It’s “Clothing Sales Store”; there’s no “and” in the title. Doing so is the military equivalent of putting an “x” in the word “asked.”
If you call it clothing and sales on SSD prepare to be belittled.
That is all…
Archive for February, 2014
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Monday, February 17th, 2014Oakley Expands SI Program to Veterans
Monday, February 17th, 2014OakleySI is expanding their web site membership program to Veterans. As I am sure you all know, previously the program was only available to active or reservist military, EMS, fire, state and local law enforcement personal. Now, Vets can join as well.
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014 – Oakley Standard Issue, a division of Oakley, Inc., today announced that beginning February 6, 2014, military veterans will be eligible to register to become a member of the Oakley Standard Issue program through the OakleySI.com website. The program offers direct pricing on an exclusive line of Standard Issue products. Previously, membership was only available to U.S. active duty military, reserve, federal and local law enforcement, fire, EMS and those holding military retiree credentials.
“Prior OakleySI members, who because of their change from active duty status to veteran, want continued access to the Standard Issue products and price benefits. We also want to grant membership to the millions of other veterans who deserve the privilege of the OakleySI program,” said Dane Howell, OakleySI Sales Manager.
For veterans looking to participate, the process is easy, but requires the validation of a DD Form 256 or DD Form 214, or U.S. State or U.S. Local Government identification.
Complete membership details can be found on at OakleySI.com beginning February 6, 2014.
TNVC – IRS (Infra Red Sale)
Monday, February 17th, 2014
TNVC is holding an IRS (Infra Red Sale), a chance to benefit from your tax refund by offering great deals on lasers, mounts, NODs, and more – online orders only. More items will be added throughout the duration of the sale, so check back often. Use promo code IRSALE14 at checkout to get the discount. Sale runs through April 30th, 2014.
tnvc.com/shop/category/yard-sale
ZULU SIX Starring Dale Comstock, Jim Erwin and Max Mullen
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
A new movie starring Dale Comstock, Jim Erwin and Howard ‘Mad Max’ Mullen films this spring. As you can see by the trailer, some of the work has already been completed.
Written/Produced/Directed by Jeff Reyes with Chris De Pretis as additional Producer, ‘ZULU SIX’ looks to be a zombie movie. But with these guys involved, it might prove to be pretty interesting. Both Comstock and Erwin have recently been very active building their individual brands by utilizing the experience gained during military service in an Army Special Mission Unit but Max Mullens is no slouch himself. In certain circles he is very well known, having been recently inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame. Heck, he even boasts his own action figure.
www.facebook.com/pages/Zulu-Six
D30 Lab Article In ‘Defence Codex’ Magazine
Sunday, February 16th, 2014D30 was featured in a recent issue of ‘Defence Codex’ Magazine.
Slangvel Hats Now In MultiCam Arid
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
Slangvel is now rolling out his M43, Patrol, and Recce hats in MultiCam Arid. The Patrol hat is currently up on the Slangvel eBay store page, with the M43 and Recce to follow soon.
The Modi – New Knife from Oden Gear
Saturday, February 15th, 2014Retired Army Special Forces Soldier Chance Giannelli learned about knife making while stationed at SWC at Fort Bragg before retiring, entering the contracting world and ultimately, creating his new company Oden Gear. For a time, a variety of knifemakers came out to Bragg and provided basic instruction to SF trainers in the art of knifemaking which was not only considered therapeutic but turns out, imparted some skill into some of the participants. One of those knifemakers who participated in the program was Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical who told me about Chance and his new knife, the Modi, named for the Norse god of battle and going berserk.
Each 10.5″ full-tanged blade is hand ground by Chance from 1/4″ thick 52100 steel and then finished with a Mil Standard Desert Tan powder coat and 550 cord wrapped handle. There are currently two versions. The serial numbered versions are $250.00 with non-serial numbers at $175.00. At the time of this writing he has several serial numbered ones in-stock with 3-5 weeks out on non-serial numbered ones. Non-serial numbered knives are available with different wraps or handle material.
Chance is using this new knife to give back. $50.00 from each sale will go to Special Forces Chapter 100 and used to help the family members of a fallen or wounded Green Berets.
The knife also comes with a certificate of authenticity and Kydex sheath.
To order, contact Chance via email here or visit www.facebook.com/pages/Oden-Gear.
Gunfighter Moment – Frank Proctor 
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
I get very excited when I learn something new or gain a new understanding of something I already know or even a new perspective. That happened to me again last week and here’s how it went down;
I’ve been working on my range a lot recently building some new bays and a new rifle range. One day last week I was using my tractor to move some dirt around and doing some pretty repetitive stuff, move forward get a scoop of dirt, back up with it and dump it into the dump truck then move forward again get a scoop of dirt, back up again repeat, repeat etc. I know you are thinking…what does this have to do with shooting? Bear with me! To shift my tractor from forward to reverse I have to use a lever on the left side of the steering column, push forward to go forward, pull back for reverse. After running the tractor for a few hours I got in my truck to leave, guess what I grabbed to try to make the truck into forward and reverse….the turn signal lever on the left side of the steering column, right where the tractor gear selector was! So we’ve all heard it said that it takes 10,000 repetitions to build a muscle memory. I’ve said in my classes that it may not take 10,000 reps but it takes more than 10 for sure. In this case after running the tractor for a while I had reprogrammed to use my left hand and a lever on the left side of the steering column to make the machine go forward and reverse. When I got into my truck I instinctively grabbed the lever on the left side of the steering column, because for the last few hours I had TRAINED myself to do it. We humans are amazingly adaptive machines and with the right kinds of repetition we can learn to do anything. When I was running the tractor I didn’t sit down on it and see how fast I could shift from forward or reverse or how fast I could run the loader on a pro timer. What I did was very deliberately operate the machine and by doing so and not over thinking it, I TRAINED my mind and body how to instinctively make the machine do what I wanted it to do subconsciously. This new perspective on something I already knew will be going with me to the range and I think it will help me create some better training tools to give the shooters who train with me. I dig it the most when a new thought or idea comes up that will help me be a better shooter and instructor!
And of course you can check out my website for more info on what I’m all about. Thanks y’all!
www.wayofthegun.us
-Frank Proctor
Frank Proctor has served over 18 years in the military, the last 11 of those in US Army Special Forces. During his multiple combat tours in Afghanistan & Iraq he had the privilege to serve with and learn from many seasoned veteran Special Forces Operators so their combined years of knowledge and experience has helped him to become a better operator & instructor. While serving as an instructor at the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course he was drawn to competitive shooting. He has since earned the USPSA Grand Master ranking in the Limited Division and Master ranking in the IDPA Stock Service Pistol division. He learned a great deal from shooting in competition and this has helped him to become to become a better tactical shooter. Frank is one of the few individuals able to bring the experiences of U.S. Army Special Forces, Competitive Shooting, and veteran Instructor to every class.
All this experience combines to make Frank Proctor a well-rounded shooter and instructor capable of helping you to achieve your goal of becoming a better shooter.
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.
