At their booth at NRAAM, Daniel Defense had their new Rattlecan finish option on display. Inspired by field “rattlecan” paint jobs, and sporting a scale-like appearence, the Rattlecan finish is a two-part Cerakote finish, consisting of Daniel Defense’s Mil Spec+ and Tornado (a grey hue).
Rattlecan is being offered as a finish option for three rifles: DDM4V7, DDM4V7LW, and the DDM4V7PRO, although the finish may extend to additional models in the future.
Benchmade is now offering the Bugout, introduced at last Summer’s OR, in Ranger Green.
Designer: Benchmade
Mechanism: AXIS®
Action: Manual-opening
Blade Steel: CPMS30V (58-60 HRC) with DLC coating
Blade Length: 3.24″ (8.23cm)
Blade Thickness: 0.090″ (2.29mm)
Open Length: 7.46″ (18.95cm)
Closed Length: 4.22″ (10.72cm)
Handle Thickness: 0.42″ (10.54mm)
Weight: 1.85oz. (52.45g)
Benchmade also had the new 407 Vallation on display. The Vallation is a EDC knife designed for both on and off-duty carry, and includes a mohawk spine design for improved blade control, and a carbide glass breaker on the pommel.
Designer: Benchmade
Mechanism: AXIS® Assist
Action: Assisted-opening
Blade Steel: CPM-S30V (58-60HRC)
Blade Length: 3.70″ (9.40cm)
Blade Thickness: 0.124″ (3.15mm)
Open Length: 8.76″ (22.25cm)
Closed Length: 5.09″ (12.93cm)
Handle Thickness: 0.70″ (17.70mm)
Weight: 6.38oz. (180.87g)
The ROMEO8T was designed to answer a military solicitation. This 1x red dot optic offers a 34mm Viewing window with a 2MOA aiming dot which has four user selectable reticle options.
It has 10 daytime and 2 night vision brightness settings. Adjustments are .5 MOA with total travel from optical centerline of up to 60 MOA. Additionally, they report the ability to retain zero despite temperature shifts, although they haven’t offered us details of those temperature ranges yet.
The ROMEO8T weighs 13.87 oz (388 g) and is IPX8 Waterproof Rating (20m for 2 hours). A CR123a Battery provides 50,000+ hours of battery life on visible setting.
There are two variants (Hunting and Tactical), but both feature a 7075-T6 aluminum housing. The Tactical model also incorporates the steel reinforcement chassis seen in these photos as well as flip caps for sand/debris protection.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – (May 1, 2018) – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE 50 :MRS) is pleased to announce the addition of former NYPD Commissioner, William J. Bratton, to the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 2018.
Currently serving as the Vice Chairman for the Secretary of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council, Mr. Bratton, during a 46-year career in law enforcement, instituted progressive change while leading six police departments, including seven years as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and two nonconsecutive terms as the Police Commissioner of the City of New York. Mr. Bratton is the only person ever to lead the police agencies of America’s two largest cities. Mr. Bratton currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Teneo Risk (“Teneo”).
Jeffery Schwartz, President & CEO of Mission Ready states, “During the recent 12-months, we have built an excellent team who will be instrumental in the growth and success that we envision for 2018 and beyond. Mr. Bratton’s extensive experience and contributions to the industry will be of great value to the Company. We could not ask for a more qualified individual to help us advance Mission Ready at this important time in the Company’s evolution.”
Direct Action, a manufacturer of tactical equipment from Poland, continues its expansion into new markets. From May 7 to 10, you can meet the Direct Action team in Amman, Jordan, where they will participate in the XII Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference. As you can see, the company is open not only to western markets, but also to eastern markets and they are looking for new challenges in the military industry. It is worth recalling that the JW GROM, Polish elite special unit, uses Direct Action equipment.
If you want to meet the Direct Action team, you’ll find them at the stand No. B102, Hall 1. The company representatives will show its products and answer any visitors’ questions.
Coming later this year, the XH30 is a 1000 lumens which features a TIR (same as X300U) producing a spot compared to the MaxVision beam of the XH35.
Don’t forget, the H in the product number denotes Holster, for compatibility with their MasterFire Holster.
This is USMC Veteran Greg Medford’s take on an American classic. The USMC Fighter offers a .250” thick S35VN PVD blade. Measuring almost 12” in total length, it features 3-D surfaced multi-colored G-10 scales, a 2-piece interlocking Ti PVD hilt and solid Ti PVD pommel. This unique full tang design has all the upside of a classic hidden-tang “slide-over” hilt construction with none of the compromises in strength.
It comes complete with a Brown leather sheath.
www.medfordknife.com/product/usmc-fighter
ZEV Technologies has unveiled their new CORE series, a family of AR rifles and pistols which is more price competitive than their other offerings.
The barrel is guaranteed at 1MOA or better and they are equipped with their Wedgelock handguard as well as Magpul pistol grip and stock (Shockwave Brace for Pistol). However, the upper and lower are forged and the trigger is GI and the gas block is fixed.
Coming later this month in .300 and .223. 224 Valkyrie will follow soon.
