This new strap end from Warn even incorporates a bottle opener.
Archive for November, 2013
Now THAT’S a Strap End
Sunday, November 10th, 2013National Molding – Wolf Grey Duraflex Plastic Hardware
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
National Molding is now offering Wolf Grey hardware under the Duraflex line. They partnered up with “…a certain Canadian company to make certain it was the real deal.” This comes in addition to the selection of military colors already available for the full line of Duraflex plastic hardware.
www.nationalmolding.com/Duraflex/parts/DUR-OEM-LIVE/home.shtml
Gunfighter Moment – Mike Pannone 
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
Put the gun down!
Thursday after a detailed cleaning of my CZ P09 I was doing my final test fire and zero validation before a few weeks of upcoming training. I went to the range with only 50 rounds and after doing a few reloads I decided to do an all double-action walk-back on a ¼ size IPSC plate. I do it in 05 yard increments from10-55 yards. If I shoot it clean it takes 10 rounds. I had 11 rounds left in the box so I loaded 11 and figured I could probably get to 55. It was a good day and I shot clean out to 55. I had one round left…nothing else in my gun bag. Every fiber in my body said “shoot that last round” but my rational mind said “unload, show clear and put the gun down.” I had set a training objective and met it; I had done what I set out to do in the manner I had prescribed so I was done. The last memory I had for the training session was setting a goal and achieving it with a proper repetition at the max distance. Unloading that last round into my hand and tucking it into a completely empty ammo carrier was an impromptu “training discipline pop quiz”. It’s easy to put 30 or 40 rounds back in your bag for later but that one cartridge was harder than hell not to shoot. What if I had shot it and missed? Then I would have capped off a great string with a miss and that’s all I’d remember.
The mental game is 90+% of shooting and it’s all about concentration and discipline. Don’t over-train, plan your session and shoot your plan. Set a goal, do your best to achieve the goal in the prescribed time and manner with a specified number of rounds…and then when you meet the objective or the ammo limit (whichever comes first) … put the gun down! You’ll shoot less but get better.
– 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.
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.
Magpul Calendar Shoot 2014
Saturday, November 9th, 2013From our friends at Magpul.
For this year´s calendar, we opened up the armory and hired the best in the fashion industry to push the boundaries a bit of what is expected for a Magpul Calendar.
To be honest we weren’t too sure how it was going to turn out, but as the photo shoot progressed we started to realize that this calendar was something special.
The guns looked good and the girls looked great, but there was a sophistication to the photography that had broad appeal beyond the regular “girls with guns” calendars we had done in the past.
From a gritty warehouse shot in a shady part of town with the Ronin Motorcycle to an ultra modern house with backlit plastic walls, all the photographs were shot on location. No studio shots with added backgrounds were used in this Calendar.
Even the cover photo, our model wearing a designer dress while holding a vintage 1921 Colt Thompson sub machine gun, actually walked down a closed off downtown Dallas street to get the shot.
The result is a calendar with some unexpected visual and artistic elements exhibiting the Magpul touch, presented in a package with broad appeal with timeless iconic photography.
Part Art, Part Calendar, All Magpul.
store.magpul.com/product/MAG914/124
2014 Magpul (12 Month) Calendar preorders will start shipping Nov 14, 2013
This year a portion of the proceeds from the calendar will go to the USMC Reconnaissance Foundation. The foundation provides assistance to wounded Reconnaissance Marines and Marine Reconnaissance families. Last year´s calendar raised over $20,000 for charity. Magpul hopes to far exceed that amount this year.
S.O.TECH Is Having A Veterans Day Sale
Friday, November 8th, 2013
In celebration of Veterans Day, S.O.TECH is having a sale. Save 25% on:
Mission Go Bags in MultiCam and Coyote Brown
Expanding SERE Packs in MultiCam, Coyote Brown, Ranger Green, and Black
Personal Pouch in MultiCam, Coyote Brown, and Black
While supplies last; sale runs through 11/12/13.
www.specopstech.com/osc/index.php
Save With GSS Gear on Veterans Day
Friday, November 8th, 2013
Veterans Day was first observed in 1919 to commemorate the Armistice Agreement ending World War I—the supposed “war to end all wars.” Since then we have seen our servicemen and women make enormous sacrifices in the name of freedom. We are indeed a nation indebted to their selflessness and for that GSS Gear THANKS YOU!
In recognition they are providing 10%* off purchases made on Monday, November 11th. In addition, for purchases made in one of their ProShop locations, Military and Law Enforcement personnel will receive an additional 15%* off.
For on-line purchases, please use coupon code REMEMBER.
TNVC Will Be Open Veterans Day + Contest
Friday, November 8th, 2013
TNVC will be open on Veterans Day, however with limited staff due to their own Veterans Day policy.
Also, TNVC is only 200 likes away from their 15k Giveaway on Facebook. Over $6,000.00 dollars worth of gear from TNVC, Team Wendy, FIREclean, ORCA Industries, Echo Niner and Matbock will be given away to 10 lucky winners! Details via www.facebook.com/tnvcinc
Tim Kennedy Wins UFC Fight for the Troops
Friday, November 8th, 2013
Congrats to Tim Kennedy for his knockout victory over Rafael Natal during UFC Fight for the Troops. Congrats to his sponsor Vertx as well!
msn.foxsports.com/topics/m/video/83559589/tim-kennedy-knocks-out-rafael-natal.htm#q=tim+kennedy
