Gun Review: The Lightweight Ultimate Arms Magna T5 Commander 1911
Everybody wants a full-sized gun, until it’s time to carry one. This is especially true when it comes to the...
Fred Mastison is a national magazine contributor, professional firearms and combatives instructor, and executive protection provider and trainer. He has written more than 700 articles for 27 different magazines.
Fred is a reserve police officer and has trained firearms tactics and close quarter combatives for more than three decades. He currently holds 17 separate POST course certifications around the U.S. and is a certifying instructor for law enforcement firearms instructors in handgun, patrol rifle, shotgun and submachine gun.
He is a contract DOD personal security and OPSEC instructor for U.S. Embassy personnel based around the world. In addition to training in the U.S., Fred has divisions in Germany, Ireland, and Mexico.
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