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Heavy Cover Inc – US GI Style Titanium Canteen Mess Kit

November 10th, 2015

If you’re a fan of carrying an actual canteen, it only makes sense that you should be able to actually apply heat to it.

 

Heavy Cover Inc’s Titanium canteen is a US GI-style model. Ic comes with a nesting Titanium cup with lid. this combination should more than cover your hydration and cooking needs particularly in the back country where water may need to be melted from snow/ice or boiled.

The Titanium canteen carries 1.1 Liter (37 ounces) of fluid while the Titanium canteen cup accommodates 700mm (23.7 ounces).

Titanium is a great material for this purpose.  Although it relatively expensive it as strong as steel at just over half the weight.  Additionally, it won’t melt in a fire or puncture in your pack and is BPA Free as well as nontoxic.  Finally, Titanium is noncorrosive and its nonstick surface is easy to clean up.

www.heavycoverinc.com/heavy-cover-us-gi-style-titanium-canteen-mess-kit-37oz-includes-tritan-plastic-and-titanium-canteen-cap

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Grey Ghost Precision Will Be At The 2015 Green Beret ProAm

November 9th, 2015

Grey Ghost Green Beret Pro Am Shoot

37 PSR Gun Club based in Bunnlevel, NC will be hosting the 2015 Green Beret ProAm, taking place November 11th, this Veterans Day. Grey Ghost Precision will be in attendance, and have also provided a pair of Specter Light 5.56 rifles for the match. Skydivers will jump in the flag at 11:30am and the event is expected to last until 5:00pm. They will be auctioning knives, guns, tactical gear, drawing raffles, and door prizes. Hooters will be providing food. You can find more information here: greenberetproam.org.

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First Tactical – Tactix Series Pouches

November 9th, 2015

Last week I attended a media event in Phoenix with First Tactical. Although they kicked off the brand with gloves over the summer, it continues to grow and now includes load carriage. I was surprised to see that the had already begun to offer pouches. The quality of the production samples I examined is high and incorporates several interesting features.

  

First off, the line of Tactix pouches is designed for use with First Tactical’s Lynx laser cut platform, but they are also PALS compatible. As you can see, the vertical straps are 3/4″ rather than the standard 1″ and weave through laser cut slots.

Additionally, they use a Duraflex buckle which grips on the horizontal bar to keep them in place rather than the snaps or tick seen with other systems.

 

You may also notice that the zippered opening angles slightly forward.

All of the Tactix pouches I saw were padded, but the padding was removable and held in place with hook and pile tape. Once the padded insert is removed, there is access to a hung mesh pocket along the back wall of the pouch.

Obviously, the padded insert is not only removable but also reversible. One side is the same color as the pouch and the other is a high visibility Yellow.

So far, First Tactical has released 9×6, 6×10, 6×6 and 3×6 zippered utility pouches as well as Medium and Large media pouches, eyewear pouch and 1.5 l water bottle pouch.  The front offers three strips of pile tape so you can place identifiers on the pouch.

Made from 500D texturized nylon, pouches are offered in Black, Coyote and OD Green.

www.firsttactical.com

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USSOCOM Evaulates Replacement For EOTech Sights

November 9th, 2015

According to sources close to the effort, USSOCOM will evaluate five alternative optics as a replacement for the L3 Communications EOTech Enhanced Combat Optical Sights which have been the subject of a series of Safety of Use Messages issued by PM SOF Weapons at Crane NSWC.  

  
The candidate sights include the Aimpoint’s T2, Leupold’s LCO and Delta Point PRO as well as Trijicon’s MRO and SRS.  Based on an operational need by a SOF component, one, or possible more sights will be selected for limited fielding after an evaluation by users.  The list of candidate optics offers a variety of capabilities rather than a bunch of clones.  If anything, the evaluation will give some exposure to different technologies and help refine future requirements and we understand a more extensive, open solicitation, may be issued later to field optics across the entire command.  

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Rampart International Range Day & EXPO 2015 Video

November 9th, 2015

I really enjoyed attending the 2015 Range Day and Expo presented by Rampart International near Ottawa, Canada.  Not only did they have some great brands on hand but I got to meet some awesome folks representing Canada’s military and law enforcement community.  I’m looking forward to next year.  

Rampart International Range Day & EXPO 2015 from RAMPART Corp. on Vimeo.

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VSS Services – Tactical Backpack/Biathlon Rifle Sling

November 9th, 2015

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Custom made for VSS Services by Mayflower Consulting and Velocity Systems, the Tactical Backpack/Biathlon Rifle Sling is a European sling design used to more easily carry rifles during mountain operations. The sling functions well with heavier DMR-type rifles, allowing for a free hand for climbing or dragging a deer. It also features QD buckles for quickly transitioning from a carrying to a ready position.

Available in Multicam, Kryptek Yeti (winter), and Kryptek Highlander (Brown).

shop.vig-sec.com/product/tactical-backpackbiathlon-rifle-sling

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Congratulations Pitti & Deborah

November 8th, 2015

You have a beautiful baby girl!

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OR Shows Us How To Wash Our Down Jackets

November 8th, 2015

We’ve talked about how to revive the Durable Water Repellant treatment on your clothing but readers have asked us about down. We found this article to help you out.   
Visit the link for the full story.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/blog/stories/how-to-wash-your-down-jacket

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