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OTIS Technology, (Lyons Falls, NY) OTIS has a Show-long series of events and promotions to celebrate 25 years in business and their ascension to the world’s undisputed leader in Gun Cleaning. (Page 5)
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HellFighter debuts Li-Ion rechargeable LED weapon mounted lights!
Doreen Garrett, (center left), CEO of Otis Technology accepts the coveted American Sporting Trade Magazine CEO of the Year Award. Also honored is Denise Williams, Otis VP of Sales and Marketing , recipient of the AST Magazine Industry Executive of the Year. Presenting is Doug Painter, past President of the NSSF and American Sporting Trade Publisher Jim Bonis. Under the leadership of Doreen and Denise Otis has become the worldʼs largest manufacturer of gun cleaning systems. Otis celebrates itʼs 25th Anniversary in 2010.
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Otis Intro’s Young Shooters Kit
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Dark Ops Holdings Posts Record Sales!
CounterSniperTM Intro’s new 1-12x & 4-48x Extreme Sniper Scopes (CounterSniper Military Optical (Details, Page 18)
CounterSniper Military Optics Intro’s 1-12x & 4-48x Tactical Scopes! - Longest Zoom Range of Any Scopes Ever!
Dark Ops Holdings CEO Frank Miller accepts the illustrious American Sporting Trade Rifle Optic of the Year. Presenting, RMTVʼs Andy Lightbody and AST Publisher Jim Bonis. Products like the 3-25 and new 1-12 and 4-48 have made CounterSniper the fastest growing tactical optics company in America.
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Gunsight Corp, Rochester NY). CSO has delivered two radically new riflescopes, a 1 to 12 power CQB-Sniper scope developed as an NDI for Military applications, and an astonishing 4 to 48 power riflescope designed for 50 BMG and 20mm and 30mm extreme range interdiction. The prevalence of combat in built up urban centers has necessitated the need for wide view to distance range optics. (Story page 8,9)
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Xtreme Sport Shooter - Patrick Flanigan! Dailly UFC Fighter - Matt Hughes! TBA Renown Sniper - Chuck Mawhinney! Thursday Olympic Gold Medalist Shooter - Kim Rhode! Wednesday & Friday Champion Competition Shooter - Doug Koenig! Thursday “Mr. Whitetail”- Larry Weishuhn! Tuesday American Idol Finalist-Kristy Lee Cook! Wednesday Country Music Artist - Andy Griggs! Tuesday
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A full size fighting folder built to the durability requirements of full-on, Spec-Ops combat! The StratoFighters feature Dark Op’s proprietary RaptorLokTM , self cleansing double talon locking system that uses the entire length of the knife to support the opened blade. Unlike modern unproven and complicated locking systems, the basic principles of this design have been tested for over fifty years. Dark Ops’ secondary CrisisCrossTM cross-bolt locking system serves the dual function of preventing the knife from being closed while open and prevents the untrained user from deploying the knife if separated from its owner. The pommel end of the knife offers an integrated emergency window breaker and paracord safety tethering hole.The scales are made ofT6160 aircraft grade hardened aluminum, not porous materials that cannot be decontaminated from bodily fluids or chemical munitions. Carved into the sides of the scales are lateral control grooves that provide indexing points in darkness as well as additional control without increasing the width of the handle. Deep finger grooves orient the knife in the hand and add a third more grip area. Quartz impregnated inserts provide extreme circumstances grip enhancement and are replaceable should decontamination be required. The Pocket clip is reversible for true ambidextrous tip up carry. Black Titanium CarboNitride (TiCN) vacuum deposited finish, deSTRATOFIGHTER STILETTOTM signed to shed the micro-fine airTACTICAL FIGHTING FOLDER, PENETRATOR POINT borne sand of Middle-eastern deserts. The Blade steel is made from Dark Ops proprietary CTV2 steel, an exotic and expensive Hybrid of Chromium, Cobalt, Tungsten, Vanadium, Molybdenum, in an alloy of surgical grade stainless steel. Through hardened to 58 HRC Rockwell! TM A full quarter inch STRATOFIGHTER COVERT thick, it is one of TACTICAL FOLDER, SPEAR POINT the heaviest production blades in existence today.
