I’d like to honor this nation’s birthday by sharing one of my favorite parriotic songs, “America the Beautiful”.
America, 239 Years Old Today
July 4th, 2015You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up
July 4th, 2015
President, CEO, and Founder of S.O.TECH, and friend of SSD, Jim Cragg recently attended the 200th anniversary and reenactment of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, and he was able to display the KCRF ‘Red, White, and Blue’ patches for a couple of quick pics in the process.
Thanks, Jim!
Keep ’em coming!
Angel Armor – ‘Land Of The Free’ Video
July 3rd, 2015The Hits Keep On Coming! RCS Hires Clint Lynch as Senior Product Designer
July 3rd, 2015Clint Lynch is top notch! You may not know his name but if you read SSD, you’re familiar with his work. He has made things happen at several big name weapons manufacturers as well as creating a few widgets of his own.
This is great news and he is joining an awesome team full of talented individuals. Congrats to everyone involved! I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
North Ridgeville, Ohio — Friday, 3 July 2015
Raven Concealment Systems officially announced today the appointment of Mr. Clint Lynch to the position of Senior Product Designer, effective 29 June. Mr. Lynch has 13 years of design experience in the firearms industry, in both weapons and weapon accessories.
Clint joins RCS from rifle manufacturer Daniel Defense, where he worked as a designer since 2010. Before that, he spent six years working on both pistol and long-gun projects with FNH-USA, most notably serving as Lead U.S. Designer on the Mk. 20 Sniper Support Rifle (SSR). His design career in the world of firearms began when he was hired as a designer by Knights Armament in 2002.
Clint joins Raven’s current pair of creators (fellow Senior Product Designer Eric Rice, and Product Designer Kyle Hendrickson) to give the company a powerhouse stable of CAD talent.
“It’s exciting to join such a talented crew, and to be part of the creative process for an entire line of products,” says Clint. “RCS aggressively encourages their design team to push limits –to be truly innovative—and as a designer, that is a really appealing environment to work in. Most of my career has been spent designing rifles and rifle accessories, so being thrown the brand-new challenge of designing more effective ways to carry a handgun is a welcome change. And the team they have assembled here is top-notch.”
Adding Lynch to the design staff is part of an ongoing push by RCS to expand their injection-molded product line in order to support a wider range of weapons and mission requirements.
“Starting on my first day,” says CEO John “Chappy” Chapman, “one of my top priorities was accelerating the new-product design process. These guys have so many innovative ideas, but with only two designers, there just wasn’t enough horsepower to push projects through to completion at the pace they needed. Adding another top-level designer was essential, and the whole management team was unanimous that we wanted to recruit Clint. We’re thrilled to have him join our team.”
Revision Military – UK Virtus program
July 3rd, 2015
The latest issue of the British Army’s Soldier Magazine featured an article on the Virtus Program, including details on the kit. In the US, we have the Soldier Protection System program which is quite similar to Virtus. Among the gear displayed, you can see Revision’s Cobra Plus Helmet system and Sawfly Military Eyewear.
Additionally, Revision Military has released the following info on their involvement in the Virtus Program:
Revision Military, a world leader in protective soldier solutions, has won the head sub-systems portion of the contract awarded to Source Vagabond Systems Ltd., to provide UK Troops with new kit as part of the Virtus program. The custom head protection solution, known as the Batlskin Cobra Plus, offers an ultra-lightweight helmet that exceeds the UK’s stringent ballistic and impact requirements and can be coupled with the Modular Protective Attachment System (MPAS) for full face protection. In addition, the Sawfly Spectacle and WolfSpider Goggle Systems will be provided for use when full-face coverage is not required.
The first deliveries of Cobra Plus head protection systems are planned to be shipped quickly with 9,000 full systems scheduled for Fall 2015 enabling fielding to first-recipient troops in early 2016.
Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.
BE Meyers Helo and HMMWV Combat Application
July 3rd, 2015
BE Meyers and Dillon Aero join forces to showcase the capabilities of the BE Meyers IZLID and Glare RECOIL combined with the Dillion Aero M134D. The IZLID works as a high powered targeting laser pointer, while the Glare RECOIL acts as an intelligent eye-safe Hail and Warning (less than lethal) laser which automatically adjusts it brightness to eye safe levels up to maximum distance.
BE Meyers Helo and HMMWV Combat Application from B.E. Meyers & Co. Inc. on Vimeo.
Way of the Gun PSM (Performance Shooting Match)
July 3rd, 2015Frank Proctor and Way of the Gun is running a 2-gun pistol and carbine match in Eastaboga, Alabama on July 11th. It will feature 6-7 stages, similar to USPSA or 3-gun courses of fire. The pistol stages will feature all steel targets. The rifle stages will be 300 yards and in with steel targets. Close range rifle, inside 25 yards, will be paper. Scoring is 2 hits inside the C on carboard, A/C steel requires 2 hits, round steel requires 1 hit.
Divisions will consists of Limited and Open. If it’s legal in USPSA production, limited, or limited 10, it’s Limited division. Everything else is Open division. Center fire only – no minimum power factor.
Match fee is $20 – stop by the shop to sign in. Gates open and registration starts at 8 am, with shooters meeting at 9am – all central time.
Address and directions:
Address is 1581 Richeytown Rd Eastaboga, AL 36260. Your GPS may not take you to the address so use 0 Cunningham Lane Eastaboga, AL as an address and when you get to the intersection of Richeytown Rd and Cunningham lane, look across the road for the red and black WOTG sign.
For more info go to www.wayofthegun.us.
