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Brownells & Crow Shooting Supply Announce Inaugural Vendor Awards

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

GRINNELL, Iowa (December 15, 2020) –Brownells and Crow Shooting Supply announced their inaugural Vendor Awards, jointly recognizing and awarding trophies to key vendor partners who provided outstanding products and support during 2020.

“We’re excited to recognize these brands and their products that have made our assortment so good this past year,” said Brownells Director of Product Management Paul Levy. “It was difficult to narrow down a few selections from so many great choices, and we appreciate all vendors who have supplied us with quality product over the years.  We look forward to making this a tradition and continuing to recognize quality products and partners.”

Award winners will receive a non-FFL lower receiver forging with special engraving to commemorate the occasion.

The categories and winners for the inaugural Brownells & Crow Shooting Supply Vendor Awards include:

• Dependable Supplier of the Year – Magpul

• Best New Supplier – Sons of Liberty Gun Works

• Best Ammunition Supplier – Hornady

• Best Firearm Supplier – Smith&Wesson

• Best Accessory Supplier – LAW Tactical

• Best Sales Rep Group – Odle Sales

• Rabbits/Circle Bar Award – Aero Precision

• Best Overall New Product – Springfield Hellcat

• Best New Firearm – Ruger-57™

• Best New Rifle Component – Daniel Defense M4A1 Upper

• Best New Handgun Component – Shield Arms Glock 48/43X Mag

• Best New Accessory – Mod-Lite PLHV2

• Best New Optic – Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x

• Most Innovative Product – Franklin Armory 10-22 Binary Trigger

• Guntech Product Choice – Bergara Barreled Actions

MMI Textiles to Expand Operations with New 30,000 SF Production Facility in North Carolina

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

Leading industrial textile supplier will shift manufacturing of narrow fabrics – including webbing and binding tape – inhouse to improve quality and lead times.

WESTLAKE, OH – December 15, 2020 – MMI Textiles Inc., a global diversified supplier of industrial and custom fabrics and textile components with military, tactical, medical, commercial and apparel expertise, has announced a major expansion of its operations. MMI will open a 30,000-square-foot production facility in North Carolina to begin producing select narrow fabrics during the first quarter of 2021.

The new facility in Lenoir, NC will be focused on manufacturing and printing narrow fabrics, including a full line of mil-spec webbing and binding tape products. The main driver behind the new operation is MMI’s CTEdge® Printed Narrow Fabrics that use patented technology to give the border of webbing and binding tape a more concealed edge, because it is woven with different color threads that allow it to blend into the materials behind it. This product line has seen momentous growth over the last few years with sales on a global scale and multiple international distributors.

“Our new facility reflects MMI’s commitment to deliver the best quality products within the best possible lead times,” explains MMI President and Founder Amy Bircher. “In addition to the investment in a new manufacturing facility, new equipment and new personnel, we have aligned with Mikan Printing, our existing print partner, to ensure quality control and timely delivery.”

MMI will hire new staff and acquire new equipment in Lenoir to ensure better control of the manufacturing process for this line. The new facility will house both MMI Textiles’ new manufacturing facility and Mikan’s print facility under one roof. Mikan is one of the country’s most respected and innovative leaders in the textile printing industry. 

“We believe this significant investment – especially at a time when businesses around the globe are being challenged as never before – demonstrates our agility as an always-on, end-to-end provider and producer of innovative customer solutions,” says Bircher.

The new MMI Textiles manufacturing and print facility will be integrated under one roof to ensure efficiencies and consistencies that are better aligned with the MMI Textile brand promise of unmatched service and innovation. All sales and customer service transactions will continue to be handled through existing channels.

Beez Combat Systems SIDEWING

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

The Beez Combat Systems SIDEWING was designed to convert the most popular micro chest rigs on the market into larger chest rigs allowing the wearer increased real estate for load bearing essentials. This includes the Spiritus Systems MK/4, Haley Strategic D3CRM and the Modular Chest Pack (MCP) by RDR Gear. Each SIDEWING is available in a two or three laser cut column option and includes a top lock-down flap and two bungees which secure the chest rig into place.

