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Fjällräven Announces Iconic Personalize-able Kånken Me

Friday, October 1st, 2021

Starting tomorrow, Kånken, the iconic and timeless Swedish bag, will be available for personalization at every level with the launch of Kånken Me. While the bag’s timeless design has never fallen out of fashion, the launch of Kånken Me means the bag is now available in more colors, sizes and models than ever.

With Kånken Me, Fjällräven is launching a new platform to offer Kånken fans the opportunity to be creative and personalize their very own Kånken even more, to reflect their colorful personality, match it with their favorite jacket, or just improvise. With 14 color choices and 15 customizable parts the online configurator offers over 100 billion of possible combinations making it almost impossible to meet someone else with the same Kånken. Creativity is personal and Kånken Me will be as unique as its new owner. With a shareable link Kånken Me can even be co-created with friends.

www.fjallraven.com

Combat Flip Flops Veteran Art Auction

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Over the last two months, the world witnessed an unprecedented event within the borders of Afghanistan. The only thing that matched the nature of the loss and destruction has been the positive effort of the veteran community stepping up to aid in evacuations and transit of interpreters, journalists, athletes, and activists.

Although the media seems to have already moved beyond the event, human beings are still trapped within the borders of Afghanistan. Veterans and private citizens are still working to move them to safety. Without support of the United States Government, organizations continue to raise money to assist in the transportation and resettlement of refugees–because the reality is that this freedom isn’t free. It takes money.

Combat Flip Flops enlisted the effort of renowned artists to donate art to auction to assist in these efforts. For a limited time, you can bid on limited edition art to raise money or resettlement efforts.

Launching the initiative is InvaderGirl and Matt Galbraith. For more information on the art available and incoming, please visit the link: www.combatflipflops.com/AAA

Revision Awarded Contract to Supply Prescription Carriers to U.S. Troops

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Essex Junction, Vermont (September 30, 2021) – Revision Military has been awarded a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply Universal Prescription Lens Carriers (UPLC) over the next five years.  The contract, issued by DLA Troop Support, has an estimated value of up to $37.5 million, began on September 17, 2021 and is for one three-year base period and two one-year option periods. Revision has been the incumbent supplier of the UPLC to DLA since 2013, when the U.S. Army moved to a single prescription carrier solution for all Rx-capable eyewear on the Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).  The customizable UPLC allows for an individual prescription to be filled into the carrier by an optometrist, and the carrier fits securely behind the standard lens of their ballistic eyewear.  


Above: Revision Prescription Carrier Solution – Universal Prescription Lens Carrier (UPLC) – provides an easy solution for vision correction in ballistic military eyewear platforms on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).  Revision was selected for a follow-on 5-year contract to deliver UPLC to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

“Over the past 8 years, Revision has delivered thousands of UPLCs to DLA which have been issued widely across the U.S. military branches,” said Revision CEO Amy Coyne. “Revision recognizes the unique challenges for an end-user that requires vision correction and provides a universal vision correction solution that can be used across multiple styles and brands of protective eyewear without compromising end user protection.”


Above: Revision UPLC easily integrates into StingerHawk® Spectacles by clipping into the nosepiece.  The UPLC securely offers vision correction while meeting all military ballistic standards.  


Above: Revision UPLC is designed to offer vision correction in most of Revision spectacles and goggle systems, as well as most eyewear solutions on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).  

Revision’s Prescription Rx Carrier accommodates single vision prescriptions up to +/-11 and fits into the Revision Sawfly® and StingerHawk® Spectacles, and Desert Locust®, SnowHawk®, and Bullet Ant® Goggles. Its secure press-fit design ensures that it is properly positioned every time and its rugged and ergonomically designed frame provides wide field-of-view and durability. Revision’s Prescription Rx Carrier meets ANSI Z87.1-2010 and MIL-PRF-32432A ballistic impact requirements and is on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).

New TBI Research Supports Revised Test Standard for Military Combat Helmets

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Team Wendy Engineers Among Research Team Published in Military Medicine

CLEVELAND, OH (Sept. 30, 2021) – Engineers from Cleveland-based Team Wendy®, a leading global provider of exceptional head protection systems, led experiments for a study published earlier this month in Military Medicine that indicates a need to revise combat helmet specifications.

