All LEOs need a convenient, useful tool they can carry and deploy easily, but some features are more popular than others.
DoubleStar's new Wrath edged weapon is designed to bring the best elements of a crash axe and tomahawk together in the "CrashHawk."
Industry Day at the Range has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception last decade. The event has become something of a SHOT Show in miniature. Yesterday’s Industry Day involved more than 100 exhibitors of rifles, pistols, shotguns, gear, apparel, and even archery equipment.
Zombies aside, there are trends emerging in the firearms industry, and they have the potential to determine what tools you will be issued in the near future.
DoubleStar Corp. introduced a lightweight AR-15 called the Constant Carry Carbine at SHOT Show that significantly reduces gear load for tactical operators.
Both Doublestar's DSC Flip-Up Rear Sight DS401 and DSC Flip-Up Front Sight DS412 have traction checkering for rapid deployment and can be brought into position with one hand. These compact, lightweight sights are CNC machined from aircraft-grade aluminum billet with a flat black hard coat anodized finish.
All sworn law enforcement officers carry at least one handgun. Smart ones carry more than one, if they're allowed to. That's why so much of the handgun market is focused on providing cops with handguns.
Just 10 years ago when law enforcement agencies went out to purchase long guns, they rarely looked at anything other than shotguns. Today, the AR and other military-style rifles dominate the market.
DoubleStar Corp. has introduced a pair of front and rear flip-up iron sights as a back-up sighting option for rifles, according to the company.
Manufacturer reps from SIG Sauer, Kimber, DoubleStar, and others set up tables with 1911-type pistols, a few sniper rifles, and a custom AR-15.