LINKS TO FIREARMS AND SELF-DEFENSE RELATED SITES
Below are links to several organizations or business with which I am familiar. They all provide excellence in the service or the products in which they specialize.
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION at www.nra.org. The foremost guardian of your right to "keep and bear arms." If you are interested in making sure you are able to exercise that right, join and support the NRA.
TRIAD TACTICAL TRAINING at www.triad-tactical.com. This is Michigan's source for some of the best advanced firearm training you can get. Once you get your CPL, check out their training. You will learn from some of the best in the nation.
KRAV MAGA DETROIT at www.kravmagadetroit.com. Effective and devastating unarmed self-defense at its best. Krav Maga Detroit will teach you regardless of age and condition.
SAFETY TAKES BRAINS at www.safetytakesbrains.com. This organization provides women fundamental training in personal safety, unarmed defense and escape techniques. Female friendly, flexible seminar scheduling and very reasonably priced.
MILT SPARKS HOLSTERS at www.miltsparks.com. Located in Boise, ID, this small company makes some of the best leather holsters you can buy. Their Versa-Max II is one of the best leather IWB holsters I know of. Their mag pouches and shark skin belts are also excellent.
MATT DELFATTI HOLSTERS at www.delfatti.com. Professionls line up to get one of Matt's holsters. Out of Greenwood, Wisc., Matt makes true custom leather holsters that are superior in every sense of the word. Quality leather goes into proven designs to fit individual needs or requirements. These holsters simply work, and the finished product will fit your gun like a glove and last probably as long as you do. Check out both his on-the-belt holster and his inside-the-waist band holsters. Be prepared to wait, but the wait is well worth it.
COMP-TAC HOLSTERS at www.comp-tac.com. What Milt Sparks does for leather holsters, Comp-Tac does for kydex holsters. Their holsters are concealable and fast. They also have great customer service.
RAVEN CONCEALMENT SYSTEMS at www.ravenconcealmentsystems.com make kydex holsters that are some of the best you can find. Their Phantom holster can be had in regular or light compatible format to hold guns that either have or do not have light systems. Either version is thin, light, tough, comfortable and fast. Their modular design provides great versatility as it allows the mounting system to be changed from on-the-belt to IWB. There is a wait of several months to get one, but the wait is worth it.
EMERSON KNIVES at www.emersonknives.com. Their Commander and CQC-7 knives set the standard for quality combat folders. They are tough and reliable. If you don't lose one, it will last as long as you do.
COLD STEEL KNIVES at www.coldsteel.com. Cold Steel has a reputation for making knives that can take great abuse and still work. They also offer quite a variety of different edged weapons at a range of prices. Their folders and their fixed blades are worth checking out.
SUREFIRE at www.surefire.com. Tough, bright, compact and reliable under any condition, these flashlights offer something for everyone. A good flashlight is an absolute must for anyone using a firearm as a defensive weapon. There is a reason these flashlights are favorites with those who need reliable illumination under adverse conditions.
INSIGHT at www.insighttechgear.com. High quality and durable flashlights and weapon lights. Another favorite of those in need of quality tactical lighting equipment.
MIDWAY U.S.A. at www.midwayusa.com. Their motto is "just about everything for shooting, reloading and gunsmithing." And they are right. This place is a candy store for the gun enthusiast. They are helpful and they ship products very fast.
BROWNELLS at www.brownells.com. Another candy store for the firearms crowd, it advertises itself as the world's largest supplier of firearms accessories and gunsmithing tools. Friendly and responsive with lots and lots of gun stuff. If you need parts or accessories, you should find them here. Additionally, their technical support personnel are a great resource.
