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Leupold & Stevens, Black Rifle Coffee Company Partner with Twitch Streamers to Raise $72,000 for Boot Campaign

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., and Black Rifle Coffee Company have partnered to donate over $72,000 to the Boot Campaign, a non-profit organization that tirelessly works to support military veterans across the country. The funds were raised in conjunction with a group of personalities on the multimedia streaming platform, Twitch.tv. Popular Twitch personalities Eli_doubletap, Tweak, Klean, Matbest11x, Baddie, KiiNGS, Alex_Zedra, DonutOperator, and Drdemolitionmatt, streamed through the night on Saturday, Nov. 2, applying all crowd-sourced donations directly to the Boot Campaign. Leupold-sponsored product giveaways were a highlight of the special event, which ultimately raised $72,643.30.

“Leupold and Black Rifle Coffee Company conceived of the fundraiser, but it was the strength of community and dedication to the mission that made it as wildly successful as it was,” said Shane Meisel, Director of Marketing for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. “The Boot Campaign is one of the most dedicated veteran support programs in the country, and everyone – from the streamers to their fans on Twitch – showed up and backed the cause.”

Founded in 2009, the Boot Campaign has given more than $12 million in financial aid to service members, veterans, and their families. The organization’s programs assist with housing needs, career and education costs, PTSD/TBI treatment, and health and wellness programs. Funds are raised through general donations, corporate sponsorships, and the retail sale of combat boots and branded merchandise.

“Our mission, from the beginning, has been to support health and wellness, restore families, restart careers, reduce suicides, and reinforce communities,” said John Hughes, Board Member and Treasurer of the Boot Campaign. “We couldn’t do what we do for service members and veterans without the support of companies like Leupold and Black Rifle Coffee Company.”

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Introducing the PC Scout Rail from Samson Manufacturing

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

KEENE, NH – Samson Manufacturing introduced their new PC Scout Rail at the 2019 NASGW Expo, and now it is available to order on their website.

The 15″ PC Scout Rail replaces the front and rear sights on your PC Carbine™ and allows you to attach BUIS, Scopes, Red Dot Sights, or Night Vision devices. Due to the unique takedown feature, mounting the optic to the barrel assembly maintains zero and increases repeatability that receiver-mounted options can’t match. The PC Scout Rail mounts using the existing sight screws.

The PC Scout Rail is currently available in black, but colors are available by special order. Contact Samson Manufacturing at 888.665.4370 or esales@samson-mfg.com for details.

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KDG Releases New HK 762 M-Lok Rail System

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

The New KDG HK 762 M-Lok rail is a direct mount rail system, replacing the factory HK 762 rail systems. The new rail utilizes the M-Lok system, is lighter, longer, and more ergonomic for the operator.

The KDG HK 762 M-Lok rail is 14” overall in length. It features a continuous monolithic picatinny rail at the 12 o’clock position, and M-Lok mounting slots at the 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions. The system also uniquely offers a forward mounting M-Lok slot at each of the 2, 4, 8, and 10 o’clock positions for offset accessories like lights and lasers. The HK 762 M-Lok rail also includes two quick-detach sling attachment points on either side of the rail system for use with modern two-point adjustable slings. The KDG HK 762 rail will be available in black and brown type 3 hard coat anodizing.

The system is optimized for all standard M-Lok mounted accessories, or could be used in combination with the KDG Kinect M-Lok quick attach/detach accessory mounts. The KDG HK 762 M-Lok rail is compatible with Heckler and Koch 762 variants including: 417, MR 762, G28, and CSASS.

The new rail is available through the KDG website, authorized distributors and dealers. For more information, visit www.kineticdg.com or email info@kineticdg.com.

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UF PRO Plans to Launch Its New Striker X Combat Pants on 20. November

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

TRZIN, SLOVENIA (6 Nov. 2019)—UF PRO today said its new Striker X Combat Pants for use by police and military units will become available on 20 November at the company’s online store and selected UF PRO distribution partners.

“Our Striker X Combat Pants build on the foundation of our already tough-as-nails Striker range to offer something extremely rugged when it comes to resisting rips, splits, tears, and other common forms of damage typically incurred during missions or operations,” said Armin Wagner, head of UF PRO product development.

“For example, a wearer could be maneuvering through a patch of dense brush, but thanks to the innovative way we construct Striker X Combat Pants they aren’t likely to be snagged and torn by any of the branches,” Wagner continued.

“We also achieved greater ruggedness by streamlining all the seams,” Wagner added. “Because none of them are uncovered, the potential for rips to develop along the stitching is scant.”

Despite the enhanced toughness, Striker X Combat Pants are exceptionally comfortable and do not restrict the wearer’s freedom of movement, Wagner indicated.

