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TwinNeedle Announces Three New Products
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015TwinNeedle is an outdoor and tactical gear manufacturing company located in New Zealand. They’ve recently announced the addition of three new products to their tactical line:
Belt Skins
Belt Skins are designed to work with any existing riggers belt. They consist of a Cordura sleeve with Velcro Loop back, quad folded Cordura PALS rows, and an optional airmesh pad. The intended use is for a lightly loaded pistol belt. Available in Med – 8 columns, Large – 11 columns, and X-Large – 14 columns. Available colorways: A-TACS, Coyote Brown, Kryptek, and MultiCam.
Putties
Putties are a shorter, lighter variant of the gaiter. They’re made of 500D Cordura. The design offers increased mobility over a full gaiter, yet still mitigates debris from entering the top of the boot. Available colorways: A-TACS, Coyote Brown, Kryptek, and MultiCam.
PTT Offsets
PTT Offsets are an accessory which offsets a PTT on a plate carrier, which frees up space on the carrier and doesn’t impede magazine changes. Available colorways: Black, Coyote Brown, and MultiCam.
US customers will soon be able to purchase these products at www.optactical.com
Red Clover Concepts – OFP Panel
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
SHOT Show -Tactical Tailor – CSAT Chest Rig
Friday, January 30th, 2015
Tactical Tailor will be providing OEM capability to Combat Shooting and Tactics to produce an update version of the CSAT chest rig.
Improvements over the original version include a horizontal dual use pouch at the bottom that sized up to a PRC-152 and can also be stuffed out/organized as a blow out kit. The shoulder straps are constructed of 2” webbing that tapers down to 1” quick release buckles so the straps can be removed and mounted directly onto a plate carrier.
The improved mag pouches are capable of carrying 5.56, 7.62 and AK mags as well as single and double stack pistol mags.
The CSAT chest pack is due out of production on 15 FEB 15 and will be available exclusively from Combat Shooting and Tactics in Nacogdoches, Texas. Color options are OD and Coyote.
www.combatshootingandtactics.com
FirstSpear Friday Focus – Adaptive Cummerbund
Friday, January 30th, 2015
The Adaptive Cummerbund is the next step in the FirstSpear system approach. Up to now, you’ve been able to exchange front panels for several carriers. Now, you can take full advantage of their Tubes technology. Tubes are located at both front and rear of the cummerbund meaning you can easily swap them out, as well as front and rear panels.
It is currently available in the “land” style with loop Velcro on the body side for Ragnar pockets, as well as a TFSS maritime flotation cummerbund specifically designed for combat swimmers, and/or maritime airborne operations personnel.
The TFSS cummerbund has been designed and tested for use during egress from a submerged structure of any type, providing 45lbs of positive flotation in seawater at a depth of 33 ft, 57lbs of positive flotation at a depth of 15 ft and 80lbs of flotation on the surface, allowing the wearer a maximum load-out of equipment.
Soft Armor Ballistic Inserts complying with NIJ Category IIIA.06 or specific Military Specification requirements are available from FirstSpear for an additional fee.
This video will bring it all together.
These Adaptive Cummerbunds are just the beginning. Look for FIrstSpear to add purpose built sections for the Adaptive Cummerbund as well as integration of other mission essential elements.
Available in Black, Ranger Green, Multicam, and Coyote
AWS, Inc – LAB System – New Pouches, New Limited Edition Kryptek Highlander Colorway
Thursday, January 29th, 2015
AWS, Inc has announced that they’ve expanded the LAB System to include new pouches, as well as the limited edition Kryptek Highlander colorway. The original article on the LAB System can be read below:
The Light Assaulter Belt System (LAB) is a basic shooters belt designed to be totally customizable to user specifications. The LAB is made of 1-3/4″ Type 13 MIL-W-4088 webbing, with a parachute grade MilSpec V-ring with optional 550 cord wrap, heat sealed ends to prevent fraying, and an abrasion liner to prevent wear at the hardware point. The LAB is fully adjustable for a comfortable fit, and is available in sizes SM – XL.
