooters options for target, field, and even vehicle shooting.
Stag Arms introduced their new Model 3T and Model 3T-M at the 2014 SHOT Show. This is a rifle length direct impingement AR-15 chambered in 5.56 NATO. As with all Stag models the Model 3T and Model 3T-M will be available in both right-handed and left-handed versions.
What sets the 3T apart from the other lines of Stag AR-15s is a rifle length Diamond Head VRS-T free float hand guard and the rifle length gas system. The Diamond Head VRS-T is a really low profile and lightweight hand guard that has an incredibly good feel and fit. The VRS-T has grooves on the bottom that are shaped to fit your fingers, a flat Picatinny rail the entire length, and modular attachment points along both sides.