Darley Defense is hosting the Special Operational Equipment Expo at the Embassy Suites in Fayetteville, NC. Over 60 vendors will be displaying wares at the show. The show will be open April 15-16, 2014.
Also, the Darley Defense 2014 catalog is available for download from their website at www.darleydefense.com/defense-catalog.
Tactical Distributors is giving us a sneak peek of their upcoming collaboration with Smith Elite to offer a MultiCam version of the popular Lockwood model sunglasses.
Featuring a Multicam dipped Lockwood frame and non-polarized Grey lens, each pair of glasses will come with a pin-up girl dust bag. Look for these soon from www.TacticalDistributors.com/Smith-Optics.
Breach-Bang-Clear donated the ‘1 of 20’ knife in a line of custom Coye Ridgebacks to F3 Tactical, for the purpose of a raffle benefiting the Warrior Shoot Event Group. The Ridgeback features a 5/32″ Bohler N690 stainless steel blade with a length of 3.25″. The finish is either plain stonewash or acid wash/tumbled, and the handle material is G10. Each knife comes with a custom Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok. The custom engraving on the blade features the Breach-Bang-Clear crest on one side of the blade, along with a ‘1 of 20’ mark.
The drawing will be held April 02, 2014.
www.f3tac.com/products.php?product=Donation-%252d-WSEG-Raffle-Ticket
Each Friday, SSD takes a look at another facet of FirstSpear’s ever-growing line of clothing and equipment. This week we’ll check out a few new medical items including a pack and two IFAKs.
The Medical Trauma Assault Pack (MTAP), Thin Profile features a large zippered pocket allowing access to the contents. It also integrates the bungee attachment points to secure odd sized items as well as three “tear out” pockets which can be tossed to others providing aid. An easily accessed grab handle will allow the pack to be hung in vehicles or airframes.
Below are some shots of the TMAP from a couple different angles.
Ranger Med Pouch is a two-piece design with the insert completely removable from its carrying component. The insert is secured in place with a stretch hook closure that will remain secure through parachute, fast-rope operations etc. A hook and loop attachment point on the insert allows for indication patch or IFF. Hooks to gear via FirstSpear’s MOLLE-compatible 6/9 attachment system.
Below, you can see it closed and open.
The ERK is a low profile IFAK carrier made from softshell fabric that can be mounted to your gear so that the direction of pull is either up or down. A maritime resistant plastic snap provides additional security to the activation handle and when yanked, the insert (sold separately) is pulled free from the pouch.
Below, the ERK is displayed ready for carriage as well as how it deploys.
As always, here’s Ronnie Fowlkes to tell you all about them.
All are Made in USA and offered in Black, Coyote, Ranger Green and MultiCam.
We were contacted yesterday by Ares Armor front man Dimiti Karras regarding an issue that has begun to come to the forefront of 2A rights. Although drawn in by ATF actions against one of Ares’ suppliers, they are now at the center of it. Not only is the story swirling the blogosphere, it’s also made its way to the evening news.
The story revolves around polymer 80% lower receivers for AR15-style rifles. These are considered non-guns are and consequently do not have serial numbers. They are purchased by those who wish to finish the work at home and so long as they do the work themselves for their own use, it is perfectly legal and the resulting firearm will not have a serial number. In some people’s eyes, this makes them even more evil than the standard evil that is a black rifle.
Reportedly, the BATFE raided California-based EP Armory last week due to a determination letter that had deemed EP’s 80% Polymer lower to be a firearm – the determination letter was quickly found to be factually incorrect, and the BATFE was alerted to this. Despite this, the BATFE still obtained warrants against EP Armory, and earlier this week also threatened to raid Ares Armor, who sells these 80% lowers, based on incorrect information. It must be mentioned the ATF has allowed EP Armory to go back to business.
Ares Armor’s lawyers contacted the ATF and they requested a list of every customer that had purchased an EP Armory polymer lower from Ares Armor and for them to turn over the remaining polymer lower inventory that they have in lieu of the threatened raid. Ares is willing to turn over the 80% lower receivers but they draw the line at giving up the information on customers they maintain have done nothing wrong. In response, Ares Armor has managed to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order against the BATFE issued by the United States district court of Southern California. That’s a new one on me. I can’t of anyone who’s ever done that before. The ATF has yet to respond to the order and both parties may end up in front of a federal judge later this month in order to determine if the restraining order has merit.
Update: Here is a scan of the official order issued by the United States District Court of the Southern District of California, separated into two parts.
We had to take this down a few weeks ago due to political considerations. Now, the Dutch government has made the announcement official.
Rumor has it that The Dutch SF will be wearing a new MultiCam uniform designed by NFM Group and made from TenCate Defender-M fabric. Ironically, this is the first time that Dutch uniforms will incorporate this FR fabric from Netherlands-based company TenCate. COBBS Industries will supply the Combat Clothing which includes Smock, Combat Pants and Combat Shirt.
Panteao’s “Battle of Chickamauga” documentary has been nominated for the 35th Annual People’s Choice Telly Award! Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.
As a nominee, “Battle of Chickamauga” is competing for the People’s Telly Award which is voted online by its fans and global web community. From now until April 4th, you can cast a vote for their video. A ten minute segment of Battle of the Black Sea has been added as a selection of the 34th Annual Telly Awards People’s Choice Awards on YouTube.
Please help them win the People’s Telly Award – VOTE for Panteao and ask your friends to vote! Every vote counts! To view the video and vote, follow the direct link to the video below and click the “thumbs up” at the bottom of the video.
www.tellyawards.com/peoplestelly/?cid=382&id=20903
In addition to a new website with improved navigation, Bad Company Tactical has introduced two new 18 series holsters; the Chapman and Curreri. We have some info on the Curreri.
The Curreri holster is named in remembrance of SSG J. Curreri of 1st Special Forces Group. It is a standard concealment holster that can be placed inside or outside the waistband and is based on the “less is more” approach with its’ simple design and level 1 retention.
During a recent trip to San Antonio we met with Toby Melville and he showed us a few other items.
Made from Kydex, the Universal Fitted Trigger Guard accepts a pistols fitted with the R2S Pistol Adapter. It is make and model specific for pistol and light as well as specific for either right or left handed users.
These Picatinny compatible R2S Rifle Rail Adapters come in two sizes, Regular and Long. Designed to support up to 200 lbs, these can be reversed Left or Right and the dovetail design slips right into the baseplate which can be attached to a load carriage platform or vehicle for transport, or a wall for storage.
Offered in both Vertical and Horizontal (seen above) models, BCT’s R2S Utility Adapters bring the dovetail attachment to other equipment than just small arms. You can use heavy duty zip ties to attach the Utility Adapter to your gear and mount the baseplate virtually anywhere. In the case below, it’s bolt cutters and Halligan Tool attached to a Jedburgh assault pack but, the applications are limited solely by your imagination.
