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Introducing Tactical Grey Patrol and Alpine Jackets and Pants by OTTE Gear

Friday, November 15th, 2019

You asked, we delivered: Tactical Grey. A color that delivers the perfect combination of lo-vis and urban sophistication with an occasional jolt of “Damn, I look good.” Now available in our best-selling durable stretch-woven Alpine Jacket & Trouser and waterproof breathable Patrol Parka & Trouser.

Whether it’s cold, wet, rainy or dry, one thing is constant: our jackets are built for the toughest tactical, mountaineering or hunting environments. We use a super-breathable eVent membrane for our hardshells and durable stretch-woven Tweave for our softshells.

See the whole collection here:

Patrol Parka

$380.00

A lightweight parka designed for the operator who spends extended time in the field where weight, durability and complete weather protection are mission critical features.

TECHNICAL DETAILS //
– High mobility hood stows in the collar, has two adjustments and is helmet compatible.
– All zippers YKK water resistant.
– Pit zips to avoid overheating and internal moisture build-up.
– Two high-volume/low-profile sleeve pockets accessible while wearing body armor.
– Loop on sleeve pockets for patches.
– Two deep chest pockets located above belt line that can be accessed while wearing a rucksack.
– One handed draw strings on hood and hem of jacket.
– Brushed chin guard lining.

FIT + FABRIC //
– Full parka-length cut.
– 3-layer eVent® fabric is waterproof, fully seam-taped and highly breathable.
– Weight 29 oz (815 grams) in size Large.

Patrol Trouser

$250.00

This lightweight trouser is designed for the operator who spends extended time in the field where weight, durability and complete weather protection are mission critical features.

S-XXL

TECHNICAL DETAILS //
– High-rise waist allows for a comfortable fit over combat/field pants and first-line equipment.
– Articulated knees.
– Zippered front fly.
– Full length side zips allow for venting and access to internal pockets and also make it easy to put on and take off.
– All zippers are water-resistant.
– Removable suspenders, partial elastic waistband and micro-adjusting belt.

FIT + FABRIC //
– 3-layer eVent® fabric is waterproof, fully seam-taped and highly breathable.
– Weight 13.7 oz (388 grams) in size large.

Alpine Jacket

$295.00

This one-of-a-kind technical stretch-woven jacket is a great choice for movement-intensive operations in cool conditions.

TECHNICAL DETAILS //
– Provides wind, water and abrasion-resistance.
– Packs down and takes little room in a rucksack.
– High-mobility hood moves with your head, can accommodate a helmet or stow in a stand-up collar.
– Cargo pockets on sleeves with loop to attach patches.
– Cuffs have adjustable tabs.
– Two large chest pockets placed for easy access and can be used to vent the jacket.

FIT + FABRIC //
– Lightweight, highly breathable Tweave Durastretch® fabric wicks away moisture, dries quickly and offers light insulation.
– Climbing-inspired cut fits under body armor and won’t get hung-up on pack straps.
– DWR (durable water repellent) protective finish keeps the jacket water-resistant and repels stains.
– X-STATIC® yarn eliminates static charges, keeps you cool in warm environments, warm in cool environments and eliminates odor.

OTTE Gear offers sizes XS–XXXL.

Alpine Trouser

$195.00

For the operator who’s looking for a more dynamic and durable pair of trousers.

S-XXL

TECHNICAL DETAILS //
– Provides wind, water and abrasion-resistance.
– Packs down and takes little room in a rucksack.
– High waist secures pant when running, even with a loaded belt.
– Removable suspender and belt loops to accommodate rigger’s belt.
– Two “envelope” cargo pockets with a one finger button closure system keep contents secure.
– Double sliders on fly – accessible when wearing a rucksack, harness or taking a knee.
– Boot tie-down tabs to keep the pant from riding up in snow, mud, etc.
– Two snap-closure adjustments at cuff for snug fit on boots.
– Zippered hand pockets so dirt and snow do not get in.

FIT + FABRIC //
– Climbing-inspired cut provides a streamlined, athletic fit.
– Lightweight, highly breathable Tweave Durastretch® fabric dries quickly.
– DWR (durable water repellent) protective finish keeps the pants water resistant and repels stains.

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80 Percent Arms Introduces GST-9 Ghost: First Truly Modular 80% Pistol Frame System

Friday, November 15th, 2019

Garden Grove, CA., (November 15, 2019) – 80 PERCENT ARMS, Inc., the nation’s largest manufacturer of 80% firearms, is proud of our history in challenging the status quo by releasing new products that have revolutionized the 80% lower industry. Today, we are continuing the tradition with the release of our new GST-9 Ghost: the world’s first truly modular 80% pistol frame system compatible with Glock® 19 platform components, as well as our patent-pending modular grips allow for easy conversion between compact and full size. We started by taking a close look at the famously reliable Glock® platform, diligently researched what was missing on the market today, then used our years of expertise manufacturing 80% firearms to develop the most shootable 80% pistol system from the ground up.

