Owner and lead instructor Jeff Hall is a retired lieutenant from the Alaska State Troopers, with over 25 years of combined military and law enforcement experience. While a Trooper, Jeff spent nineteen years on the pistol team and twelve on the S.W.A.T. team; he has used all of the techniques taught by Force Options in combat.

Hall is one of the only US police officers to win an air-to-ground firefight against an armed criminal. This occurred on 5/19/84 at Manley Hot Springs, Alaska; it was recently featured on the History Channel’s Sniper: Deadliest Missions.

Jeff is a Handgun Combat Master and holds black belts in five arts, ranging from 3rd through 10th Dan. He is an NRA certified instructor in handgun, shotgun, submachine gun, carbine, and precision rifle; an NRA Adjunct Staff Instructor; and certified Police Master Instructor. All Force Options instructors are similarly qualified.

Jeff has published numerous articles, written several training manuals, and currently travels across the U.S. teaching for several professional training associations. Jeff is currently training for the Four Weapon Combat Master test, and to become the second ever to pass the Handgun Combat Master test with a revolver.

In 2005 Jeff was inducted into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame, and in 2007 into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He was named Grandmaster, promoted to 10th dan, and named “soke”, or founder, of the art of Hojutsu-Ryu, the Art of Shooting.

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Historically the fighting shotgun has more often than not been merely a converted sporting gun modified slightly for duty use.   There have been exceptions, of course, the SPAS-12 and the USAS-12 come immediately to mind as does the Striker from South Africa.  Despite mechanical and capacity advantages over converted fowling pieces, none of the above ever caught on with the American law enforcement community.

Kel-Tec KSG

Once known only for inexpensive, polymer framed pistols, Kel-Tec has given their image a facelift during the last few years.  The .308 Winchester RFB turned the gun world on its head by offering a .308 semi-automatic rifle that was as compact as an M4.   This year they turned the shotgun world on its head by introducing the KSG (Kel-Tec ShotGun).

Capitalizing on his bull-pup success, George Kelgren designed a bull-pup shotgun unlike any that had been introduced previously.   The traditional bull-pup template has been merely to remove the traditional stock and replace it with a stubby shoulder pad.  The action of the rifle or shotgun is generally unchanged.  Consider all the bull-pup guns you’ve seen before, most all of them placed the gun’s ejection port right next to the shooters face.   Old bull-pup designs were essentially right-hand only designs.   A lefty would have gas and brass ejecting into their face.

Features

There are so many unique features on the KSG that it’s difficult to decide where to begin. Let’s start with the ambidextrous design.  The KSG is ambidextrous from a feeding and ejecting standpoint. Twelve gauge shotgun shells are fed up into the twin magazine tubes from underneath and ejected from the same point.  The slide release lever is located at the forward edge of the triggerguard and can be operated with either hand.  I suppose the only control on the gun that is not ambi is the crossbolt safety button.  When the button protrudes from the left side the gun is on “safe”, from the right it is on “fire”.

The barrel and twin magazines tubes form a stacked triangle, with the barrel on top.  Each tube holds seven 2 and ¾ inch shotshells and you can top off the chamber to bring your total load to 15.  At the base of the gun in the ejection/loading port there is a magazine tube selector lever.  Switching it to the left or right changes the tube from which the gun is fed.  The only drawback to this entire design is that the tubes do not automatically switch from one to another when they’ve run dry.  However, with practice you can rapidly switch tubes by using your support hand.

Regarding specifics, the KSG employs an 18 inch cylinder bore barrel and the overall length is 26.1 inches.  Empty weight is right around 6.9 pounds.  A 2 and ¾ inch chamber is used.  The action is a pump/slide action mechanism.  Polymer, aluminum and steel are all found in the construction of the KSG and the stock color is black.

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I’ve already heard suggestions about loading magazine tube ‘A’ with buckshot and ‘B’ with less-than-lethal shotshells.  The fact that someone actually brought that up is pretty scary.  Under the intense physical and psychological stress of personal combat I can easily see the end user getting mixed up and switching from one tube to another in error.

For whatever reason, American shooters love to salt and pepper their shotgun loads.  When I was a young cop I knew of police officers that deliberately mixed slugs and buckshot in the magazine tubes of their guns.  Granted, these are both lethal but expecting to remember which round is coming next during a life and death fight is extremely optimistic to say the least.

Rails, rails, rails.

Yes, the KSG has rails, top and bottom.  The gun arrives sans any sights and this really isn’t all that big of a deal.  Half of the folks will but iron sights on them and the other half will install a red dot optic of some sort.  Of course you can co-witness both an optic and back-up iron sights.