SIDEWING H2/H3 (Haley Strategic D3CRM)

SIDEWING R2/R3 (RDR Gear MCP)

SIDEWING S2/S3 (Spiritus Systems Mk4)

Each Beez Combat Systems SIDEWING includes laser cut GRID on the forward face of the chest rig allowing the operator to attach essential items such as a tourniquet pouch, radio pouch and even additional magazine pouches. The Beez Combat Systems SIDEWING can also be utilized with the Beez Combat Systems Chest Rig MOLLE Belt (CRMB) and is available in a variety of color options. 

Sidewings – www.beezcombatsystems.com/Sidewings

“WILDCraft: West of Somewhere” Now Streaming on Amazon Prime

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

(COLUMBIA, SC, December 14, 2020) WILDCraft Entertainment is excited to announce the release of Season Two of the WILDCraft Series, WILDCraft: West of Somewhere, on Amazon Prime Instant Video.

Season One, WILDCraft: South Africa, chronicled the adventures of four outdoor writers hunting free-range Kudu in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The epic four-episode series took the viewer on a real-life, unscripted, multi-character, tent-camp adventure. The series debuted on Amazon Prime Video in October of 2019.

Season Two follows four writers on their adventure across Texas. Gun Digest Editor-in-Chief Luke Hartle joins up with outdoor writers Richard Mann and Len Waldron and the legendary outdoor writer and hunter Ron Spomer. The cast prepare for their adventure at the FTW Ranch where they receive training and dial in their gear for the hunt. From there they start their overland journey, driving across Texas loaded with their gear to their hunting destination. Once they arrive, they explore the rugged and picturesque terrain of West Texas with off-road vehicles and test their skills on a poor-man’s sheep hunt in pursuit of free-range aoudad—Barbary sheep. Special guest appearance by Sheriff Jim Wilson.

Presented by SIG Sauer, the eight-part series is filmed in 6K and 4K UltraHD bringing the hunting and campfire settings to your home as if you are actually there. Episode eight is a behind the scenes special showing just what it takes to produce this type of hunting and adventure series.

“Bringing a large film crew to the rough countryside of West Texas was a challenge,” said Fernando Coelho, Executive Producer of WILDCraft. Fernando continued, “A production like this becomes easier when you have sponsors like SIG Sauer, Remington, Sportsman’s Guide, FTW Ranch and many others supporting the project. With the help of Sony we were able to film this series with cameras normally used on full blown high budget motion pictures. But with that brought about new challenges for our crew. In the end, I feel we came away with footage that the viewer is going to truly enjoy watching.”

Episodes 1 through 7 of WILDCraft: West of Somewhere are now available streaming direct from Amazon Prime Instant video.

TNVC Stocking Stuffer Sale and New Product: NVG Pouch, Padded Expandable (NVG-PPE)

Monday, December 14th, 2020

Need last-minute gift ideas for a Tactical Timmy that has it all?

TNVC has got stocking stuffers available, including brand new eGift Cards, as well as the release of a brand new Night Vision storage and travel pouch, the TNVC NVG-PPE (Pouch, Padded Expandable)!

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Give the gift of night vision with an e-Gift Card from TNVC, available in $250, $500, and $1,000 denominations, and get extra rewards! Get $10 extra with the purchase of a $250 gift card, an extra $25 with the purchase of a $500 gift card, and an extra $50 with each $1,000 gift card!

We’re also offering:

$10 off all TNVC Mohawks!

4D Deluxe and Standard Combat Liners!

Unity Tactical SPARKs  – $15.00 each!

Along with the brand new TNVC NVG Pouch, Padded Expandable (NVG-PPE) AVAILABLE NOW IN RANGER GREEN – $65.00 (Multicam available Q1 2021)

tnvc.com/shop/tnvc-nvg-pouch-padded-expandable-nvg-ppe

The TNVC NVG-PPE is a new solution to an old problem–a modern, practical, and useful update to the classic green “lunch sack” NVG Carrying Case, and designed in-house at TNVC.

