CompBelts Media
Defense, Security, Technology & Industry Coverage
Original reporting from the field. CompBelts Journal covers equipment, training doctrine, emerging technology, and the events shaping the defense and security industry. Every article carries a byline, a publication date, and a public URL — because credibility is earned, not claimed.
Industry articles, expo coverage, video interviews, and competitive shooting — all CompBelts Journal coverage in one view.
A technical breakdown of load-bearing capacity, retention systems, and material durability across competition and tactical belt platforms — with field test data from our Las Vegas range.
By CompBelts Media Team
Instructors from three agencies weigh in on how realistic scenario design — not ammunition expenditure — drives measurable improvement in threat response outcomes.
By CompBelts Media Team
From RF jamming to physical neutralization, we survey the detection and countermeasure technologies now available to private security firms and what the regulatory landscape looks like.
By CompBelts Media Team
Our team walked the Range Day floor at SHOT Show 2026. Here are the products that stood out, the conversations worth having, and what the exhibitor mix signals about where the industry is heading.
By CompBelts Media Team
Counter-drone technology dominated the Commercial UAV Expo floor this year. We spoke with four exhibitors about the gap between what's available commercially and what security operators actually need.
By CompBelts Media Team
A 22-minute sit-down with a senior EP instructor on motorcade protocols, advance work in unfamiliar cities, and how the threat profile for private principals has shifted over the past five years.
By CompBelts Media Team
We covered USPSA Nationals from the production floor to the prize table. A full stage-by-stage breakdown, interviews with top finishers, and a close look at the belt and holster setups that made the podium.
By CompBelts Media Team
Speed, transitions, and equipment choices — we break down the technical differences between Pro Series competitors and the club-level shooter looking to move up.
By CompBelts Media Team
From 10m Air Pistol to Trap and Skeet, we cover every Olympic shooting discipline, the governing bodies behind them, and what the road to LA 2028 looks like for American shooters.
By CompBelts Media Team
The USCCA Expo brought together self-defense instructors, competitive shooters, and gear manufacturers. We report on the crossover between defensive training and competition performance.
By CompBelts Media Team
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A CompBelts Podcast • Las Vegas
The people who train. The people who compete. The people who build.
Beyond the Belt goes deep with the instructors, competitors, and manufacturers shaping the defense and shooting sports world. Recorded in Las Vegas — where the industry trains, competes, and builds.
CompBelts Founders
How CompBelts went from a range problem to a full product line. The founders walk through the design process, material sourcing, and what competition shooters actually need from a belt system.
USPSA Grand Master Competitor
A Grand Master-level USPSA shooter breaks down the mental game, dry-fire discipline, and gear decisions that separate top-tier competitors from the rest of the field.
Lead Instructor, CompBelts Training
Our lead force-on-force instructor explains how scenario fidelity — not round count — drives real improvement in threat response. What law enforcement agencies are asking for and why.
Video
On-location coverage from competitions, expos, and training events.
Full walk-through of the USPSA Nationals stages, podium interviews, and a close look at the belt and holster setups that made the top 10.
Our team covered Range Day from open to close. New optics, suppressor tech, and the belt systems that drew the longest lines at the demo stations.
Slow-motion analysis of Stage 4 from the Pro Series event — transitions, reloads, and the gear choices that cost or saved time at the top of the leaderboard.
Editorial Staff
CompBelts Media
CompBelts Journal is produced by the CompBelts Media team — practitioners, instructors, and credentialed journalists covering the defense, security, and competitive shooting industries from Las Vegas, NV. Each contributor is identified by name and role on their published work.
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media@compbelts.comRequest Media KitEditorial Disclosure:CompBelts Journal is an editorial publication of CompBelts LLC. Sponsored content and material relationships are disclosed at the article level. CompBelts Media credentials are issued to editorial and production staff; sales and marketing contacts are excluded from press applications per industry accreditation standards.