PMCI - June 2019
PMCI continues its coverage of the 2019 "show season" as Bill lands his annual report from IWA in Nuremberg; there's also coverage of the latest from Spartan Blades, an in depth look at the Laser Ammo Training System, and Clint returns to his service days, getting on the range with the Mossberg 590A1! As usual, if it's tactical and worth knowing about you'll find it in PMCI.
PMCI continues its coverage of the 2019 "show season" as Bill lands his annual report from IWA in Nuremberg; there's also coverage of the latest from Spartan Blades, an in depth look at the Laser Ammo Training System, and Clint returns to his service days, getting on the range with the Mossberg 590A1! As usual, if it's tactical and worth knowing about you'll find it in PMCI.
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JUNE <strong>2019</strong><br />
CONTENTS<br />
4 <strong>PMCI</strong> HITS IWA! FOLLOWING A SUPERB SHOT SHOW IN THE USA THIS TIME BILL HEADS<br />
FOR NUREMBERG TO BRING NEWS OF THE LATEST AND GREATEST GEAR TO HIT THE EURO<br />
MARKET AT IWA <strong>2019</strong><br />
8 SPECIAL REPORT: THE DECISIVE MOMENT: VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX, AND<br />
AMBIGUOUS; SHAWN TELLS IT LIKE IT IS!<br />
11 EDITORS COMMENT<br />
12 GEAR ON TEST: “GEAR FOR THE GOOD GUYS” BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE <strong>PMCI</strong> TEAM<br />
16 TACTICAL INNOVATION: DIRECT ACTION: IF YOU’RE NEEDING TACTICAL GEAR THAT<br />
REALLY CUTS THE MUSTARD THESE POLISH “SPEC OPS” GUYS REALLY DELIVER<br />
20 GEAR: BATES BOOTS: WE CHECK OUT THE VERY LATEST TACTICAL FOOTWEAR MODELS<br />
AND GET INSIDE THE BATES BOOTS BRAND<br />
24 TECH: DIGITAL DANGERS: IN A WORLD WHERE WE’RE MORE CONNECTED THAN EVER<br />
SHAWN LOOKS AT HOW TO BEST MASK AND SAFEGUARD YOUR DIGITAL FOOT PRINT<br />
26 FIREARMS: MOSSBERG 590A1: CLINT TAKES TO THE RANGE WITH THE MOSSBERG<br />
590A1 AND BRINGS IN THE LOWDOWN ON THE LATEST ITERATION OF HIS FAITHFUL<br />
SERVICE SHOTGUN<br />
32 BLADES AND TOOLS: SPARTAN HARSEY: TRAMPAS INDULGES HIS PERSONAL AFFINITY<br />
FOR FINE BLADES WITH ONE OF THE LATEST MODELS FROM SPARTAN BLADES<br />
34 PERSONAL PROTECTION: ASP STEEL AGENT A50 BATON: IF YOU NEED A BATON THAT’S<br />
GOING TO GIVE YOU THE EDGE, THEN THE STEEL AGENT A50 COULD BE THE VERY THING<br />
YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR<br />
38 TRAINING: LASER AMMO: DOES TRAINING TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME AND COST TOO<br />
MUCH FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE REGULARLY? BILL GETS HANDS ON WITH THE LASER AMMO<br />
PETII AND IMMT SYSTEMS<br />
42 SKILLS AND DRILLS: PAWPERSO: ANDY BRINGS US HIS THOUGHTS ON A METHOD OF<br />
MAKING SURE THAT YOU’RE “GOOD TO GO” IN ANY SITUATION!<br />
44 BOOK REVIEW: “MASTERS OF MAYHEM: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AND THE BRITISH<br />
MILITARY MISSION TO THE HEJAZ”<br />
46 INDUSTRY VACANCIES: LOOKING FOR WORK? JUST CHECK HERE.<br />
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