GEMTECH, one of the largest and oldest suppressor manufacturers in the United States, is running a holiday promotion for subscribers to their blog or facebook fans. There will be daily give-aways of their new SILENCER SUBSONIC ammunition line, as well as suppressors(!), shirts, and GEMTECH accessories. Details at www.gem-tech.com and www.facebook.com/gemtech.
Canada-based Ferro Concepts has introduced a simple single point sling that uses a t-bar to mount directly to a vest’s MOLLE field. On the business end, it features an HK-style clip to attach to the weapon. The LW-MOPS MOLLE One Point Sling is available in a variety of patterns.
Also, free shipping for Military in North America. To qualify, you must email from your .mil account and or send a scan of your ID. Both must match shipping address names.
Red Stitch Tactical is a Veteran Owned Small Business that designs and manufactures a number of different steel target platforms, including a very simple but well designed dueling tree that can mount up to six targets. The newest Red Stitch AR 500 dueling tree is rated for rifle rounds – it will withstand .223, M855 5.56mm, even 12-gauge slugs. You can see their target systems on their website or on Facebook. For you gyrenes and former gyrenes, the man running Red Stitch Tactical is a former Gunny. Oh, and if you want to buy one before Christmas, enter SSD or let them know you read about them on Soldier Systems and they’ll give you 10% off.
6 Target Dueling Tree; Plate after several hundred rounds.
Hill People Gear has been offering the Raven VanGuard for some time now and I am intrigued with the concept. Available for both the Glock and M&P, the VanGuard was originally envisioned by Shay VanVlymen of Mindset Laboratory and manufactured by Raven Concealment Systems. It is designed to protect a pistol’s trigger from accidental squeeze while being stored in non-holster carriers such as day or fanny packs. The VanGuard is tethered so that during the draw it will pull free from the trigger guard. Hill People Gear sells them for use with their Kit Bags and Runner’s Kit Bags, but the VanGuard looks like it would be a good pairing with many carry options.
Panteo Productions has introduced Make Ready with Travis Haley: Adaptive Kalash. With over 100 million Kalashnikov variants produced it is the most widely proliferated military rifle in history. For those operating overseas, chances are good you will run onto one and for those of us here CONUS, they are inexpensive and readily available.
Haley discusses various models you will encounter and goes over correct loading techniques, safety manipulation, and dealing with malfunctions. Additionally, he addresses common misconceptions surrounding the use of the AK platform at long ranges are addressed, along with establishing a zero that works for your situation.
Make Ready with Travis Haley: Adaptive Kalash will begin shipping at the end of December and pre-orders are already being accepted by Panteao.
Panteao Productions introduces a new title in their Documentary series of videos called “Colt Model of 1911 – 100 Years of Service.” The US Army adopted John Browning’s .45 1911 on March 29, 1911 and while it is the most widely copied handgun in history, Colt is the only company to manufacture the pistol continuously since then.
According to Panteao, “We take you to the Colt factory in West Hartford, CT and follow the manufacturing process of the 1911. Among the modern machinery and manufacturing processes you’ll also see the same machines that have been in service for the past 80 years. You’ll also see many of the assembly and fitting steps still carried out by hand, just as they were when the 1911 first went into production.”
The original Magpuls designed for 7.62/.308 magazines fit on the High Capacity MAG5-60 magazine.
This gives you an idea of how the MAG5-60 paired with the original Magpul fit in the V92 magazine pouch. These photos demonstrate why there is the additional Velcro loop tab on the pouches.
The original 7.62 Magpul is an option when you need to protect the bottom of the magazines when dropped. They are commercially available at most firearm retailers and can be purchased on the web as well.
It must be that time of year, it seems as if everyone is updating their web presence and Germany-based weapons producer Heckler & Koch is no exception.