For this review I decided to but an EO-Tech EXPS Holographic Weaponsight on the shotgun.   I’ve been using them for a while now but recently I was truly sold on the holographic capabilities during a nocturnal training scenario.  Armed with an M4 that was topped with an EXPS and a white weapon light I had to clear a building in complete darkness.  The targets were full-color bad guys on paper.

After the scenario was complete the controller and I went back through to score the hits.  I was apprehensive because the targets were engaged rapidly at hard angles from awkward shooting positions.  Never once was I able to assume a solid shoulder mount on the rifle.  The holes in the targets turned out to be miraculously well placed.  Even though I was shooting fast from awkward angles the shots all impacted in the preferred zone.  That was a true epiphany for me.

The rail at the base of the forearm might seem a bit superfluous but with a vertical fore-grip affixed to it, you can run the action like nobody’s business.   I attached a GripPod to the KSG before departing for the range.

Range Time

I filled my shell bag with Federal’s Personal Defense 00 buckshot and their Gold Medal #8 Target loads and headed to the range.   Step number one was pattern the gun at seven yards using the 00 buckshot.   The first shot was a harbinger of things to come.   Historically, I have found that most cylinder bore fighting shotguns will spread 00 buckshot from ½ to 1 inch for every yard traveled.

Looking down range at the target I could not distinguish any 00 pellet holes.   All nine 00 buck pellets impacted so closely with each other that they simple tore a large ragged hole in the target paper.   Moving back to 20 yards I took aim and fired another round of Federal buckshot.  The pattern looked tight but I wanted to see close up.  A close examination of the target proved impressive. To the naked eye it seemed to be less than five inches.

Just to be sure it wasn’t a fluke I patterned a second shot at 20 yards.  The shot pattern was nearly identical to the first.   Pulling out the ruler I found that pattern #1 was 4 inches across and pattern #2 was even tighter at 3.85 inches.  Folks, that is phenomenal consistency for an 18 inch cylinder bore gun.

With the patterning chores complete it was time to have some fun.  The KSG was stuffed completely full and fifteen rounds fired as fast as I could get on target.   My range partner, Mark, and I switched off running the shotgun.  We’d fire eight shots in rapid fashion until tube ‘A’ was empty then quickly flip the lever and run tube ‘B’ dry.

Parting Thoughts

The Kel-Tec KSG has a lot of attributes; the most obvious being high capacity, light-weight and compact size.  After my range session I was aware of one more very impressive attribute, a tight consistent bore.  The pump action was smooth and sure and with the addition of the vertical fore-grip ran as fast as you could ask for.

Being a bull-pup design the majority of the gun’s weight is toward the rear, not the front so the gun balances tremendously well and handles like no fighting shotgun I’ve even used.  During the testing period no malfunctions or failures to feed were encountered.  Every shell chambered and ejected clearly.

The only hurdle Kel-Tec has to clear is production.  They have historically been slow in producing popular models; the RFB is a good example.  I am personally convinced that they will sell every KSG they can make.  The question for them is how many can they build and deliver?

Will American Law Enforcement embrace the KSG?  Only time will tell.  One thing is certain.  The Kel-Tec 12 gauge KSG is not a reworked hunting gun.  It’s a dedicated fighting tool with a tremendous amount of potential.

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Tom Clarke, Mark Flinn, Lenny Bolton, Jim Fuller, Venom Tactical, Rifle Dynamics

What to Do During an Earthquake

Safety is paramount during an earthquake. Maintain your composure so that you can properly instruct your family. Be aware that what you think is the earthquake may only be the foreshock and tremors that precede a larger quake. Minimize your movements and stay in a safe place but be aware that what you pre-determined in your disaster plan to be a “safe place” can change in an instant depending upon the circumstances at that moment. So be ready to mobilize the family at any moment. Stay indoors until all the shaking has stopped completely. When you do decide to exit the structure, be very aware of your footing and the landscape as it may have changed as a result of the earthquake.

If indoors

• DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and squat down in an inside corner of the building.
• Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture.
• Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case, move to the nearest safe place.
• Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is strongly designed.
• Stay inside until all shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that the most injuries occur during earthquakes when people panic and move about without forethought going outside only to be struck by falling debris.
• Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
• DO NOT use elevators.

If outdoors

• Stay there.
• Move only when you have to.
• Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.
• Stay there until all shaking stops. Again, the greatest danger is being outside and in close proximity to buildings, glass and other potential shattering or falling debris.

If in a moving vehicle

• Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
• Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake.