Based on extensive research and focus group testing, we also improved ergonomics by designing a contoured grip that improves comfort and helps tame recoil. The undercut trigger guard gives you a higher grip on the frame, thus lowering the bore-axis and reducing muzzle flip for faster, more accurate follow-up shots.

The GST-9 Ghost features several improvements over the time-tested Glock® platform, starting with the mating surface between the slide and frame. Frame rails have been extended three times their normal length for more repeatability, better accuracy, and controlled recoil impulse. Nickel plating improves reliability by reducing friction between moving parts in the harshest conditions, even after liquid lubricants have long since cooked off. 

The GST-9 is centered around one thing: you. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to your mission. That’s why we designed the GST-9 to allow every shooter to build a frame that is tailor-made for them. Whether it’s a compact or full-size grip, a streamlined magwell for carry or a flared magwell for competition, we give you options. Build the frame you want for your mission with the 80 Percent Arms GST-9 Ghost. 

Platatac Products Now Available in US from O P Tactical

Friday, November 15th, 2019

O P Tactical is proud to announce they now have Platatac products in stock on their website, and at their brick and mortar store in Raleigh, NC.

www.optactical.com/newitems

Atibal Releases The STRIIKER Red Dot

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Atibal’s latest red dot pairs innovation with affordability.
Mesa, Arizona, November 13, 2019 – In keeping with Atibal’s history of offering highly innovative optical solutions for exceptionally reasonable prices, Atibal is proud to bring you our first 50k hour battery life red dot sight with a full lifetime warranty, the STRIIKER Red Dot.

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Atibal is currently offering a new product special on the STRIIKER Red Dot; get the all new STRIIKER Red Dot for $99 when you use the coupon code: 50KREDDOT1 at checkout.

The STRIIKER Red Dot is equipped with the latest in LED technology enabling longer battery life (50k hours per 1x CR2032 battery) and a more concise red dot. The 2 MOA dot STRIIKER Red Dot is built of solid, one piece construction, a hard anodized matte finish and fully multi-coated lenses. The Atibal STRIIKER Red Dot features 11 brightness settings (2 lowest settings are NVD compatible, highest setting is daylight bright for full sun conditions), 100 MOA of 1/2 MOA adjustments in both windage and elevation, 6 hour auto shut-off, memory recall function, and is waterproof, recoil proof, and fog proof. The STRIIKER Red Dot comes standard with a removable low profile height mount, an available absolute co-witness height mount option and the mounting pattern of the STRIIKER Red Dot is compatible with Aimpoint micro red dot style mounting configuration mounts. The all new STRIIKER Red Dot is lightweight and compact at 3.9oz in weight and 2.4″ in length, is parallax free, has unlimited eye relief, and offers a wide field of view. The lightweight and rugged Atibal STRIIKER Red Dot is backed by Atibal’s Full Lifetime Warranty.

At $119.99 MSRP, the Atibal STRIIKER Red Dot is one of the most affordable 50k battery life reflex sights with a full lifetime warranty on the market to date.

For more information on the Atibal STRIIKER Red Dot, please click here.

AeroVironment Wins U.S. Army Contract Valued at Up to $55 Million for Radio Frequency Modifications to Raven B Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

• Potential contract options total as much as $55 million; initial base delivery order is $862,488

• Hand-launched AeroVironment Raven is the most widely used military unmanned aircraft system in the world

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, announced the U.S. Army awarded the company a firm-fixed-price contract on June 6, 2019 to begin radio frequency modifications on its currently deployed Raven® UAS. The initial base delivery order is $862,488, with potential contract options valued up to $55 million.

“AeroVironment engineered and manufactures the Raven system, so we are best equipped to support quick and efficient field upgrades to ensure maximum Raven system uptime and force protection for operators around the world,” said Rick Pedigo, vice president, sales and business development for AeroVironment.  “AeroVironment and the Army are committed to supplying soldiers closest to the fight with the most advanced aerial robotic technology to gain critical situational awareness anywhere and at any time to help them proceed with certainty.”

AeroVironment won the competitive bid as part of the Army’s $248.5 million five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity small UAS sustainment contract announced in April 2018.  AeroVironment and six other awardees were selected as part of the IDIQ contract, which covers six domains: Systems, Tactical Open Government Owned Architecture (TOGA), Other Major Components, RQ-20A Puma Spares, RQ-11B Raven Spares and Flight Control Systems (FCS).  The Army selected AeroVironment as the sole-source supplier for RQ-20A and RQ-11B spares and for FCS.

