Today, Sig Sauer has launched a new website dedicated to their new line of weapon suppressors.
You can check it out here: www.sigsauersilencers.com
Sig Sauer Launches New Suppressor Website
April 9th, 2015Magpul Announces Hunter X-22 Stock For Ruger 10/22 Rifles
April 9th, 2015
Today, Magpul announced the new Hunter X-22 chassis, a replacement stock for the Ruger 10/22 rifle. Made of reinforced polymer, the X-22 sports the following features:
– Ergonomic grip
– Adjustable length of pull
– Adjustable comb height
– Multiple sling mounting options
– Non-slip rubber butt pad
– M-LOK accessory slots
Colors: Black, FDE, Grey, and Olive Drab.
Will be available starting Summer 2015.
www.magpul.com/products/hunter-x-22-stock-%E2%80%93-ruger%C2%AE-10-22
“Making It”
April 9th, 2015‘Making It‘ is a documentary focusing on three working artists. One of them is my friend Andrew Bawidamann who has made quite a name for himself as a tactical artist.
Andrew had this to say:
So much went into making “making it”. It is still difficult to believe that it is actually finished and being released. We really wanted to make an HONEST DOCUMENTARY, not a 1.5 hour commercial for ourselves all the while trying to convince everyone how profound and cool we are so you buy our stuff. Check it out and enjoy the ride.
I’m a big fan of Sci-Fi/Fantasy and pinup art and really enjoyed the documentary. I stand in awe of their talent and do what I can to support their work. After all, these men are working artists, meaning this is how they pay their bills. All too often, I see their art used by those who don’t compensate them for their work. What I prefer to see, are folks supporting them as they can, by purchasing art in one form or another. With Andrew, he moved early on from prints to t-shirts and patches. Now, his work has extended to fusing art and hard goods such as pistol grips, knives and axes. His latest project of magazine pouches has had more of a design aspect than traditional art, but it is more than appreciated.
We don’t have many artists who specialize in tactical subjects. Since most of us enjoy their work, let’s do what we can to support them. One thing you can do is watch this documentary if only to raise your awareness of the challenges these artists face.
“Making It” Trailer #2 from Tony Moorman on Vimeo.
In my eyes, Andrew has made it but I hope that he keeps on pushing the envelope and cranking out new art.
Crimson Trace Opens Product Center at NRA’s Annual Meeting
April 9th, 2015
(Wilsonville, OR) — Crimson Trace, the world’s recognized leader in laser sight design and manufacturing, will be displaying many new products at the upcoming National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Nashville, Tennessee. The company will be located in booth #2525 on the show floor during the event which opens on Friday, April 10th.
Crimson Trace customers are invited to visit the company’s product center booth to meet Lewis Danielson, the company’s Founder and Chairman of the Board. Danielson will be receiving recognition—the NRA’s Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award—for his significant contribution to the laser sight industry. He can also provide booth visitors with insight into the company’s 20-plus years of manufacturing excellence and first-class customer service.
During the NRA’s annual event, Crimson Trace will have a unique photo booth—a mini booth within the larger booth— that will permit visitors to place themselves in a new Condition Crimson advertisement. A winner will be selected from the photo booth participants’ selfies to win a Crimson Trace Rail Master laser sight system. Full details are available in the #2525 product center display on the show floor.
Crimson Trace staff will also be on hand during show hours to cover information on the full product line, reveal details about new products and the growing line of green laser sights, and answer questions about product fit and holsters. The booth at this NRA event will also have a store located inside. Anyone wanting to learn more about the advantages that laser sights provide to firearms owners and concealed carry enthusiasts are encouraged to visit the display and test products to examine the red and green laser sights.
Visitors to the Crimson Trace booth can also learn more about Condition Crimson®, the company’s new online training videos, and obtain a free copy of The Laser’s Edge educational DVD. Nearly a million copies of that DVD have been distributed since it was produced.
To learn more about laser sighting systems, visit www.crimsontrace.com. Customers with questions can also call 800-442-2406. Crimson Trace is the world’s leading brand of laser sighting systems for firearms.
Please Join Me In Donating To The Combat Control Museum
April 9th, 2015The Benini Heritage Center and Museum is located at the Combat Control School at Pope Field, NC.
The museum is named after Alcide S. “Bull” Benini (seen above circa 1951), a WWII Bataan Death March survivor 1942 and veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division 1946-1952, he transitioned to the USAF and became its first Combat Controller in 1953.
There have only been about 3,000 Combat Controllers in the history of the careerfield. Unfortunately, the facility cannot be properly maintained solely from funds donated by survivng CCT members and the USAF does not find the museum. That’s why they need our help.
My first two USAF assignments were as a Special Tactics Intelligence Officer. I learned first hand about the capabilities Combat Control brings to the fight. Many of you have worked with them in other capacities. Now is our chance to give back and help them preserve their heritage.