If trapped under debris

• Do not move about or kick up dust.
• Cover your mouth with your clothing or anything you have.
• Do not attempt to light any matches.
• If possible, use your hand or anything in close proximity you can grab as a tool to tap on piping, or other structures so the rescue team can get a fix on your position. If you have a whistle, use it. Try to avoid screaming and shouting as you may inhale dust which could be dangerous.

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Photos of officers from the Santa Rosa Police Department letting kids handle the department’s SWAT team weaponry at a community event has sparked a debate over how much exposure to guns is healthy for kids.

Community organizer Attila Nagy, who took the photos, told FoxNews.com that he was concerned it might encourage kids to use guns in the future.

“My main concern is for kids who handle these things. They’re fascinated by them, and it makes them familiar with guns,” he said.

One city councilwoman, Marsha Vas Dupre, told her local paper that she was “alarmed and devastated” by the photos.

But the police department is pushing back, saying they see nothing wrong with how they handled the event.

“The weapons are rendered safe and are unloaded. We ensure the safety of those weapons,” Santa Rosa Police Capt. Gary Negri told FoxNews.com, adding that the police attend the event to build ties between the police and the community.

“Our goal is saying to people, ‘hey, don’t be intimidated by the police.’ We want to break down that barrier… Once these events are over, people will be more comfortable having conversations with officers.”

Another goal, Negri said, was to educate kids about guns.

“Education and gun safety is a component of what we do… We teach kids the difference between a real gun and a Toys R’ Us gun.”

But the department’s response hasn’t convinced everyone. One woman, Elaine Holtz, was so concerned by the SWAT team’s weapons that she approached the police officer at the community event and asked what was going on.

“I would not want my child to be involved with something like that… Those guns, they should have been behind glass — to teach the kids that you don’t want to deal with this gun, because it kills.” Holtz told FoxNews.com.

“I am coming from the heart of a woman, a mother, a grandmother,” she added.

Despite the complaints, some gun safety experts say the police are right — and that data shows kids who grow up with legal guns are actually less likely to get into trouble.

“A U.S. Department of Justice study showed that children introduced to firearms by their fathers had a lower rate of delinquency than children who learned about guns on the street, or even children who had no experience with guns at all,” Dr. Tim Wheeling, of the group Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, told FoxNews.com.

The 1994 Justice Department report concluded: “Boys who own legal firearms… are even slightly less delinquent than nonowners of guns.” Specifically, 14 percent of kids with legal firearms committed street crimes, compared to 24 percent of kids with no guns at home.

Given that, Wheeling said, the response to the police actions seemed overblown.

“If this controlled lesson in firearms helped the kids understand that guns are not toys, some good could come from it. The knee-jerk rejection to the police outreach by locals was clearly excessive.”

The pro-gun control Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence declined to comment.

Whether the police event actually helped the kids understand that guns are not toys is a matter of debate.

“It wasn’t a safety thing,” Nagy said, contesting the police version of the story. “That’s misinformation. I was there. The gun was displayed, and kids just picked it up and played with it.”

Nagy cited his photos as evidence.

“In one of the photos I took, as Elaine Holtz was talking with the officer, you can see a little boy is reaching up to the table and grabbing a gun… the youngest kid there was maybe 5 years old.”

Holtz said that when she asked the officer what was going on, he replied that they were doing “training,” but that she did not find his answer convincing.

“I did not see any education going on; it looked like it was just fun,” she said. “And I think we generally have a good police department. But what happened here was poorly thought out.”

Police Capt. Negri said that the department is looking at “whether we want to change our tack in the future.” But for now, the police are sticking to their guns.

“Gun safety is a part of the discussions we have with the kids,” Negri said. “These kids, what do they learn about guns from video games, movies and TV? A lot of the questions we get from kids are way off base… So it’s helpful to have some realistic dialogue.”

During its annual meeting last month, the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association tabled a motion that would have authorized the group’s representatives to send a letter to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) asking them to re-instate the instant background check exemption for Nevada concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit holders. During the 2011 legislative session, the Nevada legislature passed Assembly Bill 282, which requires a background check on CCW permit renewals. AB 282 was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 17.

According to those who attended last month’s meeting, the “vote to authorize a formal letter” was delayed until the September 17 meeting in Fallon so the sheriffs could “evaluate the impact the NICS exemption would have on their agencies.”

This lack of action on the part of the sheriffs is extremely troubling as Nevada’s CCW permit holders have been eagerly anticipating the renewal of the NICS exemption, and state legislators who voted to support AB 282 did so with the understanding that this was a top priority for the Department of Public Safety and the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association. In fact, enactment of the provisions in AB 282 took effect on July 1 for the purpose of “fast-tracking” the application for exemption to BATFE.

