The Brazilian government must rely on a number of crack military units to maintain control of its borders. Realizing that Brazil could be an open door to international and local terrorists, the military has organized outfits able to deal with such threats and protect the State. This has resulted in one of the most efficient armies in Latin America, and yet one of the least known outside the region. The Army fields several brigades, to include 1 Parachute, 1 Spec Ops, 1 Air Assault Light Infantry, 1 light infantry for peacekeeping Ops and Urban Warfare, 1 Frontier, 2 armored, 4 mechanized, 5 jungle, 10 motorized, 4 divisional artillery, 2 construction engineer, 1 air defense, and 1 army aviation.

Small arms include M964 and variants (Imbel FAL), Imbel MD2 & MD97 rifles. Special operators make intensive use of the M4 carbine along with FAMAS, G3A3 and G3SG1 rifles. Taurus is now distributing the Tavor TAR-21 to the Frontier Bde. Submachine guns include the Taurus M972 (Beretta M-12), and the MP5 range. Snipers have access to the Barrett M82A1, HK PSG-1, M700 and ACGL rifles. Elite outfits use the HK21E and the Minimi-Para Mk-2. The MAG 60-20 is distributed to all the services.

Light Infantry

Due to the nature of the country, which is covered in most part by the dense Amazonian rain forest, many of the military units are trained and geared for jungle warfare. The Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva (Selva – CIGS) operates from Manaus, sharing installations with the Amazon’s Military Command (Comando Militar da Amazônia). The Center prepares leaders in the conduction of small unit tactics. The Jungle Warfare Training develops in three phases: Jungle Survival, Skill Development, and Jungle Operations.

The Jungle Warfare Training Center prepares operators for the jungle, hunter, and frontier infantry outfits. These are particularly adapted and skilled to operate in the Amazon’s environment. The Jungle Infantry units include the 1ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva (Bda.IS) also known as Brigada Lobo D’Almada, the 2nd Bda.IS or Brigada Ararigbóia, the 7th Bda.IS, the 10th Bda.IS, the 16th Bda.IS, the 17th Bda.IS or Brigada Príncipe da Beira, and the 23rd Bda.IS.

There are several other outfits that appear to operate independently from the brigade structure, including the 1st Jungle Infantry Battalion (1º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva [BIS]- Batalhão Amazonas), the 2º BIS – Batalhão Pedro Teixeira, the 4º BIS – Batalhão Plácido de Castro and the 8º BIS.

The Jungle Brigades and Battalions deploy in Destacamentos de Operações de Selva (DOS), which are small 12-men units providing long distance reconnaissance, surveillance and patrols along the borders. The DOS are inspired in their training, organization and doctrine on the A Teams of the USSF, with two officers and 10 enlisted NCOs. The preferred weapons include the legendary Para-FAL, and MAG MGs.

The Hunter Battalions include the 19º Batalhão de Caçadores (BC), the 23rd BC, the 24th BC, the 25th BC, and the 28th BC.

The light infantry also lists the Frontier Guard Command, which operates from Amapá, and the 18th Frontier Infantry Brigade, operating from Mato Grosso. In the same State of Mato Grosso we find the 2nd and 17th Frontier Infantry Battalions. In addition, Special Frontier Platoons have been established to monitor the frontier; each PFE is formed with 50 men.

The very harsh Caatinga Region is home of the elite 72° Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado (or 72° BIMtz), better known as Batalhão General Victorino Carneiro Monteiro. Its HQ is at Petrolina, Pernambuco, having its origins with the 2nd Riflemen Company/35th Inf Bn. (Feira de Santana)/10th Motorized Infantry Brigade. The company operated independently as a specialized outfit since 1975. It became the elite 72° BIMtz in 1982, when the Army realized the need for a larger unit to operate in this vast and difficult area. The battalion deployed to Angola as part of the UN forces between September 1995 and April 1996.

Mountain warfare is the dominium of the 11o Batalhão de Infantaria de Montanha (11o BI Mth), from São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais. The lineage of the 11th Mountain Battalion can be traced to 1888, with the establishment of the 28o BI PARDO – RS, as part of the so-called “Canudos” campaign.

