I got a kick out of the Five-O Covert Shirt the first time I saw it. The print looks like pineapples from a ways off but as you get closer, you realize they’re actually pineapple grenades.
Intended for CCW wear, it incorporates 5.11’s chest pockets as well as breakaway snaps and their RAPIDraw placket.
Offered in Black, White, Pearl (shown) and Spartan, sizes Small – XXLarge.
www.511tactical.com/five-o-covert-shirt
Good news for those of you with H&K VP9s who feel the standard 15-round magazine doesn’t carry quite enough rounds for your liking: XTECH Tactical has announced both 5-round extension magazine plate for the VP9. Additionally, XTECH will also be offering their own 15 and 20-round complete magazines for the same pistol. The full release can be read below:
Mesa, AZ, August 23, 2016 – XTECH Tactical, manufacturer of the Advanced Tactical Grip is today introducing two new products for the HK VP9 pistol. First up is the new 5rd Magazine Extender for VP9 magazines. The XTECH Tactical mag extender adds an additional 5 round capacity to the VP9 magazine for a 20 round total. The mag extender is super simple to install with absolutely no tools needed.
Jeremy Deadman, Director of Sales and Marketing for XTECH Tactical explains how they have eliminated reliability concerns that plague many other mag extenders.
“The biggest thing for function is that we have a 100% consistent ID within the extender portion AND the ID within the extender is less than the ID of the magazine. The benefit here is that it is impossible for the extender to cause a Fail to Feed which is a known issue in extenders.”
The XTECH Tactical VP9 5rd Mag Extender is now shipping with an MSRP of $29.95 with FREE SHIPPING through the end of August. www.xtechtactical.com/mtx-vp9p30-5-magazine-extender-with-spring Not available for sale in NY, CA or MA.
Additionally, XTECH Tactical will be offering complete XTECH Tactical VP9 magazines with and without the Mag Extender. The XTECH Tactical VP9 magazine will feature a 310 Stainless Steel body vs H&K’s Spring Steel body. It will also feature an extra round indicator hole to show the 20th round as shown in the photo below.
The XTECH Tactical 20 and 15 Round VP9 magazines will start shipping early this fall. The 20 Round magazine MSRP is $59.95 and the 15 Round magazine is $34.95. Not available for sale in NY, CA or MA.
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Rocky is adding to its line of duty footwear with the launch of Rocky Elements of Service, a new collection designed to deliver a versatile set of high-performance footwear options to those who serve our communities every day.
“Duty and military footwear is a part of Rocky’s DNA, and we’re proud of our latest launch, Rocky Elements of Service,” said Kate Robey, marketing manager for Rocky. “The Elements of Service collection has footwear perfect for the varied roles and responsibilities of our civil servants.”
The collection includes three new styles: an oxford, a six-inch lace-up and a lightweight, five-inch lace-up that each offers a variety of features and options.
The oxford, RKD0028, features an aggressive EVA/rubber outsole for durability, cement construction for flexibility, a polyurethane footbed for all-day comfort and a synthetic upper for a clean, stylish look. The oxford has a MAP of $79.99.
The six-inch lace-up, RKD0029, has a leather upper, flexible cement construction and an oil- and slip-resistant rubber outsole. The MAP for RKD0029 is $109.99.
RKD0032 is the lightest lace-up option with an abrasion-resistant toe and heel guards, interior mesh lining for comfort and an aggressive EVA/rubber outsole for traction. The MAP for RKD0032 is $89.99.
For more information on the Elements of Service collection or other Rocky products, visit www.RockyBoots.com.
American Cord & Webbing Co., Inc. (ACW Co., Inc.) is a leading designer and manufacturer of certified Berry-compliant plastic hardware that meets and exceeds the specifications necessary for military applications. We stock a wide range of products to fit all of our customers’ needs, and all of our buckles are molded in our RI manufacturing facility.
Our MSR Buckles are all military-approved in all widths and are the industry’s standard for both performance and appearance among molded fasteners. Our product line includes MSR Side Release, MSR Male Buckle with Hole, MSR Field Attachment, MSR Double Adjust, MSR Camo, MSR Male Loop, and MSR Buckle with Slot. All buckles also have the ACW IRR Scattershield surface finish and are available in standard materials (Acetal, Nylon, FireLoc), as well as custom options. The buckles can be ordered in a variety of color options (Black, White, Coyote #498, Tan #499, Foliage Green #504, Camo pattern and custom colors).
In the marketplace today, there is a need for certified & approved, Berry-compliant products that maintain the highest strength and quality. ACW is able to provide those products all the while exceeding market expectations. Our knowledgeable customer care representatives are able to provide further product specifications upon request.
ACW is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in a state-of-the-art weaving and molding manufacturing facility. You are also able to reach us at www.acw1.com.
Recently, a company I am friendly with received a request from a guy asking for a sample to test. He wasn’t even picky about the product he was interested in. It just had to be free. The company and the guy went back and forth and eventually it came out that the guy was with a large government agency, who will remain nameless in this article because, in my opinion, his actions did not represent the agency.
I’m sharing this because it is from an industry standpoint and explains their point of view when dealing with the rather frequent requests for “samples”. This is their final response to his request.
“With your initial approach, I was *hoping* that this whole thing was a joke. When your rationale for us sending you a free piece of gear was “a couple of guys with XXX”, I felt sure it was a joke. Since it appears that you’re not kidding, let me lay it out for you.
Gear costs money to make. So anything that we have in stock, it cost us money to get. Particularly our gear which is made in the USA and not marked up very much. So when we send out something “free” for someone to evaluate, we’re actually spending money to do that and we have to believe that there is a good chance for a return on our investment. There are two types of evaluations that we typically send gear out for.
The first type of evaluation is to a journalist of some type. In that case, we look at their reach (how many people are reading their articles) and also their experience base. We want guys evaluating our gear for the public who actually know something about what they’re talking about. And we want to know that they are reaching thousands of people with their opinion. Or at least tens of exactly the right kind of people. When these people approach us they introduce themselves, cover their background, and then go on to talk about what publication they are writing the article for and what that publication’s reach looks like.
The second type of evaluation is an official unit or agency evaluation. This is where a police department or military unit or something like that reaches out and says “I’m so and so with such and such military unit and we are going to be buying 120 patrol packs this year and yours is one of the three we would like to consider”. The language is often quite formal, always comes from a government email address, and includes a signature line so we know exactly who we are dealing with and what their rank and position within their organization is. Usually these are structured in such a way that there is a limited evaluation period and they return the gear after evaluation.
That pretty much covers it. And I’ll give you another hint — the highest level most legitimate users of our products never reach out and ask for a free evaluation. They buy them off the shelf at no discount and we don’t even find out about it until we notice a spate of similar orders all going to addresses in the same military town. Or until a supply guy reaches out and says “hey, we’ve been testing your gear and now we need a quote for 20 of such and such”. Many journalists also follow a personal policy of paying full retail for items to avoid conflict of interest. So a whole lot of people who could be getting free gear — choose not to.
I hope you can see the difference between these very legitimate requests for evaluation and yours — both in the approach and in the rationale.
Good luck in your future endeavors.”
“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”
Theodore Roosevelt
President, Soldier, Naturalist, Adventurer
From a speech in Des Moines, Iowa
November 4th, 1910
