On the 4th Day of Awesome: EdgeTec Collection – Get an edge on holiday gift-giving. 12 Days. 12% OFF. 43 items. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.
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Propper – 12 Days of Awesome Sale – Day 4
Saturday, December 7th, 2019MATBOCK Sewers Love Their Jobs This Much
Friday, December 6th, 2019Recently, we published a TacJobs posting for local business MATBOCK. A couple of people who aren’t local, nor even familiar with the US textile industry criticized MATBOCK for offering wages commensurate with the local market.
But wages alone don’t sum up a company. I stopped by last week and was amazed at how much the brand had grown with their sewing floor quadrupling in size over the past few months. In fact, they are filling up any open space with new machines.
I sat down at lunch with the crew and asked how things were going. In addition to offering benefits, the work environment is very family-like. That’s where I ran into one of the ladies wearing these shoes. And then I found out several of the sewers had ordered these custom kicks to show off their pride in the company they work for.
That’s not something you see every day.
FirstSpear Friday Focus – ACM MID 400 Shirt
Friday, December 6th, 2019Today we are getting another look at FirstSpear’s USA Merino wool packages.
In previous weeks we saw the lightest weight package ACM-BASE 100 which FS uses in a variety of their lighter weight garments like the field shirt and beanie/neckie. Today we will be looking at the next level up, ACM-MID 400. What makes this merino package so unique is that it is a dual layer material, not a blend. Using a super fine polyester on the interior and merino wool layer on the exterior, this material combo does some very incredible things. When the user sweats or gets wet the poly layer will quickly wick away moisture from the body and transfer it to the absorbent wool layer.
Once the moisture permeates into the wool layer it allows the poly to dry very quickly which helps avoid the typical stink you find with other synthetic layers, additionally wool is naturally antimicrobial which makes it incredibly difficult for the garment to produce bacteria that causes odors in all synthetic base layers. Furthermore, once the moisture is absorbed into the wool layer it will keep the user insulated and warm even when wet. These features provide for exceptionally high performance garments using ACM-MID 400. Today we will get a look at one of the more popular garments using this dual layer material, the FirstSpear Mid Shirt.
The Mid Shirt is super tough and ultra soft with a 2/3 length front zipper that allows extra ventilation when you really warm up. The high collar keeps your neck covered and is great for when you are working with a sling.
Like most FS products the Mid Shirt is Berry Compliant (100% American Made with 100% American Materials) and is available in Black, Charcoal, Commando, Manatee Grey, and Sand.
www.first-spear.com/mid-shirt-acm-mid-400
Propper – 12 Days of Awesome Sale – Day 3
Friday, December 6th, 2019
On the 3rd Day of Awesome: Duralight boots – 12% off boots that are lighter than Santa’s. 12 Days. 12% OFF. 43 items. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.
POF Introduces P19 Gen 4 Enhanced GLOCK Frame
Thursday, December 5th, 2019That’s right, POF has entered the Glock compatible frame market.
This is their offering. It’s not an 80% gun, it’s a serialized firearm.
Features:
• Flared Magwell
• Contoured Grip
• Interchangeable Backstrap Sizes
• Accessible Mag Release
• Grip Texture
• Slide Stop Guard
• Extended Beaver Tail
• Enlarged Cold Weather Trigger Guard
• Forward Thumb Ledges
• Single Locking Block Pin
• Proprietary Polymer Blend
pof-usa.com/product/p19-gen-4-enhanced-glock-frame
Platatac Top Dog Stubby Cooler
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Limited Release! Platatac’s stubby cooler commemorating Platatac’s favourite “Employee of the Month” and the other a recently departed “Most Wanted” with the slogan “Talk S*** get bit”
Available for a short time only. To purchase, visit www.platatac.com/platatac-top-dog-stubby-coolerq.
United States Patent & Trademark Office Upholds Validity of FirstSpear Patents
Thursday, December 5th, 2019FirstSpear, LLC is pleased to announce that on November 22, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent & Trademark Office rejected Crye Precision, LLC’s petitions challenging the validity of FirstSpear’s U.S. Patents related to FirstSpear’s innovations in laser-cut and laser-fused personal protective equipment (PPE) and load bearing equipment (LBE). FirstSpear’s patented technology is already in use in products purchased by and widely used by US Special Operations, the US Army, the US Marine Corps, the Department of Justice, and many of our NATO allies. The decisions of the PTAB uphold the validity of FirstSpear’s patents and find that Crye’s petitions failed to establish any reasonable likelihood of unpatentability of any of the claims of the FirstSpear patents. The decisions dismiss both of Crye’s inter partes review (IPR) petitions and reject all of Crye’s arguments attacking FirstSpear’s patents. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,974,379 and 9,565,922).
Crye filed the petitions in June 2019, in an apparent attempt to gain leverage over FirstSpear in patent litigation pending in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis in which Crye claimed that some of FirstSpear’s products infringe their U.S. Patent 9,173,436. The recent decisions from the PTAB clearly demonstrate what the industry has understood for years: FirstSpear pioneered and perfected many game-changing products developed around laser cut / laser fused technology, including FirstSpear’s well-established 6/12 line of vest platforms; and FirstSpear’s technology was and is unique and was appropriately and properly granted U.S. patent protection.
“It is unfortunate that Crye has chosen to waste so much time and money threatening the industry, tying up the U.S. courts and patent office, and trying to take credit for the work of others,” said FirstSpear CEO & President Scott Carver. “However, we can now fully move forward assisting the U.S. government and our industry partners in the development and fielding of the next generation of improved lightweight individual equipment to the warfighters and first responders who need it.”
FirstSpear is grateful for the PTAB’s decision upholding the validity of its patents.
P365 Owners Rejoice – SAS Slides Now Available
Thursday, December 5th, 2019If you’re a standard size P365 owner who saw the SAS model and went, “Aw Crap” like I did, you can now get just the slide.
It’s easy to upgrade. Just drop-in your standard, non-ported, P365 barrel and recoil spring assembly to convert your pistol to the SIG Anti-Snag configuration.
I really like the integrated sight after recently firing it. It’s easy to acquire and is super low profile, actually Flush-Mounted into the rear of the slide. It’s a FT Bullseye Fiber-Tritium Night Sight.
The slide also features SIG Anti-Snag Slide Treatment and Nitron Finish.
www.sigsauer.com/store/p365-sas-slide-assembly
