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Morgan Advanced Materials Wins £4.49 million Contract to Supply Body Armour to MoD

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

A £4.49 million defence contract has been agreed between Morgan Advanced Materials and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The contract will see the Composites and Defence business of Morgan deliver hard body armour that has been designed and manufactured to bespoke requirements. The armour, which will be designed and manufactured at Morgan’s UK factory in Coventry, draws on the company’s class-leading composite armour technology capability. The agreement comes a year after Morgan won a £1.1m contract with the MoD to supply ballistic shields and supporting services.

Simon Pickin, President of Morgan’s Composites and Defence business commented: “We are honoured to extend our relationship delivering bespoke protective body armour to the UK Ministry of Defence. Through a combination of extensive composite and ceramic materials knowledge, rigorous testing, and careful application, we are able to deliver ultra-lightweight body armour offering class leading levels of protection. From ballistic helmets, to rifle protected shields and personal armour plates, we are experiencing high demand for our range of ultralight personal armour from our global customer base. We continue to work with major defence and law enforcement organisations and are thrilled to further our products with the UK Ministry of Defence.”

Alongside bespoke products for customer specific requirements, Morgan offers a modular off-the-shelf portfolio of lightweight LASA® hard body armour for a range of mission critical requirements.

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Patrick Vuong Now Freelance Editor/Author-at-Large

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

Patrick Vuong, former Editor-in-Chief of The Enthusiast Network’s RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine and Senior Editor of TEN’s flagship lifestyle publication RECOIL, has stepped out on his own.

RECOIL OFFGRID Issue 23 went on sale December 1. This will be the last issue with Vuong at the helm. As the Southern California-based journalist announced in his final letter from the editor, he has resigned his position to become a freelance writer and consultant, and to spend more time with his family.

Vuong, who holds instructor ranks in multiple fighting systems, including Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, will also now be able to devote more time teaching. He will be spending more time with students and also consulting on matters of edged and contact distance weapons and self-defense – though he says this does not mean he will be abandoning his journalistic career.

A lifelong journalist, Vuong left a Managing Editor’s billet for a previous publication to join RECOIL in mid 2012 as Senior Editor. Working directly under Editor-in-Chief Iain Harrison, Vuong helped grow the nascent magazine from a dark horse brand in a dying print market to the No. 1 best-selling firearms lifestyle book on newsstands. In late 2013, Vuong took on an additional assignment as editor of RECOIL OFFGRID, a spin-off publication that focuses on emergency preparedness and urban survival. Under his tenure, that brand climbed to become the No. 1 best-selling survival magazine on newsstands.

During his five years at the RECOIL Network, both RECOIL and RECOIL OFFGRID were awarded numerous industry acknowledgements, including several Maggie Awards. Vuong wrote and photographed feature articles, directed and co-hosted segments on RECOILtv.com, and helped edit two successful, successive publications: CONCEALMENT and CARNIVORE.

Though no longer a staff editor, Vuong will continue to contribute to RECOIL, RECOIL OFFGRID, their sister publications, publishing companies, and other media outlets.

Vuong can be contacted directly via e-mail, Patrick@fluidfighting.com. Follow him on Instagram, @calmbatives.

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TNVC Featured In Premiere Issue Of UN12 Magazine

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

TNVC is excited to be included in the premier issue of UN12, a new publication focusing on the customization of guns and gear. The UN12 creative team is responsible for launching one of the most successful industry publications to date and is bringing their A Game to this new venture. UN12 is the shipping code for “Dangerous Goods,” most notably – firearms and munitions. Their goal is to talk about customizing products to improve function and increase the warrior’s capabilities. You will not find straight up reviews of stock production items here. UN12 is all about how professional warriors, competitive shooters, and everyday freedom-loving folks use and adapt gear to achieve success.

UN12 will run a very limited number of collectible morale patches for each issue. They will team up with a specific industry partner to create these patches and include them with specially marked copies of the magazine. The industry partner will also get a number of them to sell in case you miss the issue. TNVC is excited to be the first industry partner for UN12’s patch series. The patch is an exclusive version of the legendary TNVC “Lights Out MotherF**ker” design.

TNVC’s Director of Operations, Chip Lasky, has contributed a feature article to the premier issue of UN12. It focuses on night vision helmet setups for various applications and end-users. Chip will continue to contribute to UN12 with articles about gear setup for professionals.

