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It Seems Katy Perry Prefers Blue Force Gear

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

In Katy Perry’s hit video, “Part of Me” she joins the Marine Corps. You can see her using a BFG VCAS coyote brown sling on her M16A4. As you know, that sling was designed by Larry Vickers. He sent me a quick note this morning letting me know of his approval.

In case any of her management team read SSD I will provide her free of charge proper instruction on use of the sling !!!! 😉

In case you happen to be reading this and aren’t Katy Perry or her management team, you can get the VCAS sling from www.BlueForceGear.com and if you’re looking for firearms training from LAV that’s available too through aliastraining.com. If you are Katy Perry, LAV wants to hear from you.

Tags: Blue Force Gear, LAV
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Shellback Tactical Banshee LAPD Certification

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Due to the Los Angeles Police Department’s size it holds some serious sway in how other agencies around the Nation are trained and equipped. When word got out that it had been added to Official LAPD Approved gear list other departments wanted it as well. While the Banshee Rifle Plate Carrier isn’t ‘issued’ to LAPD officers, it is officially approved for individual purchase and this is how they do things.

Banshee Plate Carrier- Spec Sheet- SHELLBACK TACTICAL

In addition to Black the Banshee rifle Plate Carrier is also offered in Coyote Tan, Ranger Green, A-TACS and MultiCam.

www.shellbacktactical.com

Tags: LAPD, Shellback Tactical
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Damage Industries AK Rail System

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Damage Industries has released a few details on their upcoming AK rail system.

Add-ons (not pictured) will include 7-slot accessory rail, 7-slot accessory rail with Quick-Detach socket, and cantilever optic rail that will not block use of standard fixed sights.

They also plan to offer variants for the RPK, Yugoslavian AK-47, and short-barreled Dracos and Krinks.

The rails will be hardcoat anodized in Black, FDE, OD Green and Hard Brown.

Also, be on the lookout for their new AK muzzle break. Both coming soon from damageusa.com

Tags: Damage Industries
Posted in weapons | 1 Comment »

Garmin fenix Now Available

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

The mush anticipated Garmin fenix is now available. The fenix incorporates watch, altimeter, barometer, compass, temperature plot, as well as a high-sensitivity GPS receiver.

It features an LED backlight and is waterproof to 50 meters. With a battery life of up to 50 hours in GPS mode (depends on settings) the fenix will continue to function up to 6 weeks in watch mode. Basic watch functions include alarms, tones, vibration alerts, timer, stopwatch and world clock with the ability to display several times zones at once.

Additionally, you can create routes, record up to 1,000 waypoints (such as campsites or points of interest), and record GPS bread crumb trails on the move (tracklogs). It also uses Bluetooth technology to allow you to share data between fenix and other Garmin compatible devices. Finally, there is also an iOS that helps you share data between your fenix and iPhone called BaseCamp Mobile.

Available now through Marine Corps Veteran Owned Strohman Enterprise.

Tags: Garmin, Strohman Enterprise
Posted in Sensors | 16 Comments »

Gunfighter Moment – Mike Pannone

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

“There’s no substitute for good marksmanship. For that very reason you have to learn to love the things you hate to do. Don’t practice what you’re already good at, work on your deficits and keep a log of times and scores as well as the schematics of the course of fire and weapon/ammo used. Maintain your strong existing skills but spend the bulk of the time on those things you are challenged with and you’ll see your performance increase dramatically. Training time and ammunition are finite resources so use them wisely and efficiently. A perfect example is bull’s-eye shooting. It is particularly skill intensive but is the foundation for all rifle and pistol marksmanship. Times may vary from gun to gun but good marksmanship never changes. If you can’t shoot slow and straight you certainly can’t shoot fast and straight.”

-Mike Pannone

Mike Pannone retired from the Army’s premier assault force (1st SFOD-D) after an explosive breaching injury. A year after his retirement America was attacked on 9/11 and he returned to help serve his country as the head marksmanship instructor at the Federal Air Marshals training course and then moved to help stand up the FAMS Seattle field office. In 2003 he left the FAMS to serve as a PSD detail member and then a detail leader for the State Department during 2003 and 2004 in Baghdad and Tikrit.

In 2005 he served as a ground combat advisor of the Joint Counter IED Task Force and participated on combat operations with various units in Al Anbar province. Upon returning he gave IED awareness briefings to departing units and helped stand up a pre-Iraq surge rifle course with the Asymmetric Warfare Group as a lead instructor. With that experience as well as a career of special operations service in Marine Reconnaissance, Army Special Forces and JSOC to draw from he moved to the private sector teaching planning, leadership, marksmanship and tactics as well as authoring and co-authoring several books such as The M4 Handbook, AK Handbook and Tactical Pistol shooting. Mike also consults for several major rifle and accessory manufacturers to help them field the best possible equipment to the warfighter, law enforcement officer and upstanding civilian end user. He is considered a subject matter expert on the AR based Stoner platform in all its derivatives.

www.ctt-solutions.com

Gunfighter Moment is a weekly feature brought to you by Alias Training & Security Services. Each week Alias brings us a different Trainer and in turn they offer some words of wisdom.

Tags: Alias Training and Security Services, Mike Pannone
Posted in Training | 4 Comments »

Extreme Outfitters Wants You to Change Your Underwear

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

Extreme Outfitters is giving people a chance to “change their underwear” with a discount on all Under Armour “O” series boxers. These come in 3” , 6” or 9” lengths and the O series boxers stretch, recover and fit exactly how you want. They also feature anti-odor technology that prevents the growth of odor causing microbes. This discount will expire on 10/15/12.

www.extremeoutfitters.us

Tags: Extreme Outfitters, Under Armour
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MBITR Tip Out Radio Pouch from ATS Tactical

Friday, September 21st, 2012

One of the major shortcomings of current issue load carrying systems is the lack of any radio pouch let a lone a decent one. If a pouch does come with your military radio at all, chances are good it was thrown in as an afterthought by the radio manufacturer. Does anybody remember this awful Black ballistic nylon pouches with the ALICE clips?

ATS Tactical has introduced their answer to the problem with the Tip Out Radio Pouch. The design was inspired by an 18E, specifically for use with the MBITR which has now seen widespread use among SOF and conventional forces alike, it does exactly what its name implies. Once mounted on your equipment, it “tips out” so that you can more easily manipulate the radio. Yet, it remains attached to your vest. The ITW hardware can be manipulated one-handed for ease of use.

Available in MultiCam, Coyote Brown, and Ranger Green. Like all ATS brand gear, it is made in the USA and covered by a lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects in materials and workmanship.

www.atstacticalgear.com

Tags: ATS Tactical
Posted in Comms, Load Carrying | 9 Comments »