FUNDAMENTALS OF ADAPTIVE COMBATIVES & TACTICS
BOOK REVIEW: SIX SILENT MEN SERIES
If you crave authentic long-range reconnaissance stories from Vietnam, the Six Silent Men series delivers. Written by actual LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, these three books pull no punches on the frustrations, fears, talent, and raw daily life of elite recon teams. From misused light infantry patrols to gear breakdowns and Rogers’ Rangers rules still used today, this series gives readers an emotional, unvarnished view that no Hollywood film can match.
SHOOTING ISN’T EVERYTHING
Shooting isn't everything. We watch Instagram videos of shooters ripping impossible splits and sub-second reloads and convince ourselves that level of performance is the key to real-world survival. The harsh reality? Mastery in one skillset demands sacrifice in others—time spent chasing elite pistol skills is time stolen from light infantry patrolling, Krav Maga, executive protection, concealed carry, and the broader combatives that actually keep you alive. A good shooter is simply someone who can demonstrate the skills required for their specific art, nothing more. True defensive readiness comes from realistic training, not range theater or gear hype. Awareness and the will to act have decided more fights than perfect splits ever will.
The Double-Stack Micro-9 Hype Part 1: My Journey
Everyone’s chasing P365s, Hellcats, and Shield Plus like they’re the future of carry. I did too — wrote articles calling the Shield Plus the gold standard. Then I fed it real service-grade ammo instead of range mouse-fart loads. Springs wore out fast, recoil control vanished, my hand got punished, and I finally saw the truth: the double-stack micro-9 isn’t an upgrade. It’s a compromise. Here’s exactly how I walked away and went back to single-stacks that actually work.
YOUTUBE GUN CHANNELS LIE, AND YOU BUY INTO IT
I run the Adaptive Combatives & Tactics YouTube channel at youtube.com/doitriteak, but that doesn’t stop me from being seriously frustrated with most gun YouTube content out there. In fact, that frustration is exactly why I started the channel. Before I ever hit “record,” I was just like you—scrolling reviews on the web and YouTube, hunting for straight answers on gear that actually matters for self-defense, EDC, home defense, and building real readiness. What I kept finding was a straight-up lie: clickbait titles, lazy 200-round tests, sponsored infomercials, zero talk of break-in periods or long-term wear, and reviewers who never dry-fire, never carry the gun, and never connect it to actual adaptive combatives and tactics. Pure chaos—just like the ammo panics I’ve lived through. That’s why I decided to do it right and fill the gaps with honest, no-fluff, real-world testing that treats you like a serious student of combatives, not just another consumer chasing the latest shiny object.
AMMO SQUARED: THE SMART FIX FOR AMMO PANICS
Ammo shortages hit hard and fast—2013's panic after Sandy Hook left shelves bare and prices tripled. Ammo Squared was born from that mess, offering dollar-cost averaging for bullets: set a budget, auto-buy factory-new rounds, store secure until you need 'em. In the Trump slump, prices are low—perfect time to stack. My plans (training and defense) will net over 13,000 rounds in three years. Don't panic buy later; prep now and stay shooting.