The first issue will be available shortly through Rainier Arms, with wider distribution coming to a newsstand near you. Congrats to the UN12 creative team on an awesome new product.

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American Defense MFG Introduces ADM4

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

12DEC2017 – NEW BERLIN, WI – American Defense MFG® (ADM) is proud to release our “ADM4” receivers and complete rifles. This design variant is purely aesthetic in nature. These lower receivers will retain our patented, fully ambidextrous controls that are intuitive in design and function. Perfect for retro builds (with modern features), NFA Engravings, and is also available to other manufactures wanting ambidextrous controls for their brand. Available now via our dealer network and direct from American Defense Mfg®.

ADM4 billet 7075-T6 lower receiver features a Type III Teflon impregnated hard-coat anodized finish, outfitted with our patented ambidextrous magazine release, ambidextrous bolt catch and release, and our dimpled take down and pivot pins. The trigger guard is ready for winter gloves without manipulation. Radii and chamfers throughout make this billet lower a marvel that stretches the capabilities of modern production CNC manufacturing. A 20-degree competition style mag well is concealed in the design, allowing lightning fast magazine changes. An integral upper/lower tension adjustment screw allows the end user to compensate for tolerance between your upper receivers and your favorite lower.

www.americandefensemanufacturing.com

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GCI Outdoor Honors Fallen US Veterans, Donates Wreaths to Wreaths Across America

Sunday, December 10th, 2017

With a mission to Remember, Honor and Teach, Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath laying ceremonies at over 1,200 cemeteries worldwide

Higganum, Conn. (Wednesday, December 6) – GCI Outdoor, creators of portable, durable outdoor recreation equipment and furniture, is helping to honor fallen US veterans this holiday season with a generous donation of wreaths to the non-profit organization Wreaths Across America.

Saturday, December 16 is National Wreaths Across America Day where volunteers all over the country will lay wreaths on the graves of lost veterans. Founded in 2007 with a mission to Remember, Honor and Teach, Wreaths Across America will coordinate wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,200 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad.

“Supporting our veterans is very important to us so we’re doing this for all that have served and the brave ones who have lost their lives,” said Jeffrey Polke, co-president of GCI Outdoor. “The GCI Outdoor family would like to thank all U.S. veterans for their service and want everyone to know that we honor and respect all they have done to protect our freedoms! Peace be with you!”

With their headquarters in Higganum, CT, GCI’s donation will go to the nearby Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery and will help Wreaths Across America surpass their goal of 9,500 donated wreaths. Volunteers from the city as well as from the GCI Outdoor team will spend the day laying wreaths while remembering and honoring the fallen veterans.

Wreaths Across America started in 1992 when Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, donated excess wreaths for placement at the Arlington National Cemetery. With help from Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C. and volunteers from the local American Legion, VFW Posts, Wreaths Across America now enlists the help of over 60,000 volunteers who lay over 700,000 wreaths each year. You can learn more about their story here.

“We are not here to ‘decorate graves.’ We’re here to remember not their deaths, but their lives,” said Karen Worcester, Executive Director of Wreaths Across America.

Anyone can get involved with Wreaths Across America and more information on donation, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities can be found here and on the GCI Outdoor website.

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B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. Announces Caylen Wojcik as Latest Brand Ambassador

Friday, December 8th, 2017

December 8, 2017 (Redmond, WA)

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is proud to announce that Caylen Wojcik has been appointed its newest Brand Ambassador. Caylen is a renowned subject matter expert on long range, precision rifle shooting and is no stranger to B.E. Meyers. Over the past several years Caylen has worked with the B.E. Meyers’ Engineering Team, providing a hands on experience to both educate and enhance product design and development. His input and expertise have played a fundamental role in the combined efforts that have made products like the MAWL™ what it is today.

“Over the last few years, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with Caylen as part of new product development and R&D projects, as well as participate in his long-range precision rifle courses which are absolutely outstanding,” said Matt Meyers, C.E.O. of B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. “As one of the most talented precision rifle subject matter experts in the industry, Caylen also has a tremendous technical knowledge that he combines with real-world experience. We are terrifically proud to call Caylen a friend and we are humbled to welcome him as the latest B.E. Meyers & Co. Inc. brand ambassador.”

