Armed Lifestyle - Issue 2 - June 2022
Welcome to Issue 2 of The Armed Lifestyle! The AL team are REALLY getting into the groove to bring you, our fellow shooters, all the opinions and facts that we already know you love from your kind responses to Issue #1! We kick off this time with some awesome reviews by Trampas of the Ruger LCP MAX, a Less Than Lethal defense option from PepperBall, the Stoner-designed US Survival Rifle from Henry Repeating Arms, plus Jamie gets "hands on" with the TISAS 9mm. In addition, we've got our unique take on a super pack from Duluth in the form of "The Wanderer", a review of the LOKSAK Shieldsak and an in-depth look at the "Commander" folder from Emerson Knives! Jamie continues her look at "The New Shooter Perspective" and then Amy gets into discussing Realtor Safety and lands a super interview with one of the industry’s top instructors and founder of "Meet the Pressers", Klint Macro. Dan looks at the medical and psychological implications of working and shooting in hot weather, Charlie teams up with “Gun for Hire Radio” Host Anthony Colandro, Self Defense legend John Petrolino shares his thoughts on the Tactical Pen, and Rob again shares his vast knowledge as an internationally known firearms trainer to help readers decide how to choose the right course to fit their training needs! Then to wrap things up, Trampas gets into one of his favourite topics, that of "The Lost Art of Gunsmithing". So with even more gear reviews and articles to put you, the shooter who lives and breathes "The Armed Lifestyle" firmly in control, we hope that you'll dive on in and enjoy Issue 2!
Welcome to Issue 2 of The Armed Lifestyle! The AL team are REALLY getting into the groove to bring you, our fellow shooters, all the opinions and facts that we already know you love from your kind responses to Issue #1!
We kick off this time with some awesome reviews by Trampas of the Ruger LCP MAX, a Less Than Lethal defense option from PepperBall, the Stoner-designed US Survival Rifle from Henry Repeating Arms, plus Jamie gets "hands on" with the TISAS 9mm. In addition, we've got our unique take on a super pack from Duluth in the form of "The Wanderer", a review of the LOKSAK Shieldsak and an in-depth look at the "Commander" folder from Emerson Knives!
Jamie continues her look at "The New Shooter Perspective" and then Amy gets into discussing Realtor Safety and lands a super interview with one of the industry’s top instructors and founder of "Meet the Pressers", Klint Macro. Dan looks at the medical and psychological implications of working and shooting in hot weather, Charlie teams up with “Gun for Hire Radio” Host Anthony Colandro, Self Defense legend John Petrolino shares his thoughts on the Tactical Pen, and Rob again shares his vast knowledge as an internationally known firearms trainer to help readers decide how to choose the right course to fit their training needs!
Then to wrap things up, Trampas gets into one of his favourite topics, that of "The Lost Art of Gunsmithing".
So with even more gear reviews and articles to put you, the shooter who lives and breathes "The Armed Lifestyle" firmly in control, we hope that you'll dive on in and enjoy Issue 2!
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EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
Mission Statement: By Trampas Swanson<br />
Since the title’s launch, our staff have<br />
been hard at work preparing our<br />
second issue to be packed with even<br />
more great content. The feedback<br />
from industry friends and our new<br />
readers regarding the first issue has<br />
all been amazing. The overwhelming<br />
support coming in from emails and<br />
phone calls proved just how special<br />
our mission to highlight our Second<br />
Amendment culture and wonderful<br />
people who make up our community.<br />
With a huge Thank You to everyone<br />
who joined us for issue #1, we now<br />
invite you to continue following our<br />
journey as we march forward through<br />
the rest of <strong>2022</strong>!<br />
On a personal note, this issue<br />
has endured a lot to bring it to<br />
release. Through injury and illness,<br />
our teammates have banned<br />
together across the board and come<br />
together to make happen. The term,<br />
“That’s not my job” was never even<br />
a plausible concept when staff,<br />
ownership and editor had to step<br />
up and fill some much-needed voids<br />
in still figuring out our proper page<br />
counts, ongoing layout plans, photo<br />
sets and more. As we as a team have<br />
gotten back on track, I sincerely wish<br />
to thank everyone for the passion and<br />
dedication shown in these past couple<br />
of months leading up to this issue. Not<br />
only did it result in another full cover<br />
to cover success, it also has helped set<br />
the pace for future installments of AL<br />
Magazine.<br />
For <strong>Issue</strong> #2, I am happy to<br />
announce the <strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Lifestyle</strong><br />
Magazine will begin spotlighting<br />
different instructors from around the<br />
world that are making a difference<br />
in their communities. This will not be<br />
an easy task to narrow down our first<br />
few featured instructors due to there<br />
being so many different and amazing<br />
instructors who all deserve a place in<br />
the <strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Lifestyle</strong> Magazine. We are<br />
honored to call many of them friends,<br />
including Amy’s first pick, Klint Macro.<br />
Not only do we learn more about<br />
the man himself but National Train a<br />
Teacher Day as well.<br />
I am personally excited to see<br />
more of these segments spotlighting<br />
close friends and mentors we all love<br />
and respect.<br />
In addition, we will continue spanning<br />
on the term “<strong>Armed</strong>” relating to<br />
knowledge, skills and the ability to<br />
use our minds and tools for survival. AL<br />
Magazine will be regularly discussing<br />
a wide range of topics including Less<br />
Than Lethal options, how to decide on<br />
the proper training, quality gear that<br />
won’t let you down when you need<br />
it, and even educate you on items<br />
that will protect “you” in relation to<br />
your digital footprint such as location,<br />
financial records and more!<br />
Finally, I’d like to wrap with<br />
discussing something our team is<br />
especially proud of. Each issue of the<br />
<strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Lifestyle</strong> Magazine is FREE to<br />
read and accessible online or via the<br />
app when you’re on the go. We’d<br />
like to thank the generosity of our<br />
industry partners allowing us gear<br />
and firearm loans at their expense to<br />
help put together these educational<br />
articles as well as those choosing to<br />
advertise with us to shoulder the cost<br />
of being able to continue publishing<br />
this magazine. If you, your company<br />
or organization would like to find out<br />
how to help or post your own ad in<br />
our pages, please reach out to us at<br />
Editor@The<strong>Armed</strong><strong>Lifestyle</strong>Magazine.<br />
com and let’s work together to benefit<br />
our <strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Lifestyle</strong> community!<br />
Trampas
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