The all new Burro line is in stock and ready to ship from U.S. Elite. Not only that, Magpul has teamed up with Salomon Forces to give you a limited edition Salomon Forces phone case. Yours absolutely free when you purchase a pair of Salomon Forces from U.S. Elite. Your choice of Iphone 6, 6Plus or Galaxy 6 cases are very limited and is on a first come, first served basis.
www.us-elitegear.com/brands/salomon
February 5, 2016 – North Carolina based small manufacturer Misty Mountain Threadworks, Inc. announced that it has entered into a partnership with Australian based military and tactical distributor Southern Cross Equipment PTY LTD of New South Wales, Australia to supply the Australian Department of Defence with Misty Mountain’s ISH harness.
Misty Mountain and Southern Cross have been working together for three years to develop the market for ISH and other Misty Mountain harnesses in Australia and New Zealand. Their first meeting was at the biannual Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in held in Salt Lake City, UT. Spencer McDonald of Southern Cross stopped at the Misty Mountain booth manned by Operations Manager Mike Lavarnway and President Goose Kearse. Spencer’s eye was caught by the Integrated Stealth Harness, a scalable personal protection system with belt, leg loops, and chest harness. ISH was designed and developed in conjunction with retired USAF PJ Ish Antonio and is the harness solution for USSOCOM’s TCCC CASEVAC Kit.
Spencer seeded key operators in the ADF with Misty Mountain harnesses and gear. He took in their feedback and helped Misty Mountain develop custom solutions as needed to best meet the Australian requirements. As a result of the Australian commandos’ evaluation of the ISH system they have selected the ISH Original Belt, Leg Loops, and Chest Harness for their personal protective harness. The ISH Sit Kit formed by the ISH Original Belt and Leg Loops and the ISH Chest harness all carry the UIAA Safety Label. For more information about ISH or any other of Misty Mountain’s climbing gear please visit www.mistymountain.com. Misty Mountain’s military and tactical gear is made in the USA and Berry Amendment Compliant. In Australia and New Zealand, Southern Cross is the exclusive distributor of Misty Mountain gear. Please find them at www.southerncross.net.au.
Message from U.S. Elite – here’s the Lowdown on Lowa, the awesome handcrafted-in-Europe-boots. Well we just got a bunch of Zephyr GTX Mid’s and Innox’s in stock. And with our happy feet, we’re feeling the love! So for from now until Feb. 21 we’re giving SSD readers a special coupon of [17.5%] off. And Free Shipping (CONUS/APO). And Free Returns. Sha-ZAM!
Just use coupon SSDTASKFORCE.
www.us-elitegear.com/brands/lowa
It’s back and now available in 2XL and 3XL sizes! For the price of 1 Mandalorian SOF T-Shirt and 1 Mandalorian SOF PVC Patch you get an additional Embroidered Patch and 2 Stickers. That’s 38% off the regular price and you’re covered for whatever the galaxy throws at you!
Deal Includes:
1 x Mandalorian SOF T-Shirt
1 x Mandalorian SOF PVC Patch
1 x Mandalorian SOF Embroidered Patch
2 x Mandalorian SOF Stickers
This deal is available for a limited time, get some and may the force be with you…
www.optactical.com/optmasofpade
A common thread I hear concerning skill at arms is that in the event of a life threatening event, our hero will claim “I would rather be lucky than good.”
Really.
The next time you hear some moron make this statement, take a quarter out of your pocket, flip it and catch it, then cover it on your hand. Ask this ‘gambler’ to call it. What are his odds? 50/50.
Do you want to stake your life or that of your family on those odds. Personally, I’ll take skill over luck any day. Through training, being aware, avoiding danger areas, and being prepared is the best way to insure your own ‘good luck’.
– Ken Hackathorn
Ken Hackathorn has served as a US Army Special Forces Small Arms Instructor, Gunsite Instructor, and NRA Police Firearms Instructor. He is currently an FBI Certified Firearms Instructor, Certified Deputy Sheriff with Washington County SO, Ohio, and a SRT member and Special Response Team trainer. Ken has trained US Military Special Operations forces, Marine FAST and SOTG units and is a contract small arms trainer to FBI SWAT and HRT.
Ken has provided training to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and been active in small arms training for the past 25 years. He has written firearms related material for Guns & Ammo, Combat Handguns, Soldier Of Fortune, and currently American Handgunner and contributed to at least six other gun/shooting journals. Ken was also a founding member of IPSC and IDPA.
To see Ken’s Training Class Schedule visit aliastraining.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 SSD readers hard earned words of wisdom.
Save 50% OFF MSRP on select Gerber products. In stock items only, While supplies last.
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The VAS (Vision Augmentation System) Soft Harness is an adjustable harness which allows the wearer to comfortably mount a single or multi-tube NVD or other device when a helmet is not feasible or necessary. The VAS features an adjustable chin strap with positive lock hardware, which is coupled with a TW Cam-Fit system with Boa dial. Also included with the VAS are key spots for cable management, as well as attachment fields for IFF and the FS Helmet Cover Battery Pack.
The VAS Soft Harness is available in Black, Coyote, and MultiCam, sizes Small/Medium and Large/Extra Large.
www.first-spear.com – VAS Soft Harness
The D3 Rifle Sling was designed by Travis Haley, building upon a custom design for his Force Recon platoon during a deployment. The D3 Sling is designed to be convertible between two-point and one-point, and is constructed of MIL-W-4088 type 7 webbing, with a tweave durastretch shoulder pad, and stainless steel hardware.
Below, you can check out a video of Travis Haley going over the features of the D3 Rifle Sling:
www.haleystrategic.com/weapon-accessories/rifle-accessories/d3-sling
