Elite Survival Systems has introduced a line of concealed carry pouches that actually look like normal day-to-day bags. They are designed for guns in the G42/43 range.
The Marathon GunPack is actually useful for runners with 14 oz of water in flasks. It also has a nonslip back so it stays put.
I also like the Photo Ops GunPack which looks like a chest mounted camera pack.
I’ve never really covered it before, but this is the AT-X for Arctic Tundra from A-TACS Camo. So far Tactical Concealment Systems, FirstSpear, Tru-Spec and a few smaller custom shops have adopted this winter pattern.
Downeast Innovations is a design house that has developed numerous products including the MOLLE frame and FASTMag. They showed us two new innovations that are coming soon.
This is the Gemini buckle which is made up of two symmetrical buckle components. It’s designed for heavy loads yet offers a light fingertip release. You can also squeeze the buckle to get it to release. While this is a prototype buckle, the molds are done and production buckles will be available within two weeks.
Next up is an upgrade to the PALS compatible attachment of the FASTMag. Its easier to use than the current version (bottom).
ITW Nexus has been doing some test shots of different colors for the GT Cobra buckle to gauge interest. At the top is Wolf Grey which has been launched already along with White. Next up is OD, once they get the IR locked in.
FirstSpear has introduced a Soft Harness for Visual Augmentation Systems (NVGs). It features an adjustable chinstrap with Team Wendy’s dial at the rear as well as a Wilcox shroud.
I really like the padding at the brown and the skull cap for the rear of the head to keep it in place.
Launching Spring 2016, Magpul has a new Softgoods line consisting of 15 new items. You’ve already seen the gloves and belts but there’s much more.
The idea wasn’t to start another tactical line but rather offer clothing that Magpul customers would wear everyday. Consisting of pants, shirts, t-shirts and hats the clothing is technical in design but casual in appearance.
For example, they’ve integrated anti-bacterial, moisture wicking and stain resistance into the fabrics. Additionally, the pants have a gusseted crotch and the shirts have shoulder seams moved slightly forward to be more comfortable when wearing packs. They’ve also developed their own fit block which incorprates the ability to layer as well as carry concealed.
DRIFIRE has a Tan 499 FR Moisture Wicking T-shirt, both short and long sleeved. This is compatible with the new OCP ACU. The short sleeved T is available now through AAFES.
This is really big news. Elite Defense is now representing the Specter line of optics from Elcan and they’re debuting a pre-production version of the Specter, Holographic Combat Optic.
They advertise 1200 hours on nominal setting (12 daytime, 3 NVG) from a cross mounted CR123A. it offers a latger field of view than its closest competitor and is manufactired from an aluminum housing for strength. It features a solid state optical path and Elcan has conducted exhaustive testing to ensure the is no thermal drift up to the design target range of -40 to 160 deg F. The are no moving parts in the optical path so there is no room for moisture incursion. There are two reticle options, 72 MOA circle with 1 MOA dot as well as just a 1 MOA dot.
The Specter HCO begins shipping in May.
