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Greetings!
Have we had enough already? When does having too much gear start to qualify us as "Tactical Gear Hoaders?" And how much of that pile of black and OD really work? And now that it's time to get back on the shooting range, are you shopping at Wally World for your range bag, ammo and accessories? It's time to re-evaluate what we buy and really, really how it performs. I know cost is an issue. You're speaking to a mom to whom every penny counts, but really - enough already. Buying the best you can really afford means that you'll have it at the ready next year, and next year, and next year. Baker Furniture has the ad campaign that exemplifies our "should be" consumerism - "The Art of Things Chosen Well Rather Than Often."
What that means is when you purchase your hearing protection, don't sacrifice your hearing to save a few bucks. You'll be buying new protection next year and you'll be missing half of what they are saying around you at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Take The Supreme™Pro Ear Muffs from Gaston Glock Style. Not cheap, but then neither is losing all the sounds you've come to enjoy and love like "Shooter Ready!" Buying high quality items used to be something only the very wealthy did. But there are smart shoppers out there that realize buying the best you can afford means you actually save dollars over the long run and enjoy more comfort and performance. Shopping used to be considered an art form (talk to my mom - a skilled shopper, if I ever knew one!) but now it's considered a necessity, or an illness (every watch "Hoarders?"). Maybe when we stop insisting that manufacturers come up with something new on a daily basis, they can take the time to really invest in product development and new technologies that will be better for us overall. Seeing the same product every year with a new color grip or different sights isn't helping our economy or our ability to be leaders of innovation. It's slowing down the process of putting out quality products that really do what they promise. For our industry writers this gives them the ability to write in-depth articles, pushing products to new limits and really testing their abilities to perform under a variety of conditions. So, when you are thinking about a purchase, save your money, do your research and buy the best you can afford, even if that means doing without for awhile. In the long run, you'll have saved money and possibly your hearing, your sight, or even your life.
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ArmourLite, the First Shatterproof Watch with Tritium Illumination, to Increase Brand Presence in the Law Enforcement, Tactical, Fire and EMS Markets
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ArmourLite watches are unique in that they are the first to recognize the most common fault with all watches and to develop a technology that would render their timepieces literally shatterproof. All ArmourLite watches feature Tritium Illumination, a self-activating light that uses tritium gas in small glass vials, which in turn, are coated with a very thin layer of phosphorescent powder that emits light when energized by the tritium gas. The ArmourLite Tritium watches do not need an outside power source or battery for illumination and will work continuously for over 20 years.
Learn more about the ArmourLite Watch Series after the jump.
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American Technologies Network, Corp. Thermal Imaging Devices - Suitable for a Wide Variety of Applications
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American Technologies Network has a complete line of Thermal Imaging devices suitable for a wide variety of applications. Check out the video below to learn more about ATN's Thermal Imaging devices.
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G4S ITI - VA Campus Teams Up with Overland Experts (OEX) and Redback One Combat Training Systems (RB1) for the Future
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G4S International Training, Inc. (G4S ITI) is focusing on skill areas to improve upon through partnerships with Overland Experts (OEX) andRedback One Combat Training Systems (RB1). These two companies are well known within select circles for their excellence and the advanced training they offer. The future of G4S ITI requires the right combination of team members and partners to offer an expanded level of training capability and increase the level of excellence in G4S ITI's presentation of the many skills offered at the campuses.
OEX and Redback One Combat Training Systems are two small business companies working with G4S ITI to bring the collective capabilities together and offer a higher level of training excellence.
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Gaston J. Glock Style Partners with LBM to Extend Emerging Media Platforms
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 Gaston J. Glock Style LP, the purveyors of fine quality hunting and shooting sports apparel and accessories, will partner with Laura Burgess Marketing to enhance their emerging media capabilities and increase customer awareness and loyalty to the Gaston brand.
 Gaston Glock Style markets apparel for hunting and the shooting sports, along with bags and
cases, shooting equipment and accessories such as exquisite hunting knives forged by well known German knife maker, Markus Balbach and made by Patrick Teyke, hand-etched scrimshaw
jewelry on mammoth bone from German artisan M. Mehmke and handmade leather belts crafted by leather artisans in the United States.
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The Gun Club of America (GCA) Announces GUNSTOCK
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 The Gun Club of America (GCA) announced GUNSTOCK, a three day event to be held at the Stillwater Firearms Association (SFA) Range in Fallon, Nevada from June 15th through 17th, 2012. GCA members can attend numerous hands-on, how-to firearms training sessions, clinics and seminars. This event, especially tailored for GCA's members, will include top instructors and industry manufacturers. GCA members will also have the opportunity to attend all day training courses (additional fee), on June 14th and June 18th, 2012.
