Child soldiers of Afghanistan

I made it a specific point for the Inferno to not wade too far into the weeds when it came to policy and politics. Unfortunately, I came across an article so insidious that I felt I needed to publicly address it. As someone who has fought against and with forces that use child soldiers I…

User request: 2-point v. 1-point slings

I think a lot of people confuse the purpose of 2 or 1 point slings and think that they can be used in exchange for the other. In my mind slings break down into two types. Weapons retention and weapons carriage. A weapon retention sling will never be able to fulfill a weapon carriage slings…

2 year anniversary

Tactical Inferno is now 2 years old!  The first year the site was live, I didn’t really create a lot of content. However, this year I was able to set time aside to create more content and it was very rewarding. As the end of the fiscal year draws near, naturally I’ve posted less. Fiscal…

Review: Mystery Ranch ASAP + OV mods

I began to desire a small mission bag after conducting combat operations in a particular manner that required much lower profiles than what the USGI bags offered. It was something I fully intended on custom ordering from one of the shops I frequent. Until recently the ASAP was one of the only bags that fit…