CONTACT FRONT!!!!

Third NFM group buy! CANCELED

2014-11-13T11:55:00.000+01:00

After a long wait and tons of emails ;-) I finally got arround to organise a third NFM groupbuy.

So, if you are looking for some additional pouches or a high quality chestrig in ABL camo, just send an email to "contact.front.blog(at)gmail.com" with your order or further details.

Unfortunatly, the NFM website has shrunken down on information concenring their full range of products. So if you're looking for someting and can not find it on the site, please let me know.
For example, the Heidrun chestrig is still available with the full range of pouches.

This groupbuy will close half december 2014.

UPDATE!

Due to a decision from NFM, they will no longer provide the ability to order custom items in small amounts through there distributors. The reason for this decision lies in the fact that NFM claims to have found copies of their products through non official channels.

Therefore the third groupbuy from contact-front will be canceled. The persons who already transferred money will be fully refunded.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Vincent

New product from Morane Tactical

2014-07-24T11:49:00.000+02:00

Everybody knows how difficult it is to obtain an ABL UBACS these days. Sometimes they pop up online on a second hand site but apart from that .... If you're lucky you are in the military, you'll get a couple when going in OPS depending what part of the world of course ;-)

Morane Consult was aware of this problem and started to develop his own UBACS. Generally the model of an UBACS is quite common and the difference is really in the details like what kind of fabric is used, etc.

Morane really did his research to bring you an UBACS with all state of the art material and design at an affordable price.

Get one while they last!

Look what the cat (UPS) brought in :-)

2014-07-23T20:49:00.002+02:00

It was a long wait due to different reasons, but finally the NFM grouporder arrived!

Shipping of the item will start this week.

NFM group buy part 2 bis

2014-01-10T13:05:00.001+01:00

Due to some late payments and some other issues, the group buy is still open.
So, if interested, give us a shout!
End of orders will be the 18th of Jan!

NFM group buy part 2

2013-11-05T08:32:00.001+01:00

Due to the success of our previous group buy, I got a lot of emails, from persons who missed out, asking if it was still possible to order. Also the new owners of the Heidrun chestrig were looking to buy some add on pouches.

Well, the second group buy is in progress!

If you are interested in ABL woodland gear from NFM, just send an email to "contact.front.blog(at)gmail.com" for further details.

I will close the order half November.

Testing Froglube part 1

2013-11-01T14:35:00.001+01:00

Just a few days before the annual weapons inspection I took the liberty to give my issued carbine, a FN FNC M3, a final cleaning session and thought it was a good time to do this using Froglube. I know there are a bunch of reviews out there on the net so I’m not going to repeat everything that has been said at least a hundred times. I’m just going to write down my personal experience with this so called “revolutionary” product.

The first thing you’ll notice when opening the product is the green looking substance and a nice minty smell. The smell is also comparable with the reflex sprays found at the local pharmacist. I also had the Froglube “solvent” with me to try out. The solvent, which comes in a spray, is a completely different product compared to the green Froglube products, being color- and odorless. It almost acts and looks like water.

So I started off with my first test of Froglube. I have to be honest, I’m not a freak when it comes down to super cleaning my weapons. Even the most experienced weapons cleaner will always come to the conclusion that even when his or her weapon is perfectly cleaned, after a week or so, he or she will still find traces of dirt and carbon released after the gun has sweat for a while.

For the first step of the product application instructions, “preparing your weapon”, it is advised to get rid of all oil based clp’s (Cleaning, Lubricating, (rust)Prevention) using the Froglube solvent. I sprayed a generous amount of solvent especially in the places where normally the grease would be applied. The solvent does what it is supposed to do. After wiping it clean I was left over with a “dry” weapon. Then I started to warm some of the pieces like the bolt, boltholder, gas piston, … with a hairdryer. Froglube is best applied when the metal of the gunparts are handwarm. Apparently the microscopic pores in metal become larger when warm thus giving the Froglube more adherents to the metal. After applying the Froglube I wiped of the excess with a microfiber cloth and I can assure you there was still quite a lot of dirt/carbon that came off.