AeroVironment’s Raven system is designed for rapid deployment and high mobility for applications requiring low-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. With a wingspan of 4.5 feet and weighing 4.2 pounds, the hand-launched Raven provides aerial observation, day or night, at line-of-sight ranges up to approximately 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). With its stabilized gimbaled payload, the Raven delivers real-time color or infrared imagery to ground control and remote viewing stations.

SIG SAUER Introduces 6mm Creedmoor Elite Match Ammunition

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

NEWINGTON, N.H., (November 7, 2019) – SIG SAUER, Inc. extends its line of Elite Match premium competition ammunition with the addition of 6mm Creedmoor.

Featuring a 107gr Sierra MatchKing® bullet, the new 6mm Creedmoor Elite Match OTM load has a muzzle velocity of 2,950 fps and muzzle energy of 2,068 ft-lbs. 

“6mm Creedmoor is a popular long-range round that performs well in wind thanks to its high ballistic coefficient and flat trajectory,” said Brad Criner, Senior Director, Brand Management and Business Development, SIG SAUER Ammunition. “We are pleased to offer this highly accurate round for competition shooters along with 6.5 Creedmoor and numerous other match grade loads.”

SIG Elite Match ammunition is currently available in the following calibers: 223 Rem, 300BLK, 308 Win, 30-06 Springfield, 300 Win Mag, 6mm Creedmoor and 6.5 Creedmoor.

SIG SAUER Elite Match ammunition features a temperature-stable propellant that delivers consistent muzzle velocity in all weather conditions.  Premium-quality primers ensure minimum velocity variations, and the shell case metallurgy is optimized in the SIG Elite Match OTM cartridge to yield consistent bullet retention round to round. All SIG SAUER rifle ammunition is precision loaded on state-of-the-art equipment that is 100% electromechanically monitored to ensure geometric conformity and charge weight consistency

The SIG SAUER 6mm Creedmoor Elite Match ammunition is now available for purchase at the www.sigsauer.com/store

All SIG SAUER Elite Ammunition is manufactured by SIG SAUER at its state-of-the-art ammunition manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Arkansas to the same exacting standards as the company’s premium pistols and rifles.  For more information, visit www.sigsauer.com/ammunition

Anteris Alliance announces Alliance Week 2020 Medal of Honor Sponsors and list of events – Registration Now Open!

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Anteris Alliance (2A): an organizational network of patriot manufacturers and service providers bonded by their dedication to support our Veterans and First Responders and their families through the manufacture and market insertion of top-quality products and services!

LAS VEGAS, NV – 19-24 JAN 2019

Emmett, ID. (November 12, 2020) – www.anterisalliance.com Anteris Alliance, LLC was founded in early 2017, after a small group of companies decided to work together to do more than they could accomplish by themselves from product demonstrations, customer events, and ultimately Veterans and First Responder support. Already, with over 60 corporate partners and counting, the mission has taken hold at every level. Whether as a manufacturer or service provider, a buyer, media, influencer, patriot or nonprofit partner there is a way for everyone to be part of this great movement!

The Alliance will host their annual Alliance Week series of events for 19-24 Jan 2020, with events to include Try & Buy, FLEOA Silent Auction and Birdman Hospitality Networking Suite! www.anterisalliance.com/alliance-week

This year’s Medal of Honor Sponsors are Fiocchi Ammunition, Heckler & Koch, TRIARC Systems and Dead Air Silencers.

This year’s Silver Star Sponsor is The Tactical Games and our Patriot Sponsors are Umarex Airguns and Walther Arms. Our Meritorious Sponsors are Obsidian Arms. Stealth Project Suppressors and Atlas Gunworks. Epoch Eyewear has stepped in as our exclusive Eyewear Sponsor. Other Notable Sponsors include Reaper Outdoors, Birdman Media, Gnat Warfare, Operator Coffee, FLEOA, The 22 Connection, Taz Fabrication, and SEAL 1 CLP.

Anteris Alliance TRY & BUY – 19 Jan – Pro Gun Vegas – 9:00am – 4:30pm: Up to 150 Patriot Owned companies with a built-in dedication to our Vets and First Responders and some awesome new product releases across several industries! Up to 60 potential shooting lanes mixed with Pistols, Rifles & Shotguns available to test and interact with their manufacturers directly. Experience exploding targets, suppression systems, and ranges up to 200 meters and so much more! Up to 150 non-shooting exhibition tables available to see including the exclusive launch of some awesome new products and services into a myriad of industries!

