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30% Off Coyote Brown PIG UCR at SKD Tactical

SKD Tactical is having a 48 hour flash sale on their PIG UCR in Coyote Brown. Use code UCRFLASH30 at checkout to save 30% off. That is the deepest discount ever offered on the UCR.

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The PIG UCR or Universal Chest Rig is one of the all time classic chest rigs that everyone should own. It is one of those rare pieces of gear that sets out to support a lot of different magazines and actually ends up working well for all of them. I have one of these going back to the days when it was an SKD exclusive chest rig manufactured by Eagle Industries and I still use it regularly. It also makes a great loaner since it will work with just about any type of magazine. You will always be able to find a use for a rig like this.

Sneaky Bags Expands Spyder Line

Sneaky Bags has expanded their Spyder line to include two additional larger sizes. The Spyder bag was originally designed to conceal very compact SBRs but users wanted the same feature set for larger carbines so Sneaky Bags has introduced a new 31″ length and 36″ length to go with the original 27″ length bag.

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All 3 sizes have the same features that made the original great. They are relatively low-profile in appearance, having more in common with a sports equipment bag than most gun cases. The clam shell opening allows easy access to the rifle or rifles contained inside and the magazine loadout that can be stored and organized in the divider between the two main compartments. The outside compartments can be used to carry a number of items up to and including handguns or even smaller SMGs if you have need for such things.

Check out the Spyder line at Sneaky Bags.

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Crowdfund This: Smith & Bradley Springfield Classic Field Watch

The simple field watch has been a functional and stylish men’s watch option for pretty much as long as it has existed. It is an absolute classic thanks to its slim, simple case, readable dial, and it’s chameleon like ability to go with a t-shirt and jeans on the range or a business suit at the office. The field watch is what you might call a classic.

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Smith & Bradley’s new Springfield Classic Field Watch takes that clean, classic style and injects a dose of modern, muscular proportions. This timepiece is still an easy-to-wear field watch through and through but it’s style, proportions, and features are subtly more contemporary.

The Springfield starts with a 48mm case machined from 316-L stainless steel. It is large enough to look at home on large wrists but it is trim enough to work for anyone. Everything about the watch has been scaled up to meet the proportions of the case. The large crown is easy to use but also works as a design element. The long hand set fills the space of the face well without crowding it. The 20mm lug spacing ensures that you have more strap options than you would with the narrower lug spacing of a traditional field watch while also working with the larger proportions of the Springfield.

The 33mm diameter of dial let the designers at S&B convey a lot of information without making it feel crowded or unreadable. The 12 hour markings are very large and very easy to read, even at night thanks to the C3 Luminova (the hands are also C3 Luminova coated). The 24 hour and second markings are smaller and out of the way. The calendar placed at 3 o’clock on the dial is unobtrusive and easy to read. The dial is covered with a domed sapphire crystal. There is a Swiss Ronda Quartz movement under the dial, driving the hand set.

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The Springfield looks great and it has good stuff under the hood but it also very affordable. This is Smith & Bradley’s 4th Kickstarter funded watch and it is also their most affordable by far. The single watch perk starts at just $159 which is downright impressive for a watch with sapphire crystal, Swiss movement, 316-L stainless case, C3 Luminova, and style this clean and versatile. The 2 watch perk brings the price per watch down even further!

The Springfield is built in the USA. It is available with a stainless finish or black PVD finish. It will come with a NATO style strap.

Check out the Smith & Bradley Springfield Classic Field Watch on Kickstarter.

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Shellback Tactical Hard Armor Plates

Shellback Tactical is bringing out their own line of hard armor plates. Both their Level III and Level IV options will be NIJ 0101.06 certified, made in the USA, and multi-hit capable. Shellback Tactical is now listed on the NIJ CPL list for these plates. Stay tuned for pricing and release information.

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TOPS Knives Bushcraft Leather Sheath

“Dangler” sheaths aren’t for everyone but they work really well for me. They can make a knife more comfortable to wear with the waist belt of a backpack or keep your belt clear around your handgun so the knife doesn’t get in the way of your draw-stroke. They also keep the knife from digging into your side when you are doing actual work outside like splitting wood. There are a lot of companies making these and the prices vary greatly. I have found that the Bushcraft Leather Sheath from TOPS Knives is one of the best kept secrets among sheaths of this type.

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TOPS Knives makes this sheath to work with their knives like the uber-popular BOB Field Knife, HOG 4.5, and Baja 4.5 to name a few. However, I have found that it will also work with knives like the ESEE 4, Bark River Fox River (and similar), Fallkniven F1, and many other knives of similar size and even slightly larger. If you have a knife in this very popular size range, you need to check out this sheath.

The sheath is constructed from thicker leather than many of the production sheaths I have seen from retailers. It has a fold-over design with a welt and it is double stitched. It also has a firesteel loop and a robust D-ring/belt loop set up. The quality is excellent.

The best part is that it costs $45 which puts it on par with other similar sheaths that are not as robustly constructed as this one. It also includes a firesteel/magnesium rod combo tool and a pretty good whistle which pushes it way over the top in terms of value.

The TOPS Knives Bushcraft Leather Sheath is available in black and brown. Check it out at TOPS Knives.

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