One of the most common yet baffling accessories usually included with night vision devices is green soft case, issued by the thousands with USGI AN/PVS-14s and often provided with many night vision systems. While the “lunch sack” undoubtedly does in fact do its job of carrying night vision devices, it doesn’t really do much to protect the device or keep the contents of the case and basic issue items (BII) organized–as a storage, shipping, and carrying case, it leaves a great deal to be desired, causing many users to seek alternative solutions.

In our continuing efforts to improve not only existing products, but their accessories, we decided to take another look at the NVG carrying case and re-design it from the ground up. In examining other solutions and alternatives on the market, we found that carrying cases and pouches tended to come in either one of two main categories:

– Hard-sided cases of varying quality that were primarily designed for shipping and administrative storage, but were often far larger than they had to be and not very useful in the field

– Too small and/or overtly specific in and that they either only fit a single device or type of device, but none of the common accessories or BII that some users might want to keep with their NVGs, or that would only support one specific application/method of carry

Moreover, in many cases, NVG-specific storage and carrying solutions tended to be surprisingly expensive for what they are.

The TNVC NVG Pouch, Padded Expandable was designed to not only be a useful OEM carrying case solution for shipping and storage of TNV NVG systems, but also to an adaptable and practical NVG pouch that could realistically be used in the field by a wide range of end-users with a wide variety of units, accessories, and configurations at a lower cost than many other NVG-specific case/carrying options.

The TNVC NVG-PPE has multiple zipper-secured compartments with multiple ways to access them, allowing you to not only securely carry and transport your single or dual tube night vision device, but any accessories you might need as well. The main pocket can support a dual tube night vision device with an ECOTI, or even dual PVS-14s and a FLIR Breach, while the secondary compartment can hold ancillary equipment and can be accessed either from the main compartment or from the outside.

The NVG-PPE also has a large Velcro loop panel on the lid, allowing ID/Callsign patches or placards to be placed on the pouch to identify individual pouches, as well as a rapid closure/compression/cinch strap with a Fastex buckle

The secondary compartment is also expandable with zippered 4-way stretch Tweave material, allowing you to securely carry small accessories such as spare batteries, cleaning supplies, etc., with the compartment collapsed, or larger items such as mounts, external battery packs, or any other equipment that you may want to keep with your night vision device when expanded. The soft-sided pouch is also sized so that it can be carried inside of a helmet for extra protection and to keep your gear together.

While we do not recommend attaching the TNVC NVG-PPE to individually worn first or second-line load-carrying gear, the NVG-PPE also has PALS webbing and is supplied with MALICE clips that offer a wide variety of options for mounting the pouch to MOLLE platforms like seat cover panels, range bags, or packs.

The TNVC NVG-PPE pouch isn’t designed to be the be-all, end-all of night vision cases, but rather to be a value-added alternative to some of the more useless alternatives that come with many night vision devices—even if you don’t use it for your night vision, it’s a highly adaptable general purpose pouch that gives you a lot of options for different mission essential gear that provides some protection for the contents, but is not overly bulky or difficult to transport.

Canada Awards Standing Offers to Polaris for Off-Road Vehicles

Monday, December 14th, 2020

ATVs, RANGER UTVs and Snowmobiles Available Direct and at a Discount

Minneapolis – December 14, 2020 – Polaris has been awarded three national master standing offers (NMSOs) from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to sell snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility side-by-side vehicles. Canadian federal government departments, agencies or Crown corporations as well as identified Municipal, Academic Institutions, Schools and Hospital Sectors (MASH) all have access to repeatedly purchase these Polaris off-road vehicles at pre-negotiated prices, terms and conditions as needed. Winnipeg-based Polaris Industries LTD, a subsidiary of global powersports leader Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), won the competitive tenders and will support the vehicles with warranty and service work leveraging identified, in-country dealers.

Polaris off-road vehicles available on the one-year NMSO contracts – RANGER utility vehicles, Sportsman ATVs and snowmobiles – augment current vehicle fleets and maximize productivity. These vehicles can access off-road locations where cars, trucks or vans cannot operate. They also are a budget-friendly alternative to full-size vehicles, as are the maintenance, parts, and repair costs. In addition to vehicles Polaris will provide vehicle accessories, such as cabs, heaters, special lighting, snow tracks and snow blades, horns and winches. With factory-certified dealers strategically located in Canada, Polaris offers convenient service options throughout the country.

