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Reptilia ROF-Diving Board for 34mm Geissele Super Precision Magnified Optic Mounts

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

Introducing the Reptilia® ROF™-Diving Board for 34mm Geissele® Super Precision® Magnified Optic Mounts. Manufactured at the request of a DoD customer the Diving Board places a MIL-STD-1913 rail at the ideal position and height to mount laser range finders such as the Wilcox® RAPTAR laser designators or miniature red dot optics. Additionally the Diving Board doubles the support area on the optic tube by reusing the ring cap from the Super Precision® Mount. While it has been optimized for use with the NightForce® ATACR™ it is compatible with a wide range of other magnified optics. Initially the Diving Board will be available in our FDE MIL-STD anodized finish. Like all Reptilia products the Diving Board is 100% designed and manufactured in the USA.

Now available at www.reptiliacorp.com.

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New Night Fighter 101 Class Added to TNVC 2020 Training Calendar at the Brand New Vortex Edge Training Center in Wisconsin (22-23 August 2020)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

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TNVC is excited to announce that a new Night Fighter 101 class has been added to the 2020 Night Fighter Training Calendar for 22-23 August 2020, being held in collaboration with Vortex Optics and is NOW AVAILABLE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT!

For the first time ever, TNVC will be offering the standard Night Fighter 101 course at an indoor range facility, beginning during normal business hours at the new Vortex Edge Training Center, located approximately 30 minutes West of Madison, Wisconsin, a world class indoor training facility with over 50,000 sq. ft. of training space, and featuring 100, 50, and 25 yard live-fire ranges designed and built by Action Target as well as a force-on-force (non-live fire) shoot house for UTM/Simunition/FoF marking rounds.

As with any of our other Night Fighter 101 courses, Class 20-007 is not solely a square range course, making it difficult to conduct at most indoor range facilities. Both the 50 and 25 yard ranges at the Vortex Edge Training Center are configured to allow shooters to move anywhere within the room and conduct live-fire training with sophisticated automated targetry that can be tailored for a variety of different courses of fire and situational training exercises. All of the live-fire ranges are also fully climate controlled and sheltered, but offer variable lighting allowing lighting temperature and intensity to be adjusted to mimic almost any natural lighting conditions–including dawn and dusk, giving students an opportunity to train and practice in much more varied conditions than would be possible at an outdoor range facility.

Moreover, the ability to control the lighting conditions means that students no longer have to wait until until late-afternoon to begin training. Let’s be honest–not all students work night shifts, and it can sometimes be difficult to adjust and re-adjust schedules to the reverse-cycle usually required for Night Fighter classes that are reliant on external conditions.

Open-enrollment seats for TNVC’s First Ever Night Fighter 101 at the Vortex Edge Training Facility are extremely limited, so sign-up now!

We look forward to more collaboration with Vortex Optics and Vortex Edge in the future!

Click the link below to sign-up, or for more information about our Night Fighter courses, and Night Fighter 101!

tnvc.com/shop/night-fighter-101-wi-22-23-aug-2020

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Griffin Armament – BUSHWHACKER 46 (gen 2) Universal Suppressor

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

The Griffin team is proud to introduce the new Bushwhacker® 46 (gen 2) universal suppressor. Many consumers are looking for a multi-function tool for a first suppressor. The ability to use the product across pistols, rifles, and other firearms has been the major focus on product development in this market category. Griffin recently re-designed the fan favorite Bushwhacker® 46 to be lighter, shorter, more durable, higher performance, and even more versatile.

“It’s a long list of upgrades, but they are real.” Said Austin Green, primary owner and lead engineer at Griffin. “The most notable improvements to the unit are the integration of a new baffle system that I have been working on for quite some time, and the Universal QD Piston System. Both of these improvements mark notable intellectual property improvements to the suppressor space, and I’m happy that we can provide them to our customers.”

The Bushwhacker now comes in shorter at 7.75”, lighter in all configurations, and boasts sound performance numbers 5-7db lower across calibers. The new silencer swaps titanium baffles for H900 heat treated 17-4 stainless steel ECO-FLOW™ baffles, which improve flow through the system, decrease back pressure, and drop sound pressure levels substantially. The switch to stainless steel baffles also means better durability, and longer service life. The patented Ratchet-Lok™ end cap system is unchanged from the previous version, allowing users to fully disassemble their suppressor for cleaning and maintenance. The new gen 2 units are able to accommodate the new Universal QD Piston System, which is going to be released in more detail shortly.

