Everyone should know how to select and tie a number of useful knots. However, sometimes the right hardware can provide a little more speed and convenience than a knot. LoopAliens are like that. These handy little widgets make tasks like tensioning a rope for a tarp tent ridge line much faster to set up and take down. I like the rounded edges on LoopAliens and the fact that they can be purchased in kits, pre-packaged with Dyneema cordage.
If you haven’t followed the development of the The Fix Rifle by Q, it would be tempting to write it off as just another bolt-action rifle in an aluminum chassis. The truth is far more interesting than that! Kit Badger recently spent time at Q headquarters. He was able to document the assembly process of The Fix Rifle and learn about the hows and whys of the design along the way.
The embedded video below is a playlist of all 6 parts in the series. The videos are absolutely fascinating… like How It’s Made but with more depth and about guns.
Abner Miranda at Tier 1 Citizen recently showed off his Stupid Simple Targets in a new video and it is worth sharing. He shows how to use found material, a single 2×4, some conduit clamps, and rebar to create lightweight, portable, and completely customizable targets with no fear of splash-back like you would have with steel. The targets in the video are CNC cut from HDPE but they could easily be cut from plywood or scrap plastic like political signs.
SLYSTEEL has shown prototypes of their Shark Tooth Rescue Knife publicly before but they recently showed it in action for the first time (video below).
The knife is very much like their original Shark Tooth Tactical Knife with its full integral finger guard and angular American Tanto blade shape. The biggest difference is the addition of bolt-on, toothed, gear-like structures to the side of the blade. These “gears” allow the user to plunge the knife into sheet metal (like vehicle body panels) to a consistent depth and then lever the knife through the steel like a can opener. This action can be seen in the video below along with a demonstration of the glass breaker.
The knife shown in the video above is a prototype. Stay tuned for pricing and availability details on the production version.
Tactical Works has a number of new items to check out and some Mother’s Day coupon codes including free shipping and 15% of Elzetta lights. You can check out their newsletter for details: Tactical Works Newsletter
The new gear includes the Triggertech Diamond Trigger for R700 rifles. These triggers feature zero creep, minimal overtravel, and easy adjustment.
