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Wednesday, December 25th, 2019Donate to Toys for Tots
Friday, November 29th, 2019
When you’re out conducting your Black Friday shopping today, consider picking up a few things for those less fortunate.
Last year, my wife and I went shopping and were able to find multiple toys at under five dollars each, for babies, toddlers, young children, and even adolescents.
2019 Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sales Page – Sponsored By Tactical Distributors
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
Once again, our friends at Tactical Distributors are sponsoring our Black Friday/Cyber Monday master list. To see it, updated regularly with the latest sales info, click here.
Updated Daily – 2019 Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sales Master List
Monday, November 25th, 2019Tactical Distributors
Tactical Tailor
If you’re saving your Black Friday funds for quality U.S. made gear, Tactical Tailor is having a one-day only, 35% off sitewide promotion. Also, there are dozens of products marked down 60% on their Clearance Page. The sale excludes woobies, frames and their Rolling Duffles.
Grey Ghost Gear
Grey Ghost Gear‘s Black Friday Sale is a whopping 40% off sitewide, plus Free Shipping. It’s a great time to snag plate carriers, backpacks, range bags, battle belts or tactical pouches. Promotion excludes Karrimor SF brand products, as well as armor and hoodies.
Grey Ghost Precision
Spend $500 and get a $50 Gift Card
Grey Ghost Precision is doing 35% Off Sitewide, with Free Shipping… AND orders over $500 will receive a $50 Gift Card. Between the GGP MKII Rifles, GGP Glock and SIG aftermarket slides, match grade barrels and other firearms components, hitting five Benjamins won’t be hard to do.
SureFire
SureFire will be running a Black Friday promo from Friday 11/29/19 at 12:00 a.m. PST to Monday 12/2/19 at 11:59 pm PST. On promo will be the X300V (Limit Qty 5 per customer), Guardian, Sidekick and select SureFire Muzzle Brakes, ProComps, Flash Hiders & Warcomps.
Blue Force Gear
[POOLER, GA, November 29th, 2019—] On the heels of our Last Call & Overstock Blowout, Blue Force Gear has just announced the commencement of its Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales beginning November 29th through Monday, December 2nd.
Door Busters
Before we place a charge and blow the door straight off its hinges BFG-Style, let’s talk email incentives. There’s a lot happening at BFG Headquarters and we have some very exciting new products coming your way. Our weekly newsletter is the best way to receive cutting-edge details & opportunities, and be one of the first to see new product releases, special promotions, limited editions and invite-only events.
A quick example is this: our best holiday sale is only made available to the subscribers of our email newsletter – which just happens to start a day early on Thanksgiving Day. If you sign up here: www.blueforcegear.com/newsletter-signup before Wednesday at 11:59:59PM you’ll receive an email that contains a coupon code for 25%-off everything site-wide, excluding already marketed down sale items, as well as Custom Slings and Medical Items. You’ll also be one of the first to read about, and have the option to take advantage of, the addition of black leather pull tabs to our Custom Sling Configurator. More opportunities will be coming your way via email.
Door Buster In Summary
11/28 Door Buster
• 25% Off Everything – Just for email subscribers only
• One Day Sale Only, ends at midnight
• If you sign up before Wednesday @ 11:59:59PM you will be included in the door buster email
• Sign-up here: www.blueforcegear.com/newsletter-signup
• In addition – Announcement of Black Leather Pull tabs available in the Custom Sling Configurator.
• Coupon Code will be shared via email only
**Excludes already marked down sale items; Custom Slings; Medical Refills
Black Friday Sale
Before you head to the overflowing shopping malls this Black Friday to partake in the chaos and add to the parking lot congestion with family and friends, come on by www.blueforcegear.com and reward yourself with 20%-off of our site-wide sale. Don’t wait for gear you need NOW!, the time is right for a little more Blue Force Gear in your life. Simply enter promo code BLACK20 at checkout. Sale excludes already marketed down sale items, as well as Custom Slings and Medical Items.
Black Friday Sale In Summary
11/29 Black Friday
• 20% Off Site wide with promo code BLACK20
• Through End of Monday
**Excludes already marked down sale items; Custom Slings; Medical Refills
Cyber Monday Sale
Need a new wallet – we got ‘em! Carbine looking like the 90’s is asking for its carry strap back, sling-up with a new Vickers Combat Application Sling. Plate carrier a little cumbersome, our advanced PLATEminus 3 & 4 are gonna be your new jam – you’re welcome! Simply gear up and use promo code CYBER20 at checkout to receive your discount, plus free shipping. This is a one-day sales event that begins and ends on December 2nd. Sale excludes already marketed down sale items, as well as Custom Slings and Medical Items.
