Based on customer requests, Mystery Ranch has introduced the All In Deployment Bag which launches next week during SHOT Show.
Offered in Berry compliant and international versions, this 160 L bag features wheels and a large central compartment.
The team at Mystery Ranch assembled a focus group of end-users to create the All In. Unlike other bags in the market which are festooned with external pockets, the All In is a more sleek design with just a clear ID/document sleeve.
Made from 1000D, there are also ample carrying handles and haul loops to bear the load in addition to a wheeled removable frame for additional rigidity. The frame also keeps the bag upright and they’ve reinforced the corners of the bag to prevent wear.
As I mentioned earlier, there are USA and international versions. In order to keep the price lower on the Berry compliant version, it doesn’t include all of the features found on the international version.
To the left is the Berry compliant model and on the right, the international. While the Berry model an internal compression strap, the international model has dividers which allow it to be used like a steamer trunk.
The Berry compliant version is offered in Coyote and MultiCam while the international version can be had in Black, Coyote and MultiCam.
Check out both versions of the All On Deployment Bag at SHOT Show in booth #31309.
Washington – On Dec. 20, 2022, the U.S. Army awarded a task order to Microsoft Corporation to develop the 1.2 variant of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System.
This task order is the latest step in the process that began in March 2021, when the Army awarded Microsoft a firm-fixed-price Other Transaction Authority production agreement to manufacture IVAS. Under that agreement, the Army envisioned improving the system through an iterative process, and this task order will provide improvements based on completed test events.
The IVAS will provide Soldiers with a single device to fight, rehearse and train by integrating next-generation situational awareness tools. To date, the Army has conducted over 30 Soldier test events and more than 100 technical sub-tests, with more than 1,000 Soldiers contributing nearly 100,000 hours of IVAS user feedback. These tests validated the system’s continued progress while identifying areas for focused improvements.
IVAS will begin incremental fielding in September 2023. IVAS 1.0 provides baseline warfighter capability, and the IVAS 1.1 features an improved low-light sensor to aid maneuver and positive target identification. In addition to the IVAS 1.1 improvements, IVAS 1.2 will include a new form factor to address Human Systems Integration, including physiological impacts identified during testing, and a lower profile heads-up display with distributed counterweight for improved user interface and comfort. IVAS 1.2 will also include software improvements for increased reliability and reduced power demand.
Delivery orders for IVAS 1.2 production systems will be placed after qualification and operational testing.
The Army will continue to work with its IVAS industry partner, Microsoft, to execute the IVAS program in a rapid and innovative manner. The iterative and Soldier feedback oriented developmental process for IVAS will result in fielding substantial capability several years ahead of traditional acquisition program timelines. The Army is fully committed to IVAS and the leap-ahead capability it will provide for Soldiers to prevail on the battlefield.
Homewood, Alabama – (January 3rd, 2023) The Headrest Safe Company, LLC, innovators of the ultimate discreet vehicle safe storage system, is pleased to announce The Headrest Safe™, the standard for anti-theft vehicle safes. The Headrest Safe™ is designed to provide maximum protection for your valuables or firearms. Keep all of your valuables safe when you are in or out of your vehicle. Hide and secure items in plain sight with The Headrest Safe™.
“When it comes to carrying your valuables or firearms in your vehicle, most people think they have to choose between safety and convenience,” said Louis Tuck, COO/CFO, The Headrest Safe Company LLC. “With The Headrest Safe™, you can have the best of both worlds: peace of mind that it’s secure plus easy access.”
You can now take your firearm, cash, medications, and more with you in your vehicle and relax knowing it will stay out of the hands of kids, valets, or intruders. Keep them safe with The Headrest Safe™. The Headrest Safe Company uses the best quality materials, so you can count on your safe being tough. With three ways to open your safe (thumbprint, key, and code), you will have easy access to your valuables. Make sure your valuables are where you want them, when you need them.
The Headrest Safe™ is completely covered in 1/2-inch foam rubber and the safe itself is made of 18-gauge steel with a 16-gauge steel door. The lock is also made of steel. Once installed, The Headrest Safe™ locks in place so only you can remove it. The fabric coverings that are used look and feel like real leather. Feel free to contact The Headrest Safe Company, and get a swatch sample sent to you. There is also a 100% satisfaction guarantee; your money back if not fully satisfied.
With its universal design, the Headrest Safe™ will fit in virtually all vehicles with a 2-prong post headrest pattern and can easily be installed by yourself. With the quick access biometric lock reader and keypad, you will have rapid access to whatever you choose to have securely stored away. You will never have to worry about taking your valuables with you again.
