PMCI - March 2021

MAR2021
CONTENTS
4 “DANGEROUS DRIVING”: PMCI IS DELIGHTED THIS ISSUE TO BE JOINED BY A NEW
CONTRIBUTOR IN THE USA, AS JIM WENZEL BRINGS HIS EXPERIENCE TO THE WORLD OF
DRIVING IN HIGH-STRESS, HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTS.
8 LVPO: VORTEX GEN III RAZOR 1-10X24: WHEN YOU NEED FOR AN OPTIC THAT CAN
EASILY HANDLE BOTH CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT (CQC) AND MID-RANGE WORK, THIS
IS THE REALM OF COMBAT DISTANCE AND SPECIFIC NEED IN WHICH THE LOW POWER
VARIABLE OPTIC (LPVO) REIGNS AS KING!
16. GEAR ON TEST: “GEAR FOR THE GOOD GUYS” COURTESY OF THE PMCI TEAM
18 GEAR: CHOOSING THE RIGHT BOOT: FOOTWEAR IS ONE OF THE MOST OFTEN AN
AREA THAT IS OVERLOOKED WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING YOUR GEAR LOAD TOGETHER,
SO BILL TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING THE RIGHT PAIR
22 GEAR: CHEST RIGS: NEED A LITTLE MORE LOAD-BEARING GEAR BEYOND YOUR
PISTOL BELT? THEN A CHEST RIG COULD BE THE VERY THING AS PMCI LOOKS BACK INTO
THE PAST AND BRINGS THINGS FULLY UP TO DATE!
26 TO COMPETE OR NOT?: HUTCHY REJOINS US THIS TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
AS TO WHETHER COMPETITION SHOOTING WILL ACTUALLY PROVE BENEFICIAL IN THE
TACTICAL SPHERE
28 KNIVES AND TOOLS: THE PILLAR: THE MOST COMMONLY DISCUSSED COMPROMISE
FOR MANY GUN OWNERS IS AN EDGED WEAPON; IT’S VERY COMMON FOR GUN
CARRIERS TO ALSO CARRY AN EDGED WEAPON EVERY DAY AND FOR A GOOD REASON,
AS JIM ILLUSTRATES THROUGH THE PILLAR FROM SOG
32 FIREARMS: SIG SCORPION P320 AXG: OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, THE HOTTEST
PISTOL PLATFORM ON THE MARKET HAS CLEARLY BEEN THE P320 SERIES FROM SIG
SAUER. FROM THE GROUND UP, THE AXG SCORPION HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY THE SIG
SAUER CUSTOM SHOP TO BE THE TOOL OF A PROFESSIONAL AS TRAMPAS DISCOVERS
36 FIREARMS: GLOCK 44 PMCI RANGE TEST: TRAMPAS ASKS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU CROSS THE HISTORY’S MOST POPULAR CALIBRE WITH THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR
FIREARMS MANUFACTURER? ANSWER; YOU GET THE GLOCK MODEL 44 CHAMBERED IN .22 LR!
40 SKILLS AND DRILLS: RANGE TO GO!: ANDY N LETS US ALL INTO THE SECRETS
BEHIND HIS GO-ANYWHERE RANGE IN A BAG.
42 6MM TRAINING: VEGAFORCECOMPANY TACTICAL CUSTOM 1911: BILL TAKES A
LOOK AT A 6MM TRAINING TOOL THAT ABSOLUTELY OOZES QUALITY, AND WITH SOME
SOUND “SWAT HERITAGE” BEHIND IT, IT’S A PISTOL THAT WILL BE A MUST HAVE FOR
MANY COLLECTORS AND SHOOTERS ALIKE.
47 BOOK REVIEW: “RISK TAKER, SPY MAKER: TALES OF A CIA CASE OFFICER”; FROM
TEENAGE PHOTOGRAPHER TO CLANDESTINE SERVICE IN OPERATIONS AROUND THE
WORLD, THIS IS ONE HECK OF A READ!
50 INDUSTRY VACANCIES: LOOKING FOR WORK? JUST CHECK HERE.
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