Archive | October, 2013

PHLster Suede Patches

PHLster Adhesive Suede

PHLster is now offering adhesive suede patches through their website. These patches work great for any holster including those from PHLster. If you notice that your holster has hotspots that irritate you when you are wearing it, you can apply a bit of suede to ease your pain.

Check out the Suede Patches at PHLster.com.

The Tactical Handyman’s Toolbox: Thread Locking Compound

Listen to me, my children, as I pass down the wisdom of all the Tactical Handymen before me. When it comes to guns and gear – if it has threads, it gets Loctite (or a similar thread locking compound). The only exception is when the manufacturer says otherwise. Recoil can and will loosen threaded fasteners over time. Thread locking compound can prevent that from happening.

Most manufacturers color code their thread locking compound. The blue stuff is all you need for most applications, but if the part will be subjected to high heat, go with the red stuff or some other product intended for use with high heat.

Tactical Handymans Toolbox Thread Locker

Use thread locking compound on:

  • Optic mount screws
  • Flashlight mount screws
  • The set screws on your handgun sights
  • Sight adjustment set screws
  • Grip screws on your carbine
  • The screws that hold your holsters to their belt interface or shroud
  • Almost anything with threads that would ruin your day if it loosened
  • Seriously, use it – a lot

Don’t use thread locking compound on:

  • AR-15 receiver extensions/buffer tubes (these should be staked at the castle nut)
  • The nut on a Larue Tactical QD lever
  • Anything you need to be able to unscrew later
  • Anything that the manufacturer specifically states not to use thread locking compound

No one wants to deal with threaded fasteners that back out. At best, you will have to re-zero an optic costing your time and money. At worst, something could fail you at a critical time. Please go get some thread locking compound and add it to your toolbox.

Patch Collecting: SSD Keep Calm and Return Fire Patch

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I visit Soldier Systems Daily multiple times every day so when they worked with Mojo Tactical to adapt the “Keep Calm and Return Fire” SSD motto to patch form, I picked one up. That is the short version.

The long version is that it took me several tries before I caught them in stock. This patch is so popular that it is rarely in stock at the Mojo Tactical Facebook store. It can be hard to find but it is worth the effort.

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