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Censorship is nothing new to Instagram. I understand that it is a private company but it is wrong either way. Basically any content that they simply don’t like or agree with is shadow banned, deleted and now they are threatening to delete accounts for violating their community guidelines.

I can assure you that I do not in anyway violate their guidelines, yet they don’t allow for reviews much anymore and are now saying that I’m in danger of losing my account there.

I’ll be posting here more regularly to keep the information flow going and to share my knowledge, which is the entire purpose of what I do; to help the 2A community.

I may start a back-up account but follow me here for updates!

By: Fifty Shades of FDE

HRT Tactical knocked it out of the park with their RAC Plate Carrier, which I reviewed thoroughly last year. The RAC is still my go-to and preferred plate carrier. So when the guys from HRT Tactical reached out to me about their upcoming chest rig, I was excited to see what they come up with. I got an advanced kit and have had time to test it out for myself.

The Modulus Chest Rig is true to it’s namesake by being very modular in design, just like the RAC Plate Carrier. It makes it very easy to switch out pouches to fit whatever your current needs.

Let’s get into the use of chest rigs. They do have a purpose for certain situations and like any other piece of kit, there are advantages and disadvantages to each. Knowing the capabilities of your equipment is the key. This is from my own experience and usage of gear for over a decade of use in training and at work. Granted, I am not a military veteran or was ever on a tactical team; I’m just a regular Law Enforcement Officer that trains as much as possible and have had the opportunity to use and review quite a lot of plate carriers and chest rigs.

So why would one run a chest rig over a plate carrier with rifle plates? Everything is mission dependent with many factors in play. With a chest rig, your advantages are weight savings, lower profile (depending on the carrier), ability to carry extra magazines and essential equipment. With a chest rig, you have a higher mobility and agility over a plate carrier, however you must know the disadvantages. The obvious one is the lack of ballistic protection from the rifle plates that are in a plate carrier as well as less surface area for more equipment, this can be either an advantage or disadvantage. Like I mentioned before, it’s all mission dependent and personal preference.

The chest rig is perfect for the training environment and I find it to fit in the same category of bump helmets, they both lack ballistic protection but are much lighter. In a training environment, you’re not worried about incoming fire, outside of ricochets or NDs. In the field, they can be used in place of plate carriers if you need a lower profile to blend in or something quick to throw on to have more firepower on your person or are in an environment such as in higher altitude where weight savings is a bit more important than ballistic protection. There will always be a balance between mobility versus protection so each individual has to weigh in and make a determination on which piece of kit to use. If one is more mobile and faster, they are a harder target to hit, you get the picture. These are just examples from my own experiences being in kit.

Lower profile chest rigs as well as plate carriers are becoming more popular. The Modulus is no different. It’s light weight and has a low and flat profile. What sets it apart from the rest is the ability to quickly swap out the front pouches to fit your current needs and requirements. You have the option to run it slick to carry three AR-15 rifle mags or add an admin pouch or a pistol mag pouch in any configuration suits you. You also have the option to run open top or covered with the pistol mag pouches. This makes it great for the end user to customize their Modulus to work for them. As well as most chest rigs are well designed, they may not work for everyone. The Modulus ensures that it will adapt to any mission that a chest rig can be used for.

The Cordura, stitching, zipper as well as the velcro are of high quality. All of the straps have a retention elastic band to help secure the loose ends, which is something that I appreciate.

The Modulus Chest Rig takes after the RAC Plate Carrier in the same form where it too maximizes the modularity of the chest rig platform to a fit numerous parameters for the end user.

The guys at HRT Tactical have come out with another hit and these will be available soon after this review is published.

For more information please go to:

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@hrttacticalgear

By: Fifty Shades of FDE

New from Taurus is their GX4 pistol, a lightweight micro compact pistol chambered in 9mm that holds 11 rounds in a flush magazine with a msrp of….$392.42!

Ever since Sig Sauer came out with their P365, something I personally carry everyday; many other companies are following suit and that’s a good thing for consumers. The more options, the better, in my opinion. Not everyone can afford certain pistols and not every pistol works well with every end user. With the current demand for firearms, the more models in production is always a plus.

To read more about the Taurus GX4, please read:

https://www.shootingwire.com/releases/9ef084e8-e1b3-4188-9408-41ff97e5b265

I have partnered up with another awesome company, Toor Knives. You can save 10% on your order with my code: 50shades

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I have a few of their blades to include the Darter, a partnership between Toor Knives and Haley Strategic Partners as well as the Anaconda and their Multi Tool. Those reviews are upcoming. If you’re in need of high quality blades and tools, check them out!

Yesterday I posted on the HK416 Enhanced Red Gun from ASP. I covered the M17 model for the Maglife:

Armament Systems and Procedures is a part of the discount code lineup at the Tactical Alliance.

ASP HK416 Enhanced Red Gun

By: Fifty Shades of FDE

Over my entire career in Law Enforcement, dating way back to when I was a teenager Police Explorer, I have been using ASP Red Guns for training. ASP is best known for their impact weapons, particularly with expandable batons as well as other law enforcement related gear. Red Guns are essential for safe training events where using live weapons is unnecessary and or too dangerous to have in certain environments.

ASP Red Guns are most common in the form of handguns and pistols. They do, however make long gun versions as well. The new Enhanced Red Guns are a new and improved offering from ASP that features a functional magazine well and magazine release button. The model I received is molded from the Heckler and Koch HK416 with a 16″ barrel. It has an additional feature with removable rails in the foreend, a flat top upper receiver and a front optional sling mount. It comes with two inert red magazines modeled after the Hex mags.