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Marketing VP Denise Miller, who has created one of the best consumer distribution systems the shooting sports, announced additional expansions of the executive team: Rich Feehan Director of Marketing, Tom Carpenter - Director of Commercial Sales, Mike Albert - Director of Law Enforcement Sales, Brad McIntyre - Director of Military/OEM Sales, Christina Dickinson - Director of Caboodles Early Childhood Center, Fred Dickinson - VP of Software Engineering/Development and Scott Grau in charge of shows. President Doreen Garrett and Pyramont President Jim Bonis, the company’s ad agency since 1995 round out the executive team. New managerial team additions for the year include Cara Peebles - Marketing Coordinator, Barbara Worden - Sales Coordinator, Heather Bennett - Marketing Associate, Robert Solano - Sales Associate. For more info, www.otisgun.com
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RE E , F s i t llmen • Enro and easy. quick ry new e v e r o spiff f sold.* 0 1 $ • ership b m e m Heather Hlad (Center left) and Cara Peebles accept the prestigious American Sporting Trade Accessory Product of the Year for the Hardcore Hunter Gun cleaning kit. Available in camo finishes, the new kit includes components to clean any modern hunting arm and has been a big hit with hunters and retailers alike. Presenting, RMTVʼs Andy Lightbody (left) and AST Publisher Jim Bonis.
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Otis Adds to Senior Executive Team Otis is proud to announce the ac- NRA Recruiter Program a big quisiton of noted industry executive Richard Feehan. Commented Jim Bonis who’s Pyra- hit with Retailers and Manumont Group has handled Otis’s advertising facturers since 1995 “Rich is a seasoned and extraordinarily capable executive with over two decades of experience and an advanced degree from Northwestern. We looked exhaustively to find the best guy we could and Richard stood out head and shoulders, even in a very talented pool. We are delighted to have him!”
If you like guns, sell guns or have anything to do with making a living associated with guns, we largely in recent times have the National Rifle Association to thank for this privilege. In addition to being extraordinarily capable, they are some of the classiest people you will ever meet. Wayne LaPierre, Chris Cox at ILA and John Bailey who now runs the recruiter program are some of the most profoundly decent people you will ever work with. The Recruiter Program costs Manufacturers or Dealers nothing, but allows these groups to promote NRA memberships by offering inserts that can be put in products, web links directly to the NRA membership site and other convenient programs. An Endowment member myself, I 6
Retired 4 Star General and Supreme Allied Commander Tommy Franks shares a laugh with his friend, CounterSniper Optics CEO and American Sporting Trade Publisher Jim Bonis at the NRA Show
highly encourage all manufacturers to join this program. All of my companies are members, and this is a great way to support an organization to which all of us who make our living in this industry owe so much! Jim Bonis
CounterSniper Does it Again!
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The Worlds Premier Battle Scopes are now available to select retailers with full dealer margins! SHOW ONLY! BOOTH 11869
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THE REVOLUTIONARY 2X-16X POWER TITANIUM TACTICAL RIFLESCOPE. AN ASTONISHING URBAN COMBAT TO 16X STAND-OFF RANGE OPTIC. IN SERVICE TODAY WITH THE US GOVT. LIFETIME WARRANTED $5159.00
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Borne of a decade of development for the sterile and untraceable optical rifle sighting requirements of Special Operations and agency directed clandestine counter-insurgency conflicts, CounterSniper Military Optical Gunsights Corp. manufactures a line of optical weapon sighting systems and visible and IR laser aiming systems from CQB to long range sniping and competition. The C.M.O.G. Titanium Line is the only tactical riflescope in the world UNCONDITIONALLY warranted for life. Battle damage, bomb damage, even bullet impacts are covered. If it is damaged unworkable, send it to us and we will fix it or give you a new one. CounterSniper Military Optical Gunsights Corp is Headquartered in Rochester NY, the imaging capital of the world. Long a primary Soviet nuclear impact target due to the creation of optical sighting systems for satellites, spy planes and now digital imaging devices, it is home to some of the premier optical creation, coating and imaging companies. The integration of these capabilities yield some of Americas most critical observation technologies. For more info on these remarkable tools of the preservation of liberty, call us, come see our facility in Rochester NY, see the web, or see your authorized CounterSniper Dealer. CSO Crusader and Avenger Series Riflescopes: CounterSniper's Titanium tactical rifle scopes are considered by many to be the finest optical gunsights available at any price. Military direct prices range from $4129.00$7150.00 for the Titanium models and $1125.00 to