Parachute Force

The Vila Militar de Rio de Janeiro holds the colors of the Parachute Infantry Brigade (Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedistado Exército Brasileiro). The Paras, along with the Air Assault Brigade, is part of the Rapid Action Force (Força de Ação Rápida). Its tasks include tracking, pursuing and apprehending dangerous criminals, poachers and smugglers.

The Parachute Brigade has its origins within the Parachute School established on December 26, 1945. A year before, the government had dispatched 47 soldiers for airborne training in the United States. By 1953 there was a pressing need to establish what was denominated Nucleus of the Airborne Division. By 1969 the Army decided to emphasize smaller, more mobile units, and replaced the Division with the Parachute Brigade in 1971, and this is renamed the Parachute Infantry Brigade in 1985.

Today, the Para Brigade comprises a HHC Company, the 25th Batalhão de Infantaria Pára-quedistas (BIP-Infantry Parachute Battalion), 26th BIP, and 27th BIP, supported by a Pathfinders Company (20ª Companhia de Presursores Pára-quedistas), a Support and maintenance Parachute Battalion (Batalhão de Dobragem, Manuntenção de Pára-quedas e Suprimento pelo Ar), a Field Artillery Battery, and an AAA Battery. There is also a Cavalry Reconnaissance Unit assigned to this outfit, and other support elements.

The 25th Batalhão de Infantaria Pára-quedistas (BIP-Infantry Parachute Battalion) – or 25o BI Pqdt as it is known in Brazil – has its origins with the School Infantry Company raised on 26 December 1945, as part of the Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment at Colina Longa, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro. Then, on September 5, 1952, the Army expanded the unit to become Airborne Infantry Battalion (Batalhão de Infantaria Aeroterrestre), and in October of 1956 the unit is named the Batalhão Santos Dumont, and in 1961 this becomes the Santos Dumont Regiment. This unit becomes the 3rd Parachute Infantry Battalion, but by November 7, 1973, it becomes the 25th Parachute Infantry Battalion, with three Parachute Riflemen companies (1ª, 2ª & 3ª Companhias de Fuzileiros Pára-quedistas), a Command and Services Company, and a HHC group.

The 26o BI Pqdt and the 27º BI Pqdt. also trace their lineage to Decree Nr 49.863, dated January 11, 1961, establishing the Regimento Santos Dumont. The 26th and 27th Parachute Infantry Battalions are officially established in 1973. The 27º BI Pqdt is based at Sâo Goçnaho.

The 1º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Pára-quedista (1st Parachute Cavalry Squadron) is established on December 21, 1981, with Celso Carlos Antunes as its first commander. According to the Brazilian Army, the unit is today equipped with locally-built Jaracara armored reconnaissance vehicles. In 1993, the Parachute Cavalry expands with the 2nd Parachute Cavalry Platoon. By late-2005, the unit counts with 3 platoons (Pelotões de Cavalaria Pára-quedista), an Administrative Base, and a Command Platoon to meet its tasks.

The 20th Parachute Logistical Battalion remains as the main support unit of the brigade.

Air Assault

The 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Aeromóvel), from Caçapava, São Paulo, is tasked with air assault and airmobile tasks. The lineage of the unit can be traced to the establishment of the 4th Infantry Brigade in June 1919 around São Paulo. The 4th Inf. Bde. receives several transformations, and in 1971 it becomes the 12th Infantry Brigade assigned to the 2nd Army Division. In 1987 the unit transforms into the 12th Motorized Infantry Brigade, and on June 19, 1995, under Ministerial Order No.023, it becomes the 12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airmobile) from Caçapava.

The Brigade is optimized for air assault, infiltration (air, land and sea), and urban combat. To accomplish its missions, the Brigade depends on the helicopter as a principal means of movement, so it works closely with the 1º Grupo de Aviação do Exército (1st Army Aviation Group). Its subordinated units include the 5th, 6th and 39th Light Infantry Battalions or BILs (Batalhão de Infantaria Leve), the 20th Light Artillery Group, and the 22nd Light Logistical Battalion.

The 5th Batalhão de Infantaria Leve – Regimento Itororó, traces its origins to the 5th Infantry Regiment established in June 1908, with the 13th and 14th Infantry Battalions. The unit transformed throughout the years, until the 2nd of June of 1992, when under Ministerial Order No.030 it became the 5º Batalhão de Infantaria Leve.

