Fightin’ Lights with Bill Blowers

Bill Blowers of Tap-Rack-Tactical published this article on weapon lights on social media. With his permission, I am reposting it here. I highly recommend bookmarking their page and following there social media. Bill is dropping knowledge bombs almost daily. 

Actual video of a Knowledge Bomb dropping

Over the years I have been fortunate to be in a position where I had a decent equipment budget with which to try new products. The above picture shows some of the recent lights I am happy with, albeit for different reasons. There is no perfect light, and suffice to say that over time there have really been just two work horse manufacturers that have been dropped, thrown, used as impact weapons, and stopped forward momentum by getting slammed into door frames that I was trying to gracefully go through.

30 Dec 17 POD Survival AAR

A post shared by Whiskey Delta Gulf (@whiskeydeltagulf) on Dec 30, 2017 at 2:38am PST

Merry Christmas 2017

Violence of Action

Speed, Surprise and Violence of Action are generally accepted principles of CQB and interior combat. Different schools of thought place emphasis on different principles to satisfy their doctrine. Personally, I have always thought that Violence of Action is the most misunderstood aspect.

"The mindset that you must cultivate
if you are going to fight inside a structure
is that of a hunter."
- John Chapman

Howard-Leight Impact Sport - Electronic Ear Pro

A post shared by Whiskey Delta Gulf (@whiskeydeltagulf) on Aug 16, 2017 at 5:18am PDT

Howard-Leight Impact Sport are a popular electronic earmuff style hearing protection available at most outdoor retailers. I purchased my set approximately five years ago at the Bass Pro in Vaughan, Ontario. I have been using them exclusively as my primary hearing protection since then.

PODS™ Practical - 30 Dec 17

A post shared by Whiskey Delta Gulf (@whiskeydeltagulf) on Dec 9, 2017 at 6:52am PST

WALKER’S RAZOR SLIM SHOOTER - Electronic Ear Pro

FAKE Combat Application Tourniquets

A post shared by Whiskey Delta Gulf (@whiskeydeltagulf) on Oct 18, 2017 at 2:05pm PDT

BOLO: FAKE Combat Application Tourniquets have been spotted at a Canadian Forces Combat First Aid (CFA) course! It was local contamination only by a misguided soldier who purchased it from Amazon. Canadian Armed Forces members should use only medical supplies issued by the Royal Canada Medical Service (RCMS).

Qualification vs Ability

“Well, I took a course once?”

Phase Line Green Tactical Shotgun Course

Shooting vs Gunfighting

Whiskey Delta Gulf on a Tactical Advisory Group
Tactical Pistol course over a decade ago

"Don't you teach 'em knife fighting. Teach 'em to kill. That way, they meet some sonofabitch who studied knife-fighting; they send his soul to hell." -SPARTAN, 2004