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April 20th, 2016Eddie Bauer – Flying Squirrel Sleeping Bag
April 19th, 2016In our quest to share as many zipper less sleeping bags as possible to our readers, we present the aptly named Flying Squirrel from Eddie Bauer.
The materials are top notch. The shell is a 20D Pertex® Ripstop nylon shell and it features 850 fill Stormdown® insulation. I allow like the crossover flap design which goes way down to knee level making it much easier to get in and out of.
For tactical use, it’s got one glaring issue; the color. Pimento and Black aren’t perfect, but the concept is awesome. I bought one of these 40 degree bags for one of my sons and he’ll be taking it out this weekend for a test drive. He’s already used it for a night in the couch and really liked how well he could vent, but I want to hear how it works put for a night in a hammock.
www.eddiebauer.com/product/flying-squirrel-40-deg-sleeping-bag
Shipping Now! Magpul DAKA Pouches in Black
April 19th, 2016
The world’s toughest utility pouches are now available in black. What color will be next?
www.magpul.com/products/pouches
Detonation Technology – Carbon Fiber Sickle Stick
April 19th, 2016We got to check out the new carbon fiber version of Detonation Technology’s Sickle Stick earlier this month at Marine South.
In addition to the folding sickle blade, other tool heads can be attached to the stick. It is most often used to drag across the ground feeling for disturbances associated with digging. The collapsible pole stores at 2’6″ and extends to almost 14′. Obviously, the carbon fiber is both light and strong allowing the user to use it to comfortably probe the ground or get a line attached on an object.
Kestrel Weather & Environmental Meters Named Top Pick in Sniper Tech by FOX News
April 19th, 2016Boothwyn, PA – Nielsen-Kellerman (NK), creators and manufacturers of Kestrel Weather & Environmental Meters, have been named as a top pick in sniper tech by FOX News at the recent USASOC International Sniper Competition, held at Fort Bragg, NC, March 20-25th.
During the week, the world’s elite special operations forces converge at Ft. Bragg for specialized competitions hosted by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. The competitions are designed to challenge the real-world skills of some of the best military and law enforcement snipers and assault teams from the United States and our allied partners.
Because cutting-edge technologies are an integral part of what helps the most elite snipers accomplish their job, the competition also allowed select companies to showcase their top product and technology offerings directly to the end-users. Companies showcasing everything from rifles to scopes, range finders and ballistics calculators were on hand to aid the shooters in their competition.
The Kestrel 5700 Elite Weather Meter with Applied Ballistics was among those products used and featured throughout the weeklong competition. This compact handheld device precisely measures wind and air density while employing the cutting edge Applied Ballistics® solver to provide shooters with targeting solutions for each situation. Shooters have the option to choose G1, G7 or custom drag models to best suit their needs.
The Kestrel Elite with LiNK offers wireless connectivity to Android and iOS smartphones using Bluetooth® low energy technology, allowing for app connectivity and easy configuration and backup. Additionally, the Kestrel Elite and Sportsman models both work seamlessly with the Bushnell CONX Range Finder, receiving range data at the push of a button and transmitting the holdover value.
Competitors could be seen using Kestrel Elite with Applied Ballistics units throughout the week. Attendees and competitors could also sample the units during the night demo, held the evening following the Vendor Day.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be named a top pick among some of the industry’s most pioneering companies,” stated Nielsen-Kellerman CEO, Alix James. “Each of these companies provides innovative solutions to the world’s elite warriors. At Nielsen-Kellerman we take great pride in supporting those who protect our freedoms, and also enjoy collaborating with other quality-focused manufacturers to create solutions that neither company could build alone.”
SilencerCo Summit – Big Horn Armory Model 90
April 19th, 2016
SilencerCo has partnered up with premier lever-action rifle manufacturer Big Horn Armory to produce the latest in the Summit line, the Big Horn Armory Model 90 Summit package. The package consists of a BHA Model 90 chambered in .460 S&W/.45 LC/.454 Casull, which comes with a matte black SilencerCo Hybrid suppressor, and a custom leather scabbard made by Winding Wheel Supply Co.
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silencerco.com/summit/big-horn
Point6 2016 Tactical Catalog
April 19th, 2016Almost everyday, for the past 15 years I have worn wool socks. In particular, they’re made from Merino wool, coveted for its comfort and durability. It doesn’t matter if I’m in 10 degrees or 100, it’s wool socks for me. Over the past six or seven of those years, I’ve been wearing Point6 so when I got their catalog, I couldn’t wait to share it with you.
Check out the Point6 2016 Tactical Catalog, which features their entire line of tactical merino wool socks.
April 19, 1775 – The Colonists Stand Their Ground
April 19th, 2016“Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
On this day, some 241 years ago, John Parker, Captain of Militia, uttered those instructions to his men as they stood on Lexington Green, ready, if need be, to engage 500 British troops set to sieze the militia’s arsenal.
What may have begun as a show of force on the side of the militia soon became an active firefight as the British advance guard met a percieved provocation with demands to disperse. The fog of war set in and a firefight soon broke out. The Colonist militia quickly gained the upper hand and drove a British force, which over the course of the day had grown to 1700, all the way back to Charlestown and beyond. This action would ultimately become the siege of Boston, happened over a year before the Declaration of Independence.
Whether they intended to or not, the concept of Liberty became cause as those men stood their ground.
We owe these men our very nation. Their sheer determination in the face of tyranny embodies the American spirit. Please join me in honoring their memory this Patriot’s Day.