The 6th BIL also traces its lineage to several battalions raised in 1908 (16th, 7th and 18th). It became the 6º Batalhão de Infantaria Leve under Ministerial Order No.024, in June 1995. In June 1995, under Ministerial Order No.025, the Army officially adds the 39th Light Infantry Battalion to the 12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airborne), along with the 20º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Leve (20 GAC L) (Ministerial Order No.026).

Special Operations Brigade

The Brazilian government started its first CT unit in 1953, with the Ministry of Aviation establishing its own anti-hijacking unit. Out of this, the military started the Talon Project, a 13-week course to prepare all new commandos.

Today, the Air Force (FAB) has the Aeronautical Center of Ground Operations (TO QUOPTE) subordinated to the General Air Operations Command (COMGAR), and comprising the BINFAE-CO (Canoas Special Aeronautics Infantry Battalion). This outfit was established in 2002. One of its units, the 1st CAAAD is equipped with 9K38 Igla Manpads. There is one squadron dedicated to combat search and rescue. In addition, the FAB deploys what it calls the Special Aeronautical Infantry – much like the RAF Regiment – in charge of protecting FAB installations and closely associated to airborne operations. The Batalhão de Infantaria da Aeronáutica Especial deploys units at Dos Afonsos (BINFAE-AF), Brasilia (BINFAE-BR), Canoas (BINFAE-CO), Galeão (BINFAE-GL), Manaus (BINFAE-MN), Recife (BINFAE-RF) and Río de Janeiro (BINFAE-RJ). The TO QUOPTE is complemented with the CSAR unit capability. All these units are equipped with the SIG-550 as their standard weapon.

The Army, on the other hand, depends on its own Special Operations Brigade (Brigada de Operações Especiais), comprising an Administrative Base, the 3ª Companhia de Forças Especiais (Pára-quedista) with base at Manaus, the Special Operations Training Center (Centro de Instrução de Operações Especiais), the NBC Company (Companhia de Defesa Química, Biológica e Nuclear), the 1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais (Pára-quedista), the Destacamento de Operações Psicológicas and the 1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos (Pára-quedista).

The Brigade was activated in 2004 at Rio de Janeiro. It lists more than 2,000 men ready to deploy anywhere in Brazil within 6 hours notice. There is a small detachment directly subordinated to the President for immediate action. The Brigade has been relocated from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Genoveva, Goiânia, so it can be closer to the Capital, Brasília, and consequently to the Anápolis Air Base and the Santa Genoveva airport.

The nucleuses of the Brazilian Special Forces teams are the DOFE and the DAC. The Destacamento Operacional de Forças Especiais is in charge of reconnaissance. These commandos are experts in infiltration and extraction techniques. The actual raid or hit is carried by the DAC (for Destacamento de Ação de Comandos). Each of these detachments comprises between 12 and 14 men, with 4 officers forming a command element, and four or more “duplas” forming the tactical element. Each dupla consists of two NCOs

Spec Ops Battalion

The Brazilian Spec Ops reorganized under Project Talon, for an emphasis in counter-terrorism. A CT team under this name is said to be operational from volunteers coming from airborne or special operations units, who attend a 14-day selection before attending a 13-week CT-CQB specialization. What is well known and established is that the 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º Batalhão Operações Especiais) has gained considerable reputation as one of the best intervention units in Latin America. A high degree of preparation in urban warfare and intervention is required in order to enter and to bring order to the shantytowns of the big Brazilian cities (the fabelas), which are among the most dangerous in the world. Therefore, the Battalion has been called in on several opportunities to lend a hand to the police. This is not your usual police beat. One of the police patrols was observed exchanging fire with the tugs using M16 rifles and an elderly Madsen machine gun.

The origins of the Brazilian Spec Ops can be traced to a search and rescue parachute unit that was established in 1953. The first SF course was established in 1957, and evolved with its own doctrine and tactics through the years. The 500 strong 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º BFEsp for short) was established on November 1, 1983, moving to the military installations at Camboatá, Rio de Janeiro on September 27, 1984. In November 1991, the battalion took the colors, lineage, and historical name of Batalhão Antônio Dias Cardoso.

