SPEC.-OPS.® Brand Retools and improves weapon slings with innovative BATTLE BUCKLES™ hardware

ORLANDO, FL (January 11, 2007) – At the SHOT SHOW here today, Spec.-Ops. Brand announced that it is retooling its line of advanced weapon slings to incorporate the company’s innovative, patent-pending Battle Buckles™, the first hardware designed specifically for weapon slings used in modern desert warfare. New versions of the slings will begin shipping Spring 2007.

 

The Battle Buckles are injection-molded plastic buckles and clips specifically designed and engineered for the company’s line of superior weapon slings. Battle Buckles are thicker, stronger and more durable than typical buckles and clips, and significantly improve sling performance. The Battle Buckle designs offer better gripping surfaces, making a sling easier to adjust, particularly when wearing gloves.

 

“It’s like the difference between modern-day plastic grips on a bike’s handle bars and old fashioned polished chrome. It’s more than cosmetic, it’s a difference in performance,” said Spec.-Ops. Brand CEO Jeff Wemmer. “And when you’re talking about performance of a weapon sling, you’re talking about split seconds that can make the world of difference.”

 

The first slings to ship with the new Battle Buckles will be the company’s two universal-style slings, the UNIVERSAL MAMBA Combat Fighting Sling, a three-point combat fighting sling that was recently recognized with an Innovation Award from law enforcement publisher Cygnus Public Safety Group and the LoneStar Rig single point sling. 

 

Spec-Ops has set the performance standard for combat fighting slings with innovations like the UNIVERSAL design, which allows the sling to be mounted to all weapons platforms; the patent-pending “Uni-Link” feature, which improves the way it is mounted; and the Power Strike Zone™, which permits non-lethal strikes with the weapon muzzle with the weapon slung and in “ready” position. A universal-style sling can be used by right-handed or left-handed shooters.

 

The new versions of the UNIVERSAL MAMBA and LoneStar Rig will ship in Spring 2007. Other company slings, the MAMBA, Master Blaster, Sling 101 and WolfHook, will convert to the Battle Buckles over the course of the year. 

Thousands of U.S. troops use Spec.-Ops. Brand weapon slings, making the company the leading supplier of after-market slings to the U.S. military. Spec.-Ops. Brand products are available through retail dealers and AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange System) exchanges worldwide, and are issued to U.S. troops through the Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) and other military unit procurement programs.

 

All Spec.-Ops. Brand products are backed by the company’s unique lifetime guarantee. Retail list price for the company’s slings range from $14.95 to $49.95.

 

 

Spec.-Ops. Brand is located in SHOT Show Booth 9309.

 

Spec.-Ops. Brand designs and manufactures high performance tactical nylon gear for military, law enforcement and other demanding applications. The company’s product line includes organizers, wallets, weapon slings, packs and load bearing equipment, all designed to lighten the load and minimize the effort to operate equipment. Spec.-Ops. Brand products are 100% Made in America in the company’s manufacturing facility in Monahans, Texas.

 

Spec.-Ops. Brand products are available at military outfitters and post exchanges (PXs) nationwide, as well as by phone or Web order. For more information call 866-SPEC-OPS, or visit http://www.specopsbrand.com

 

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