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Strike Industries New Hydra Blade

The new Strike Industries Hydra Blade might be a perfect multi-tool companion for first responders.

Strike Industries continues their impressive production of accessories and tools to help shooters and first responders get the job done. The newest addition is the Strike Industries Hydra Blade, from the company’s NADA knife series. The Hydra Blade is much more than just a knife, and really takes on the function of an emergency response multi-tool built around the knife concept. Currently, Strike Industries is accepting pre-orders for the versatile Hydra Blade.

There are many supporters and some detractors of Strike Industries, so the popularity of the Hydra Blade may very well come down to which side you fall on. From our experience the Strike Industries components and accessories have all been valuable additions to our firearms, gear, or tool kit, and we have recommended many of them here at BlueSheepdog.com.

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Blackhawk Crucible FX2 Knife Review

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The Blackhawk Crucible FX2 fixed blade knife.

The Blackhawk® Crucible FX2™ fixed blade knife is not new to the market, but this knife offers a great deal of potential for law enforcement, military, and first responders. It is our firm belief, every cop needs to have a dependable a and durable knife on duty. There are just too many tasks requiring a knife not to have one handy on the job. The Blackhawk Crucible FX2 is a solid knife, featuring high quality AUS8A steel and G10 handles. The Crucible is a very dependable knife capable of a wide range of uses in the harshest of conditions.

The Blackhawk Crucible FX2 knife design comes rom highly respected close-combat instructor Kelly McCann (a.k.a. Jim Grover), a world renown expert in anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism. A one-time Master Instructor for anti-terrorism and personal protection for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. State Department, McCann designed the Crucible to meet the needs of armed law enforcement needing a knife for self-defense and utility purposes. McCann runs Team Crucible in Virginia, a GSA approved training provider.

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Remington Model 700 PCR Precision Chassis Rifle

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The new Remington Model 700 PCR will likely become the standard for 700-series rifles.

Remington Arms has recently released their Model 700 PCR (Precision Chassis Rifle). The newest member of the venerable Model 700 family packs plenty of purpose-driven features, including a 3-shot sub-MOA guarantee, marking the Model 700 PCR as a great competitor in a growing and highly competitive precision rifle market.

The Remington Model 700 is one of the most popular and iconic bolt-action rifles in America, and has been a primary choice of law enforcement and military snipers for decades. The new Model 700 PCR incorporates the latest materials and modular stock technology to create a rifle worthy of consideration to become the new Model 700 standard.

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New CRKT SIWI Fixed Blade Knife

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The new CRKT SIWI is a compact, but quite capable fixed blade knife.

Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has introduced the SIWI™ one of their latest knives in the Forged By War® program. The SIWI is a fantastic fixed blade knife with features designed to both appeal to the user and provide greater function. The Forged by War program started in 2013 when Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical approached CRKT about his work with returning American war veterans suffering from PTSD. Working to make knives and tools provided a great help to these suffering veterans, and CRKT quickly jumped on board to help.

CRKT is no stranger to the BlueSheepdog site, and for good reason. They make high quality knives, with innovative features, and at prices the every-day user can afford. The new SIWI is another great CRKT knife we’re glad to feature. The Forged by War program donates 10% of sales to the veteran charity of the designer’s choice.

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Streamlight’s New ProTac HPL Flashlight

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The new Streamlight ProTac HPL offers 1000 lumens for 1.5 hours.

Streamlight has just released the ProTac® HPL, their newest model of their highly popular ProTac® tactical flashlights. The new ProTac HPL (High Performance, High Lumen) will feature an extremely intense 1000 lumen beam, and offer users a USB charging system. The ProTac HPL takes on a similar appearance of previous ProTac models, but offers upgrades in some key components.

Streamlight is based out of Eagleville, Pennsylvania and is one of the most respected law enforcement and first responder flashlight manufacturers in North America. The BlueSheepdog Crew have used a wide variety of Streamlight products and have always found them to be reliable, durable, and well-built.

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Ruger’s New 9mm PC Carbine

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The new Ruger PC Carbine accepts Ruger and Glock magazines.

Ruger continues to deliver with the release of their new PC Carbine™ chambered in 9x19mm. The new PC carbine from Ruger combines the influence of the highly successful Ruger 10-22 Takedown with the most popular handgun cartridge on the market, the 9mm. The takedown feature of the PC Carbine makes this new firearm incredibly versatile for a wide-range of shooters. The Ruger PC Carbine is also equipped with interchangeable magazine wells allowing shooters a wide variety of pistol magazine options for everyday carry handgun compatibility.

We have noted several times in recent articles the incredible ingenuity and production performance of Ruger in the last few years. Unlike most of the competition, that has simply been upgrading existing firearm lines, Ruger has jumped completely outside of the box and produced several new firearms. The new Ruger firearms have married technological savvy, with the hottest market demand, to create outstanding final products at very low prices. The Phoenix has indeed reincarnated stronger and bolder than ever.

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