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TRACE Systems Green Kit

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

CTOMS presents their new GREEN Kit (Assault Lead Climbers Rack) as part of their TRACE Systems colored kits series. This is purpose built mountaineering equipment for military/para-military climbing operations, solving problems that aren’t an issue in sport climbing, like sound and visual signature as well as armor, weapon and radio integration. It is compatible with both traditional and CTOMS’ TRACE rope systems.

It can be worn alone or attached to an armor vest and incorporates PALS compatible climber’s dump pouches with rear mounted compression straps to help manage the load.

This thing is freakin’ amazing! Check out the full specs in this brochure.

CTOMS™ TRACE™ Systems GREEN Kit by CTOMS Inc.

www.CTOMS.ca

Tags: CTOMS
Posted in Mobility | 11 Comments »

New Class from Mike Pannone

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Mike Pannone 2-Day Covert Carry

Course description: 2-day Covert Pistol is a fast paced course designed to give students not only the technical but the practical understanding of the effective employment of their pistol from a covert concealed location.

The CTT-Solutions covert pistol program is designed to exercise and refine the skills necessary to access and effectively use a concealed handgun with a high level of speed and efficiency day or night. This course is based upon training I received at 1st SFOD-D, provided to the Federal Air Marshal Service while I was the head range instructor at the FAMS school, the chief in-service instructor at the Seattle Field office of the FAMS, taught and used during protection operations in Iraq and refined for a course recently taught to high level SOF assets prior to high threat deployment. Students will be required to use the same gun and holster throughout the entire course. Time will be allotted in the first day to identify the best type, location and wear of holster and associated equipment. The remainder of the course will be dedicated to making the use of the weapon from that configuration rapid, sure and effective. Although courses of fire will go out as far as 50m, the bulk will be multiple partially obscured targets with multiple shots per target at 03-15m.

The course is designed to safely make you an extremely competent legal concealed handgun carrier (civilian, military or law enforcement) and give a foundation of drills and concepts for you to maintain your skills at your own range. Tactics will revolve around awareness and avoidance with shooting always being the last resort.

www.aliastraining.com

Tags: Alias Training and Security Services, Mike Pannone
Posted in Training | 1 Comment »

Tough Hook – A Kickstarter Project You Can Get Behind

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Inspired by necessity, the Tough Hook is a hanger for your body armor. The designer, Tarik Lazri needed something to support his armor and equipment when in the FOB. Using I-beam construction his creation offers a 150+ lbs load capacity and a built in handle grip for easily transporting equipment.

He has placed the concept on Kickstarter in order to raise $11,000. He only has 18 days left. Like Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are his only hope.

What Tarik will use the money for:

Production of the first 5000 units including the mold and hangers

Website completion and other

Shipping

Assembly

Professional photographs

Automation software (shipping, bookkeeping, contact management)

Professional public relations firm to help promote and grow the Tough Hook brand

There are multiple rewards available including the Troop level which results in a Tough Hook making its way to a deployed service member. Get in on it!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/699164092/tough-hook

Tags: Kickstarter, Tough Hook
Posted in Gadgets | 19 Comments »

SHOT Show – Spuhr AB

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Håkan Spuhr showed me his developmental AR-style buttstock adapter and modular handguard for the G3 rifle.

This adapter gets rid of that damnable hump and offers not only the AR-style collapsible stock but more stability in dealing with recoil. Additionally, new sighting options open up due to the new sight plane.