If the formal letter from the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association to BATFE requesting the re-instatement of the NICS exemption is not sent soon, Nevada’s CCW permit holders are subject to months of additional background check fees on firearm purchases.

Please politely contact your county Sheriff NOW and ask him to move forward with the request to BATFE without delay and without an unnecessary vote. The only vote that counted was the overwhelming mandate from the Nevada Legislature and Governor Sandoval enacting AB 282! Contact information for your county Sheriff is below:

Nevada Sheriffs:

Carson City

Sheriff Kenneth Furlong
Phone: (775) 887-2020 ext. 1703
Email: kfurlong@carson.org

Churchill County

Sheriff Ben Trotter
Phone: (775) 423-3116
Email: sheriff@cccomm.net

Clark County

Sheriff Douglas C Gillespie
Non-emergency: (702) 828-3231
Email: sheriff@lvmpd.com

Douglas County

Sheriff Ron Pierini
Phone: (775) 782-9900

Email: rpierini@co.douglas.nv.us

Elko County

Sheriff James Pitts
Phone: (775) 738-3421

Email: elkosheriff@elkocountynv.net

Esmeralda County

Sheriff Kenneth Elgan
Phone: (775) 485-6373

Email: ecso@frontiernet.net

Eureka County

Sheriff Kenneth E Jones
Phone: (775) 237-5330

Email: kjones.ecso@eurekanv.org

Humboldt County

Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Phone: (775) 623-6419
Email: h101@hcsonv.com

Lander County

Sheriff Ron Unger

Phone: (775) 635-5161

Email: sheriffunger@landerso.org

Lincoln County

Sheriff Kerry Lee

Phone: (775) 962-5151

Email: klee@lcso-nv.org

Lyon County

Sheriff Allen Veil
Phone: (775)463-6600
Email: aveil@lyon-county.org

Mineral County

Sheriff Michael Dillard

Phone: (775) 945-2434

Email: mdillard@mineralcountynv.org

This alert is posted to www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=7019

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When your Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is empty after shooting it dry, the quickest way to load it is through the ejection port. To take a much-needed shot, your reaction is to drop a shot shell in the port and shoot. It is almost as fast as transitioning to a second firearm. To be fast, this technique must be practiced until it becomes an instinctive reaction.

Here is the simple way to combat load the 870 pump gun. You are shooting, making your way through the situation and then a CLICK! You must react to the click as a Fail to Fire malfunction, as it could be a bad primer or shell. You can’t count how many shells you fired and would have no idea what caused this malfunction, so it might be a bad primer/shell or just empty. The next reaction is to pump the slide action again, establish sight picture and shoot again if needed! Here we go again, another Click! At this point, you know the firearm is likely out of shells. Pull the slide action to the rear, opening the ejection port. Access a spare shot shell from your carrier, indexing it between your index and pinky fingers, drop the shell into the ejection port and slide your hand forward to close the action. The shotgun is now loaded with a new shell in the chamber. This technique can be accomplished in a couple of different methods. The support hand can come under the gun to the ejection port, or turn the shotgun with the port up and the shell is dropped into the ejection port over the top. Either way, decide which works for you and train one way so there is no hesitation when you have to do it in a fight. In that fight, you may have to do another Combat load if you need to shoot more. If there is any time during this period, insert more shot shells into the magazine tube to get ahead of the game. It’s important to keep as many shells in the 870 as possible and time allows.

This technique that must be practiced, with many repetitions, to ingrain this skill into an unconscious reaction to the symptoms of the weapons platform you are running.

Another option some people talk about is transition to the second firearm. Yes, this will work and it’s quick too, but that will be another program. Practice the Combat Reload with your 870 and it will become instinctive. It might get you out of trouble one of these days. Watch the other Remington 870 shotgun programs and keep on training!

Watch Now:  Remington 870 Combat Reload Video

As a Police Officer, you are exposed to many different threats everyday on the streets. One day, you might have to deliver lethal force in a situation that has no other options. That situation can become a lot worse, if your gunfire does not stop the attacker. ATAC TV LEO/Mil Channel is a centralized website to share and learn from Police Departments and Military from all over the country and world. All Officers, no matter where they live, have to deal with these threats. Unfortunately it is part of their daily work and they are involved in these situations knowing almost anything can happen on any given day. Each Officer should be learning and training to accomplish one thing, that they go home at the end of the shift to their families.

FAILURE TO STOP!!!! There can be many reasons that your bullets are NOT stopping the threat. The bad guy could be on drugs, might be a determined attacker with adrenalin, could have body armor OR you are missing the target! Who knows? You have to stop this subject NOW!

