"MADE IN THE USA" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Visalia, California, October 19, 2004) – CQB Solutions becomes Specter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CQB Solutions, manufacturer of essential tactical equipment, announces a breakthrough development… a new brand. The California-based manufacturer has retired the CQB Solutions name in favor of Specter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “We’ve changed our name, not our mission,” remarks Jeff Orchard, Specter’s president. “Specter remains the same team of specialists. We combine the experience of close quarters battle practitioners with manufacturing perfectionists.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Specter brand reflects the expectations of the company’s market. Military, law enforcement and contract security personnel depend of manufacturers like Specter for products that perform to a higher standard in the very real world of combat and peacetime operations. All Specter products are manufactured in the USA and are backed by a lifetime warranty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Specter manufactures sewn tactical gear, including 3-point tactical slings, PALS/MOLLE compatible chest and thigh rigs, pouches, holsters, belts and other essential equipment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For additional products / models call or see "Spector" at www.spectergear.com and we will assist you in filling your order at the best possible price.

Tactical Thigh Holster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This tactical thigh holster is permanently attached to a vertically adjustable quick disconnect (QD) hanger strap to suspend the holster below the belt line and features 2 adjustable 2" leg straps to secure the holster to the upper thigh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Constructed from 4 layers of heavy duty ballistic nylon with a 2 layer 1000 denier cordura nylon outer shell, these holsters also feature an adjustable alloy thumb break snap with a hook and loop closure lockout strap to prevent thumb break operation during vigorous activities, such as rappelling or low crawling. All stitches are made with heavy duty mil-spec #69 or #92 nylon thread and are double stitched in low stress points and quadruple stitched at all high stress points. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The vertical hanger strap is constructed from 3 layers of heavy duty 2" scuba webbing with hook and loop adjustment pads allowing approximately 6" of additional drop adjustment. The vertical hanger strap also features a heavy duty 2" side release buckle which allows for rapid removal or attachment of the holster without having to remove your belt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fully adjustable double leg straps are made with comfortable, yet durable, 2" webbing with heavy duty side release buckle closures and heavy duty elastic loops to allow for expansion of the thigh straps during movement. The leg straps also feature 2 rows of imbedded rubber stitching on the inside to prevent shifting and movement of the holster. Both leg straps are removable and the vertical hanger strap features 3 channels for routing the attachment straps to insure a perfect fit for the user. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We currently have versions available for: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1911A1 types, M-9/Beretta 92/96, Glock 17/22/31, Glock 20/21, SIG P226/P220, S&W SW99, S&W SW9/SW40, S&W 4506, Springfield XD Service Models, P-35 Hi-Power, HK USP9/USP40, HK USP45 & Ruger P-89/P-90. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Black /Olive Drab / Coyote Tan / left or right hand $65.00 ~~~ ACU Camo $68.00

The MOUT Sling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Designed with direct input from US Military troops returning from MOUT operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Designed specifically for Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) this sling offers some serious advantages that are equally useful to law enforcement tactical units, armed citizens and practical shooting competitors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The MOUT Sling excels in the urban dynamic entry role. Used on a weapon with a side receiver sling mount, the body loop secures the sling to a single mounting point. This arrangement allows the operator to simply arc the buttstock over the sling for an easily accomplished cross shoulder transition. Should a secondary weapon transition be required the weapon drops naturally to the offside, muzzle down, clearing a path to the sidearm and allowing an unobstructed secondary weapon transition ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another important benefit of this design is the ability to wear the sling at all times, without necessarily having the weapon attached. This allows operators to quickly and efficiently lock the weapon onto the sling when deploying on alerts, without having to take any extra time to sling up and adjust. Just grab and go, and lock in when you have the time to do so. This is also a very useful feature for competitive practical shooters. When coming onto, or off of, the firing line, the weapon can be quickly and safely locked in, or disengaged without any wasted time or effort in adjusting the sling. Additionally, with spare buckle assemblies attached to several different weapons, you're guaranteed to have consistent sling fit with each weapon, since only one sling is involved. The MOUT Sling is an ambidextrous design. Therefore, no left or right hand versions are required. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $23.50

The MOUT sling works best when mounted to a side receiver sling mount such as on weapons with aftermarket receiver sling mounts installed. ~~~ $5.00 ~~~

It's been said that a long gun without a sling is like a handgun without a holster. We strongly believe that to be a true statement. But, not all slings are created equal. Our CQB 3 Point Tactical Slings are simple, versatile, durable, and affordable. The 3 point sling design is nothing new. However, we've refined the design to deliver a truly functional sling which works. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All of our CQB Tactical Slings are made from heavy duty 1.25" wide nylon webbing which is durable, yet comfortable, and doesn't abrade the skin or generate a noise signature. We use only the best quality hardware and hook and loop fasteners. All of our slings are sewn by skilled technicians on industrial machines using heavy duty nylon thread with all stress points reinforced for maximum durability. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New for 2004 all of our CQB Slings are now fully modular and fully ambidextrous. Utilizing the same front and rear adapters as our SOP Sling Series, our CQB Slings can be easily set up for left or right hand applications. Additionally, our CQB Slings can also be completely disassembled should you change your weapon configuration or wish to add features to your sling. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ $30.00 - $36.00 / With EBR $34.25 - $40.25 Call for model and price. ~~~ Avalible for rifle and shotgun!

The High Speed Transition (HST) Sling is designed exclusively for high intensity dynamic entry operations where rapid cross shoulder and secondary weapon transitions are crucial to survival. While not as versatile as the CQB or SOP Slings, the HST Sling excels in the dynamic entry role. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Used on a weapon with a side receiver sling mount, the body loop secures the sling to a single mounting point. This arrangement allows the operator to simply arc the buttstock over the sling for an easily accomplished cross shoulder transition. Should a secondary weapon transition be required the weapon drops naturally to the offside, muzzle down, clearing a path to the sidearm and allowing an unobstructed secondary weapon transition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All of our HST slings are constructed from the same 1.25" webbing that we use with our CQB Slings. All HST slings also come standard with an Emergency Release Buckle (ERB) to enable emergency disengagement of the sling from the body should the sling become entangled on an obstacle or in the case of a weapon retention problem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The HST sling is an ambidextrous design. Therefore, no left or right hand versions are required. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Universal $21.95 ~~~

Our Last Resort Belt (LRB) is constructed from 1.75", 7000 lb. test, Mil-Spec Type 13 Mil-W-4088 parachute webbing with a 2500 lb. test Mil-Spec webbing buckle. The LRB is available in two versions; single thickness and reinforced double thickness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ $25.00 / "Double thick" $32.00 ~~~

Our Tactical Operations Belt is constructed from two layers of heavy duty 2" scuba webbing which makes for a belt that is flexible and comfortable but still highly resistant to edge rolling. It features a heavy duty 2" side release buckle with an easily accessed adjustment system which allows for 4 inches of adjustment. The buckle also features a secondary lock mechanism to prevent unintentional release. The belt is fully lined with loop fastener pile on the inside which is compatible with the wrap around belt loops used on all of our belt mounted accessories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These belts are currently available in black, olive drab, tan or foliage green. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ $24.00 ~~~