It’s cute and terrifying:

A great gift for the people you love!

Now taking orders for long-sleeved shirts and sweatshirts for delivery by Christmas. Details at Kevin’s.

I’ve been against the wall with a few assignments lately, and I’ve not really posted a whole lot about what I saw at the Remington New Products Seminar a couple of weeks ago. I’m not quite caught up yet, but one thing I really should mention is the new EOTAC line of tactical and discreet clothing.

EOTAC Operator Grade Apparel

I spent a some time chatting with EOTAC president Fernando Coelho, and while he recognizes that they’re up against some stiff competition out there, he’s also extremely confident in their products. I’m going to get a chance to check some of the new line out first-hand, and I’ll be posting more once I have an opportunity to get ‘em dirty.

Sailors fire M16A3 rifles during small-arms qualifications aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is conducting pre-deployment training off the coast of southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dmitry Chepusov/Released)

That’s what it looked like yesterday at the range here at the 2009 Remington New Products Seminar. It was “Tactical Tuesday” with some great-looking tactical and carry clothing by EOTAC and presentations and range time with Bushmaster and DPMS.

Yes, Bushmaster and DPMS. On the same day. It’s almost like they’re friends or something.

Both being under the Cerberus umbrella, they are learning to get along. But I’ll bet employees in each organization refer to the other one as the “sister company.”

So I’m checking out the Desert Locust Military Goggle System from Revision Eyewear and my 10-year-old daughter says

“You look like you should have a fake laser thingy.”

“A ‘fake laser thingy’?” I ask.

“Yeah. A fake laser thingy. Like someone in a bad science fiction movie from the 70s.”

At that point I knew we needed a picture:

Intimidating, no?

My guess is that the Desert Locust looks a lot better on tough guys with helmets. So that Revision doesn’t sue Murdoc for defamation of brand or lowering their real estate values or something, here’s a better picture of the Desert Locust:

Desert Locust Military Goggle System by Revision

• High-impact protection certified to ANSI Z87.1 and Military Requirements (MIL-V-43511C clause 3.5.10 and MIL-PRF-31013 clause 3.5.1.1).
• Widest field-of-view and optically correct goggle lens provide unprecedented visual clarity.
• High performance OcuMax™ coating provides superior protection against fogging and scratching.
• Top and lateral forced air vents provide constant airflow while filtration media prevents small particle entry.
• Interchangeable lenses for various light conditions - Clear, Smoke and High-Contrast (Note:High-Contrast Yellow Lenses not approved for U.S. Military use).
• Polycarbonate lenses offer 100% protection from UV-A, UV-B and UV-C rays.
• Pliable frame material and strapping system seals to face comfortably.
• Low profile design ensures compatibility with helmet, weapon sights, binoculars and night-vision systems.
• Optional Prescription (Rx) Carrier available (compatible with Sawfly).
• U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List.

These should also do the trick for off-road ATV activities. Murdoc might use his for skiing this winter.

I’ll have a bit more on a few additional Revision models soon.

Murdoc likes the fact that his little girl made the bad sci-fi movie connection. The fact that she correctly pinpointed the 70s era is icing.

Court rules gun shirt promotes violence

Does a shirt “promoting” the hunting of terrorists “prommote” violence?

Here’s the back of the shirt in question:

Like Joe, I’m not exactly sure where I stand on this. I don’t think that the shirt promotes anything offensive or wrong. But I also wouldn’t send my kids to school wearing it.

If, that is, I sent my kids to school. I avoid this jackassery, and all sorts of other jackassery, by homeschooling.

Tapping Into What a Deer Sees, and Doesn’t

For now, thanks to decades of research into ungulate vision combined with the latest in military concealment technology, hunters can don a computer-generated camouflage with fractal designs that look nothing like a shrub or a tree, at least not to the human eye. Named Optifade, it’s being introduced this fall by W.L. Gore (the makers of the breathable Gore-Tex rain gear) and promoted as the first camouflage scientifically designed to make hunters invisible to deer.

Deer vision is about 20/40 and they are red-green colorblind. However, they’re very sensitive to light in the blue end of the spectrum and hav 270 degrees of vision.

Via Instapundit.

What not to wear to the airport.

Christmas came late to Murdoc. A gift that was on backorder just arrived and it looks great:

It’s the RedHead Trap Vest from Bass Pro Shops. Mesh for comfort while blasting clays into dust, large pockets for loads of loads. Light padding on both shoulders.

Murdoc is new to the clay shooting scene, having tried for the first time this past fall. It’s a blast and I’m not even half bad. (Nor half good, as I’m sure my brother-in-law would point out…)

Thanks, Santa. Pull!