The Headrest Safe™ was designed to be on the passenger side, so the driver has direct access to the safe from the driver’s seat. However, duty officers may choose to have it on the driver’s side to store and have quick access when entering and exiting the vehicle in situations where they need to store their sidearm, such as court appearances, etc. The Headrest Safe™ also offers a matching driver side companion headrest to match identically to The Headrest Safe™.
Specifications:
Dimensions: 10 ¾” x 11 ¾ “x 4 ¼ “
Profile Dimensions: 8 ¼” x 4 ¼ “x 6.3/8 “
The SILS System™ biometric lock
Construction: 18-gauge steel safe with a 16-gauge steel door and steel lock
Storage Cavity: 11” x 8” x 6”
Color: black, dark gray, light gray or tan
Material: Leatherette or cloth
MSRP:
The Headrest Safe™: $489.00
Driver side matching companion headrest: $119
For more information about The Headrest Safe™ and all their products, please visit: www.theheadrestsafe.com
[Seattle, WA, December 19, 2022]— Nikwax, the international leader in PFC-free high performance technical cleaners and waterproofing products for outdoor apparel, footwear and gear, has introduced the world’s highest performing waterproof downs — Nikwax Hydrophobic Down+ (NHD+) and Nikwax Hydrophobic Down Recycled (NHD Recycled). The two PFC-free options offer a more sustainable solution at the highest level of performance available.
The world’s highest performing waterproof down fill.
Completely PFC-free formula
Exceeds 10,000 minutes on the IDFB 18a Shake Test
Responsible Down Certified (RDS)
Available in 650-900 fill powers
Keeps users dry more than 600% longer than competing waterproof down products
Designed for lasting performance with Nikwax aftercare products
The world’s highest performing waterproof recycled down fill.
Completely PFC-free formula
Exceeds 1,000 minutes on the IDFB 18a Shake Test
Global Recycled Standard certification available (GRS)
Comprised completely of recycled down fill
Available in 650-800 fill powers
Keeps users dry more than 900% longer than untreated down
Designed for lasting performance with Nikwax aftercare products
With 45 years of experience in perfecting high performing PFC-free aftercare products, Nikwax is able to deliver the highest performing hydrophobic down products to outdoor industry brands. Nikwax understands its fundamental responsibility to preserve the natural environment while preventing further damage to the planet and its people. The company continues to lead with innovative, sustainable, ethical, authentic, and fair practices.
“Our industry partners have been searching for high performing, PFC-free, sustainable hydrophobic down fill options and we’ve been able to deliver two that are not only PFC-free but perform better than anything else in their respective categories,” said Nikwax North America president, Brian Davidson. “Nikwax is known for being a leader in PFC-free chemistry, sustainability, and performance, and we’re looking forward to elevating our brand partners with these new insulation options.”
When I found out my friend Andrea’s fleece blankets were being zucc’d from Facebook because they feature her drawings of guns (Egad!), I felt that I needed to let you know about them.
Art of the Gun’s Etsy store features a variety of her work, including prints and now queen sized fleece blankets like this one, emblazoned with the Winkler Axe and Tan Glock 19X image.
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct an M18 pistol live-fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. This routine training enables Marines to maintain proficiency in marksmanship and close combat. The M18 Modular Handgun System is a striker-fired, semi-automatic, 9-mm pistol. Fielded in 2020, the M18 will replace all other pistols in the Marine Corps inventory, including the M9, M9A1, M45A1 and M007.
The M18 falls under our Portfolio Manager Ground Combat Element Systems. PfM GCES provides and sustains fully integrated kinetic weapon systems and equipment to increase the lethality of our Marines.
A horrible scourge is stealing the health from many of my friends, and taking the lives of still others. Heavy metal poisoning is an affliction we are just beginning to comprehend. It almost sounds like some quaint illness from the 19th century but its effects are manifesting themselves in members of the profession of arms. So far, the SOF community has been at the forefront of identifying it but as this briefing by Jim Schatz shows, so many more have been exposed to heavy metals.
Jim Schatz left us with a great deal of information on small arms, but this briefing on the effects of heavy metal poisoning, presented to the NDIA Joint Armaments Forum in 2014, is one we should all review. Just take a look at the symptoms. They are easy to rationalize as another illness, or “just getting old”. As you’ll learn in this briefing, exposure is much simpler than spending lots of time in a shoothouse. I’ll go one step further than this briefing and remind those who’ve deployed that exposure to industrial waste is more likely in locales that lack effective means of disposal.
Please, take a few minutes to go over this briefing. Many of our breathren are suffering from the effects of heavy metal poisoning. One of them could be you.
