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Gunfighter Moment – Larry Vickers

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

“My Gunfighter moment this week is real simple; support the NRA. I simply can’t say that enough – upgrade your membership, rejoin, recruit a new member, do something to get involved.

The NRA isn’t perfect but I can tell you from personal experience the only thing that gives the 2nd Amendment any meaning at all is the 4 million members of the National Rifle Association. I have traveled the globe in my firearms career and been exposed to the gun cultures of other countries; they all to a man wish they had something as powerful as the NRA. Every single time I hear the same comment.

Right now more than ever we need everyone who enjoys the firearms freedoms we have engaged in the fight. The anti gunners are using the Sandy Hook tragedy as the golden opportunity they have been waiting for to go all in on killing the 2nd Amendment . Remember they don’t want you to be able to own firearms – period! There is no compromising with extremists as they are not rational – therefore we have to fight them tooth and nail to preserve our freedoms. And that fight is now !!

Stay vigilant – stay engaged – stay in the fight !! And support the NRA !!”

-Larry Vickers
Vickers Tactical Inc.
Host of TacTV

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Larry Vickers of Vickers Tactical in a retired US Army 1st SFOD-Delta combat veteran with years of experience in the firearms industry as a combat marksmanship instructor and industry consultant. In recent years he has hosted tactical firearms related TV shows on the Sportsman Channel with the latest being TacTV of which Bravo Company is a presenting sponsor.Larry Vickers special operations background is one of the most unique in the industry today; he has been directly or indirectly involved in the some of the most significant special operations missions of the last quarter century. During Operation Just Cause he participated in Operation Acid Gambit – the rescue of Kurt Muse from Modelo Prison in Panama City, Panama. As a tactics and marksmanship instructor on active duty he helped train special operations personnel that later captured Saddam Hussein and eliminated his sons Uday and Qusay Hussein. In addition he was directly involved in the design and development of the HK416 for Tier One SOF use which was used by Naval Special Warfare personnel to kill Osama Bin Laden. Larry Vickers has developed various small arms accessories with the most notable being his signature sling manufactured by Blue Force Gear and Glock accessories made by Tangodown. In addition he has maintained strong relationships with premium companies within the tactical firearms industry such as BCM, Aimpoint, Black Hills Ammunition, Wilson Combat, Schmidt & Bender and Daniel Defense.

Larry Vickers travels the country conducting combat marksmanship classes for law abiding civilians, law enforcement and military and has partnered with Alias Training to coordinate classes to best meet the needs of the students attending the class.

www.VickersTactical.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.

AAC 1911

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

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According to the AAC blog, hey have introduced a special version of the Remington R1 Enhanced Threaded 1911 (both the Remington and AAC version feature high sites and threaded barrel), with a Blackened barrel threaded .578-28, custom Grey VZ “Grenade” AAC logo grips, the Skull Xguns logo on the right side of the slide and “Advanced Armament Corp” on the left. The pistol will come in a Pelican case with custom cut foam and a TiRant45 silencer. This awesome package is available to dealer through AcuSport and is limited to 1000 units. AcuSport is taking orders now.

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For full details visit www.aacblog.com/advanced-armament-1911.

Big Agnes Sleeping Pad Sale at Extreme Outfitters

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

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While supplies last Extreme Outfitters has two great sleeping pads from Big Agnes at $29.99.

www.extremeoutfitters.us

New Kydex Inserts from 215 Gear

Friday, February 1st, 2013

215 Gear has introduced a couple of innovative new Kydex inserts.

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The first is a medical insert that transforms a standard double 30rd mag pouch into an IFAK. The insert offers a smooth design that easily conforms to a mag pouch and the 3′ of bungee allow you to set the insert up for easy access to your medical items by routing it through the grid.

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The second insert is for more general purpose items. Officially named the 6 x 8 GP Insert, Kydex, it has got your EDC items covered. You use the adaptive design of the rigid insert combined with 6′ of shock cord to customize the carry of gear you need ready access to whether stored in a pouch, pack or pocket.

www.215gearstore.com

HDT Announces Storm SRTV Awarded GAARV Contract

Friday, February 1st, 2013

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In case you missed our coverage last month of the Air Force selection of the HDT Storm Search and Rescue Tactical Vehicles (SRTV) as the Guardian Angel Air-Deployable Rescue Vehicle (GAARV), we present HDT Global’s press release. The GAARV is an airdroppable, all terrain vehicle designed to transport Guardian Angel Weapon System members which consists of the Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), Pararescue (PJ), and SERE careerfields and their patients/survivors in rescue and recovery scenarios.