This system allows rapid and secure attachment to tilt barrel pistols by way of a 3 position QD interface. Users can select one of three, 120-degree separated attachment positions. There are no false positives in the system like prior art examples of QD mechanisms of years past. There is also a taper in front of the device that interacts with and locks the suppressor (piston) in place ensuring that possible baffle strikes and end cap strikes, common to pistol suppressors are nearly eliminated. Griffin is also releasing a 1.375×24” A2 adapter alongside the Bushwhacker® 46, further showcasing its versatility for the AR community.

MSRP : $999.00

The Bushwhacker® 46 is currently shipping nationwide to all Griffin Armament dealers and wholesalers. For more information visit www.griffinarmament.com

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AUSA – Medal of Honor Graphic Novel Series: Henry Johnson

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

On Tuesday, June 30, the Association of the United States Army is proud to announce the latest entry in the Medal of Honor graphic novel series: Medal of Honor: Henry Johnson.

Henry Johnson served on the Western Front of the First World War as member of the 369th Infantry Regiment, an African American unit that later became famous as the Harlem Hellfighters. While on sentry duty, Johnson fought off a German raiding party in hand-to-hand combat, despite being seriously injured. He was the first American to receive a Croix de Guerre with a golden palm, France’s highest award for bravery, and became a national hero back home.

The AUSA Book Program recognizes these remarkable acts of valor with Medal of Honor: Henry Johnson. This full-color digital graphic novel was created by a talented team of professionals:

Script: Chuck Dixon (Batman, The Punisher, The ‘Nam)

Pencils, Inks, Cover: PJ Holden (Judge Dredd, Battlefields, World of Tanks)

Colors: Peter Pantazis (Justice League, Superman, Wolverine)

Lettering: Troy Peteri (Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men)

The Association of the United States Army is a non-profit organization devoted to the US Army and Its Soldiers, and the book is being distributed free of charge as part of our educational mission. The new graphic novel is the first issue in the second volume of the Medal of Honor series, which launched October 2018 with Medal of Honor: Alvin York and continued with profiles of Roy Benavidez, Audie Murphy, and Sal Giunta. These graphic novels are available on Medal of Honor series page at www.ausa.org/moh.

This year’s graphic novels, in addition to Henry Johnson, will highlight Sen. Daniel Inouye, who finished a World War II assault despite losing an arm; Dr. Mary Walker, a Civil War surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor; and Cpl. Tibor Rubin, the Holocaust survivor who later fought in Korea.

To read Medal of Honor: Henry Johnson online or download a free copy, please visit www.ausa.org/johnson.

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Mack Defense Headquarters Relocates to the Mack Customer Center

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

ALLENTOWN, PA (June 25, 2020) – To better serve customers, as well as enhance its capability to support military and government contracts, Mack Defense has relocated its headquarters to the Mack Customer Center (MCC) located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The move, which was recently completed, also provides Mack Defense additional working space and access to other MCC amenities.

“The Mack Customer Center is an outstanding facility and presents our company and the Mack brand in a way we could not replicate at our previous location,” said David Hartzell, president, Mack Defense. “We have easier access to a number of unique features at the MCC, such as the test track and industrial space, while still retaining the robust security requirements that are required when working on military contracts.”

Military and government contracts often include classified information, which requires additional security measures. Mack Defense worked with the U.S. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and the MCC facility team to ensure the required physical and technological security requirement are in place.

In addition to meeting security needs, the new space also offers prospective customers a more complete representation of Mack Defense and its capabilities.

“When hosting current and prospective customers, the MCC facility paints a completely different picture than our previous location, demonstrating the wide range of solutions we can offer our customers,” said Hartzell.

Mack Defense’s move was timed specifically to utilize the enhanced capabilities available at the MCC to support the current active contract with the U.S. Army to provide heavy dump trucks. Mack Defense was awarded a firm-fixed-price $296 million contract in May 2018 from the U.S. Army to produce up to 683 M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT).

Mack Defense has relocated its headquarters to the Mack Customer Center (MCC) located in Allentown, Pennsylvania to better serve customers through enhanced ability to support its contracts. The recently completed move also provides Mack Defense additional working space and access to other MCC amenities.

Mack Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mack Trucks, is responsible for the sale of heavy-duty trucks to federal- and ministerial-level customers globally. For more information, please visit www.mackdefense.com.

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Sons of Liberty Gun Works Carbine Series Match at The Ranch TX Private Shooting Club

Monday, June 29th, 2020

San Antonio Texas 29JUN2020 – Sons of Liberty Gun Works (SOLGW) is proud to announce the inaugural Sons of Liberty Gun Works Carbine Series Match at The Ranch TX Private Shooting Club.