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$2860.00 dollars for theT6061 Aircraft aluminum models What makes a riflescope cost up to 7000 dollars? It is the combination of the best components the world offers with an attention to detail on which your life can depend. These include: • Forged & milled titanium orT6061 aircraft aluminum bodies. • Impact resistance to more than 5000 times the force of gravity. • Proprietary -230 – +485°F stable pure optical glass • Lenses of optically flawless transmissivity, composited to aspheric lens elements to eliminate chromatic aberrations with apochromatic lenses with Extra Low Dispersion Glass. • 24 step vacuum Bertrillium-ZantitiumTM multicoating, raises the visible light spectrum transmission coefficients into the realm of interstellar optical devices. • Massive 56mm-70mm primary objective lenses offer nearly triple the light transmission area of lesser designs. • Vacuum and lifetime pressurizing with a mixture of nitrogen and rare earth gasses eliminates fogging or hazing from
-51*F-212*F. • Vaporless, fogless, mirageless - unaffected by atmospheric ranges from below sea level to 5 miles above it. • Mil Spec waterproof for marine-ops, dustproof for desert warfare & ergonomically compatible with arctic gloves or desert heat. • Revolutionary front and rear reticle focal plane design dramatically reduces parallax & provides an immovable reticle plane with variable power accuracy identical to fixed power designs. • Selective ranging at power allows for 1 fourth to 1 milliradian ranging, zoomable as needed on FFP Models. Titanium Versions • Variable power illumination to the are available in Hard reticle-red and green and black Earth finish or camo
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Add these features to the specs below it yields a warfighting optic bordering the incomparable. They are in service today with elite Military and Law enforcement units in variable power ranges from 1-8x up to 10-40x, with a power range for nearly every known tactical application. SPECIFICATIONS: Optical Glass Construction: Primary objectives to 60mm in Proprietary, Hi-Flourite, Leaded 99.997 % Pure Optical Glass with (Aspheric Lamination on the Titanium models, apochromatic ELD on Aluminum), Features 230-+485°F stable Bertrillium~Zantitium multicoated optics on both primary, secondary
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AMERICA’S PREMIER TACTICAL WEAPON OPTICS and interior lens groups, Night Vision Compatibility available. 10-14 lenses in 7-12 groups depending on power. Turret Construction: Patent pending turret locking system, 7.5 or 15 MOA per revolution, scopes can be locked down in applications that do not require ranging. Stainless Steel & brass construction, rustproof, triple sealed. 1/8th or 1/4 MOA increments. Focusing: SideFocus, Torsional Friction lock, indexed for distance, left hand side, non-focusing models feature our power dependent parallax free design. Fujinon Interferom- Eye relief: Extended eye relief design eters take the guess for high power rifles, minimum 3.02 work out of lens de- inches to 6.44 inches based on sign and evaluation model. & provide Counter- Waterproofing & Chemical SurvivSniper’s 100% opti- ability: Internally pressurized, Viton Sealed, MilSpec ImmersionTested & cal quality control. Waterproof, Autoclavable Decon OK Reticle & Illumination: Mildot, Tactical Cross, TDRM Front or Rear Focal Plane Engraved Glass shockproof to 5000g's, lifetime warranted.Tri~Color Red, Green, Black Variable Intensity, 4 Color Red, Green, Blue, Black Variable Intensity onTitanium models Tube Diameter: 30mm/1.18 or 35mm, model specific, 44mm ocular diameter Finish: MilSpec Covert Ano Blk Matte Hardcoat, custom finish available Diopter Range of Adjustment: Minimum -3.5 to +3.5 model
DEPLOYED WITH ELITE MILITARY AND LE UNITS AROUND THE GLOBE COUNTERSNIPERTM SCOPES ARE AVAILABLE IN POWER RANGES FROM 1-4X TO 10X40 IN TITANIUM AND AFFORDABLE AIRCRAFT ALLOYS. CALL TOLL FREE FOR A FREE CATALOG!
