A quick look at what was hot in the gun world in 2011...I'm not saying practical, just what was hot...
Tacos....rather magazine tacos. I don't know about using them in a tactical situation where you're in and out of the mud etc...but it works great on the three gun circuit.
Travis Haley. This guy is a rock star in the gun world...He's on his own now and you can bet that when he gets behind a piece of gear that its gonna be a best seller.
Chris Costa. The other rock star in the gun world. No particular order with these two guys...if Chris is rocking a new set of ear muffs then expect the price to triple and for them to sell out regardless.
Aimpoint T-1. This light sight is so popular for two reasons...first up is the fact that you see many guys running around with AR's that weigh as much as an M-14, and then second you have Costa and Haley running these lights on their weapons.
Kydex holsters. The big boy on the block is the Raven holsters, but everyone is getting into the market. Raven has a turn around time of 4 to 6 months -- another case of the Costa/Haley effect (known from here on as the CHE)...I don't know anyone with a Raven but kydex seems to be kydex...I'll have to see one up close to know the difference.
M&P pistols. XD's were the rage last year, in 2011 it was all about the M&P's. I blame this on Glock. I'm a Glock fan and I can tell ya that gen 4 was a total clusterfuck. That left an opening for everyone else and M&P charged right into the breech.
And the most innovative thing to come out of 2011 was the return to the War Belt concept. Above you see John's setup. He's serving with I believe the 1stMarDiv, and has the CAR to prove it. Forget CHE, I'm following his lead.
Tacos....rather magazine tacos. I don't know about using them in a tactical situation where you're in and out of the mud etc...but it works great on the three gun circuit.
Travis Haley. This guy is a rock star in the gun world...He's on his own now and you can bet that when he gets behind a piece of gear that its gonna be a best seller.
Chris Costa. The other rock star in the gun world. No particular order with these two guys...if Chris is rocking a new set of ear muffs then expect the price to triple and for them to sell out regardless.
Kydex holsters. The big boy on the block is the Raven holsters, but everyone is getting into the market. Raven has a turn around time of 4 to 6 months -- another case of the Costa/Haley effect (known from here on as the CHE)...I don't know anyone with a Raven but kydex seems to be kydex...I'll have to see one up close to know the difference.
Ahh the CHE, ive never meet Travis, but i got to learn from Chris and i hope to attend his new school "ludus" Carbine Employment 02. As for the CHE, well you gotta take that when they adpot something its normally a decent product that has some merit.
ReplyDeleteAs for the warbelt, i started using that a few years ago when my sgt was stripping his LBV of its belt system. when i asked why he showed me and i was sold. My set up thats shown is alot of Tooth and very little Tail. Notice i have no "General Purpose" everything was ammo, water, IFAC and CLS gear, and Comm. (the pack on the back of my plate carrier straps to my armor, carried a 119F, and my cummberban had a inside pocket for a 152(or MBIT radio)
The T-1 is not a light.
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ReplyDeleteAlso, your picture with the M&P blurb is a Smith & Wesson SD.
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