I have used a number of AR-15 bolt carrier groups over the years. You can tell which ones are engineered well and which ones are not by just dry fire charging the AR-15. Some have some drag to them. You can tell they they are low speed high drag. While others, like the JP Enterprises FMOS I have, feel like glass. This is particularly interesting when lubricating them with the same lube! This Fathom Arms Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group feels like what KY Jelly feels like between y

*Note: The "Modern Minuteman" Go-Bag Loadout is a concept based on the history of the Minutemen. This "Modern Minuteman" Go-Bag Loadout video is geared toward having a go bag which is packed with capability, yet nimble in size. What is most important is quickly getting to the fight/battle. So an emphasis is more placed on response to the threat rather than say food. Those can be brought at a later time during a resupply. If there was some sort of threat in which American cit

My audience asks me about Plate Carriers and Chest Rigs about as much as anything else, it is a top five in what I get asked. From lightening systems to how to setup a plate carrier or chest rig, I get asked a lot. While I am experienced in this subject I am certainly not the yoda, so please use my thoughts as information for your tool box and not gospel. So what have I seen in the plate carrier and chest rig market? I have seen plate carrier go more streamline, less nylon an

My Tactical Tailor Fight Light Plate Carrier is setup more as a recon rig. It does not have a ton of ammo and has only a moderate amount of hydration. The reason my Tactical Tailor Fight Light Plate Carrier is setup this way is this rig can be used in conjunction with a backpack, for which I can add to it more ammo and hydration if needed. This rig is meant to be fast, and has intelligence gathering capability built into it, which is what it is used for. Due to the nature of

The Hardpoint Equipment Axis Plate Carrier is without a doubt one of the most innovative plate carriers to come along in a while. Why you might ask, it looks like most other carriers. That is right, it does, but it is what is underneath that shows how advanced this plate carrier is compared to most others. The Hardpoint Equipment Axis Plate Carrier uses Velcro all over it. Now this is not Fisher Price Velcro, it is industrial strength Velcro. The reason for this is to be able

The Grey Ghost Gear Minimalist Plate Carrier is simply the best value if you are looking for a $100 low profile plate carrier that you cant count on. Throughout the years Grey Ghost Gear has been known for making some of the best gear on the market. I have many of their bags and a set of their rifle plates and have never been let down by them. The reason why this plate carrier is important, or any low profile carrier made by a reputable manufacture, is because it hits a need