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CounterSnipers massive 35mm centertubes allow our 10-40x and 4-48x scopes extended elevation, larger erector group sets and extended eye-relief for .50 cal systems. Available in titanium or aluminum.
CSO’sTactical Distance Ranging MilDot-Double Impact (TDRM-DI) reticles offer both near & extended range zeroing points greatly speeding target acquisition while retaining mildot ranging. Patents Pending. dependent Windage and Elevation Adjustment: AMERICA’S 45 MOA Minimum up to 240MOA, FIRST 3-25X lockable-see web specs for specific model ZOOM! Tube Construction: Forged & milled Titanium Space Alloy MilSpec Hard Ano 30 or 35mm Milled 1 pc SquareSaddle Tube or Forged T6161 Aircraft Aluminum Alloy Covert Black Anodized Body 30 or 35mm Milled 1 pc SquareSaddleTube,Titanium Springs AntiFog Gas Purge & Seal: Proprietary rare earth/nitrogen/argon gas purged, hard earth Viton sealed THE WORLD’S FIRST 30MM 2-16X AND 3-25X Optical Transmissivity Coating: 24 URBAN SNIPER SIGHTS! CALL FOR PRICING! step vacuum Bertrillium~ZantitiumTM Warrantee: The world's most comprehensive warrantee on multicoating on both primary, secondary and interior lens optical gunsights. The world's only lifetime warrantee on groups, proprietary dim and blue light dawn/dusk enhanctactical scopes. Limited Lifetime on optical aluminum moding coating provides dramatic increase in low visible specels, Lifetime UNCONDITIONAL with full battle damage retrum light settings, enhances clarity and contrast. placement onTitanium models. See card within package for AntiScratch Coating: TitaniStar 68 Rockwell Mil Spec Antidetails and reflex and electronic sight warranties and over Scratch coating, all exposed primary and ocular lenses runs or contract designate, certain limitations apply. Mirage & Haze Filter Daylight Coating: InfraShield proprietary Daylight InfraRed spectrum blocker for rays 685nm and higher Water Displacement/Ice Shield Coating: CSO Proprietary HydroShear Moisture Displacement Coating Dust Prevention Coating: CSO Proprietary DustCaster AntiStatic IonCharge
Limited number of US Gov. Marked Contract overruns available! May show minor marks of mounting but fully warranted and available for a limited time at 70% off. First come first served, dealers margins protected! Call today!
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Record sales yield cigars and smiles. Dark Ops Holdings CEO Frank Miller (Left) shares the joy with his wife Diane Miller, VP of Sales Julia Miller (far right) & Pyramont Broadband TV CEO and Dark Ops Holdings Vice President Jim Bonis. Two of the brands under distribution by Dark Ops Holdings, CounterSniper Optics and HellFighter Lighting are the fastest growing new companies in their product sectors. Dark Ops has opened a new, state of the art distribution headquarters in Springfield, MO and has grown into a global sales powerhouse distributing all over the world. Miller始s Dark Ops Fighting Knives have become the defacto standard for hard use tactical fighting knives and new models in the line are already heavily backordered. The company has more than doubled in size each year since its inception!
The Massive triple story Otis booth unveiled in Las Vegas has garnered 7 nominations 3 wins to date for design and excellence in Trade Show Design, Marketing, Graphics and Structural innovation. Designed and built for Otis始s 25th Anniversary by Jim Bonis and his Pyramont Group, with aluminum fabrication in Canada and structural certifications in Las Vegas, the booth offers 2800ft2 of space, half nearly 25 feet in the air, allowing plenty of space for sales activities. www.pyramont.com
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American Sporting TradeTM Shooting Sports Excellence Awards Nominations Underway!
Manufacturers with innovative products should visit the AST website for entry forms. Categories cover the full range of shooting sports, as well as for excellence in Marketing, Retailing and Distribution. These prestigious awards are presented annually after rigorous evaluation knowledgeable industry professionals, writers, retailers and distributors. The winners will be notified at the 2008 Shot Show, and presented with Victory Cups to be displayed proudly in your booth for your dealers, friends and envious peers.
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of every registered attendee at the SHOT SHOW, a list in 2010 of over 9,200 rooms. On behalf of the AST Industry Council on Managerial Excellence, please accept our sincere congratulations to the Nominees on this most notable achievement!
