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Ruger 10/22 MOLLE Magazine Pouch from Retro-Tactical

By on January 18, 2011 in Tactical Gear

I have been looking for something like this Ruger 10/22 MOLLE Magazine Pouch from Retro-Tactical for years. I often lash my 10/22 to my backpack when I go camping or hiking. It would be very convenient to be able to carry a couple of spare magazines for the 10/22 in an easy to access pouch.

In the past, I used a belt mounted speed-loader pouch to carry the magazines but carrying magazines on my belt interferes with the waist belt of a backpack. Now, with this pouch from Retro-Tactical, users will have the option of mounting the pouch to the MOLLE waist belt or on other surface of the pack with MOLLE webbing.

Unique pouches like this are one of the biggest reasons I like to patronize custom gear makers. A 10-22 magazine pouch might be too much of a niche product for a large gear maker to undertake, but a more nimble, smaller custom maker can serve these niche markets. There is also tremendous value in being able to communicate directly with the person making your gear. Before you buy from the big guy, consider purchasing from one of the smaller and tremendously talented custom gear makers.

Check out the 10/22 Magazine pouch at Retro-Tactical.com.

Customize a Benchmade Griptilian

By on January 17, 2011 in Knives

The Benchmade Griptilian is a modern classic. Its rock solid lock, hand filling ergonomics, light weight, durability, and reasonable price have made it a very popular choice among many knife users.

The Griptilian has been offered in many configurations over the years but now Benchmade is letting you decide exactly how you want your Griptilian made. Benchmade’s new “Customize a Griptilian” page lets you choose everything from scale color to blade steel. You can even add custom laser engraved text and images.

I would like to see more knife manufacturers offer this type of service.

Customize your own Griptilian at the Benchmade website.

Magpul iPhone Cases Shipping Now

By on January 15, 2011 in Tactical Gear

Magpul showed their iPhone Field Case for the iPhone 3 and 3GS at SHOT Show 2010. It generated a lot of buzz but, due to some concerns with durability, the release of the iPhone Field Case was delayed.

Now, nearly a year later, the iPhone Field Cases are finally shipping from Magpul. They will be made from the same material that the original Magpul magazine loops are made from which should make them very durable. The iPhone field case is available in a variety of colors for both the iPhone 3, 3GS, and a new design for the iPhone 4.

ESEE-3 Folder Prototype and Laser Strike News

By on January 14, 2011 in Knives

Jeff Randall at ESEE Knives let the cat out of the bag on their new folding knife design. It is a prototype of a folding version of the venerable ESEE-3. The prototype likely won’t change much when it goes into production but there may still be some changes.

The prototypes blade is made from 5/32″ thick D2 steel and is about 3 1/2″ long.The steel for the final product has not been decided yet. The blade will lock up on a monstrous frame lock. There will also be a G10 slab on the non-lock side for grip.

These two folder prototypes will be in the ESEE booth at the upcoming SHOT Show along with another ESEE prototype – the Laser Strike. The Laser Strike was an early Randall Adventure Training design that was made by TOPS Knives. The Laser Strike was a medium survival knife (5″ blade) that had a very unique fire drill divot milled into the micarta handles. The original Laser Strike knives are becoming very hard to find so many people are looking forward to this reissue. Hopefully, there will be pictures of the new Laser Strike after the SHOT Show.

Giveaway: Battle Arms Development Patches

By on January 13, 2011 in Uncategorized

Battle Arms Development, makers of the truly excellent BAD-ASS and BAD-ASS-ST, sent me a stash of patches to give away to some lucky Jerking the Trigger readers. I have 3 of the earlier style with the M14 art on them and 3 of the new round style with waving flag art. All of the patches have a Multicam color scheme. Since I have 6 patches to giveaway… there will be 6 winners!

To Enter:

  1. “Like” Jerking the Trigger on Facebook.
  2. “Like” Battle Arms Development on Facebook.
  3. Comment on this post with a number between 1 and 2000.

Rules:

The giveaway will be open until 8PM (EST) Friday, January 28th. Please follow the instructions carefully. Incomplete entries will be discarded. Please use a valid email address when you leave a comment so I can notify you. If the same number is chosen twice, the first person who posted the number will win.

Thank you Battle Arms Development for providing the patches for this giveaway!

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