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October 10, 2005
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/

Service Equipment Review:
XS Sights 24/7
So, any excuse to visit Blackwater and shoot free bullets is a good one. Every now and then I actually get invited down there to do something fun and shoot free bullets. XS Sights was nice enough to include me on their list of invitees for a Writers' Round Table event. Now, I hate to say this, but I didn't know anything about XS Sights before attending. I had seen some advertisements for them; I had seen a couple of people with the XS Sights on their weapons; but I never took the time, or had the interest, to get myself educated about XS Sights.

The past couple of days corrected that. I guess I should start of by saying that I didn't know the idea of a sight which incorporated a dot sitting on a post was such an old idea. I knew SigArms had done it as recently as the late '80s, but I didn't know it existed much before that. Apparently - as was part of my education Friday and Saturday - the idea of a big front dot sitting on a rear post evolved on big game rifles in the 19th century. Hunters, when faced with large, dangerous, fast approaching game apparently came to appreciate the speed with which the big dot could be picked up (visually) and shots placed efficiently. From that idea, a former peace officer named Ashley Emerson took the next step, recognizing that "bad guys" are large, dangerous, often fast approaching animals that have to be stopped with quickly placed shots.

For the rest of the story:
http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/others/xssights.htm

Recreational Equipment Review:
Revision ANT Tactical Goggles
Courtesy of Chuck Bennett

About a month ago I had a package thrown at me and was told to "Wring these out and tell me what you think." Inside I found a pair of Revision Military Eyewear's Tactical Goggles. I'm not one to sit on my laurels (despite what Borelli may say), so I grabbed my jump gear and headed out to the drop zone. My initial impression of these goggles was that they fit great and didn't cover much facial area. I prefer a smaller goggle during the summer (especially on the east coast with humidity levels matching the temps), so I was looking forward to jumping these.

For the rest of the story:
http://www.borelliconsulting.com/recevals/sky/revisiongoggle.htm