The 1º BFEsp divides its forces into a Command Company, the 1st and 2nd Airborne Special Operations companies, a Support Company, and the Counter-Terrorist Detachment (CTD). The CTD is in charge of counter-terrorist actions in the country, and maintains close ties with the GOE of Portugal. The CTD strength is believed to include 200 men divided into platoons of about 25 operators each.

The single Commando Company, at one point part of the SF Battalion, has evolved in the Battalion of Airborne Commando Activities (1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos [Pára-quedista]). The old installations of the 1º BFEsp became the Centro de Instrução de Operações Especiais (CI OP ESP). The basic Special Operations training has a duration of 16 weeks encompassing jungle, riverine, and mountain warfare. The desert phase takes place at the Caatinga region, with has a particular harsh semi-desert environment.

The Special Forces Training Center offers courses for Snipers (Caçador), infiltrators (Mergulho Operacional), while the Centro de Instrução Pára-quedista General Penha Brasil provides several other specialty courses.

Conflictive Frontier

The military has successfully implemented the SIVAM (or Amazon Vigilance System) at a reported cost of $1.4 billion. Some of the funds come from the U.S. since this radar system will help to monitor small-plane flights over the huge jungle region. The government has stepped up efforts and has set aside a budget of $3.5 billion over the next eight years to acquire transport aircraft, and additional helicopters, for moving troops well inside the jungle. The Brazilian Armed Services are now tasked with controlling the frontier with Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Many consider Glock the standard by which fighting pistols are held based on capacity, weight/firepower ratio, ruggedness, and reliability. A new product from FAB Defense in Israel and currently distributed in the U.S. by the Mako Group seeks to capitalize on these positive traits with the KPOS Glock-to-rifle conversion stock. The KPOS aluminum stock chassis transforms a Glock handgun into a viable personal defense weapon (PDW) category.

The KPOS was designed with personal security details and covert operations in mind, especially if the Glock 18 machine pistol is utilized. The KPOS arrives with Picatinny style rails along the top, sides, and bottom allowing for performance enhancing accessories such as vertical forward grip, optic/red dot sight, flashlight, or laser aiming device to be mounted. The aluminum framed KPOS stock features a side folding stock that further reduces the weapon’s footprint when folded. The KPOS measures 13.5 inches with stock folded and 21.5 inches with stock deployed and weighs less than 4 pounds with a Glock 17 mounted. For comparison, a Glock 17 installed in the KPOS is smaller and lighter than a mini-Uzi. The KPOS unit tested works with Glock 17 and Glock 19 compatibles (G17, G18, G34, G22, G35, G19, and G23). Other KPOS models for SIG Sauer and Springfield handguns are expected.

In the U.S., the KPOS converts your Glock pistol into a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) classification and must be treated as such with an approved Form 1 from the BATFE before you possess this stock and install a weapon in the KPOS. Failing to do so is a violation of Federal law with extremely serious consequences that may result in fines and/or imprisonment.

The KPOS stock arrives in a hard case that includes folding forward vertical grip, modified Glock slide back plate for charging handle adaptation, and detachable single point sling. The patented KPOS design locks both the front and back of the Glock into the KPOS frame without requiring any tools. The Glock’s railed dust cover is used as an attachment point in the front and a simple wedge block in the rear secures the frame. This prevents the pistol from moving ensuring reliability and stable point of aim. The Glock’s back plate located at the slide’s rear is switched out with a modified version enabling a charging handle to project out the KPOS’s left side for slide manipulation when installed in the KPOS. The Glock’s open sights are still accessible, though mounting a red dot or other type of optic is best for extending effective range.

Many will question the utility of employing a pistol cartridge in a shoulder fired weapon. Most engagements happen within a 100 yard range, especially in a civilian setting, with handling and reliability playing more of a factor in quick, reactive engagements than specific caliber used. Less experienced shooters will find the lower recoil pulse and muzzle blast of a pistol caliber fired from the shoulder easier to manage, which often times will translate into better accuracy.