Cyber Monday In Summary
12/2 Cyber Monday
• 20% Off + Free Shipping with promo code CYBER20
• One day only – ends at midnight
**Excludes already marked down sale items Custom Slings; Medical Refills
Cloud Defensive
Cloud Defensive is announcing their Black Friday Sale is LIVE now through December 5th. It is 25% OFF site-wide. And it’s the best deal of the year on the Optimized Weapon Light (OWL)!
Legit Kit
ZEV Technologies
With Deals This Great, You Better Act Fast!
We’ve extended Black Friday savings to last until Christmas.
Start saving now on discontinued products including slides, barrels and other miscellaneous parts. Quantities are limited, so act fast before they are gone.
Sale starts Friday November 22 and lasts through December 31, 2019 or until sold out.
www.zevtechnologies.com/Black-Friday-Sales
XGO 2019 Black Friday/Cyber Monday
XGO’s yearly Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals start now!!! From today until 12/3, (12:00am), take 50% off your entire order at proxgo.com. Use Code: BFCM2019 at checkout! Free Shipping on orders over $75!
Thyrm
LA Police Gear
Wild Things
15% Off Everything In-Stock, 30% Off GEN III
Sale runs through 12/2/19
Beyond Clothing
Friday rolls around early this year! From new product drops to savings as high as 60%, our Black Friday event is the best time to layer up for adventures in 2020 and beyond.
beyondclothing.com/pages/black-friday-cyber-monday
MilSpec Retail
Milspec Retail has launched their black friday sales event! Take an additional 15% off site-wide! Huge discounts when combined with our already low markdown pricing. Discount will be automatically applied to the cart total.
TangoDown
The holiday season has officially arrived!
Between November 27th and December 6th, TangoDown® customers can enjoy 10% off orders up to $125 and 15% off orders over $125. When placing your order during promotion periods, keep in mind our order system runs on Pacific time and must be placed by 11:59pm (Pacific) on December 30th for the order to qualify for the promotion. No offer code is needed, just shop and save. Avoid the crowds and shop from the comforts of home this Thanksgiving!
Like last year, there will also be promotions on various days advertised via our social media only. There will be a little something to please everyone who might be shopping for gifts…or even purchasing for themselves (we won’t tell!). Make sure to look for the date/time these social promotions are valid. The social media promotions are also valid with the 10-15% off discount listed above.
Don’t miss out & find our social media here:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tangodowninc
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tangodowninc/
The entire TangoDown® team wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving!
**Please note, orders placed after 10:00am (PST) on 11/27/19 will NOT be processed/shipped until after the holiday weekend. Due to the holiday and sales volume processing times will be longer than normal.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours:
11/27/19: Offices close at Noon (local time in AZ & CA)
11/28/19 & 11/29/19: Offices Closed
To fulfill your holiday shopping needs, visit: tangodown.com
Customer Inquiries: sales@tangodown.com
Chase Tactical
Chase Tactical Black Friday Sale
24% OFF through 11/30
Coupon Code: BLACKOUT24
SKD Tactical
O P Tactical Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale!
Starting on Black Friday, 29 November, use coupon code BF19 for store-wide savings! Everything from Mayflower and Velocity Systems vests and chest rigs, Eagle and Raptor Tactical Belts, Hesco Armor, Altama OTB Maritime Boots, Surefire Lights and more will be on sale. See below for the deals breakdown:
• Use coupon code BF19 for 10% off site-wide starting at 12:01am EST Friday; get 12% off Saturday and Sunday; and then a whopping 15% off on Cyber Monday. Some exclusions apply, see website for details starting Friday.
• 25% off all Salomon Boots now through 6 December. Items marked down, no coupon needed. $5 Flat Rate shipping to most USA addresses!
• 25% off all Lowa Boots now through 2 December. Items marked down, no coupon needed. $5 Flat Rate shipping to most USA addresses!
The best deals of the year are in stock and available here, don’t miss out on these great savings!
Team Wendy Black Friday Sale
Everything 20% off during Team Wendy’s Black Friday Sale at www.teamwendy.com. Use code TURKEY20 at checkout.
Now through December 3rd.
