Crimson Trace has released their Heavy Recoil Optic.
Featuring a 2 MOA red dot, this new optic is designed to take the recoil of .30 weapons. They claim a 50,000 battery life it relies on their CT motion sensor for auto on and will auto shutdown after eight hours on. Constructed with an 6061 aluminum body, it’s also IPX7 rated.
www.crimsontrace.com/products/electronic-sights/hro—heavy-recoil-optic
In addition to manufacturing the PVC morale patches we guve away at tradeshows, our friends at Flex Systems make other Berry Compliant items like tags and pulls.
flexsystems.com/custom-manufacturing/berry-amendment-parts-and-patches
Tactical Distributors teamed up WRMFZY to offer a special edition of the MTHD Drift Stretch Jean.
Featuring an authentic Cone Denim Mills USA-made textile that incorporates the superior stretch performance technology of S- Gene elastomeric fibers. It features range-friendly hidden pockets to hold mags and EDC and well as a relaxed fit with stretch waistband for comfort and belt loops for necessities. Slim fit, cut to a tapered leg with articulated knees. Reflective details hidden inside the bottom opening assist with bike-commuter visibility when cuffed.
Available now…
www.tacticaldistributors.com/collections/mthd
SWANSBORO, N.C. – September 1, 2022 – High Speed Gear® offers MultiCam® Alpine as a special request color option.
The MultiCam® Alpine™ pattern was designed for those operating in snow-covered environments with significant snowfall. Depending on the area, it can be paired with MultiCam® gear to match the amount of snow present, according to the MultiCam® website. High Speed Gear® is highly known for their functionality and versatility of products for military and law enforcement personnel. Adding this pattern to their catalog of berry compliant products, makes the HSGI® product line reach a new level with even more variety and additional opportunities for the tactical community.
With NATO-lead exercises like Cold Response in Norway, High Speed Gear® recognizes the importance of service members being able to conceal themselves from adversaries. HSGI® responded by filling the gap in the lack of tactical gear made for snowy terrain.
The U.S. Department of Defense has a renewed focus on the Artic, so the idea is for the Alpine™ pattern to provide a quick and effective means to eliminate the dark mass in a Soldier or Marines chest when they wear their plate carrier of load carrying vest outside of their over-whites.
“Thinking about the needs of our customer base is always at the forefront on our list of priorities. By adding the MultiCam® Alpine pattern to our line of products, we can provide more options to our customers that depend on our gear.” Said Bill Babboni, Chief Operating Officer of High Speed Gear®.
High Speed Gear® has always been dedicated to mission success and the brand prides itself on making and designing the best Battle-Proven Tactical Gear™.
Products available in MultiCam Alpine:
• TACO®
• Pistol TACO®
• X2R® TACO®
• Double Decker TACO®
• NEO Chest Rig
• Laser Slim-Grip® Padded Belt-Slotted
• Laser Sure-Grip® Padded Belt-Slotted
• Navigator Tech Pouch
• And MORE……
Now is your opportunity to own a piece of never released SITKA Arrowhead product, as the brands extensive final inventory is to be sold off via kred.
Originally introduced to the defense market in May of 2021; under the umbrella of well-known premium hunting brand SITKA Gear, Arrowhead Equipment focused on developing and manufacturing purpose-built technical products for the Global Special Operations Forces end-use.
Drawing on SITKA Gear’s proven designs and manufacturing to develop and create a line of premium technical apparel that can be trusted to withstand and perform in the harshest environments.
For a limited time, the final extensive product inventory, which also includes some never released products and colorways including Ranger Green, can be purchased exclusively via kred.
Items available consist of 3-layer Gore-Tex Wet Weather Protective solutions, performance fleece and active insulation midlayers, baselayers and everyday carry and accessories which will feature ghosted bags & backpacks as well as multicam hats. Your opportunity to own a piece of this premium brand is available while stock lasts, and some items are already in selling through fast.
For further information:
Greg Love – greg@kredlife.com – 865.617.1927
Jonathan Dry – jonathan@kredlife.com – 865.896.9486
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — An unpowered exosuit designed to reduce the physical demands placed on Soldiers is one step closer to adoption after prototypes earned passing grades from more than 100 Soldiers at three Army posts.
According to the U.S. Army Public Health Center, low back injuries result in more than one million lost or limited duty days for Soldiers each year.
The Army’s Pathfinder program — led by a collaborative team of Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and engineers at Vanderbilt University — brought about the design and testing of unique, exoskeleton prototypes to augment lifting capabilities and reduce back strain for sustainment and logistics operations.
