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JAN 2018 CONTENTS 4 ANTI-POACHING IN AFRICA: A PROFESSIONAL ODYSSEY. BILL SPEAKS TO WES G WHO HAS “BOOTS ON THE GROUND” WITH AN ANTI-POACHING TEAM IN TANZANIA! 10 TRAINING: CROPS UPDATE: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT CROPS! 15 EDITORS COMMENT: “CHANGING COMMUNITIES” 16 GEAR ON TEST: THE PMCI TEAM MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LATEST GEAR TO HIT THE MARKET. 21 BOOK REVIEW: THE JUNGLE SURVIVAL POCKET MANUAL 1939-1945 22 TACTICAL INNOVATION: PENTAGON GEAR: NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL GEAR 26 GOOD GEAR TO GO: CANNAE PRO: BILL TAKES A LOOK AT SOME GREAT GEAR FROM US BRAND CANNAE PRO TO SEE IF IT LIVES UP TO THE HYPE! 30 TECH: SLEEP SYSTEMS: GETTING A SOUND SLEEP IS FUNDAMENTAL TO STAYING “SWITCHED ON” SO THIS TIME PMCI DELVES INTO THE WORLD OF “SLEEP SYSTEMS” 33 BOOK REVIEW: “RUSSIA’S DEAD END: A KREMLIN INSIDER’S TESTIMONY FROM GORBACHEV TO PUTIN” 34 KNIVES AND TOOLS: SPARTAN BLADES: “KNIVES WITH INTENT”; THE HARSEY DIFENSA AND GEORGE V-14 DAGGER 38 FIREARMS: SPECIAL REPORT: TRAMPAS LOOKS INTO THE ARCANE “ART OF THE GUNSMITH” 44 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: TRAINING SYSTEMS WHEN DOES FIREARMS TRAINING EVER STOP? ANY LOOKS INTO SYSTEMS TO KEEP YOU ON TOP OF YOUR GAME 48 SKILLS AND DRILLS: GROUND COMBATIVES FIGHTING FROM THE GROUND! 52 INDUSTRY VACANCIES LOOKING FOR WORK? JUST CHECK HERE. Copyright © Calibre Publishing 2018. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Deputy Ed (USA): Trampas Swanson Graphic Design: Baz Thakur Publisher: Nigel Streeter PMCI magazine is a digital-only publication available FREE OF CHARGE via the PMCI App on a wide range of digital platforms, including iOS, Android and Windows. For more information, visit www.pocketmags. com and search “PMCI”. PMC I c a n a l s o b e rea d o n l i n e at : www.issuu.com, www.magzter.com and www.readly.com Calibre Publishing Limited Wyche Innovation Centre, Walwyn Road, Upper Colwall, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6PL Tel: [phone] Web: www.pmcimagazine.com ©Calibre Publishing Limited 2018 Letter, idea or question? Got something to say? A question for our system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the experts? An article or article idea? Drop us a express permission of the publisher in writing. The opinion of the writers do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. The line and let us know. Either email the editor Editors reserve the right to edit submissions prior to publication. ([email protected]), write to us at Thank you for downloading this Edition of PMCI, the FREE digital publication dedicated to PMC Operatives. PMCI is written by the Calibre Publishing address above, or talk individuals with first-hand knowledge and experience of the subject they write about - and all of whom have an intimate to us on Twitter or Facebook. understanding of what the role entails and the day to day challenges faced by those working in this industry. PMCI will provide a platform to review and discuss the things to matter to all of us, such personal equipment, training, employment and lifestylestyle management - and these are also our core fundamentals. We hope you enjoy this Edition of PMCI and if you have any feedback or comments, or would like to contrubute to future issues, please let us know by email to: [email protected] 2 Editor (UK): Bill Thomas