Posted on 11/09/2012 by Strike-Hold On this date 11 years ago 2,977 innocent people from more than 90 countries perished in the terrorist attacks now known forever as “9/11″. Many other people who were in the areas in the aftermath of the attacks, particularly First Responders and rescue and...
Posted on September 10, 2012 by Strike-Hold For what its worth, here’s my take on the controversy regarding comments about the HK MP7A1 in RECOIL magazine Issue #4: Having worked on magazines and other professional publishing projects, I know very well the challenges of meeting deadlines, of writing clearly, of...
A friend of mine from Norway emailed me today, and in the course of discussing camouflage he asked me if I knew of this awesome piece of kit. I did recognise it, having seen something about it in Combat & Survival magazine a few years ago, but I couldn’t actually...
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There was a time when most real-steel manufacturers weren’t interested in airsoft – seeing it as just a bunch of kids playing with toys. Which is one of the reasons why the airsoft market started replicating real-steel weapons and accessories in the first place (the other reason being the strict...
Posted on 06/09/2012 by Strikehold UK-based Intelligent Armour Limited do a whole lot more than just supplying armour, they offer a complete range of tactical gear solutions. And as well as being manufacturers in their own right, they also sell – and stand behind – carefully selected products from other...
Posted on 04/09/2012 by Strikehold As part of PTS’s (Professional Training & Simulation) continuing growth in the professional training and recreational airsoft category, PTS Management Group has announced a new relationship with Magpul and in turn launched a new website. What began for PTS Management Group as a worldwide exclusive...
The Royal Military Police’s Close Protection Unit guards ministers, senior military officials and diplomatic staff on global deployments, so thorough training for new recruits is vital. With Army training packages often conducted in the vast expanses of Salisbury Plain or Norfolk’s wooded countryside, it is surprising to see soldiers being...
Our friend Florian over at Svensson Tactical Blog posted a series of photos yesterday featuring SABRE’s Gen.III Special Forces Smock and Sniper trousers in Hyde Definition’s PenCott-GreenZone camouflage pattern. The location was “somewhere along the lower Rhine”, and its easy to see from the photos why the pattern is gaining...
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — As the smoke cleared in the small room, a Marine bellows “Room clear!” With those words, the Marines of Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Pacific stacked up on the next door and prepared to engage the next set of targets with speed and aggression. The Marines,...