TAG’s Shellback Tactical division is set release six new products at SHOT Show including a new Cobra Buckle riggers belt that is said to be priced lower than anyone in the industry.
They are also unveiling the BANSHEE but all they will release is the name. I can’t wait to see what it is. Stop by the TAG booth #25411 at SHOT and see for yourself.
Protect the Force, LLC recently announced that Mr. Matthew “Griff†Griffin has joined Protect the Force LLC as the organization’s Business Development Director for Tactical and Special Operations services and equipment.
Griff is a former U.S. Army Officer, Ranger and combat veteran. “Griff brings substantial knowledge of the military and federal marketplace, domestically and downrange. He has built a tremendous number of trusted relationships which will help Protect the Force achieve its mission. We are honored to have him join our teamâ€, said Clay Williamson, Protect the Force’s President. I actually met Griff through his wife, Michelle who is now with Arc’teryx LEAF. He is a straight shooter and holds the end-user in very high esteem.
Protect the Force will continue its expansion, and is currently conducting a worldwide search for CBRNE and ballistics specialists, as well as Tactical Business Development Directors. The Tactical and Special Operations team will be participating in the upcoming SHOT Show in Las Vegas and Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City.
From the get go, EOTAC wanted to do a knife to complement their clothing styles so they went to knife making legend Ernest Emerson to produce the EOG-1 (Elite operator Grade). Emerson designed a custom blade design crafted from 154CM premium Stainless Tool Steel hardened to 57 Rockwell with a partial serration. The EOG-1 also features G10 scales and Titanium liner lock.
The production knife will only be available with the partially serrated blade like the Black variant above. The A-TACS version below is a prototype shown so that you can see how it will look with the camo finish. The knife will be available only through EOTAC and select EOTAC dealers and quantities will be limited. It will be offered in Black, Khaki, OD Green, and A-TACS.
EOTAC has a whole slew of new stuff coming for SHOT in booth #11456. Hopefully, we will be able to give you a couple of more sneak peeks before the show kicks off.
Most of you are used to using waterproof breathable hardshells as an outer layer but snipers have to wear ghillie suits for camouflage purposes and are a bit shy about the accompanying characteristic ‘whish-whish-whish’ noise of nylon outer garments. During the late 1980’s British and Dutch snipers pioneered the use of the ‘Stealth Suit’. Designed as an ultra lightweight waterproof breathable drop-liner garment that was designed to be worn under a ghillie suit or smock during inclement weather for example consider a British Army sniper in a Northern Ireland rural hide. If you think that the concept of the stealth suit is foreign to the US military, they were a component of SOCOM’s Battle Dress System, a forerunner to PCU in the early 1990s.
Our friends at CPGear have brought this concept over to North America with their Canadian made Stealth Jacket and Trousers. Weighing in at an unbelievably light weight of less than 14 ounces and packing down to a compact 3.5†diameter x 8†roll for the jacket, it can be stowed in most 1 quart canteen pouches. Due to its unique nylon tricot Gore tri-laminate construction the stealth suit also tends to be more breathable than garments with a taslan or supplex nylon face. At $140 Cdn for the jacket and trousers each (jacket and trousers sold separately) this is a bargain for a fully seam taped Gore-Tex garment. If you’re a sniper, or recon type with an LRS/LRRP/RSTA organization, the Stealth Suit concept is definitely worth a look. But don’t let that limit you. If you are operating where space and weight are limiting factors, you should consider the Stealth Suit as a replacement for a bulky hardshell. You can slip it on under your uniform and preserve heat as well as keep your body dry.
Those interested can order the Stealth Suit through CPGear.
Colt, perennial manufacturer of the M16/M4 family of small arms as well as a line of quality Law Enforcement and civilian versions is launching a new division at SHOT Show. Colt Tactical will focus on bringing Colt firearms to the masses in a new way. Their new website to launch during SHOT show is very interactive and will allow the customer to order his rifle online and have it shipped directly to his FFL holder. Expect to see a few new variants to coincide with the launch of this new venture. In addition to complete rifles we are hoping that you will be able to purchase complete upper and lower assemblies as well as parts.
If you are in the market for a Mil Spec gun, Colt is the place to get it. Like they say; “There’s quality and there’s Colt quality.” Look for www.coltactical.com to launch soon and don’t forget to visit Colt at SHOT Show in booth #12629.
The NY Times published a great article on the M4 and compares the barrels used on the Army issue carbine with SOCOM’s M4A1 heavier barrel profile. Check it out and watch the videos. I think that they speak for themselves and that the article is well balanced and avoids the sensationalism surrounding small arms found on many military blogs.
Magpul’s in-house production company Randori has put together two new videos featuring the Magpul Dynamics crew. The “Art of the Dynamic Handgun” is a natural progression from their earlier titles but they have also introduced something new, “Aerial Platform Operations” which will help the viewer develop an appreciation of the helicopter as a shooting platform.
They will be available for pre-order this week from www.magpul.com with delivery in February. See the entire new line of Magpul products at SHOT Show booth #14073.
Much ado has been made about an internal MoD Defence Internal Brief discussing the UK’s move to the new Multi Terrain Pattern developed by Crye Precision. We were finally able to get a hold of a copy and it goes into greater depth than the information that made its way out on to the web.
20091216 DIB 200952 Introduction of Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) Camouflage for UK Armed Forces
Be sure to visit Crye Precision at booth #27007 at the SHOT show next week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