Unity Tactical
Platatac
We are offering 16% storewide from now till 2 December. Visit Platatac.com and apply the code PLATBLAK16 at checkout to apply the discount.
Raptor Tactical
Operational Detachment Source
We are clearing out all our active inventory for you to save huge. Take advantage of these prices now before we pull them off the site.
Hudson Supplies
Hudson Supplies offering 15% off purchases from from Nov 29th to Dec 2th
Valid for online purchases only and products in stock.
Use code BLACKFRIDAY at Checkout
Prometheus Design Werx
Our BEST Promo of the year starts now! A great time to get your friends, family and yourself some world class adventure gear from PDW. Just about everything on our site qualifies for this BFCM . Our best Holiday product selection ever. Just about everything on our site qualifies. *A few exclusions apply.
OTTE Gear
30% off the Entire OTTE Gear Store!
+ Free Domestic Shipping
Starts Wednesday the 27th at 2pm
Blackhawk
Any order placed on Cyber Monday enters you into a drawing for a free Blackhawk + Arrabito blade.
Combat Kit
Black Friday starts now with 40% discount and ends 29.11.2019.
Checkout with coupon code BF on www.combatkit.net
Eagle Industries
Maxpedition – Black Friday 40% Off Advanced Gear Research
www.maxpedition.com/collections/black-friday
Sparrows Lock Picks
RifleGear
www.riflegear.com/c-33-on-sale
Uncle Mikes
Rainier Arms
Early Black Friday sales you can’t afford to miss!
www.rainierarms.com/on-sale/black-friday
Dark Angel Medical
Black Friday sale is here! Come save 20% off all Trauma Kits. Get one for the whole family. Be sure to add one to your holiday wish list as well so you can also save a life!
Use code: SAFEHOLIDAY
darkangelmedical.com/trauma-kits
VSSL
Why hold back a good thing?
The way we see it, the sooner we can get a VSSL into your hands, the better prepared you (or the lucky SOB on your gift list!) will be for all your holiday adventures!
Samson Manufacturing
SAVE 20% on all Samson-made products during the MEGA BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
KEENE, NH – BLACK FRIDAY comes early at Samson Manufacturing. Save 20% site-wide, on all Samson-made products, now through Monday, December 2, 2019!
Save on Handguards, Vertical Grips, Pistol Accessories, Sights, Mounts, and more.
And don’t forget to check out our Clearance page for more great deals!
For more information visit www.samson-mfg.com or contact esales@samson-mfg.com.
NEMO Equipment
Predator Warpaint
It’s time to stock up and get your Holiday gift shopping done at the same time!
Kids love painting their faces with the 3-Color Camo Face Paint so be sure to get enough to fill those stockings!
Grayman & Company
True North Concepts
Everyone has that “hard-to-shop-for” friend or family member, so why not play it safe and pick up a True North Concepts Gift card? All gift cards purchased with the promotional code during the holiday season receive 10% off, so even if you are looking to scrooge it up and keep the card for yourself, its worth the savings! If you are being generous, you can schedule the electronic delivery of the gift for the day of your choosing! Once used, the card retains its unused balance. Use code GIFTCARD10% at checkout to save!
True North Concepts is also offering store-wide free shipping until the end of December, just use the following code at checkout: FREESHIP2019
Triple Aught Design
tripleaughtdesign.com/black-friday
Brownells
Black Rifle Friday Deals START NOW!
GRINNELL, Iowa (November 25, 2019) – Shoppers can get an early jump on great Black Rifle Friday deals, as Brownells rolled out its Black Rifle Build of Rights sale starting Monday, November 25.
With a distinctly patriotic theme, Brownells is offering revolutionary savings sitewide with special discount codes.
Brownells Edge members can enter code HAB for 12% off, and free shipping on orders over $49.
Any Brownells customer can get 11% off on orders over $49 with code HAA.
Site visitors can also vote on a selection of AR-15 components for the “More Perfect Rifle” with the top vote getter in each category going on sale Friday, November 29.
LWRCI
www.lwrci.com/black-rifle-friday
Tactical Solutions
Go to our new website and check out some Black Friday Week specials now through December 1st on some of our most popular products!!! Click on “Holiday Specials” on the bottom of the home page to shop for these products.
Cheapammo.com
Starting at 7 p.m. EST Thanksgiving night, 11/28, we’ll have the following active on our specials page:
- New, name-brand brass cased 9mm Ammo at under a dime per round.