DRUGS

If your subject becomes a threat and is jacked up on drugs, he might not even notice he is a “bullet Sponge” and taking hit. His body is not acknowledging the bullet strikes and damage to his body, and will continue until hydraulic failure. That means this threat bleeds out and the body cannot function. The length of time could allow this bad guy to operate for minutes with plenty of opertunity to hurt or kill you. A head shot into the brain will “shut down the lights” and stop the fight if the threat continues his actions.

ATTACKER WITH ADRENALIN

Your bad guy might be a “Bad Motherf***er” and not willing to give up the fight, even when he is damaged. His adrenalin could be controlling his body and might have sustained mortal wounds, but continues to attack. Any threat that continues to move and force the attack, even wounded, it’s still a threat. Shoot to the head and stop the fight.

BODY ARMOR

These days, there are many subjects or threats that will wear some body armor, especially if they plan to get into a fight or in possible harms way. Why wouldn’t they, if they expect to be involved in some sort of violent encounter? The old street thugs and gangs have been known to use belted steel tire parts, strapped to their chests that could stop handgun bullets, even from the Police. Regular body armor can be bought through the Internet and anyone can be wearing it. If the bullets you launched are not having an affect with body hits, shoot to the head to stop the threat.

MISSING THE TARGET

Well, if you are missing the threat, it’s no wonder why the gunfire is not having an affect on his actions. You can miss fast enough to win. You will lose this fight because anyone can get lucky and you might be hit with the bad guy’s bullets. Shoot as fast as you can guaranty the hits. Shoot center mass and be sure of the shot as you press the trigger. This can be cured on the training range with time spent learning how to control your weapons systems, even under simulated stress. You need more training to ingrain the shooting sequence so all you have to worry about is moving out of the way and hitting your target.

If your threat is still moving after your initial gunshots, time to switch plans. Shooting to the head can be a tough shot with the subject moving. It is a precise shot that must hit the cranial ocular cavity or sinus to penetrate into the brain. The teeth, jaw and skull can deflect and/or stop handgun bullets, even rifles in the right situation. Slow down and employ sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control and follow through to make this hit. If hit and a bullet penetrates into the brain, the “lights” will go out immediately.

Another option is a shot to the hip or groin area. This hit could stop movement, either forward or back to restrict the threat from closing the distance on you. It is also possible to hit main arteries in the legs, break bones and generally disrupt enough tissue to slow or stop the fight. If called for, stop them with the lower shots and finish with a headshot if the subject is still a threat. One this is certain, as a police officer, you must train for the worse and hope for the best. ATAC TV LEO/MIL Channel has many more instructional videos for you to work on at the range. Something will happen and as the Law Enforcement Officer, you will have to deal with it. Be Safe! Watch video linked below.

Watch Now: Failure to Stop Video

The AK 47 gas block combines the front sight and gas block into one asembly. We have sold hundreds of these assembly’s. They have proven to be very reliable under combat conditions.

The combination gas block/front sight allows the front end of the AK47/74 to be lightend up and makes the handling of the weapon noticeably more efficient. The assembly also allows the barrel length to be shortend for you guy’s that want to SBR your AK’s.

The front sight is adjustable for windage with a simple screw driver. For elevation the sight post is left purposly long so that you can zero your rifle and then use the rear sight as normal.

The id of the sight is .591 and clamps in place in the exsiting gasblock location. This gas block is designed for 45 deg angled gas ports like the Romanian AK barrel.

The sight comes finished in black oxide.

For more info on the gas block please follow the link below.

https://www.venomtactical.com/shop/gas-block-p-72.html

http://www.rifledynamics.com/services/bolton_block.php

The old adage is Two to the body, one to the head. This failure to stop response to a threatening adversary could end the encounter. A head shot should stop the fight immediately if the bullet enters the brain to turn out the lights, but a miss might hit a bystander behind the threat at head level. An alternative to the head shot to stop forward movement of the threat while reducing liability of a miss placed shot is engaging the pelvic area instead of the head. At close range, a double tap and pelvic shot is accomplished by instinctive shooting and can be very fast with practice and movement.

FAILURE TO STOP!!!! There can be many reasons that your bullets are NOT stopping the threat. The bad guy could be on drugs, might be a determined attacker with adrenalin, could have body armor OR you are missing the target! Who knows? You have to stop this subject now!

Police officers need to train for this situation. If shots are fired and the subject does not stop or react to the bullets, there needs to be a plan in place to deal with this. Redirecting shots to the head to shut down the “lights” or the groin/hips to stop mobility are appropriate. It could be armor, drugs or a bad guy that will stop at nothing to kill you. When rounds are fired and there is no immediate reaction

FAILURE TO STOP

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