
Greg Chabot
Contributor at Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Contributor at Gunpowder Magazine
Articles
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2 months ago |
gunpowdermagazine.com | Greg Chabot
By: Greg ChabotPhotos Sasha SteadmanSpringfield Armory, known for producing and importing various firearms, needs no introduction to readers. One of their most popular products is their M1A line of rifles that have been in production since 1974, with multiple variations being produced over the years. In 2004, Springfield Armory introduced the SOCOM 16, a version of the M1A with a 16-inch barrel that became an instant hit with the shooting community.
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2 months ago |
sofmag.com | Greg Chabot
The Fire Pit 3,637 Views We keep on driving, and I ask, “Where the fuck are we going?” With a smile and laugh Ali replies, “It’s just up here, buddy.” Being paranoid, I lock and load my M16. I figure worse comes to worse, I’ll smoke him and find my way back. by Greg ChabotOne thing I liked about the desert was nighttime. There was little light pollution, and you could see all the stars very clearly.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
gunpowdermagazine.com | Greg Chabot
By: Greg ChabotPhotos Sasha SteadmanDouble-stack 1911s are the rage in the shooting community as of late, with many using them for competition and self-defense. Before brands like Staccato/STI, if one wanted a double-stack 1911 there wasn’t much to choose from. Wilson had the KZ45, or one could go with offerings from Para-Ordnance that offered complete guns or kits to upgrade ones 1911. The KZ45 wasn’t on the market long and discontinued. Para-Ordnance suffered from unreliable magazines and poor QC.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
sofmag.com | John Meyer |Greg Chabot
by John Stryker MeyerWhen I read Soldier of Fortune Magazine recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see an article on a MACV-SOG legend. He was Green Beret medic and later CIA operative George Washington Bacon III, who met an untimely death in Angola at the hands of Cuban commies in February 1976 while working for the CIA. I met Bacon at one of the six top secret MACV-SOG compounds in S. Vietnam at FOB 1 in Phu Bai, during the summer of 1968.
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Nov 3, 2024 |
sofmag.com | Greg Chabot
by Greg ChabotI was taking MRE coffee and putting it between my cheek and gums to stay alert: an exhausting mission when elections were held in Iraq for the first time in two years. Election day started off very early for us. A nation-wide curfew was declared, and buses were being used to take Iraqis to the polling sites. No private vehicles were allowed on the roads. Drivers caught could face arrest or worse if they resisted.
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