Jan. 21, 2013 – HDT Global (HDT), a leading provider of highly-engineered mobile military and emergency response solutions, announced today that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has awarded the company’s Expeditionary Systems Group the Guardian Angel Air-Deployable Rescue Vehicle (GAARV) contract to produce the HDT Storm Search and Rescue Tactical Vehicles (SRTV).

The HDT Storm is an ultra-lightweight, air-deployable tactical vehicle that offers Guardian Angel rescue teams the necessary equipment to search for and recover personnel and equipment in austere geographic locations. The unique vehicle platform provides unparalleled speed, payload, range and durability.

“We are thrilled to support the Guardian Angel organization through GAARV. The HDT Storm expands our product offerings consistent with our mission at HDT Global to provide innovative solutions for the U.S. Military and Allied Forces,” said Jason Chamberlain, President and CEO, HDT Global.

“The HDT Storm gives the Guardian Angel Teams the capability to perform their mission, particularly when facing terrain impassable using other vehicles,” added Robin Stefanovich, Business Development for Vehicles and Robotics, HDT Expeditionary Systems Group. “Although extremely lightweight, this vehicle has the necessary power and performance to deliver personnel and equipment to their desired destination, away from an area of high threat to a defendable location.”

Developed through expertise founded in off-road racing and years of real-life customer-centric engineering, the HDT Storm is a fielded solution ready for full-rate production. The Storm SRTV ensures mission range, provides multi-role configurations and can be transported internally by M/HC-139P/N/J, C-130/C-130J, KC-130J and C-17 fixed-wing aircraft, as well as the CH-47 and CH-53 helicopters. To further enhance mission capability, the vehicle can drive on and drive off these aircraft without shoring and can be deployed through low velocity aerial delivery or Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) methods.

For more information about the HDT Storm SRTV and HDT Global, visit www.hdtglobal.com.

Complete AR15 Bolt Assembly with Microslick Coating Available Now from USTS

Friday, February 1st, 2013

MICROSLICK AR15 BOLTCOMPLETE

Bolt Carrier Groups are currently hard to come by but US Tactical Supply let us know that they are offering a complete AR15 Bolt Carrier Assembly with Microslick Coating. These are in-stock and incorporate Microslick coating which is a dry film lubricant originally designed for use on the internal parts of automotive motors, such as piston heads.

ustacticalsupply.com/completear15boltassemblywithmicroslickcoating

MATBOCK – Rolling the LIFT System

Friday, February 1st, 2013

This video depicts how to properly collapse, stow and carry MATBOCK Lightweight Integrated Field Transport (LIFT) System. This one pound system is not only the litter you see here but can also be litter but used as a Sensitive Site Exploitation bag, or for other tasks such as collecting a casualty’s equipment.

www.Matbock.com

ATS Tactical MOLLE Dump Pouch

Friday, February 1st, 2013

Manufactured from Duro Textile’s ultra light Litelok material, the ATS MOLLE Dump Pouch is sized to hold six spent M4 30-round mags. You can also enlist it for duty carrying shotgun shells or as a multipurpose utility pouch suitable for evidence (SSE) collection or other generic items.

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Thanks to the Litelok which is about 30% lighter than 500D Cordura, the dump pouch tips the scales at just over 2.5 ounces. It uses shock cord and ITW/Nexus Toaster Cord Loc to adjust the size of the opening of the pouch and the 3″ webbing flap doubles as a lid or can be concealed completely within the bag as well as securing the pouch in its rolled up position. In its folded state, the ATS MOLLE Dump Pouch is only 3″ x 4″ x 1.75″ and can be attached to MOLLE or PALS webbing by means of the two patent pending L Strap modular attachment straps. There is also a grommet located on the bottom allows for quick drainage.

ATS offers the MOLLE Dump Pouch in MultiCam only. Like all of their products, the ATS MOLLE Dump Pouch is made in the USA of quality, mil-spec components and is covered by their lifetime warranty.

www.ATStacticalgear.com