- New, name brand brass cased 223 ammo at $.23 per round.
- New, name-brand brass cased 45 ACP ammo at $.23 per round.
- Several other calibers priced below cost.
www.cheapammo.com/ammo-specials
Lancer Systems
PLANNING SOME SHOPPING NEXT WEEK?
You’ll want to keep these deals in mind…
Starting next Friday, November 29th, treat yourself to huge savings on a fully-loaded L15 Defense Rifle package or upgrade your current rifle with great deals on the products you’ve been talking about all year long.
Need to stock up on mags and accessories? Take advantage of FREE SHIPPING all next weekend!
L15 DEFENSE RIFLE PACKAGE | $1499
Save over $400 and head right to the range with this premium duty-ready rifle package
· Lancer L15 Defense Rifle (16″ Mid-Length .223/5.56)
· Upgraded 13″ LCH5 Carbon Fiber M-Lok Handguard
· SIG ROMEO5 Red Dot Sight
· Troy Folding Battle Sights
· Streamlight Pro-Tac Weapon Light
· Thorntail Offset M-Lok Light Mount
· Blue Force Gear 2-Point Sling
· Condor Padded Rifle Case
· (2) Lancer L5AWM® 30 Translucent Smoke Magazines
ADAPTIVE MAGWELL BUNDLE | $99
Upgrade your milspec lower receiver with a Lancer Adaptive Magwell (LAM) for only $99 and receive (3) free L5AWM® 30 magazines to complete your kit. The LAM installs in seconds and requires no modifications to your rifle.
LIMITED EDITION GOLD BASEPADS
We ran a super-limited batch of gold L5AWM® +6 Extended Basepads. There are less than fifty of these available. They will go on sale at 11AM EST on Friday Nov 29, so set your alarm now and don’t miss your chance!
Global Response Defense
Model: SP1 (Reflex Red Dot Sight)
MSRP is $199.99 for Black Friday sale price $119.99. Approximately 40% off.
Deadline is from Nov 26 thru Dec 31, 2019
Customers can order directly from us via e mail: info@diopticalusa.com
HRT Tactical Gear
HRT Tactical Gear is spreading the holiday cheer by offering a 20% discount on ALL Plate Carriers, Placards, Back Panels and accessories, Thanksgiving through December 2nd. Just enter code: BLACK20 at checkout. Check out www.hrttacticalgear.com for more information.
SORD
SORD is having a 25% off everything sale + free domestic shipping.
ITS Tactical
Boot up, log in and get ready to hack the mainframe during the ITS Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale! Starting at Midnight CST on Friday, November 29th, use the coupon code HACKFRIDAY at checkout in the ITS Store to receive 20% off eligible items and a free Swag Pack while supplies last.
The FREE Swag Pack with every order placed through Cyber Monday, December 2nd includes an exclusive ITS Cyber Morale Patch, ITS Logo Round Button and two random items from our ITS Swag Vault. The photo above showcases just a sampling of what’s available and we’ll be including some real “unobtainium” items. (While supplies last.)
Agilite Gear
Overwatch Precision
And others…
overwatchprecision.com/mp-2-0-compact-basepad-select-bf-color-for-special-price
Rogan USA
T.REX ARMS
Attn Industry – Send Us Your Black Friday Sales Announcments
Sunday, November 24th, 2019Send them to advertising@soldiersystems.net.
Milipol Paris 2019: WeaponLogic Unveils, for the first time at Milipol, the WeaponLogic Eco Systems for the Management of Large Caliber Weapon System Fleets
Thursday, November 14th, 2019Milipol Paris 2019, France, November 19-22, Hall 5, Stand C038
November 11, 2019. WeaponLogic (Secubit) ? a leader in advanced weapon readiness and maintenance solutions for global military and paramilitary forces as well as law enforcement and HLS agencies ? unveils for the first time at Milipol Paris the WeaponLogic™ Eco Systems for the management of large caliber weapon system fleets. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence, the system delivers comprehensive usage data regarding the weapon’s operational status, ensuring optimized performance and a tactical edge. This solution for heavy weaponry is the company’s latest development, expanding its established line of systems for the management of light weaponry that provides precision, preemptive maintenance to customers in countries across Europe, North America and Asia. The systems for both light and heavy weapons will be presented at Milipol.