The paper, titled “Head Impact Modeling to Support a Rotational Combat Helmet Drop Test,” provides a scientific basis for combat helmet test requirements to include rotational impact tests in order to account for cellular injury thresholds. The additional data would improve the test’s conception of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by severe head impacts.

Currently, military combat helmets are evaluated by linear acceleration thresholds, which originated from skull fracture prediction. The study examined predicted brain cell damage in both linear and rotational impact scenarios to assess how much brain tissue stretches, and how quickly, upon collision.

“Real life impacts are rarely limited to translational motion, where the head decelerates in a straight line,” said Ron Szalkowski, one of the paper’s authors and Team Wendy’s director of product development and research collaboration. “Continuing to evaluate linear impact is important, but without also analyzing how the helmet and head respond to rotations, we could be missing a key piece of the puzzle in our ability to accurately predict TBI.”

In its exploration of cellular injury levels, the team found that linear tests do not fully convey the tissue stresses and strains indicated in rotational tests. Using a detailed human head model from Sandia National Laboratories, they discovered over four times the brain strains resulting from a modified rotational test versus the strains produced in the standard linear test.

The findings were published in the military medical journal with credit to researchers from Team Wendy, Sandia National Laboratories, Robert Morris University, Brown University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Team Wendy Mechanical Engineer Sushant Malave is bylined alongside Szalkowski.

The study was part of phase one of the PANTHER program, a research partnership funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) with the goal of quantifying cellular injury levels for TBI.

“This paper reflects a stepping stone for further understanding the relationship between brain strains and head protection,” Szalkowski said. “Eventually we want to develop equipment that better protects the brain in parallel with understanding actual brain cell damage baselines.”

He noted that there is currently no firm cellular injury threshold established for TBI cause or prediction.

The PANTHER program continues to investigate what brain cells can withstand and further refine testing models to improve protection standards. ONR has approved continued funding for PANTHER through 2024.

www.teamwendy.com

Agilite Offers Limited Edition MultiCam Black K19 Plate Carrier

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Agilite have made a Special Edition Limited run of the K19 Plate Carrier in Multicam Black which are available at their website now. The Israeli SF carrier is now one of the highest selling plate carriers in the USA and is known for its inordinate comfort. There is currently no plan to re-make this product in Multicam Black so to score one, go to  agilitegear.com/collections/combat-gear/products/k19-plate-carrier where it’s available for a short time with free shipping.

TangoDown – Color Expansion for AK Grip Line

Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

TangoDown® Inc. is excited to announce the color expansion for the TD® AK BATTLEGRIP®.  The new colors are available for the BG-AK (with storage plug) and BG-AKOE (without storage).  We’re pleased to offer the grips in the following colors:  Bakelite Orange; Dark Red; and Dark Plum.  

To learn even more about the AK BATTLEGRIP® options, see the links below.

To learn more about the BG-AK (grip with storage) visit:  BG-AK BATTLEGRIP – TangoDown

To learn more about the BG-AKOE (grip without storage) visit:   BG-AKOE BATTLEGRIP™ – TangoDown

Updated Color Availability:  Black, Bakelite Orange, Dark Red, Dark Plum

MSRP:  $21.00 – $27.00

To view the 2018 media release regarding the BG-AK, please visit:   TangoDown® AK BATTLEGRIP® – TangoDown

Customer Questions:  sales@tangodown.com

Join us on Instagram:  www.instagram.com/tangodowninc

Introducing the Atibal XP8 Opmod Edition

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

WE MADE IT!

After a number of years of being one of the top rated LPVO’s on Optics Planet, the XP8 has been reborn into the illustrious OPMOD EDITION line up from Optics Planet. Joining the ranks of Steiner, EOTech, Vortex, and more. The FDE Cerakoted Atibal XP8 1-8×24 SFP OPMOD EDITION low power variable optic is not only highly versatile, but it is also highly durable.

The Atibal XP8 1-8x is one of the most versatile 1x variable scopes on the market with the Atibal Rapid View Lever allowing you to make lightning fast magnification changes. This optic was made for 3 gunners in mind!