A Glock handgun is transformed into a much more potent package when mated to the KPOS stock. A Glock17 using a Lone Wolf Distributors stainless barrel with threaded muzzle was mounted in the KPOS for this review. One note of importance here that once registered as an SBR, a weapon used with the KPOS is required to stay in this configuration and should not be used in other applications. The KPOS allows the mounting of a suppressor if a user desires. The barrel shroud is easily removed allowing for a suppressor’s diameter. The advantage derived from the Glock KPOS SBR is that effective range and shootability is increased compared to a handgun; thus the PDW reference at the beginning of the article. This is based on the KPOS’s multiple points of contact when interfaced with the shooter. This consists of shoulder, cheek, and hands spread further apart for more stability compared to when handling a handgun.

The KPOS’s rail system maximizes potential with accessories such as an optics, lights, lasers and vertical forward grip. The vertical foregrip has fast become a standard accessory on any rifle or carbine equipped with a forward accessory rail. The increased leverage and control offered by the vertical foregrip aids in weapon manipulation and stability when firing. An Aimpoint H1 and Insight Technology M6x Tactical Laser Illuminator were added to the KPOS’s rails.

The Glock 17 used in conjunction with the KPOS conversion was a proven performer with upwards of 4,000+ rounds fired without issue. Importantly, the Glock maintained its reliability once installed in the KPOS. Installation is accomplished by first turning the KPOS upside down. Towards the back of the stock located near the folding stock hinge point is a pin. Remove this. This allows you to next slide the metal retaining plate out the back. After this, insert the Glock all the way towards the front where there is an interface between the Glock’s dust cover and the KPOS that locks the front of the Glock down. Make sure the Glock’s front dust cover side rails slide into the KPOS unit before turning the locking mechanism located on the side towards the fully engaging the dust cover’s cross slot. If done correctly, the GLOCK should not be able to move at this point. Slide the metal wedge plate up against the Glock’s rear frame and reinsert the pin.

A wide range of 9mm loads were tested including 115gr, 124gr, and 147gr JHP and FMJ loads from Black Hills, CCI, Federal, Hornady, Remington, Winchester, and Wolf. The Glock KPOS SBR was sighted in 1 inch high at 25 yards, which gives an approximate 50 yard zero and 7 inches low at 100 yards trajectory depending on exact ammunition used. This is a flatter trajectory than most would expect. The decision to utilize the threaded Lone Wolf barrel is a nod to future plans to incorporate a suppressor with the Glock KPOS SBR as 147gr 9mm is an obvious choice for use with a suppressor. Range evaluation consisted of a mixture of drills establishing durability, reliability and handling. Firing behind cover, engaging multiple targets, magazine changes, targets at CQB distances to 100 yards, and off-shoulder shooting made up the bulk of these drills. Rounds fired during T&E quickly rose to over 800 with only a few range visits as it was too tempting to keep feeding in the Glock magazines. No failures were experienced no matter how quickly or how many 33-round Glock magazines were fired. This is a credit to both Glock and the KPOS chassis being well designed as to not interfere with the mounted weapon’s functioning. Purposely induced malfunctions were cleared in the same manner as one is accustomed to with a Glock thanks to the side charging handle and operating controls not being compromised with the KPOS stock chassis. A large portion of the Glock slide and ejection portion is not obscured, which further assists in no reliability issues.

The compact size of the Glock KPOS SBR cannot be overstated. A DeSantis DSD shoulder holster rig was tested as one carry method. It is not being represented that the KPOS SBR is a substitute concealed carry weapon in lieu of inside the waistband carry. However, the DSD rig proved a viable carry method under certain conditions. The KPOS chassis with stock folded is smaller than a mini-Uzi and rides under the user’s right arm with multiple 33-round magazines carried under the left arm. Many would favor discrete off body carry of the KPOS SBR in a back pack or attaché/briefcase with another 9mm Glock handgun carried concealed thus offering advantage of same caliber/magazine interchangeability. The availability of proven Glock factory 33-round 9mm magazines is huge advantage for the Glock KPOS platform. The increased capacity represented by the 33-round magazines should not be underestimated compared to other non-9mm calibers within Glock family, not to mention other manufactures as a whole. The KPOS’s folding stock is quick to deploy and sturdy once unfolded in the shooting position. The two-handed grip afforded by the KPOS’s vertical forward grip combined with Aimpoint H1 red dot sight picture is more than adequate reacting to a situation until the stock can be deployed.