The research and development of the soft, lightweight, unpowered exoskeleton, called the Soldier Assistive Bionic Exosuit for Resupply, or SABER, has moved from the Pathfinder team to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC. The DEVCOM SC team is preparing the suit for manufacturing and robust field trial use by the Army.
The Pathfinder program is a congressional initiative to advance the Army Futures Command’s modernization goals and support the innovation of Soldier-inspired, research-based technologies like SABER. DEVCOM officials said they leverage the program to connect Soldiers with its global science and technology network, which ranges from fundamental research to advanced technology upgrades to already fielded equipment.
“By engaging Soldiers earlier in the research and development process, we are able to make them aware of emerging research and technologies that academia can provide to help meet their needs,” said Dr. Arwen DeCostanza, Pathfinder program manager. “Collaborative projects like this one, yield discoveries and future outcomes by capitalizing on the creativity of Soldiers, faculty, students, industry partners and the Army science and technology community.”
Working with Soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, researchers at Vanderbilt designed SABER as a wearable device that is soft, lightweight and form fitting. This unmotorized device can be selectively engaged by the Soldier to assist lifting capabilities.
The exosuit design addresses needs identified by the Soldiers, such as aiding strenuous lifting tasks like ammunition resupply and reducing injury and fatigue, critical to readiness over sustained periods.
“We spent the first few months focused on interviewing, observing and spending time with Soldiers,” said Dr. Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Vanderbilt University. “We didn’t try to create Iron Man — a complex, full-body, rigid, unrealistic suit. Instead, we started by deeply understanding Soldier needs to develop a lightweight, low-profile, non-powered wearable tool that helps provide much-needed assistance without slowing Soldiers down or interfering with other operational tasks.”
To develop the idea for this project, Vanderbilt engineers engaged Soldiers in frequent interviews, design sprints and field tests to identify critical problems hindering their daily duties in the field. Physical overexertion stood out as a problem in need of a rapid solution.
To address strength and endurance limitations associated with material handling and field artillery, Vanderbilt researchers, engineers, technology translation experts and other military partners — working alongside Soldiers — took an exoskeleton technology Vanderbilt had previously designed for commercial use and spent a year of iterative development and testing to transform it into the SABER system.
In designing the system, the team focused on extended use of the suit during critical tasks to address Soldier load and movement issues.
More than 100 Soldiers participated in testing of the exosuit at three different bases, reporting less back strain and greater endurance while wearing SABER prototypes.
“Over the course of the day, lifting 60-pound rounds you get worn out, especially after hours. It takes a toll on your body,” said Pfc. Dale Paulson, 101st Airborne Division. “Wearing the suit really helped a lot, especially with getting the rounds out of the back of the truck. It felt like it gave me an extra boost. I didn’t have to work as hard. I feel like it helped me move quicker.”
Biomechanical evaluations revealed that the three-pound suit reduced stress on Soldiers’ backs by more than 100 pounds while lifting. Additionally, most Soldiers increased their endurance by over 60 percent while wearing SABER.
An overwhelming 90 percent of Soldiers surveyed after operational field testing in May 2022 believed the exosuit increased their ability to perform job tasks, and all of them reported that they would be likely to wear it for their job if it were developed into a product and made available to them.
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, in cooperation with DEVCOM SC, is providing funding to HeroWear, a Nashville-based industrial exosuit manufacturer and to Vanderbilt University to iteratively design and fabricate dozens of pre-production units in late 2022, with the goal to ramp up to hundreds of units in 2023.
DEVCOM SC will also conduct field demonstrations for critical stakeholders, getting the technology in the hands of the 101st Soldiers and other units, while simultaneously working a broader transition path.
“We were extremely proud to be recognized by our fellow DEVCOM and AFC leads as partners of choice in understanding the technology, and how to introduce this game-changing capability to Soldiers,” said Dave Audet, chief, systems division, DEVCOM SC. “Our on-going DEVCOM Soldier Center exoskeleton program and collaboration with Vanderbilt made it possible to accelerate technology modification and a successful transition from [the Army Research Laboratory] to Soldier Center.”
The DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory manages the Pathfinder program in close partnership with the DEVCOM Armaments Center. Civil-Military Innovation Institute executes the Pathfinder program on site at each military location and facilitates the interactions between military and universities.
Universities in North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Montana are working with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions — both under XVIII Airborne Corps — several Special Operations Groups and West Virginia and Montana National Guard units, to identify and rapidly solve Soldier challenges and accelerate the transition of those solutions into the Army.
By DEVCOM Public Affairs Office
There are more than 1 million disabled and fallen service members. Nearly 2 million military heroes’ dependents are negatively impacted by war. The cost to provide educational scholarships to those dependents is a whopping $9 billion, and 85% of the families don’t qualify for federal aid.
