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The Efficiency of a Tactical Pen Part 1 by Guest Blogger and Instructor of Improvised Weapons, Jack Pettengill

Since its introduction, self-defense practitioners have flocked to the tactical pen as an excellent combination of pen meets puncturing/impact object.  For those of you who do not know, a tactical pen is a pen also constructed to be used as …

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Featured Student - Bob H.

About Bob: Bob is a former Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He has also attended numerous classes at some of the nation’s top shooting schools and with leading instructors-Gunsite with Jeff Cooper, Thunder Ranch (directly under Clint Smith)

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Featured Student - DiAnna

Hello Everyone!

I’m Candice, the Firearms’ Studio’s facility operator and blog poster! I’m a mom of three who is just starting to learn more about self defense, defensive fitness, and defensive handguns…and I’m loving it! Our featured student column is

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AR-15, CAR-15, M16 and M4: Making Sense of the Popular AR-15 Rifle

I often get questions about the very popular AR-15 Rifle. This happens even more often now that Sealed Mindset is coming out with a completely custom, hand-built  rifle.

Just as the popularity of this weapons system rises, so do …

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How to Plan a Navy SEAL Mission

 

How do you plan the mission to kill Bin Laden?

As much as it pains me to admit it, SEALs are not super human. Short of having a higher pain tolerance than most and an over developed need to …

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Learning to Knife Fight with a Navy SEAL

Part 1 of 4

I spent the last three days with the Emerson family of Emerson Knives.We were able to tour their production facility and get an inside view of what makes their knives the premier tactical folding knife …

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Save Your Life With Education

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Sealed Mindset has undergone some significant changes over the last year.  We have gained some partners and lost others.  We have traded surf and sun for lakes and snow.  We have altered our concerns for political correctness …

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How to Prevent Another Arizona Shooting

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I know what most of you reading this post are thinking right now.

WHY.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SAFETY?

No one has ever attacked me.

I’m pretty much aware of …

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