Anteris Alliance/Birdman Hospitality Suite – 21-24 Jan – Palazzo Hotel – daily 4:00pm-10:00pm: Throughout SHOT show, the Alliance will be hosting daily networking each evening at the completion of the show in our Venetian hospitality suite allowing our network partners to come together each evening for drinks and fellowship time. Each day we will provide a business focused course for those who would like to take part in our Alliance and sponsor group.

Alliance Week this year will be the biggest and best yet! Some exhibitor space for Sunday’s Try & Buy event, including live fire ranges are still available. Sponsorships for the entire week are also still open for purchase for interested parties at www.anterisalliance.com/alliance-week

“We had an absolute blast last Jan, with some of the best companies and brands, young and old, in the industry! We are experiencing huge continued growth as we expand exhibitor space for 2019, to over 150 spots.  Those companies looking for a way to get their products in front of the top 2A media and commercial buyers in the industry as well as Government, Law Enforcement and International have no better place to exhibit and demo their products that this event!” – stated a Board Member of Anteris Alliance.  “Our focus is to bring fun back to big events during the biggest week in the industry, with a special focus on some great young patriot owned companies bringing brand new product ideas to the forefront of the market, all while raising dollars for some awesome Veteran and First Responder charities!”

The event will feature some awesome special guests in an ever-growing list!  This event is focused on providing maximum ability for exhibitors to show their products in the best possible way to bring buyer and media interest, and really put on a fun and tangible event the media and buyer attendees can get some great content and contacts from.  In a market that is making some big changes, this event is bringing some cutting edge one of a kind products and brands to the forefront allowing attendees to see some things they will not see anywhere else.  

For those looking to exhibit or sponsor, this is the best bang for the buck especially for young companies looking to make a splash in this great industry! Incredible sponsorships also available while supplies last!  Contact us today to reserve your spot!!!!

Event questions can be directed to info@anterisalliance.com.

Interested Manufacturers, Dealers, and Individuals can visit www.anterisalliance.com for more details and follow Anteris Alliance on social media on all major platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter!

T.Rex Arms – Chameleon Variable Threat System

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

Centerville, TN — There’s a problem in many shoot/no-shoot scenarios and CQB training. Students’ minds are not learning effective target discrimination, largely due to a lack of appropriate training tools. Most training relies on repetitive paper targets. The same bad guys. The same good guys. The same hostages, poses, clothes, and weapons. Students learn to react to an image that is imprinted on their minds, instead of using their minds to think, analyze and identify. This is not effective target processing.

This is why T.Rex Arms has developed the Chameleon Variable Threat System. These fully randomized humanoid paper targets ensure that students will never see the same target twice. Effectively identifying threats based on visual criteria is a skill that every armed citizen needs to master, whether civilian, military, or law enforcement. This is the next generation of target identification training for Live-Fire and Simunition scenarios.

The Chameleon targets are generated using 3D models and a customized animation rig for realistic poses, objects, and textures, supporting an incredibly wide array of randomized target variables:

• Thousands of unique poses depicting specific body language, weapon manipulations, hostage takers, hostages, neutral poses, non-weapon actions, traps, and threats.

• Dozens of clothing styles with infinite color variations and insignia, and random glasses, hats, and mask combinations, as well as various law enforcement uniforms.

• Thousands of combinations of hair and beard styles, with infinite hair colors and lengths.

• Custom tattoo library, skin aging, and infinite body types and skin tones.

• Parametrically-driven facial features and facial expression system.

• A large library of realistically detailed long guns, handguns, melee weapons, tools, non-weapon items, body armor, bomb vests, etc.

• Randomized camera angles from the front, back, and side, adding further variations to the pose library.

For each category of target, we are rendering tens of thousands of unique images, making it impossible to memorize the targets in a shoot house. Every target is a completely different image of a unique person that will need to be analyzed every time. The variety of options available allow trainers to set up any scenario, and the highly detailed characteristics of targets allow for additional training opportunities such as graded after-action reports, suspect descriptions, weapon identification, and more.

On top of each unique target image we’ve placed a simple two-part scoring zone which is invisible at distance. These hitboxes are calculated in true 3D space to take actual vital organs and skeletal systems into account, and are occluded by the target’s own limbs and held objects. The final product is printed on standard 24” x 36” matte 20lb paper, with additional 3” and 5” utility targets for other drills, and corner target description text so trainers can easily find the targets they need for a given scenario.

Tubes of threat and non-threat targets can be ordered from www.trex-arms.com today, or the Chameleon Software can be used to generate large custom orders. Custom orders can be made up of any percentages of any target type, threat category, and camera angle.

Contact targets@trex-arms.com for more information about customized targets, and how to use them to combat training complacency.