For the most part, finding a holster for your firearm is easy. If the major holster companies don’t have one, there’s some dude making them in his garage. That all changes when you add a weapon light. Some of the more popular, full-sized lights will have [Read More…]
Those of you who might have picked up one of the new Taurus GX4 micro-compact 9mm pistols are probably still looking for a suitable holster. Thankfully, a couple companies have unveiled their new offerings for the GX4 pistol. The new GX4 holster options include the [Read More…]
Subcompact pistols are becoming one of the most popular options for today’s concealed carriers and with the onset of that popularity comes a need for concealment holsters. Safariland is rising to meet this need with the 575 Slim Pro-Fit Holster. The new holster [Read More…]
Safariland has just released a new plate carrier for the armor market – the Gen 3 Fast Attack Vest or FAV. The Fast Attack Vest claims to be versatile, and provide more ballistic coverage at its base level. The FAV features front, back, shoulder, and side soft [Read More…]
If you’re into the full-gear style of training, you’ll be pretty familiar with the concepts of both dual and single-channel communications setups. There are currently only a few viable setups available on the market for linking your radio to a headset [Read More…]
The newest addition to Safariland’s customizable armor systems is here with the release of the third generation SHIFT 360 scalable plate rack system. The SHIFT 360 features a lightweight and durable internal lining system and adjustability to accommodate plates of [Read More…]
Touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste – these are our five basic senses. Without them life gets more difficult, and that includes hearing. As we all know, most firearms create a bang that will damage our hearing unless we protect our ears. There are several [Read More…]
The holster – where your gun is most likely going to stay most of the time when it’s outside the safe. It’s therefore quite important that you buy a holster that is made for your needs, and something you feel comfortable and overall happy with. If you [Read More…]
Safariland has unveiled a phone-based program designed to make sizing body armor and uniforms quicker and with less hassle, rather than having others take the measurements. Safariland’s sizing technology is called XpertFit, and is said to take only two minutes [Read More…]
New Holster Offerings Safariland has had a strong focus on bringing more holster options to fit the SIG Sauer P365 and also will be bringing out a new 7378 holster that will fit the Glock 48. There is also a strong focus on RDS holsters due to current trends with new [Read More…]
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 and visit the Safariland booth to look at some new holster offerings for 2018. First, we take a look at the new 1911 ALS OWB holster. The beauty of this holster is that it allows for 1911s with or without a rail. This holster also […] [Read More…]
My friend told me about the VieVu and that I need to go check it out. VieVu is a smart body camera system designed for law enforcement. The problem with body cameras is that they are typically manually activated and in the heat of the problem it is easy to forget to [Read More…]
The first holster to be issued with the US Army’s new Modular Handgun System, including both the M17 and M18 pistols, will be a variant of the Safariland 7TS holster, featuring both ALS and SLS locking systems. The holster is the first of at least three holsters [Read More…]
Safariland recently announced the company developed a new addition to its line of GLS Pro-Fit holsters. The new rig, called the model 571, is designed as a micro paddle design for several of the most popular compact pistols being used for concealed carry: Glock 43 [Read More…]
The Safariland Group announced it will show new concealed carry holster options at the National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Atlanta. The new rigs will be offered under the company’s Safariland and Bianchi brands. Here is a quick overview of some of the [Read More…]
It appears that those field tests for meth might not be as reliable as we all might have thought. A Flordia man was jailed after a loose flake of icing from his bi-weekly Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut tested positive for methamphetamine. I know Krispy Kreme’s [Read More…]
When it comes to body armor, two features always seem to be at odds: protection and weight. In general, the higher degree of protection, the greater the weight of the armor. Safariland announced a new line of soft body armor that the company claims provides the [Read More…]
Safariland announced a new shotgun shell holder developed for competition sports. The new holder was announced and shown at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show that was held recently in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new Model 086 Shotgun Shell Holder aims to help [Read More…]
I love my GORUCK Firearms gear. A lot (don’t judge me). My only current issue with it is for 3-Gun. The Discreet Rifle Case is useless for the shotgun, and necessitates that I carry another bag. It would be nice to have a single carry solution. The [Read More…]
Heckler and Koch’s VP9 is a popular gun, and many of the gun owners who have purchased one have done so for self-defense purposes. There are practically endless aftermarket options and accessories for pistols, but perhaps the one item purchased on the largest [Read More…]
Safariland announced the expansion of the 7TSTM Holster Series with new fits for the Glock 17/22 and 19/23 with the most popular lights, and new fits for the Sig Sauer P220R/P226R, P227 full-size/compact and the P229R. These are the first fits to be introduced for [Read More…]
Safariland has released their latest locking system, the GLS (Grip Locking System). The GLS was specifically designed to provide locking in a system that can be used for deep concealment. Safariland describes the system and draw: Similar to the proven ALS® design, the [Read More…]
Safariland introduced a new, inexpensive option for mounting a white light on your handgun. The Rogers’ Rail Light mounts to most accessory rails on modern handguns, and is supposed to be easy and fast to put on or take off. The Rogers’ Rail Light is [Read More…]
The rise in popularity of optics, such as the Trijicon RMR, has holster makers looking at ways of making scabbards for carrying them. Safariland has been working on new holsters for the military and for law enforcement. At Media Day, Safariland had this drop leg [Read More…]
BAE Systems has sold back tactical/LE gear, body armor and firearm accessory maker Safariland to investment firm Kanders And Company. Kanders sold Safariland to BAE five years ago. Stamford Advocate reports … The owner of a Stamford business has acquired a [Read More…]
Safariland is manufacturing SPEEDFEED I and SPEEDFEED III shotgun stocks in A-TACS camo for Mossberg and Remington shotguns. They are available for the Remington 870, Remington 1100, Remington 1187 and Mossberg 500/590. The MSRP is $149.95.
The open-source CAT suppressor mount (1×16 left-hand thread QD) has been aiming to tackle the quite complex world of incompatible suppressors and muzzle devices and simplify it into something you can use with any suppressor featuring the CAT suppressor pattern. [Read More…]
The new Alien Gear Rapid Force Level 3 Duty Holster V3 is here and looks to be a pretty elaborate duty holster, but how does it stack up?… It currently is set up to accept red dot equipped handguns as well as those donning a weapon light. At the moment, they are [Read More…]
It says it there in the title and long story short, I haven’t killed it yet. Today we’re talking about a familiar yet new(ish) face to the enclosed red dot world – the Riton Optics 3 Tactix EED (Enclosed Emitter Dot). This optic is new for Riton but [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about how small guns aren’t always the best option when carrying them daily. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here for more information. This week, I [Read More…]
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