March 24, 2011 by Austin Cushing.

EOTAC items are currently out of stock, and no orders for EOTAC items are being accepted at this time. Comparable items by Tru-Spec,
Propper, and 5.11 Tactical are available. 

Contact our sales representatives for more information or to request quantity quotes on comparable items.

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March 18, 2011 by Austin Cushing.

Whether you’re serving active duty on the battlefield, walking a patrol on the streets, doing some hunting in the wilderness, or shooting on the competition circuit, your weapon of choice must be cared for and maintained frequently to ensure that it maintains its reliability and accuracy. As such, a cleaning kit - whether personally assembled or bought complete - is a vital part of one’s loadout kit, bug out bag, or personal care supplies. Otis Technology manufactures pre-assembled weapon cleaning kits for a variety of calibers and weapon types, such as their 9mm-.45 cal pistol/submachine gun cleaning kit, their 12 guage combat shotgun cleaning kit, and their 7.62mm rifle cleaning kit, all of which contain a Gerber Military Tool, optics cleaning gear, rods and swabs to clean the chamber and bore, obstruction removers to remove stuck cases and other bore obstructions, and scrapers, picks, and brushes for maintaining slide action and other crucial components. Each is packaged in a lightweight case with ALICE and MOLLE clips for ease of attachment to military equipment.

For those interested in supplementing their own cleaning kits or stockpiling replacement supplies at their base of operations, Atlanco Tru-Spec delivers with a variety of GI-spec gun cleaning accessories for proper firearm care. The 5.56 mm / .223 Remington round has served our nation’s military as well as sportsmen and huntsmen for decades, and is one of the most common rounds available; as such a bore brush, chamber brush, cleaning patches, or better, a complete cleaning kit should be a component of any owner’s arsenal.

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March 11, 2011 by Austin Cushing.

As you may already be aware, the raw cost of cotton fiber has risen from a low of approximately 40 cents per pound to its current high of $2.45 per pound and rising over the past three years, with sharp increases over the past six months. Furthermore, the supply of cotton fabric has been strained over the past three months, with many fabric suppliers struggling to keep up with demand. This has impacted many of our clothing manufacturers significantly, and has resulted in price increases on all cotton-based clothing for the 2011 period, with further increases throughout throughout the fiscal year as prices continue to increase.

On March 7th, Westex, manufacturers of Indura and Indura Ultra Soft fabric, have released a statement that the cost of Indura and Indura Ultra Soft fabric will be increasing by between 25 and 50% effective immediately, and that lead times are to be expected on all new orders of Indura and Indura Ultra Soft fabrics. As such, price increases on all Indura and Indura Ultra Soft products are expected, and lead times are expected to increase due to the cotton supply shortage.

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March 8, 2011 by Austin Cushing.

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If you’ve been traveling through a high-security area, you’ve likely seen military personnel, bomb squads, and security checkpoints using metal detectors and X-ray scanners, as well as something you may not recognize - a trace detector, a handheld device that can detect explosive compounds so that they can be neutralized before they can kill hundreds or thousands of people. But how does it work? To answer that question, we’re going to be taking a close look at the Scintrex E3500, the most commonly seen type of trace detection unit available on the market today.

The Scintrex E3500 is manufactured by Scintrex, the leading manufacturer of explosives and contraband detectors worldwide and a division of Control Screening, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of security checkpoint and detection equipment overall, and is remarkably easy to use. It uses Luminol Chemilux chemiluminescence technology to detect military, commercial, and homemade explosives compounds, whether liquid or powdered, while screening out weather and environmental interferences to sharply reduce the possibility of false positives or false negatives. You don’t need to be a forensics expert to operate the E3500 - once you’ve calibrated the device, you can simply press the button to perform a scan, with results reported to you in seconds on the unit’s LCD screen, with visible alerts if a hazard is detected. The device scans both by measuring vapors taken in through the
front of the unit, and by examining particulates ’swiped’ inside, allowing flexible scanning options depending on security needs.

Because the Scintrex E3500 uses Luminol Chemilux instead of radioactive isotopes, basic operation of the device requires no certificates or licenses, and the device manages to be incredibly rugged and self-contained while still maintaining a weight of less than six pounds. This basic change in the way trace detection systems function also sharply increases the accuracy of the unit, reducing false positives from environmental factors while detecting even nanogram traces of explosive compounds. A single battery charge allows the unit to operate for up to six hours uninterrupted, and its consumable components are minimal and typically only need to be replaced on a yearly basis. Furthermore, its durable design and unique sensitivity allows it to resist the effects of hostile environments (exhaust, humidity, rain, sand, aerosols, pollutants, and the like), making it a viable tool for real-world applications as opposed to a high-tech laboratory toy.

The Scintrex E3500 is no bigger or heavier than a housecat, yet it can reliably scan for explosives in luggage, mail, trucks, vehicles, clothing, electronic devices, backpacks, documents, and other containers, or practically anywhere that a swab or air sample can be taken. Its sensitivity and portability makes it, and devices like it, a vital component of security screening by military forces, law enforcement agents, customs officers, bomb squads, government facilities, security checkpoints, hotels, palaces, embassies, power plants, courtrooms, sporting events, and TSA officials at rail stations, airports, and seaports. Airport security might still be a nightmare, but with developments like these, the practical necessity for invasive personal searches will become a thing of the past as soon as reliable scanning technology is commonly adopted.

For more developments in security screening, check out our AUTOClear / Control Screening section or contact our sales department for more information and to request quotes.

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