RANGER Utility Side-by-Side Vehicles

NMSO #E60HS-20UTVS. Polaris RANGER utility side-by-side vehicles are capable, comfortable and durable to meet the job demands of Canadian government departments and agencies. A full cab with heat to help conquer the elements and extremes throughout Canada.

Sportsman All-Terrain Vehicles

NMSO #E60HS-20ATVS. Best-in-class four-wheelers, the Polaris Sportsman ATVs provide control and comfort in off-road environments. Independent rear suspension, stability and control, class-leading clearance and tire size, on-demand all-wheel drive, in-line shifting and single-lever braking deliver handling, performance and reliability.

Polaris Snowmobiles

NMSO #E60HS-20SNOW. Polaris snowmobiles are purpose-built for performance on and off the trail. They expand a team’s reach with unprecedented mobility, performance and versatility in a variety of harsh winter conditions.

Several agencies in Canada already procure vehicles direct from Polaris; and the Canadian Army and Canadian Special Operations Forces have Polaris MRZR light tactical vehicles and DAGOR combat vehicles.

Polaris is a unique vehicle supplier that harnesses its more than 65-year legacy of mobility leadership, rich heritage of innovation, and vast commercial enterprise resources, along with a team of dedicated government and technology experts and operators to deliver the products that customers need to get their jobs done. This winning combination of Polaris performance, procurement simplicity, premium service, training, support, and sustainment results in a best value for government customers.

DroneShield and Squarehead Partner in the C-UAS Space

Friday, December 11th, 2020

DroneShield Ltd’s (ASX:DRO or DRO.AU) (“DroneShield”), a pioneer and global leader in the C-UAS sector, and Squarehead, a Norwegian-based acoustic array technology company, have entered into a partnership in the C-UAS space.


DroneShield’s DroneSentryTM multi-sensor C-UAS system with integrated Squarehead Discovair G2TM acoustic direction finding sensors

Going forward, DroneShield will be offering an integrated system for C-UAS detection and mitigation, with DroneShield’s radiofrequency, radar and camera-based UAS detection and electronic warfare UAS defeat products integrated with Squarehead’s Discovair G2TM direction-finding acoustic system, within DroneSentry-C2TM airspace awareness, command-and-control and reporting software. This product integration of the two companies’ offerings has been completed, and the combined solution is available to customers at present. The combined system is presently undergoing test evaluation schedule with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Squarehead CEO Stig Nyvold said: “We are pleased to enter into the partnership with DroneShield in the rapidly emerging C-UAS space. C-UAS security and airspace awareness is becoming an increasing problem for  wide range of military and civilian customers, and we expect our capability to detect any drone in the near field to provide a great added layer in DroneShield’s solution.”

Oleg Vornik, DroneShield’s CEO, added: “This partnership combines DroneShield best-in-class C-UAS sensors and effectors with Squarehead’s expertise in the acoustic domain. The combined system is already being evaluated by the US military, and we look forward to rolling this out globally, with an extensive schedule in front of us over next several months, including Europe and the US.”

São Paulo Brazil Awards B&T USA Contract for APC40 PRO Models

Friday, December 11th, 2020

Tampa, FL(December 11, 2020)– B&T USA is proud to announce the São Paulo Brazil Military Police purchased the B&T APC40 PRO platform. These compact weapon systems are chambered in the .40 S&W, allowing cartridge commonality between the divisions recently procured Glock service pistol and its new sub machine gun.  

“After enduring a rigorous and thorough selection process, B&T is pleased that our APC40 PRO model has been chosen by the officers of the São Paulo Military Police,” stated Jon Scott, Vice President of Sales, B&T USA. “This contract also marks the company’s first exportation of US-produced APC40 models, built right here in Tampa, Florida — which, in and of itself, is very exciting for us.”

In addition to B&T’s APC40 PRO models, the São Paulo Military Police will also receive US-produced B&T tri-lug SMG suppressors, unique B&T 30-round Glock magazines and Vicker’s Tactical VCAS two-point adjustable slings with U-Loop attachments by Blue Force Gear.