“These new combat pants are fitted to the anatomic form and function of the lower body, so they feel great and perform fantastically,” he said. “The pants move as the wearer moves, whether standing, sitting, kneeling, laying, walking, running, climbing, or jumping. This is possible because of our decision to include stretch panels made from Schoeller®-Dynamic polyamide-elastane blend stretch materials and to strategically position them in the most beneficial places.”

Other important features of the debuting Striker X Combat Pants include:

• Ergonomic triple-layer, knee-protection system that adjusts from the rear to provide extra cushioning or impact protection when needed;

• No-melt/no-drip construction throughout;

• Nearly a dozen pockets of various sizes to allow carrying a greater quantity and variety of essential items;
• Built-in hooks that fasten the hem to the wearer’s boots so that the pants legs can’t ride up;
• Double belt-loops that permit a holster to be rapidly attached or detached;
• Ability to accept a WINDSTOPPER thermal liner so that the pants can be worn in cold temperatures;
• Breathable nylon-cotton blend ripstop material throughout enables use in hot weather;

“We believe wearers will, as soon as they put on a pair of these, recognize that our Striker X Combat Pants are a radically different and superior piece of tactical gear,” Wagner offered. “These pants are designed with the needs of military units in mind. They need combat pants that can go out on a mission and come back home in one piece or easily repair them out in the field, if needed. We know this because they told us this is what they need. And we listened.

“The result is a model of combat pants that supplies maximum durability plus go-anywhere-do-anything capability in environments of every imaginable type. These pants embody functionality, comfort, usability and protectiveness.

“We are very confident that our Striker X Combat Pants will earn plaudits aplenty from those who wear them. They are, in our opinion, the ultimate combat pants for military operatives.”

The Striker X Combat Pants will be available in two colours: Brown Grey and MultiCam, according to Wagner.

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Thales Develops the Future of Soldier Weapon Systems in Lithgow

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

Paris, Ile-de-France, France – In order to maintain a capability advantage for Australia’s Defence Forces, the soldier systems of the future will integrate disruptive digital technologies, advanced sensor and targeting equipment and networked communications – ThalesGroup.com. Euronext: HO

Thales is building on more than a century of small arms manufacture in Lithgow in developing the soldier weapon systems of the future.
• The digitised battlespace will require a fundamental technology leap to ensure Australian soldiers maintain a capability edge against emerging threats.
• This future weapon system is an evolution of the individual weapon and will provide soldiers with an enduring battlefield overmatch.

Drawing together advanced manufacturing techniques and materials, Thales’s advanced future soldier weapon system will integrate:

• cutting edge sensors and targeting systems;
• biometric security safeguards;
• tactical network links to enable collaborative engagement
• enhanced command, control and situational awareness for both individual soldiers and commanders.

Thales’s Lithgow small arms manufacturing facility has been proudly supporting Australia’s soldiers on battlefields around the world since 1912. The future advanced individual weapon system will continue this heritage of manufacturing the world’s most advance systems as the battlespace becomes more digitised and networked.

Building on this century of sovereign capability, Thales’s development of the future soldier weapon system is undertaken in Lithgow, NSW and aligns with the Australian Government’s recognition that the research, design, development and manufacture of small arms is a priority sovereign industrial capability.

“Rapid advances in digital technology bring increasing threats as well as new capabilities. Thales’s future weapon system accelerates the development process for an era of networked warfare.”
Chris Jenkins, CEO, Thales Australia

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Robotics Update: ASI Receives SBIR Funding for Deep Learning Architecture to Support Multiple Sensors in GPS-denied Environments

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Mendon, Utah – Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) has been awarded a SBIR Phase I grant from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicles Systems Center (formerly TARDEC) to develop a Deep Learning (DL) architecture that will support sensor fusion in environments with limited, or no, GPS.

“Environmental sensing today typically includes cameras, LiDAR and radar,” said Jeff Ferrin, CTO of ASI. “Each of these devices has a specific purpose, but not all of them work well in every situation. For example, cameras are great at collecting high-resolution color information, but do not provide much useful information in the dark.”

In addition to the challenges faced by cameras in poorly lit or degraded visual environments, LiDAR and radar sensors also have limitations. LiDAR performs well in most light conditions but may yield false positives in heavy rain, fog, snow or dust, due to its use of light spectrum wavelengths. Radar usually penetrates these degraded visual environments, but often lacks spatial resolution.

“ASI’s goal is to design a deep learning architecture that fuses information from LiDAR, radar and cameras,” said Ferrin. “We plan to build upon machine learning techniques we have already developed for LiDAR data.”

Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence and machine learning that allows valuable information to be extracted from large volumes of data. Cameras are often used in deep learning models because of their high output of information in regularly sampled data structures.

The case is different for LiDAR and radar. Naturally, these two sensor types do not provide regularly sampled data, making it difficult to formulate problems using current deep learning frameworks. This gap in current research efforts – deep learning for LiDAR and radar – is the focus of this grant.

Improved utilization of data from multiple devices can paint a more accurate picture of a vehicle’s surroundings, keeping it safer and making it more efficient. The details of the grant solicitation state, “It is anticipated that harnessing a wide variety of sensors altogether will benefit the autonomous vehicles by providing a more general and robust self-driving system, especially for navigating in different types of challenging weather, environments, road conditions and traffic.”

“In the last few years, we have seen a growing need in the world of robotics to advance industry capabilities in machine learning, deep learning, and other artificial intelligence algorithms to improve performance in these challenging environments,” said Ferrin.

Details of the Phase I grant awarded to ASI include developing a deep learning architecture that will support sensors that are not vision-based, such as radar and LiDAR, along with supporting sensor fusion. ASI is required to demonstrate the feasibility of the deep learning architecture in a simulation environment, including a road following system that controls an autonomous vehicle, on a course with obstacles and a degraded visual environment.

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CTK Precision Introduces the CTK RPR Universal Bolt Knob

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Clintonville, WI – November 2019 – CTK Precision, a manufacturer of shooting equipment and gun accessories, has expanded their line of rifle upgrades with the CTK RPR Universal Bolt Knob.

The RPR Universal Bolt Knob is equally at home on your Ruger Precision Rifle or Remington 700. In fact, it will fit on any bolt with a 5/16″-24 threaded stud.

The RPR Universal Bolt Knob upgrade was designed to offer more leverage and easier bolt lift than a factory installed RPR bolt knob. Three ridges, machined onto the outside diameter of the body, allows for a positive grip on the knob while cycling the bolt. Because these ridges are machined, you’ll never have to look for a missing O-ring, which could be the case with other bolt knobs.

CTK RPR Universal Bolt Knob:

• CNC machined from aircraft quality 6061 aluminum for high strength and low weight.

• Type III hard coat anodized finish.

• Compatible with the Ruger Precision Rifle, Remington 700, or any rifle with a 5/16″-24 threaded stud.

• Installation is made simple by means of the internal set screw, allowing the knob to be locked in place with the supplied Allen wrench.

• Made in the USA!

Learn more at: www.ctkprecision.com/ctk-rpr-universal-bolt-knob

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CMC Triggers Announces the Release of its New Combat Curve Trigger

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Fort Worth, Texas: Introducing the new CMC Triggers AR-15/AR-10 Combat Curve Trigger (CCT™) … The innovative design combines the comfort of the classic curve with the indexing of CMC’s patented flat trigger into one dynamic hybrid trigger bow for the modern warfighter. The CMC CCT™ has an exceptionally smooth feel, ultra-clean break, and an exceptional lock time and lightning-fast reset.

CMC Triggers is the original maker and manufacturer of the Drop-in Trigger Group for the AR-15/10 rifle since 2003. CMC’s critical sear engagement surfaces have a propriety machining process that renders superior surface finish and dimensional control. As compared to their competition, the techniques used establish a 1-2 RMS surface finish as opposed to EDMing which leaves a pitty 32 RMS, compared to a mirror which is 0 RMS. CMC Triggers sear engagement overlap is six to eight times greater than their competitors. This provides a much safer trigger and enhances reliability.

CMC AR-15/AR-10 Combat Curve Trigger (CCT™) Features:

– Single Stage Match Trigger

– Ultra-crisp 3.5lb trigger pull with no creep prior to hammer release

– Glass-smooth break with no feel of grittiness

– Minimal lock time is designed into the assembly using controlled hammer weight and balance activated by a rocket wire hammer spring, assuring repeatable function with either commercial or military grade ammunition

– Positive trigger reset allows a quick follow up shot on target

– Trigger pull is factory pre-set and not user adjustable

– Hand assembled, and hand tested

– Totally self-contained one-piece assembly

– Includes CMC Anti-Walk Pin Set

– Fits MIL-SPEC AR-15 and AR-10 style rifles

– Made from 8620 Alloy Steel and S7 Tool Steel with machined tolerances of +/– .001″

– Trigger is easy to install following the instructions: follow link www.cmctriggers.com/installation-instructions

All CMC products come with a Lifetime Warranty and are made in the U.S.A., CMC proudly designs all its products for Law Enforcement, Military and Civilian use.

For more information about CMC Triggers and all the products we offer please visit us at www.cmctriggers.com.

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