Every little bit helps.
French Special Forces Spotted Wearing A-TACS In Mali
April 9th, 2015It appears that French SF are now wearing A-TACS AU camouflage uniforms. A long-time reader of SSD pointed out this video released by the French Ministry of Defense, in which French SF are shown eating along side Dutch national Sjaak Rijke, who they rescued over the Easter weekend. The video later shows the SF rehearsing drills, where you can clearly see the uniforms in use.
Thanks to ‘AK’ for the tip!
H&K Announces The New P30SK Subcompact 9mm Pistol
April 9th, 2015Heckler & Koch has just announced the new P30SK 9mm pistol. A subcompact variant of the P30 series, the P30SK has an overall length of less than 6.5″, modular components, and an 11-round capacity. The full release can be read below:
Heckler & Koch adds a new subcompact pistol, the P30SK, to its renowned P30 series line. Retail priced at $719, the new P30SK is one of the smallest HK handguns made and is ideally suited as a concealed carry pistol. With an overall length of less than six-and-a-half inches, the P30SK is small enough for discreet, everyday carry but still packs a substantial 11 rounds of full power 9 mm cartridges in an easy to shoot, ergonomic design.
“Shooters love HK P30 series pistols. They are packed with features like incredible durability, superb accuracy, and the only grip in the industry that can be customized to fit any shooter,”said Michael Holley, HK-USA Vice President for Commercial and Law Enforcement. “With the P30SK you get those same features in a small, extremely handy package and at an amazing price.”
The P30SK (“SubKompact”) has all of the sought-after characteristics of the larger frame P30 and P30L pistols but in a more concealable design.
The completely adjustable P30 grip feature -consisting of interchangeable backstraps and lateral grip panels -is replicated in the shortened grip frame of the P30SK. Changeable backstraps and grip panels allow the pistol to be easily modified to fit any individual user. Like its larger frame P30 counterparts, the P30SK is available in multiple trigger firing modes including HK’s enhanced double action only “Law Enforcement Modification (LEM).”For the P30SK, the LEM trigger is configured with a “light strike V1″setup -requiring approximately 5.4 pounds-force to pull the trigger.
Other trigger modes include conventional double action/single action (DA/SA) with a serrated decocking lever located on the rear of the frame. The DA/SA mode is available with and without dual ambidextrous manual safeties located on the left and right side of the frame. Other ambidextrous controls include dual slide and magazine release levers. Like all P30 pistols, the P30SK features an automatic hammer safety and firing pin safety. An abbreviated Picatinny rail molded into the front of the frame enables weapon lights, laser aimers, or other accessories to be easily mounted. All P30SK models have been extensively tested during a three-year development process.
Despite their small size, P30SK subcompacts have excellent weight and balance making them naturally pointable, easy to control, and accurate to shoot. Currently available in 9 mm, the P30SK is designed and manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany and is covered by HK’s limited lifetime warranty. Introduced at the 2015 NRA Exhibition in Nashville, widespread availability of the P30SK is slated for June 2015.
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Announces Don Kester As Director Of Training And Education
April 8th, 2015Doylestown, Pa. (April 2015) – The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to announce Capt. Don Kester (ret.) as the new Director of Training and Education. Don will lead the association’s Training and Education Department, as well as NTOA’s prestigious cadre of instructors. He will also manage NTOA training courses, seminars and conferences, as well as develop strategic plans to keep the NTOA at the forefront of law enforcement training and practices.
Don served more than 23 years with the Pima County (AZ) Sheriff’s Department, retiring in 2015. His assignments with the department included training director, patrol district commander, special operations, tactical response and staff services section commander, as well as the support operations and criminal investigations division commander.
Don’s SWAT experience spans the majority of his career. He served as a trainer, SWAT team operator, team leader, team sergeant and SWAT commander. He is certified as a chemical agents, FSDD and less-lethal instructor, as well as a master Taser instructor. He is also a firearms, defensive tactics and use-of-force instructor, and teaches many other specialties, such as rapid deployment, warrant service, hostage rescue, TEMS and incident command and leadership. He has authored several articles on these topics.
Don has served as a use-of-force consultant/expert on cases in superior and federal court. He has served on the Law and Legal and Defensive Tactics subject matter expert committees for the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST). He was a delegate to the International Law Enforcement Forum (ILEF) for Minimal Force Options, as well as on the Advisory Council for the Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC) and as a member of the SWAT Technical Support Working Group (TSWG).
Don was the Less-Lethal Section Chair for the NTOA from 2001 – 2008; he then served seven years as a member of the NTOA board of directors. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
An interview with Don Kester will appear in the spring 2015 issue of NTOA’s quarterly journal, The Tactical Edge.
Don may be reached by email don.kester@ntoa.org.