A portion of the proceeds from GUNSTOCK will go to the aid of the GCA Charity of the Year, The Pathway Home, a Yountville, California non-profit, residential recovery program for veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who deal with the challenges of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS).
Learn more about GUNSTOCK after the jump.
Not enough? Check out GUNSTOCK's additional training days.
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LaserLyte® Introduces the Bersa® Thunder .380 Laser
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LaserLyte® continues to innovate and stay in front of their customers by providing laser innovation where the demand is the greatest. LaserLyte® proudly introduces the CK-MS for the popular personal defense pistols, the Bersa® Thunder .380 and .380 Plus. The laser is easy and quick to mount on the Bersa trigger guard and snugs-up securely to the dust cover and simple to activate with the ambidextrous, ergonomic switch. The LaserLyte® CK-MS laser is easily programmable to either constant on or pulse mode. Another great feature is the "auto-off" feature that displays a unique flash after 5-minutes of operation and automatically turns the unit off after 6-minutes.
Learn more about the CK-MS after the jump.
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The MasterPiece Arms Protector II Pistol for 2012
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MasterPiece Arms continues to evolve the Protector series of concealed carry pistols. Multiple new features enhance the look, feel and performance of these .380 ACP pistols. A beavertail was added to the pistol to eliminate any slide bite and enhance the overall grip-ability of the pistol. New square serrations on the stainless and 4140 black steel slides built from a solid billet, provide a more positive grip, with or without gloves, when racking the slide. Barrel porting significantly reduces the felt recoil by bleeding gas from the barrel when the weapon is fired. Finally, fully machined aluminum grips, hardcoat anodized, are included on the Stainless, Premium and Coyote Brown models.
Learn more about the Protector II for 2012 after the jump.
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MGI: One of Most Versatile Weapons on the Planet Made in Old Town
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This is an excerpt from an article written by Nick McCrea that appeared in the Bangor Daily News.
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Mack Gwinn, president of MGI, holds one of the small arms that his company manufactures at its Old Town facility.
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MGI designs and manufactures the Hydra modular weapons system, which has a similar look and feel to the AR-15. But Gwinn's version of the assault rifle allows the operator to change the barrel, magazine well and other parts at will to fire more than 30 different calibers of ammunition.
Doing that sort of alteration on an AR-15 is like changing the engine in a car, Gwinn said. On a Hydra, the switch doesn't require any tools and can be finished in less than two minutes.
The record time for a full caliber switch by an MGI employee is 34 seconds, according to Gwinn.
The Hydra name came from Charlie Cutshaw, a journalist who, because of the gun's ability to fire just about any round, compared the weapon to the mythical many-headed serpent. The nickname stuck.
Read the full article after the jump.
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Morphix Technologies® Launches New Website
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Morphix Technologies® launched a completely new website featuring easier navigation with more features and information. Morphix Technologies' product lines include the Chameleon®, SafeAir® and ChromAir® products for military, law enforcement, first responder/fire and industrial markets.
The new website allows visitors to easily locate specific products and/or applications from the upper navigation bar. Each product page provides the viewer with everything from a general overview of the product to technical specifications, product configuration, threat scenarios, training and even how to purchase. The easy-to-navigate website emphasizes the importance of identifying deadly chemicals through training videos, presentations and attention-getting video commercials. Current company news, trade shows and contact information have been updated to provide customers with pertinent information to start protecting their most important asset; their employees.
Learn more about the website changes after the jump.
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Parabellum Armament ADO Ambi Charging Handle Initial Impressions from ITS Tactical
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Check out the video below for initial impressions from ITS Tactical on the ADO Ambi Charging Handle made by Parabellum Armament Company and Arma Dynamics.
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Parabellum Armament ADO Ambi Charging Handle Initial Impressions
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Revision Introduces Military-Grade Photochromic Eyewear System: The Sawfly® Photochromic
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Revision Military introduces the Sawfly Photochromic Eyewear System. Featuring Revision's rapid light-changing technology, first introduced in its Hellfly Ballistic Sunglasses, the ballistic photochromic Sawfly lens automatically darkens to a sunglass tint when exposed to sunlight and returns to its clear state in the absence of UV rays, providing a tactical edge in rapidly changing environments.
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Sentry Solutions Customer Testimonial Video Response Contest in Final Weeks - Submit Your Entry Now!
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Sentry Solutions Customer Testimonial Video Response Contest featuring the TUF-CLOTH and Marine TUF-CLOTH product lines is in its final weeks. Kicked off through YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on February 1st, 2012, the contest calls on all fans to submit a video response featuring a customer testimonial on either Sentry Solutions' TUF-CLOTH or Marine TUF-CLOTH products. One lucky winner will receive a Sentry Solutions' prize product package (products of winner's choice) with a retail value of $100.00. The contest closes at 11:59pm EST March 31, 2012. It is open only to legal residents of the contiguous United States (excluding, without limitation, Puerto Rico and other US territories), who currently reside in the US and who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. There are only a few weeks left to get your entry in, so don't wait!
