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SKD Tactical Presents Their Annual Steak & BJ Sale

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

Last month, we acknowledged the time-honored tradition of Chocolates & Roses with our 10% Sitewide Valentine’s Day Sale.

Today, it’s time for #realtalk with our favorite holiday of the year… Steak & BJ Day… the one day when it’s actually required to look at yourself in the mirror and say out loud, “I like Steaks & BJ’s”.

Whether or not you are actually enjoying a Steak or a BJ today… or both… simultaneously… what matters most is that in America, we can still enjoy the freedom to express these hard-wired sentiments and not be man-shamed in the process.

So enjoy that Porterhouse, cash in that hand-written TLC coupon from your Valentine, and enjoy a toe-curling 15% OFF Sitewide at SKDTAC.com, because today is your day Brother.

Discount automatically applied at checkout. Sale ends 23:59 CST Tonight!

You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

Richard B sends this shot from just outside the Nürnberg Messe.

FN America’s BATTLE-PROVEN Tour

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the launch and inaugural tour of consumer events that FN will attend, aptly named the “Battle-Proven Tour” – presented by FN Firearms. The 2018 tour will make twelve stops across the United States at major consumer-focused events in both endemic and non-endemic markets, including several NASCAR races, the Bassmaster Classic, and military airshows.

“In an effort to continually grow our brand awareness, we decided to take FN directly to the public and tell them our story, face to face,” said Tom Scott, marketing director for FN America, LLC. “The insight gained from our interactions with consumers at these shows and events are invaluable to FN and we want more opportunities to engage and learn from them, and hopefully teach them something new about the FN brand that they didn’t know before.”

To attend any of the stops along the “Battle-Proven Tour” – presented by FN Firearms, please review the events and dates listed below, and purchase your tickets directly from the event organizers.

For more information about the “Battle-Proven Tour” or other events that FN attends, please visit www.fnamerica.com.

The Red Devils Partner with Gentex to Support Word of Honor Charity

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

Ops-Core FAST Helmets worn during promotional and training jumps in San Diego, California   

Carbondale, PA, March 12, 2018.  Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel announced today that its partners, The Red Devils, will conduct a jump during their promotional and team training this month in San Diego, California to support Word of Honor Fund, a charity that facilitates milestone events for the surviving children of SEALs and Special Operations personnel who have died in the line of duty. Gentex provides The Red Devils, the official parachute display team of both The Parachute Regiment (The Paras) and the British Army, with Ops-Core FAST Carbon High Cut Helmets, worn during their jumps.

“We’re proud to support Word of Honor Fund,” said Tom Short, vice president ground systems, Gentex Corporation.  “Helping to fulfill a fallen operator’s promise to their children further emboldens us in our mission of protecting those that serve.”

Through their partnership with The Red Devils, Gentex supports The Paras and the British Army, both long time customers of Gentex Corporation, and promote their common goal of advancing parachuting and skydiving safety.

With its unique system design and patented rail technology for mounting helmet accessories, Ops-Core is today’s leading brand of modular, scalable, open-architecture helmet systems for elite defense and security forces. Ops-Core helmet system platforms and components are designed to seamlessly work together to provide true system level performance for today’s most demanding users.

To learn more about or to make donations to Word of Honor Fund, click here.

PEO Soldier Visits FN America

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

During a recent visit to FN America, BG Potts, Program Executive Officer Soldier, looked “at emerging technologies for the Next Generation Squad Weapon.”

He didn’t just look. He also got some range time with some of FN’s rarer examples. He was photographed firing the HAMR (Heat Adaptive Modular Rifle), which was FN’s submission for the USMC Infantry Automatic Rifle program back in 2010. It uses a SCAR style upper, with a lower capable of accepting STANAG magazines. But the real secret sauce was a mechanism which converted the weapon from closed to open bolt operation based on how hot the weapon was, in order to keep it cooler.

Image source PEO Soldier’s Facebook page.

AAFES Stops Selling 10+ Capacity Firearm Magazines, Customers Complain, AAFES Reverses Decision

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

Lots of businesses are deciding to institute boycotts of certain types of firearms and accessories. You’d expect it from a company like Dick’s Sporting Goods, but many of us were surprised to see a standard capacity magazine ban instituted by the Army Air Force Exchange Service bringing it into alignment with an earlier ban in 2013 Marine Corps Exchange. The MCX will distribute a so-called High Capacity Magazine only if it is OEM equipment with a firearm and legal in the state where the firearm is sold.

Both organizations sell firearms in select stores, along with accessories. Sure, it’s a convenience, but these are quasi-military organizations, which just also happen to be stores, created to sell products to military personnel and their families, and most recently, other authorized veterans.

I realize a lot of you are upset by this and I understand your dismay. But, think about it this way. First off, they’ve shown their true colors. Second, big box stores have forced out many local and small specialty retailers. The heart of our ability to purchase firearms lies in your local FFL. That FFL facilitates the transfer of firearms and they don’t keep the doors open by transferring firearms purchased somewhere else. They need to actually sell guns to consumers. What’s more, they make more from accessory sales than firearms.

AAFES just recently reversed its decision after an outpouring of comments from its customers. AAFES stated, “Feedback from active-duty, Guard and Reserve soldiers and airmen highlighted the criticality of high-capacity magazines as it relates to readiness and proficiency.” This shows us you have a voice, and others will listen. But it’s a voice which should’ve never had to have been used.

This is a wake up call for us as supporters of Second Amendment rights. We need to support those businesses who support us always, and don’t falter when it’s politically expedient. Buy local, or from specialty retailers who support the Second Amendment. I’m sure most of you have your own favorites but if you don’t, I’d like to suggest our advertisers which offer firearms and accessories.

National K9 Veterans Day

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

TYR Tactical Tuesday – Spring Cleaning Sale

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

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The TYR Tactical® Spring Cleaning Sale is just around the corner. In-store and online. We are liquidating old inventory and sales samples. Offer begins March 19, 2018. Don’t miss out!
Have a question? Email us at info@tyrtactical.com.

TYR Tactical®
9330 N 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
Hours: (M-F) 9am-4pm

www.tyrtactical.com/news/details/tyr-tactical-spring-cleaning-sale