That’s where Folds of Honor comes in. They provide educational scholarships to the children and spouses of those who were killed or disabled while serving our great nation.
Our troops and their families have unselfishly sacrificed, so we can sleep safely each night and enjoy our sweet liberties each day. As Americans, we have to give back.
That’s why RISE Armament is partnering with Folds of Honor by designing and manufacturing special products that benefit the Folds of Honor foundation.
“To say we’re proud to help out and donate to Folds of Honor is an understatement,” says Matt Torres, president of RISE Armament. “Veterans’ families are often overlooked, which is really a shame. Our troops and their families have tremendous courage and have made so many sacrifices. It’s our duty as Americans, as patriots, to take care of them and honor what they’ve done for us all.”
Here are a few reasons RISE Armament is especially proud to team up with Folds of Honor:
• The scholarships Folds of Honor gives honor the sacrifices of those who have given so much to protect our freedom.
• Folds of Honor operates efficiently and respectfully, allowing the organization to donate 91% of every dollar raised to its scholarships.
• Folds of Honor is based in Oklahoma, but it has awarded scholarships in all 50 states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
• Since 2007, Folds of Honor has awarded over 35,000 educational scholarships.
To further benefit Folds of Honor, RISE Armament developed the Patriot High-Performance Trigger and is donating a portion of each Patriot Trigger’s purchase price to the Folds of Honor foundation. It’s an easy-to-install, accuracy-enhancing rifle upgrade that gives back to veterans and their families. Each trigger purchase helps fund educational scholarships for children and spouses of fallen and disabled service members.
The Patriot Trigger has a crisp, clean release and ultra-short reset for faster follow-up shots and improved accuracy. It has a light, 3.5-pound pull and straight trigger blade.
A limited-edition item, the drop-in trigger group includes a Folds of Honor and RISE Armament commemorative challenge coin, along with free tools and anti-walk pins for fast and easy trigger installation.
risearmament.com/product/rise-armament-patriot-trigger
Gunnison, Utah – (August 31, 2022) Christensen Arms, manufacturer of state-of-the-art precision firearms and custom carbon fiber barrels, is proud to announce the new Mesa Hunting Rifle with Flashed Forged Technology (FFT) is now available in W.L. Gore™ Optifade™ Camo. Camo options include: Optifade Subalpine Camo Stock with Black Nitride Barrel & Action and Optifade Elevated II Camo Stock with Tungsten Barrel and Action.
“The new Mesa FFT with sporter-style stock makes it ideal on those long hikes up the mountain,” said Stephen Graham, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Christensen Arms. “Backcountry and most hunters alike look to shave not only pounds but ounces. The New Mesa FFT is the perfect solution while maintaining the structural integrity and performance you have come to expect from Christensen firearms. Adding these superior Optifade camo patterns to our state-of-the-art hunting rifles definitely gives the hunter an extreme advantage in accuracy and concealment.”
The new Mesa FFT is a great solution for most all hunting conditions – weighing in at 5.5 pounds makes it an ideal rifle on the mountainside or long treks to your hunting location. It utilizes an ultralight contour stainless steel barrel with a Cerakote® finish, “seamless” removable radial muzzle brake, and is backed by the Christensen Arms Sub-MOA Guarantee.
The new Mesa FFT features include: Christensen Arms 416R Stainless Steel Barrel with a Featherlight Contour, Stainless Steel “Seamless” Radial Brake (Removable), 1/2 × 28 Threaded Muzzle for optional suppressor, Precision Machined Receiver, Christensen Arms Precision Machined Receiver and Carbon Fiber FFT Stock. Also available in left-handed configuration. All backed by Christensen’s Sub-MOA accuracy guarantee.
Mesa Subalpine Model Specifications:
Chambering Barrel Length Twist Rate Total Length
6.5 PRC 20” 1/8 40.75”
.300 PRC 22” 1/8 43.75”
.300 WIN MAG 22” 1/10 43.75”
28 Nosler 22” 1/9 43.75”
Mesa Elevated II Model Specifications:
Chambering Barrel Length Twist Rate Total Length
6.5 CRDMR 20” 1/8 40.75”
6.5 PRC 20” 1/8 40.75”
.308 WIN 20’ 1/10 40.75”
Weight starting at 5.5 lbs.
MSRP starting at: $1,699.99
Over the past 25 years, Christensen Arms has consistently been at the forefront of firearm innovation and wildlife conservation efforts. From the introduction of the carbon-fiber wrapped barrel to financial support of leading wildlife conservation groups, Christensen Arms is always finding new ways to improve the shooter’s experience while protecting our beloved hobbies and traditions.
