Weapons Tests And Evaluations: The

Best Of Soldier Of Fortune by Peter

Kokalis

Weapons Tests And Evaluations: The Best Of Soldier Of Fortune

For more than 20 years, Peter G. Kokalis has traveled the globe - often
risking enemy fire - to bring his readers more exclusives than any other
writer on small arms. In this comprehensive anthology of his best articles
from SOF and Fighting Firearms magazines, youll get authoritative reviews
and detailed information on dozens of handguns, rifles, SMGs, sniper rifl es
and shotguns. Youll also travel with Kokalis as he trains El Salvadors
Atlacatl Battalion and goes where no Western writer has gone before for
his groundbreaking eight-part series examining the weapons of the
Chinese army. This is a must-read for anyone interested in modern
weapons.

Kokaliss Weapons Tests and Evaluations is an interesting read for

armchair tactical operators. The book is a collection of various stories and
weapons reviews that Kokalis wrote during his tenure at Soldier of Fortune
magazine. As a collection, the articles date from 1982 to 2000, with many
of the articles coming from before 1990. Because of the dates of when the
articles were originally written, Kokalis skips many newer designs. At the
time, Kokalis professes to be the first or one of the first to review some of
the systems (AGS-17, etc).
It is somewhat difficult to review the book without commenting on Kokaliss
blatent disregard for journalistic or scientific integrity. As a journalist, he
tought courses in small arms handling and secured ammuntion and parts.
Kokalis makes much ado about following military specifications for the
M16A2 evaluation, but admits to changing the specification to evaluate
other critera.
The book is a good read, but should be taken with a grain of salt or two.
Kokalis isnt shy about his opinions; by the end, its obvious that he has an
axe or two to grind.
For most of us, the closest we will ever get to many of the weapons
reviewed is in the pages of Janes Infantry Weapons. If were lucky, we will
see it in a museum. Kokalis provides useful qualitative information that
most of us simply dont have access to about the weapons he reviews. So
often, gun reviews gush over every product. Kokalis, especially in his early
reviews, isnt afraid of calling a spade a spade.

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