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on the range, they won't disappear. If your agency uses higher quality 6061-T6 mags, you have probably seen D&H; Tactical magazines. They can be purchased in U.S. Military Spec Green follower or the (better) Magpul anti- tilt follower. You'll see some pink mags next month. Chris Aylor of Pulsar talked me through their Forward DFA 75, a day optical sight converter. This is a night vision optic that mounts on the front of the daytime optics, converting an already sighted-in system. For agencies looking at equipping their teams while maintain- ing flexibility, this is a product that has several advantages, including daytime capability, a last IR illuminator and the fact that it uses common batteries. In the garment and footwear industry, last year's trend of lighter products car- ried over to this year, with some huge refinements. First, 5.11 Tactical debuted their Storm Grey color, which they immediately released on their tech fabric products like their Ridgeline Pant. Rocky Boots transferred their popu- lar outdoor product, the Broadhead, into the Broadhead Duty Boot. This is an athletic built boot with the Rocky WaterProof protection, in all black with a polishable toe. There are no seams across the toe cap and the outsole extends just a bit to protect the periphery of the upper. This is excellent example of taking a proven design and putting it on duty. I stopped by to see one of my favorite product reps, Dayna Stejskal of Magnum. Dayna showed me the Blackbird, a mid-weight full grain/ nylon upper tactical boot. Its composite safety toe can give an officer moderate protection (it's non-metallic) without the weight. My favorite feature is the Fastrope system, a layer of protection in the mid foot and instep deigned to protect the officer during a FRIES (Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System) descent, which makes it ideal for inter- diction officers whose ride to work is often an insertion. Dayna brought out Magnum's Mach 3 Source Code: EBR ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Everything you need to maintain, repair, customize and shoot your guns All products 100% GUARANTEED – FOREVER brownells.com 800-741-0015 A S H O O T I N G H E R I T A G E A S H O O T I N G H E R I T A G E E S T . 1 9 3 9 E S T . 1 9 3 9 Circle 78 on Reader Service Card I met World Champion Max Michel, a legend in speed shooting and one of my favorite pro shooters. At right: I got to shoot SIG SAUER's new P290RS in 380 ACP (pictured) and compare it to two other compact 380 guns released at SHOT. LET_38-42_FirearmsTactics0314.indd 41 2/24/14 10:45 AM