Caylen Wojcik began his career in the United States Marine Corps as an infantryman, and quickly moved into the scout/sniper community. Within the sniper community he served in almost every billet available to a scout/sniper, to include serving as an instructor at the Scout/Sniper Basic Course, as well as serving as an instructor at 1st Special Operations Training Group for the Urban Sniper and Urban Reconnaissance and Surveillance courses. Caylen participated in a combat deployment to Iraq where he sustained an injury which led to a transition in career from military to the private sector. Since then Caylen has continued to provide instruction in the areas of long range precision shooting to responsible armed citizens, law enforcement agencies, and military units from around the country.

Caylen is a published author, and a competition record holder. He is an avid backcountry hunter and precision rifle competitor, and uses these disciplines to formulate new training programs that create more effective shooters.

As a B.E. Meyers Brand Ambassador, Caylen will focus on reaching the precision shooter community through education and outreach as he continues in his role as the Director of Training at the Gunwerks shooting school in Cody, Wyoming.

For more information about B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. please visit www.bemeyers.com

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Chase Tactical Launches the Disruptive Combat Pant

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

December 7, 2017 – BOZEMAN, MT

Montana based tactical equipment distributor, Chase Tactical, is announcing the innovative new Disruptive Combat Pant. Interested dealers can contact Chase Tactical at support@chasetactical.com and receive a detailed spec sheet.

About the Pants:

The Disruptive Combat Pants were designed as full featured, no compromise combat pants. They are aggressively cut for maximum mobility while at the same time providing the end user with breathability and durability.

Designed with input from the special operations and law enforcement communities, the Disruptive Combat Pants feature unique stretch panels at the knee, groin, hips and lower back. Furthermore, the pants feature reinforced knees (nylon webbing) and pockets for optional kneepads. Knee pad pockets are not proprietary, and the Disruptive Combat Pants will support a wide variety of off the shelf knee pads.

The pants are currently available in Disruptive D-CAM, and Coyote 65/35 ripstop fabric. Further color choices are in production and future options will include Black, Ranger Green, and M81 Woodland.

The Disruptive Combat Pants feature 12 pockets with elastic mag loops and can easily secure 4 M4 magazines and 8 double stack handgun magazines. The pants also include specialty knife pockets and reinforcement for knife clips on the main front pockets. Serious end users will be pleased to note that the Disruptive Combat Pants feature a unique approach to waist adjustment with a low profile adjustable waist straps that features a combination of Velcro and elastic in a closed system.

End users will also appreciate the Disruptive Combat Pants built in boot gators with stow-able shock cords and low profile breathable fabric.

Further features include YKK zippers, a double silicon bead in the waistband to assist with keeping shirts tucked in at all times and a robust, zippered, Velcro and button pant closure.

Dealers:

Dealer opportunities are available, and inquiries are encouraged. All interested dealer opportunities should be directed to support@chasetactical.com

Photography Credit: Markland Photography

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Meopta Introduces the New MeoNight 1.1 Night Vision Device

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

TAMPA, FL, December 4, 2017 – Meopta’s new MeoNight 1.1 night vision device can be used as a night vision monocular for stand-alone viewing or used with a riflescope to adapt it for nighttime use. The MeoNight 1.1 features premium quality optics, 1x magnification and is also available with an optional 3x magnifying module booster.

The MeoNight is capable of target detection out to 600 meters and automatically shuts off if unused for one hour. This night vision device also features an external brightness control for easy adjustment of image intensity.

When used with a traditional daytime riflescope, the MeoNight is placed in front of the riflescope using Meopta’s quick-release NAR (MIL-STD 1913) mount or it can be mounted directly onto the objective of the riflescope with Meopta’s custom adapter for 42mm, 50mm or 56mm objective lenses. The MeoNight comes with a remote-control cable that can be attached to the stock of the rifle allowing the user to adjust image brightness without moving the finger from the trigger.

The MeoNight is waterproof, shock resistant and fogproof. Accessories include the battery, Allen keys, protector, sleeve, eyepiece eyecup, remote control, an additional Picatinny rail, bag and grip/hand strap.

$4,499.99

Optional Accessories:
Quick Release NAR (Mil-STD 1913) Mount
3x Booster
Adapter 62 for 56mm riflescope objectives
Adapter 57 for 50mm riflescope objectives
Adapter 49.5 for 42mm riflescope objectives

www.meoptausa.com

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