View the contest launch video for more information.
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More contest rules after the jump.
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Tuff Writer® Pen Launched from a Shotgun - Stays in One Piece and Continues to Write
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Carteach0 is a blogger who doesn't take challenges lightly. When he heard about Tuff-Writer Inc. setting their sights on proving that the Blendtec Blender, made famous by the "Will It Blend?" series of YouTube videos, would not be able to blend their tactical pen, he wanted to try his own durability tests. So, Tuff-Writer sent him some pen samples and the following video is his demonstration of just how tough these pens really are. Can it survive being shot by a bow into a pile of logs? Yup. How 'bout shot out of a shotgun at the "thin man" next to a hundred year old tree? Of course. The Tuff-Writer pen survived both experiments, stayed in one piece and continued to write every time. Don't believe us? Watch the video yourself for the proof.
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Tuff Writer pens.... .mp4
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Laura Burgess Marketing provides public relations and marketing services to companies within the law enforcement, tactical, military, shooting sports, fire, EMS, boating and recreational fishing markets. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, corporate management and public relations, Laura Burgess Marketing helps companies to build better brand awareness to the media and their customers through traditional and the new social media methods.
Sincerely,
Laura Burgess
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Sniper Competition Action: Legion Production Releases New DVD - SNIPER COMP
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Every year the U.S. Army's Sniper School at Fort Benning, GA, hosts the International Sniper Competition, inviting the best snipers from around the world to compete. This mentally and physically taxing competition challenges the participants' precision, endurance, stalking and observational skills. These intense events are revealed in this action packed film, available immediately for purchase through Amazon, eBay and other retailers.
SNIPER COMP takes audiences alongside elite sniper teams from around the world as they embark on the most demanding test of a sniper's skills imaginable -- The International Sniper Competition. The competition showcases thirty-two teams from the Army, Army National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force, Special Forces, SWAT and three foreign countries that will compete in eighteen events and combat simulations over the course of seven days that will test every skill they have.
Profits from SNIPER COMP are donated to the following non-profits: The US Army Sniper Association and the USMC Scout/Sniper Association. This production was created in the effort to raise money for deployed forces and honor fallen soldiers.
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Learn more about SNIPER COMP after the jump.
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Win Free Swag from Your Favorite Firearms and Accessory Manufacturers
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Who DOESN'T love a chance to win free gear. Want to find out who is giving away what and where you can find it? Weapon-Blog.com hosts a page on their site where they list ALL the running contests on Gun Gear Giveaways.
Visit Weapon-Blog.com today to find out what YOU could win!
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The HEIZER DoubleTap™ pistols should begin arriving at dealers in late March or April of 2012. Keep updated via the Availability tab on Heizer's website.
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SPHINX® to Sponsor Guga Ribas
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Sphinx® announces the sponsorship of Swiss/Brazilian top Practical Shooting athlete Augusto "Guga" Ribas.
Guga Ribas, a top athlete of the extinguished Modified Division and one of the major promoters of Practical Shooting in Brazil, will be using Sphinx pistols in all tournaments in both the Production and Open Divisions.
Advanced negotiations for the sponsorship of "Guga Ribas Junior Top Team" are also in progress. The project aims to join Guga's know-how and training sessions to Sphinx's high-level equipment in order to form new IPSC top athletes.
Read more about the new sponsorship after the jump.
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REVIEW: TAWATEC E.O.Diver Tactical ICS from The Wrist Watch Review
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Today, we're going to have a look at a rather compelling watch that features tritium tubes for illumination. I've made no secret of being enamored by watches that feature gaseous tritium light sources (aka GLTS), and I think that the model sent for review is a great entry.
If you're not familiar with Tawatec, they've been around since 1993, and are located in Biel, Switzerland. They focus on producing timepieces that are targeted towards law enforcement, military and firefighting professionals, and the demands that those professions place on watch. This is even reflected in the company
name, TAtical WAtch TEChnology. What this means for us, the consumer, is that these watches aren't just for show - they should stand up to quite a bit of abuse.
Read more of Part 1 or Part 2 of this review after the jump.
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LBM Wants YOU...To Be a Contributing Blogger | |
LBM is looking to expand The LBM Blogger and we're looking for upstanding bloggers to contribute. We've already been able to get some fantastic bloggers to start posting content on our site. Perhaps you've seen their work. If you are a blogger who has contributed outstanding work to the industry, we'd like you to share your wisdom with our readers.
Getting started as a contributing blogger is easy. Contact Ashley Burgess to have your profile created.
Once your user profile is created, feel free to contribute as often or as little as you'd like!
All posts will be publicized through our Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn accounts. We may even feature you in our bi-monthly newsletter as well! |
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