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OTIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. In this age of modern warfare with the advances in lasers, illuminators and night vision, the need for the retention of absolute point of aim on rail systems has never been greater. Otis has developed the world's most accurate AR-15 rail system. It achieves this level of accuracy by a manufacturing system so unique a patent is pending on it. TRS stands for Turned Rail System. All of the critical alignment surfaces for aiming are machined on a single rotating axis so all rail cogs perfectly match on all four quadrants. Conventional milling requires adjustments for re-fixturing, tool wear, and tolerance build-up. Otis’ TRS eliminates these and holds the TRS rail to tolerances unheard of. Consequently, no matter where an aiming device is affixed, it will retain point of aim on any of the four rail surfaces. Compare it with any system you know and see for yourself!
• Machined on a single axis for 100% concentricity and align ment of aiming surfaces. • The World's most accurate AR-15 rail design. • interchange lasers and illuminators with no loss of zero on all 4 axes. • Free Floating Design-Convert conventional two point hand guards to free float! • Rugged reinforced design won’t warp under intense heat. • Concentric rotational viselock attachment means it can never vibrate loose or change zero. • 100% Machined, not extruded on all alignment surfaces. • Indestructible T6061 hardened aluminum, Warranted for Life! • The TRS™ fits all CAR-15 / M-4 carbine variants. • Large ventilation ports allow for greater heat dissipation and higher rates of fire. • Available in type III hard coat black anodized surface. • Integrates with virtually every rail affixed attachment on the market today! • Includes needed components to mount to your AR-15 style weapon.
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Regarded by many as the most technically advanced tactical lighting systems in the world, all HellFighter LightStorm Assault Lights are made of aircraft grade 6061 T6 511 aluminum, with the most comprehensive finishing and anti-corrosion treatments on the market HELLFIGHTER X-4
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today! All are alodined for conductivity enhancement, hard anodized for protection from the environment, and triple coated with molybdenum disulfide and manganese phosphate finishing. The dedicated gun modules are Class 3 anodized for IR invisibility. The massive X-Series bodies fit standard 30mm scope rings and features our patent-pending lockout bezel assembly, which completely disables the light as needed. The X-8 is also shock isolated and will work with all 1 inch systems. All will operate at full power from –10o to +130o Fahrenheit. With 6 Viton® hightemp double O-rings at the connection surfaces, they are waterproof. The High-temp, high transmissibility Iridium coated borosilicate glass won’t deform like plastic lenses, is field replaceable and is recessed to avoid powder spray from the muzzle blast. Unlike complicated multifunction lights with electronics that HELLFIGHTER X-8
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can fail and functions that can be catastrophically mixed up under the pressure of live fire engagements, all HellFighter lights are designed to exactly what a tactical light should -- provide powerful illumination on targets that need it-with standard Lithium and new Lithium Ion Smart Rechargeable systems! Mirror chromed reflectors feature stipling that diffuses the off-axis light into a flawless, dazzling beam absent the dark rings of lesser lights,factory focused for life! The momentary/lock-on switch allows for intermittent tactical use as well as single thumb lock-on activation. Available through Premier Tactical dealers and at www.hellfigheramerica.com. Distributed exclusively worldwide through Dark Op’s Holdings, Springfield, MO
HELLFIGHTER X-12 $99.95
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Just like a mongoose with fangs up front and fur in the back, the Otis MongooseTM brush/swab features the speedy best of both worlds! With both copper bristles and a cotton composite cleaning swab, a single pass through your barrel can provide a quick speed clean in less than 5 seconds! If during a hunt you get some snow/water/dirt or debris in your barrel, a quick pass with the MongooseTM will have you shooting again in no time. The SupraTineTM bristles mechanically dislodge any hardened fouling and the swab sweeps it all clean. A drop of Otis 085TM Ultra BoreTM Cleaner and you have the benefit of a chemical cleaning and rust protection. Its a great end-of-day quick cleaner to handle condensation that may have built up during the day, or before the hunt when your gun goes from your warm trunk to the chilly morning air. The cotton swab is specially woven to hold shape and wont dissolve under harsh chemical solvents, leaving dissolved brush residue in the bore. Otis' SupraTineTM bristle construction has three times the num-
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ber of bristles of typical brushes, making each pass through the bore equal to three passes with a conventional brush. Custom shortbrush design allows access for limited breech firearms and automatics. TufcorTM Proprietary Binding wire holds the bristles and swab securely and can't break off in the bore, rendering the weapon unshootable, as often happens with lesser designs. The MongooseTM is available in .17, .25, .30, and .38 calibers and is sold in packs of 5. Integrates seamlessly with all Otis kits for Breech-to-MuzzleTM cleaning. Think of it as a high speed "Dual Action Cleanse" for your gun barrel! 100% Made in America.