Since the HK416 closely resembles that of the AR-15 Platform, with only minor differences in certain areas, ergonomically they are close enough as a training tool to represent the AR-15 in that role. I find that the HK416 Enhanced Red Gun is a huge improvement of what I trained with years ago where the M4A1 Redguns had fixed carry handles and no rails at the foreend. With a flat top and rails, you can attach an optic and weapon light or laser if desired. That just adds to more realism into the training session.

Red Guns in the long gun form are useful for initial movement drills for active shooter or CQB training events where everyone can focus on moving safely with inert training tools. There is absolutely no mistaking a Red Gun as a training tool whereas blue masking tape on a barrel and magazines may not be seen in certain lighting conditions. While those in the early stages of training can get used to the movement in tight, dynamic drills, the Red Guns can take the beatings from hitting door jams, walls and other obstacles and saving the live firearm from unnecessary abuse, not that they can’t handle the abuse, but why expose them to it when live fire or simulations aren’t in play?

Weapon retention drills also are just as important with a rifle as they are with a pistol. Like their pistol counterparts, it isn’t practiced much and probably less by a long shot in comparison. The Red Gun will be much more forgiving than a full weighted rifle if there is any accidental contact during a drill, reducing and minimizing injuries if that happens.

With the HK416 Enhanced Red Gun, I was able to practice my emergency and tactical reloads in my living room with full confidence that I will not have any chance of a negligent discharge as there is no possibility of clambering a round in a mostly solid piece of polymer.

Since the Enhanced version has the capability of inserting and dumping a magazine, it can be an effective tool in teaching a total newcomer with the AR-15 Platform on how to safely handle and load and unload it before moving onto a empty live firearm.

There is an option for a collapsible stock on other Red Gun M4A1 and I wish the HK416 Enhanced Red Gun had one since I have short arms and an adjustable length of pull would be appreciated but I understand that it increases the cost of the Red Gun.

Overall, the quality, fit and finsh of the sample ASP HK416 Enhanced Red Gun is excellent. The addition of the magazine drop feature as well as the rails puts it on another level when compared to the previous Red Guns. It gives the end user more ways to practice safely than before. Red Guns are the best tool to stand in place of real firearms in the training environment where sims or live fire is not needed. ASP did a great job in improving upon their line of Red Guns to make them even more versatile and practical.

For more information and where to order:

Armament Systems and Procedures is a part of the discount code lineup at the Tactical Alliance.

Here are the full details on my Giveaway:

Fifty Shades of FDE has reached a big milestone on Instagram even with all the shadowbanning and censorship of the Second Amendment. I stayed with it and now the account is now over 90,000 Followers!

Out of my appreciation of everyone’s support, I have been working with some awesome companies in the industry for this EPIC Giveaway in which ONE lucky winner will get all of these products! I will showcase all of the products in a IGTV video and in posts.

Here are the rules:
1. Follow Every Sponsor of this Giveaway
2. Tag a friend in the comments section of the ORIGINAL post. Posted on 12/16/20 (unlimited entries)
3. Be at least 18 years of age.
4. Reside in the United States of America
5. Winner must make a post or send me a picture of their prizes.
That’s it and good luck! I’ll pick one random winner on 12/23/20

The One Winner will receive:

Brownell’s: BRN-180S Gen2. 300 AAC Blackout Complete Upper. Slightly used for my review of it and definitely not cleaned.
-NFA rules apply, up to the winner to follow the laws in their area.

Cloud Defensive: REIN Micro Complete Kit

Impact Weapons Components: Torrent Offset MLOK mount

Burn Proof Gear: Rail Rap

Primary Arms: ACSS Micro Dot RDS

Reptilia Corp: DOT 1.93 Mount & CQG Grip

SB Tactical: SB PDW Brace & Swag

Ops-Core: FDE MK1 Glasses with full array of lenses.

Safelife Defense: Tactical Belt in Coyote Tan**

True North Concepts: Modular Holster Adapter & Gripstop of your choice**

Viktos Brand: Contractor AF Multicam Black pants.**

Haley Strategic Partners: Flat Pack 2**

HRT Tactical: RAC Plate Carrier**

The NeoMag: FDE NeoMag & Sentry Strap

Tactmed Info: Emergency Information Tags

Dynamic Fuzz: Earpro Fuzz and Covers, TQ Holder of your choice**

Legacy Gun Works: Customized P320 Stripped Frame

Sly Tactical: Sling of your choice with hardware.**

Slate Black Industries: Fifty Shades of FDE Edition Bundle

Rifle Supply: 5 Laser Engraved PMAGs & RS merchandise

And of course some Fifty Shades of FDE patches.

** Denotes that the Item(s) will drop ship from the manufacturer. I’ll put you in contact or provide a code for your order.

This Giveaway is not endorsed or associated in any way with Instagram. It does NOT include any firearms. The winner will be given tracking numbers from myself for items that I have and from the companies that will drop ship. We will not be responsible for items lost in the mail or stolen from your property.

I will use a random comment picker and DM the winner and ask to see an ID just to verify age and shipment address. If requirements are met, I’ll make an announcement, if not, I’ll repeat the process until we have a winner.

Thank you all for the support and Goodluck!

By far my favorite set of electronic ear pro. Go read my review to see why! I now write for the Maglife blog as well.