The match will be run in two phases, with 12 challenging stages covering the 150-acre facility that also include a jungle run. Participants will complete 6 stages each day. Match dates are November 7-8, with the staff and RO’s shooting on November 6.

The Match Director and Stage Designer will be Jeremy Reid, a 3-time United Shooting Sports Leagues (USSL) National Champion. There will be 6 divisions that shooters can select to compete in. Sons of Liberty Gun Works Carbine Series Match affiliation is with the United Rifle League, a division of the United Shooting Sports Leagues.

The SOLGW crew will be on-site, along with Pro Staffers Chuck Pressburg and Chris Woomer.

The Ranch TX Private Shooting Club will have other manufacturers and vendors on site on-site during the event, showcasing their items. Upon match conclusion, there will be a prize table at the end of the event, which will loaded with the best products in the industry.

Registration is limited to 150 shooters.

Match fee is $175 which includes lunch on both days.

For more information on the match or being a vendor/sponsor, visit:

www.solgwcarbineseries.com

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BE Meyers & Co Appoints Mr Yong Lee As Chief Financial Officer

Monday, June 29th, 2020

June 29, 2020 (Redmond, WA) – B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Yong Lee to the role of Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Lee previously served in various senior commercial and corporate banking roles with KeyBank®, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo in the greater Seattle region, where he provided debt capital and financing solutions for middle market and large public companies. Mr. Lee takes on the role of CFO from Mr. Steven Oliver as part of his retirement. Mr. Oliver will transition to an advisory role as CFO Emeritus on the B.E. Meyers & Co. Board of Advisors.

In addition to his experience in commercial banking, Mr. Lee brings his military experience to the role, having served in the US Army in both Infantry and Special Forces leadership roles on active duty and later on as a member of the Washington State National Guard. Most recently, Mr. Lee served as the Executive Officer of Special Operations Detachment – Pacific (SOD-P), retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Mr. Lee received his commission from the United States Military Academy at West Point and received his MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business. He currently resides in Bellevue, WA with his wife and two young children.

“I have known Yong as a good friend and financial professional for several years, and we are proud to welcome him to the team,” said Matthew Meyers, CEO of B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. “Yong brings with him enhanced perspectives as a financial professional and also as a former end-user of our products, supporting our efforts to develop new technologies in support of the warfighter.”

For more information, please contact B.E. Meyers & Co. at info@bemeyers.com.

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Bushnell Pros Cooper and Gilliland Continue Hot Streak on PRS Circuit with Elite Tactical Riflescopes

Saturday, June 27th, 2020

Elite Tactical Optics Help Claim Two Titles at Alabama Precision Regional

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – June 26, 2020 – Bushnell wishes to congratulate pro shooters Mark Cooper and Melissa Gilliland for claiming two titles at the recent Alabama Precision Regional PRS Match. Cooper used his trusted Elite Tactical XRS II to win the Tactical Division and place 4th overall in the match, continuing his hot streak in recent PRS competitions. Fellow teammate Gilliland was successful in earning a second consecutive Top Lady title thanks in part to her Elite Tactical DMR II Pro.

For Cooper, his recent win at the Alabama Precision Regional marked his fourth consecutive title in the Tactical Division. Entering the match, Cooper was red hot, earning wins at the Pigg River H.A.M., Red Brush and the K&M Precision Rifle Series matches. Cooper currently sits atop the PRS leaderboard with a commanding lead in the Tactical Division.

“Over the last couple of months, everything has been in sync,” said Cooper. “My gear has been running flawlessly and every shooter knows having that confidence is often the determining factor. I’ve always trusted my XRS II, but after these last few matches my faith in it just keeps growing. Regardless of how rough I treat it or what the conditions are – whether dealing with mirage or just bad weather – it never loses zero and it consistently gives me those clear views so I can keep making impacts.”

Fellow teammate Melissa Gilliland also delivered a strong performance taking home the Top Lady title. Fresh off her win at the MPA Regional PRS Match, Gilliland opted to use the Elite Tactical DMR II Pro to begin this year’s season.

“This year I decided to change things up a little and go with the DMR II Pro vs the scope I normally use – the XRS II,” said Gilliland. “While at first it was different not having the higher magnification range of the XRS II, the increased eye box of the DRM II Pro has helped with identifying and picking up targets faster. Both scopes have outstanding glass so really, it’s just a personal preference. You can’t go wrong either way.”

For more information on the Elite Tactical riflescopes go to www.bushnell.com/products/riflescopes/collections/elite-tactical.

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