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The Otis Breech-to-MuzzleTM cleaning system has revolutionized weapons cleaning! It is the system issued to the U.S. Armed Services and the choice of Champion Marksmen and Hunters worldwide! See the entire line at a dealer near you, or www.otistec.com
THE CLEANING KIT OF YOUNGER SHOOTERS & FUTURE CHAMPIONS!
If they're old enough to shoot they are old enough to clean! At last, there is a cleaning system optimized for the smaller calibers typically used by younger shooters. Make no mistake, The OTIS Lil' ProTM system is a complete Breech-to-MuzzleTM cleaning system based on Otis' award winning gun care technology. The Lil' Pro Cleaning System contains all the gear necessary to clean .17 - .25 caliber, and 410 & 20 gauge firearms. This includes .177 caliber BB and pellet guns, as well as .22 caliber pellet and rim-fire guns. It includes 3 aircraft Memory-Flex® cleaning rods, and brushes and patches to cover these calibers, including a MongooseTM speed wipe dual action brush and a fiber optic bore light and flag safety. With bore obstruction removers, bore solvent, patches, and all needed adapters, your younger shooters will have all they need on the hunt or at the range, as they become the future champion marksmen and hunters. Best of all it includes detailed instructions on video, a cleaning lesson won’t take you away from your football game. For more information see your Otis Dealer!
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THE MAGAZINE BY TACTICAL OPERATORS FOR TACTICAL OPERATORS - THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ITS KIND... Nicholas Williams wins AST Award for Firearms Innovation of the Year
Otis Small Arms Armorer’s Tool Case a Big Hit with Gunsmiths!
Phalanx wins AST Holster Innovation of the Year, adds Pistol Cam Holsters to line Phalanx CEO John Rassias accepts the Nick Williams accepts the prestigious American Sporting Trade Firearms Innovation of the Year for Otisʼs Grip KitTM. The Grip Kit fits into the pistol grip of M-16, M-4, Ar-15 variants and hold a cleaning kit or other accessories of the users choosing. Presenting, RMTVʼs Andy Lightbody (left) and American Sporting Trade Publisher Jim Bonis.
prized Holster of the Year Award from Jim Bonis and Andy Lightbody of RMTV. Phalanx’s holstering systems are regarded by many the most innovative weapon-carry systems on the market. The downward force deployment design is in some instances 300% faster than conventional models, and offers dramatically enhanced anti-takeaway protection without complicated secondary locking devices. www.phalanx.com
Brad McIntyre, Military Sales for Otis who developed the kit stated “The Weapons Technician at a local base came to Otis because there was not a complete Armorer’s Tool Case available.” McIntyre worked in conjunction with weapons technicians to formulate a complete Small Arms Armorer’s Tool Case. The Tool Case is now properly services the M4, M16, M240B, M249SAW, and MK19. The Case is readily available to service every small arm that the Military and Law Enforcement uses.
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The IDT Dual Technology brush offers both a swab and the scraping action of bristles in a single pass. Otisʼs SupraTineTM bristling system offers 3 times the number of tines as conventional brushes, highly desired in the Militaryʼs harsh environments. www.otistec.com
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The Otis Technology Breech-to-MuzzleTM Cleaning System is widely regarded by experts as the most advanced gun cleaning system in the world! The New HARDCORE HUNTERTM kit includes all the gear from the best selling Tactical kits with extra gear for Hunters! Now available in Mossy Oak® and Real Tree® camo belt cases. Otis makes a Gun Cleaning Kit for every small arm in existence today... as it has for more than 2 decades! No matter what you hunt with, OTIS makes a kit to clean it. For more info, see these kits at your local dealer or at www.otisgun.com
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