The XP8 utilizes the Diamond Tactical Reticle (DTR) with a .5 MOA center red dot with a BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr. ammo. The DTR reticle allows you to quickly obtain your target with the diamond reticle in CQB scenarios and for more precise shots at longer distance with it’s fine .5 moa center red dot.

This LIMITED EDITION OPMOD EDITION optic is only available through OPTICSPLANET.COM, see the link below.

www.opticsplanet.com/opmod-atibal-xp8-1-8x24mm-riflescopes-w-rapid-view-lever

The XP8 utilizes the Diamond Tactical Reticle (DTR) with a .5 MOA center red dot with a BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr. ammo. The DTR reticle allows you to quickly obtain your target with the diamond reticle in CQB scenarios and for more precise shots at longer distance with it’s fine .5 moa center red dot.

FEATURES:

– LIFETIME WARRANTY
– SECOND FOCAL PLANE
– EXTRA BATTERY STORAGE IN WINDAGE COMPARTMENT
– .5 MOA CENTER DOT WITH BDC
– 11 BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS
– FULLY MULTI-COATED LENS
– LOW PROFILE TURRETS
– FOG PROOF
– SHOCK PROOF
– WATER PROOF

SPECIFICATIONS:

– MAGNIFICATION: 1-8x
– OBJECTIVE LENS DIAMETER: 24mm
– EYE RELIEF: 4″
– LENGTH: 10″
– WEIGHT: 17.4OZ
– FIELD OF VIEW: 105′ @ 1x – 12.45′ @ 8x
– TUBE SIZE: 30mm
– TURRET STYLE: LOW PROFILE CAPPED
– BATTERY SIZE: 1x CR2032
– ADJUSTMENT PER CLICK: 1/2 MOA
– MAX ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT: 120 MOA
– MAX WINDAGE ADJUSTMENT: 120 MOA
– MADE OF 6061-T6 ALUMINUM
– COATING: CERAKOTE, FDE COLOR

RCBS Launches New and Improved Reloading App

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

RCBS App for iOS and Android Puts More Precision at Shooters’ Fingertips

OROVILLE, Calif. – September 28, 2021 – RCBS®, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved RCBS app, now available to download free for both Apple and Android devices.

The recently released app goes above and beyond with the ability to work across the entire lineup of RCBS Bluetooth-enabled dispensers: MatchMaster, ChargeMaster Supreme and ChargeMaster Link. With the app at a user’s fingertips, calibrating any of these dispensers is a breeze.

Once calibrated, a user can go straight to dispensing, entering in powder information and required dispensation weights. When paired with the MatchMaster, dispensing can be completely customized as well. Each loading session provides intelligent feedback, including notations on over- and under-charges, length of the session, and number of charges thrown, all of which aids the shooter during future loading sessions.

At the range, the RCBS app’s “Load Log” tracks the progress of your reloading / handloading process. Start by creating a firearm profile with make, model, cartridge, round count, rate of twist, scope manufacturer, scope height, free-bore length and any other data that might affect accuracy. Then create a new load profile, entering critical load data such as:
• Bullet manufacturer, model, weight and dimensions
• Powder charge weight and dispenser device information
• Powder manufacturer, type, lot number, production date and date the container was first opened
• Primer manufacturer and type
• Case manufacturer, trim-to length, neck thickness, overall length, annealing temperature and time, total firings per case, and total firings per case between annealings

The app also allows a shooter to enter range conditions including range name, date, temperature, humidity, elevation, barometric pressure, latitude and longitude, and wind (cardinal wind direction, clock wind direction and wind speed). From there it’s all about shooting and recording groups. Users can upload photos – groups, changes to cases post-firing, etc. – for future reference. With the virtual “Reloading Bench,” users can also keep track of all their RCBS products.

“We’re pretty excited about the new app and how complete it is,” said Will Hemeyer, senior product manager for RCBS. “You can use it all or in part. The new app is a perfect way to let shooters wring every benefit they can from their RCBS dispenser and, in turn, help perfect their custom load so that each bullet has unparalleled repeatability.”

The new RCBS app comes with phone and email tech support, so shooters have easy access to assistance at home or in the field. To learn more about the RCBS app or to see the full lineup of Bluetooth-enabled RCBS products, visit RCBS.com.