WeaponLogic’s advanced system, based on artificial intelligence, supplies data for maintenance as well as operational and tactical optimization according to actual use. The solution was already evaluated with outstanding results for several large caliber firearms including mortars, artillery and tank cannons. The system’s sophisticated algorithm collects and records comprehensive weapon firing data in real time and delivers updated status information regarding the current state of the weapon and the potential for future malfunctions, based on the degree of wear and tear exerted on the weapon during usage. This data enables the creation of a relevant, customized maintenance plan for each specific device.
The system consists of a Sensor and Applications.
WeaponLogic Smart Sensor – The sensor is a chip that fully integrates into any type of weapon: pistol, rifle, sniper rifle, crew-served weapon and mortar. It comes in a variety of form factors to accommodate different firearms. The chip records and gathers information in real time regarding the use of the weapon ? including the amount and type of ammunition used, rate of fire, single or automatic shots, dry fires and drops, time signature, and type of weapon. WeaponLogic Smart Sensor utilizes AI to distill information regarding the weapon and its operational state. The sensor weighs only 20 grams and has over a million-shot memory.
WeaponLogic Applications – The Reader and Dashboard applications provide a complete weapon and operator profile. A smart algorithm processes a unique signal to define and analyze data gathered from all smart sensors. The applications offer a user-friendly interface and an ability to manage the maintenance of the weapons, including but not limited to: round counts, assigned users, service history, service recommendations, armorer maintenance history, battery status, etc.
Both applications provide usage data and analytics reflecting the weapon’s operational status for preventive and precise maintenance, along with inventory management and tactical features.
WeaponLogic’s Head of Sales, Ruby Shasha, expressed great satisfaction with the company’s recent win, remarking, “We are proud to announce that, following rigorous testing, we have received an order from the customer for the supply of the WeaponLogic system for mortars to a European country, with the system already in operational use. WeaponLogic has been selected and is being used in a number of countries around the world ? rapidly gaining popularity due to its ease of operation, its significant impact on resource savings, and its suitability for a wide range of weapons and artillery.”
SSD.Collection On Instagram
Monday, October 28th, 2019You’ve asked for more SSD, so we’re going to provide it. A lot goes on behind the scenes here at SSD. We go to lots of trade shows and we have a lot of cool stuff we’ve picked up over the last 35 years, since Eric first joined the Army. So, we’re going to show it to you, on Instagram.
It’s content you won’t see over here, which will continue to be news oriented. But if you want to see more of SSD, then follow us on our new Instagram account ssd.collection.
This is in addition to our original solsys account, which continues to deliver a different look at SSD, focused mainly on a look back at the culture that raised Eric’s generation. It’s a different way to connect to SSD readers, and others.
Thyrm Introduces the DarkVault and DarkVault-Comms
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 
Sunnyvale, CA – Thyrm is excited to announce the launch of their latest products; the DarkVault™ and DarkVault-Comms™ Critical Gear Cases. Developed with input from military and law enforcement customers, the cases provide battlefield-grade levels of protection while keeping gear immediately accessible for navigation and communication tasks. For many users who are constantly powering down their gear due to active counter-surveillance, the DarkVault case can provide isolation without constant power-cycling. DarkVault cases also provide isolation for field-acquired assets/evidence.
Featuring the same protection but without the signal-blocking, the DarkVault-Comms cases keep gear safe while allowing it to remain on-line.
“Developing the proprietary material and case design was no small task, but our design team and industry partners did a great job and we’re absolutely thrilled with the final product” said Andrew Frazier, CEO of Thyrm. “We can’t wait to get it in the hands of our customers. “
DarkVault & DarkVault-Comms Cases Feature:
? Solid, battlefield-grade construction
? Gasket seal to keep out water, dust, & dirt
? Quick MOLLE attachment system for external and internal mounting options
? Tunable hinge friction for on-body navigation and communication tasks
? Accepts locks & tamper-evident devices to prevent access to internals & secures case to MOLLE.
? Internal and external adhesive-backed loop Velcro® panels for ID and organization (included)
DarkVault™ signal-blocking cases also feature:
? GPS and Cellular signal blocking polymer construction. 90+ dB (decibels) of signal reduction between 300 and 1500 MHz to block standard cell tower signals, GPS signals and more.
As with all Thyrm products, the DV and DVC cases are designed and made in the USA.
To learn more or purchase, head to www.thyrm.com or your favorite Thyrm dealer.
Government orders: gov@thyrm.com