In an effort to determine the advantage of mounting a Glock in the KPOS, the Glock that was installed in the KPOS was fired in its pistol configuration at 15, 25 and 50 yards at a plate rack featuring multiple 6-inch round targets. This was an effort to establish a baseline of field accuracy with shooting done standing unsupported. The Glock was then installed in the KPOS and fired in the same format. The accuracy and increased time differential in falling the plates definitely supports the advantages offered with the incorporation of the Aimpoint H1 red dot sight and ability to shoulder the weapon. While plates were successfully engaged at 15 and 25 yards with relatively few misses with the Glock in its original form, 50 yards was challenging with results less than satisfying. The KPOS Glock SBR proved much faster at 15 and 25 yards with 50 yards hits routine thanks to the shoulder stock and red dot sight. The Aimpoint H1 red dot sight assisted in engaging targets at close distances with the red dot easy to pick up rapidly, while at the same time increasing accuracy out to a hundred yards far beyond normal open sight capabilities. Handguns can engage targets at ranges much further than most realize, but this is not the norm and often under pristine conditions with plenty of time to set up. The Glock’s consistent trigger pull, controllable light recoil, firing from a closed bolt, and minimal muzzle blast, further accentuates this accuracy advantage. The muzzle blast differential between a 9mm carbine versus obnoxious rifle muzzle signature is further accentuated in confined spaces such as inside a home if serving in a personal defense role. The old standard touting the advantage of having both a carbine and handgun chambered in the same caliber should not be casually dismissed, especially if an organized logistics chain cannot be counted on. The Glock 19 handgun resting in the holster on your hip can also utilize the 17 or 33-round magazines used with the Glock 17 in the KPOS slung around your neck or resting under your arm in the DeSantis DSD shoulder rig.

Of late, it seems more Glock carbine options are appearing in the market. Few offer the total package of the Mako KPOS in terms of metal manufacturing, folding stock, ease of install/conversion, and Picatinny style rails allowing for easy adaptation of accessories. A pistol caliber carbine can never be compared across the board to a weapon firing a rifle round due to effective range and lethality of the pistol round versus a rifle cartridge. However, a 9mm carbine typified by a KPOS Glock SBR is not a weapon to be ignored. Beyond a doubt the KPOS Glock is much more potent than any handgun due to its increased effective range and shootability thanks to the ability to be fired from the shoulder. The ability to keep a PDW configured like the Glock KPOS will outweigh its limitations in many people’s minds. The KPOS converted Glock is substantially smaller than several other SBR rifles it was compared to consisting of AKSU-74 Krinkov/Suchka, 9mm AR, and SIG556. The KPOS Glock conversion’s portability to effective firepower ratio will trump a rifle’s power for many. The KPOS enhances the Glock handgun into a PDW with effective range over 100 yards via shoulder stability and sight enhancement options with the Picatinny style rails. The KPOS chassis seamlessly integrates the Glock. There is no compromise in handling or reliability with mating the Glock to the KPOS. A user has a just as positive feel with the KPOS conversion as one would with a dedicated PDW or SMG. A survey of the existing market will demonstrate few other matching weapon system options in terms of size, reliability, and capability as the Glock KPOS SBR, especially for the civilian consumer.

Sites of Interest

Mako Group
1 Lenox Ave
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(866) 753-9444
www.makosecurity.com

Aimpoint, Inc
14103 Mariah Court
Chantilly, VA 20151
www.aimpoint.com

DeSantis Holster and Leather Goods
431 Bayview Ave.
Amityville, NY 11701
(800) 424-1236
www.desantisholster.com

Glock
6000 Highlands Pkwy
Smyrna, GA 30082
(770) 432-1202
www.glock.com

Insight Technology
9 Akira Way
Londonderry, NH 03053
(866) 509-2040
www.InsightTechnology.com

Lone Wolf Distributing
57 Shepard Rd.
PO Box 3549
Oldtown, ID 83822
(208) 437-0612
www.lonewolfdist.com