The basic LAB system consists of an individual belt with COBRA buckle (multiple COBRA styles available), complete with inner belt. Users can then select from a number of available components to customize their LAB they way they want:
– MOLLE conversion panel for MOLLE pouches
– Uni-Mag rifle and pistol magazine pouches
– GP/Utility pouch
– Retention lanyard
– Quick release glove carabiner
– Dump pouch with IFAK pocket
– IFAK medical insert
– IFAK Red Cross patch
Fighter Design USA – Texas Mag Bags
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015I ran into Fighter Design USA’s head man Adam Slank while walking the SHOT Show floor. Every time I see him, he’s got some cool new product. I noticed he was carrying a nylon bag over his shoulder. Not unusual for SHOT Show, but he sat this one in the ground and said, “Got a minute? I’ve got something to show you.”
He pulled back on the handles and the flap came open and I muttered something like, “oh, wow! That’s a lot of magazines.” Adam didn’t miss a beat, replying, “Of course there are, it’s a Texas Mag Bag.”
Offered in both 12 pack and 6 pack (seen below) configurations, the Texas Mag Bags from Fighter Design USA give you quick access to your magazines. A single flap secures with Fighter Design USA’s signature magnets along with dual zippers on a single pull. You simply give it a pull and voila; magazines…lots of loaded, high capacity magazines each nestled into its own slot.
Texas Mag Bags come fully kitted out with the appropriate number of SureFire 60 rd magazines.
www.fighterdesignusa.com/texas-mag-bag-12-pack-surefire-60-round-magazines-included
ODG Advanced Reconnaissance Chest Rig
Monday, January 26th, 2015Manufactured by the good folks at Grey Ghost Gear, the Orion Design Group Advanced Reconnaissance Chest Rig is a PALS compatible, Modular Chest Rig. There’s quite a bit going on with the ODG ARC so we asked them to send us a write up.
We are proud to finally announce the ODG ARC. This design has been on the drawing board for awhile. It was conceived during a winter mobility training package I was invited to attend with an NSW Recce troop in the mountains of Idaho. It was also a collaboration between us and S&S Precision. Drew was instrumental in coming up with the silent closure and building the second article for us.
The ARC is comprised of five pieces. First the heart of the system is the optics pouch. This pouch is capable of holding large framed 10x Binoculars and some small Thermal imagining devices. It is constructed with padding to help protect mission critical optics.
It has an array of features:
Molle webbing on the sides to accommodate pistol mags, multi tools, laser range finders, and kestrel ballistic weather meters.
Fold down admin panel to accommodate GRG, ballistic data cards, maps, and some smart phones.
Elastic webbing to hold pens, chem lights,as well as loose ammo.
Bungie tie downs to hold elk bugle/game calls or remote antennas for personal coms.
Loop panel to accomodate magazine/pistol carriage
The yoke will be offered in two configurations the “Alpha” (Not Shown) will be a slick minimalist yoke constructed in a four way stretch. The “Bravo” (shown) will be a mesh/ MOLLE platform for additional hydration/load carriage capability.
The next component are the side panels which give you the ability to integrate into the optics pouch for a more robust load carrying capability, or the ability to remove the optics pouch and use as a stand alone micro chest rig.
The panels contain internal and external loop placement for endless options for versatility in carrying magazines, radios, and pistols.
Lastly the system offers a small roll top minimalist pack with an internal 32oz hydration sleeve and external hose port.
We are happy to announce that the system will be manufactured by the newest member of the ODG Tribe, Grey Ghost Gear. They are consummate professionals, and the reason this third version came to be a reality. I can’t frankly say enough good things about them. They are great people as well as great professionals and we are thrilled to be working with them. If you are a small company like us and in need of nylon manufacturing capability these are the folks to get it done. I hope everyone had a great SHOT show we certainly did!
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