PMCI - September 2021

SEP2021
4 PMCI SPECIAL RIFLE BUILD – “A-TEAM RUGER MINI 14!
“IF YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM OF NOT OWNING ONE OF THESE COOL RIFLE VARIANTS, IF NO RETAIL STORE CAN HELP,
VISIT WWW.RUGER.COM AND WWW.SAMSON-MFG.COM AND IF YOU CAN FIND THEM IN STOCK, MAYBE YOU CAN
PURCHASE YOUR OWN A-TM MINI-14!” – TRAMPAS DETAILS A VERY SPECIAL RIFLE BUILD!
10 SPECIAL REPORT - PROFILING: TRAMPAS SHARES IS EXPERIENCE THAT CAME FROM GETTING TO SIT
DOWN WITH PMCI’S VERY OWN JIM WENZEL AND DISCUSS HIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED GLOBAL COMPANY, PROCYPHER,
A COMPANY THAT IS EDUCATING PRIVATE SECURITY TEAMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT
OPERATIVES WORLDWIDE TO BE BETTER PREPARED
15 EDITORS COMMENT: WORDS FROM THE ‘ED’
16 GEAR ON TEST: “GEAR FOR THE GOOD GUYS” COURTESY OF THE PMCI TEAM
20 DIRECT ACTION UPDATE: BILL HAS BEEN KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
AND INNOVATIONS FOR THE TACTICAL USER FROM GEAR GURUS DIRECT ACTION; WITH SOME GREAT NEW MODELS
AVAILABLE NOW HE BRINGS IN AN UPDATE OF KIT THAT HE’S ALREADY TRIED AND TESTED EXTENSIVELY!
24 GALCO FLETCH HOLSTER: IN THIS MODERN ERA OF HOLSTERS AND GEAR MADE OF KYDEX AND OTHER
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT CLASSIC GUN LEATHER THAT FEELS “RIGHT”, AND THE GALCO
FLETCH HOLSTER CONTINUES THAT LEGACY
28 SNUGPAK NEW MODELS TESTED!: IF YOU WANT A BRITISH, NO, MAKE THAT GLOBAL, SUCCESS STORY
THEN YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK NO FURTHER THAN SNUGPAK! RELIED UPON BY CIVILIANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL
AROUND THE WORLD FOR THEIR TECHNICALLY ADVANCED SLEEPING SYSTEMS AND CLOTHING, BILL BRINGS IN HIS TAKE
ON THE VERY LATEST MODELS!
32 ASP RAPTOR DF: FOUNDED IN 1976 BY KEVIN PARSONS, PHD., ARMAMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES
FOCUSED ON THE NECESSITY OF SYSTEMS THAT WERE TACTICALLY SOUND, OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE AND LEGALLY
DEFENSIBLE, AND THIS REAL-WORLD, STREET-PROVEN APPROACH INFORMS THE DESIGN OF ASP PRODUCTS AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS TO THIS DAY. JIM TELLS MORE…
36 FIREARMS: RUGER LCP MAX: IT’S A “FAMILY AFFAIR” AS TRAMPAS AND HIS WIFE, CANDACE GET TO
GRIPS WITH THE RUGER LCP MAX AS PART OF A T&E PROCESS THAT WAS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN RUGER AND THE
WOMEN’S NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE WELL ARMED WOMAN (TWAW) SHOOTING CHAPTERS
40 TRAINING: MANTIS X, THE LATEST CHAPTER!: WITH HIS EXPERIENCE SHOOTING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND
HELPING OTHERS LEARN TO SHOOT FOR OVER 21 YEARS, TRAMPAS HAS RESEARCHED AS MANY AVENUES AS POSSIBLE
TO FIND EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS THAT WOULD HELP HE AND OTHERS IMPROVE THEIR SHOOTING EFFICIENTLY, AND
NOW HE GIVES HIS VERDICT ON THE MANTIS X10 ELITE
44 GEAR: US PEACEKEEPER DRAG BAG: DURING A LITERAL LIFETIME OF TRAINING, TRAMPAS DISCOVERED
A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF RIFLE CRAFT WAS TAKING CARE OF AND PROTECTING YOUR HIGH-QUALITY
TOOLS OF THE TRADE. FOR A SNIPER UNIT, A SPECIALIZED RIFLE SOFT CASE KNOWN AS A “DRAG BAG” PLAYS A
PIVOTAL PART OF THE STANDARD LOAD OUT, AND SO HE CHECK A MODEL FROM US PEACEKEEPER
47 BOOK REVIEW: “MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE: THE EYES AND EARS OF THE ARMY”
49 6MM TRAINING – VIRUAL SHOT: DURING THE LAST YEAR THE SUBJECT OF “TRAINING AIDS” TOOK ON A
HIGH DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE, AND OUR GOOD FRIEND IGGY ROBERTS REPORTS FROM “DOWN UNDER” AS HE GETS
TO GRIPS WITH A 6MM SYSTEM HE’S BEEN USING TO KEEP HIS “EDGE”, VIRTUAL-SHOT.
52 INDUSTRY VACANCIES: LOOKING FOR WORK? JUST CHECK HERE.
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