For cleaning and protecting your weapon you can both use the paste and liquid version. The paste is ideal for applying on bigger surfaces and the liquid is good for all the little crannies but also for lubricating the moving parts en slides. After applying the green CLP, all the metal parts are silky to the touch. It’s like a smooth protection layer but without a greasy film. I even used Froglube on the plastic pistol grip and handguards giving a nice satin finish.

My first impression of Froglube is very good. It applies very efficiently and really cleans your weapon parts without leaving a greasy mess. As it is an all natural, non-toxic, environmental friendly product you don’t need any gloves to protect your hands whilst cleaning, compared to all other oil based CLP and chemical degreasers. Froglube even claims you could eat their products … But that’s for next time.

Lets hope the inspection goes smooth ;-)

You can buy Froglube at http://www.froglube.be
Use “contact-front” for a 10% discount.

ps: I even gave my Leatherman MUT a cleaning session with Froglube

Custom made IR patches

2013-08-27T22:42:00.001+02:00

If you are in need of some custom made IR patches, just send us a mail.

Fitting the Heidrun.

2013-08-27T22:35:00.002+02:00

I've received a lot of questions concerning the fitting of the Heidrun.
When receiving the chestrig, the belt and rig itself are separated. When connecting the belt to the rig and dryfitting the complete setup, it seems that the two shoulder straps want to slip of the shoulders. To resolve this problem, you have to weave the adjusting straps into the belt itself. See photo.

Group buy NFM Heidrun arrived!

2013-08-08T12:18:00.001+02:00

Look what the postman brought this morning!

They will be sent to their new owners A S A P.

Announcing Froglube!

2013-08-04T15:13:00.001+02:00

Contact-Front is pleased to announce "Froglube".

Froglube is a revolutionary bio-based product that is designed to Clean, Lubricate and Protect (CLP) your guns and more. FrogLube was founded by CPT Larry Lasky, a US Navy Seal (ret), and claims that his product will change the way we take care of our weapons.

It’s almost a 100% natural product so you can use and apply it with your bare hands. It even comes with a minty smell J. So no more gloves and headache provoking smells.

Froglube CLP is available in a paste and liquid which facilitates the application to your weapon with a brush and/or microfiber cloth. Froglube also has some extra products like a solvent to remove all petroleum based CLP’s and prepare it for the application of Froglube.

After some cleaning sessions of Froglube (detailed guide is on the website) you should notice that your gun will run smoother and cleaning the damn thing will just be a walk in the park. When cleaning, use some liquid CLP on a microfiber cloth, and you’ll notice that the built up carbon will just melt away.

I have to be honest, I still have to test Froglube, but the loads of reviews on the net are a witness that Froglube does what it says. Nevertheless I'll keep you posted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGOxNu8YeN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqXi947z0Ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzuNB2Claf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHwwruKn60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_17e56yJIy4

So if you want to spend less time cleaning and more time shooting your gun then try Froglube.

Froglube Benelux and Contact-Front have teamed up and to celebrate this you will get a 10% discount when ordering from http://www.froglube.be
Use “contact-front” as your discount code.

More info on
http://www.froglube.be

Have fun.

"Contact Front!!" group buy NFM Heidrun

2013-04-14T13:41:00.001+02:00

I get a lot of question concerning the availability of the NFM HEIDRUN chestrig. Well, at the moment its a one of a kind chestrig in BE camo. But thats about to change :-)

"Contact Front!!" is organising a group buy of the Heidrun chestrig and some additional pouches.

For those who didn't quite follow this blog, here's what we are talking about.

The group buy will consist out of the following items:

http://www.nfm.no/HEIDRUN-chest-rig.html
http://www.nfm.no/Assault-rifle-mag-stacks.html
http://www.nfm.no/Utility-pouches/ZIP-Utility-Pouch.html

Off course, you don't need to buy the whole kit. Ordering multiple items is also no problem at all.

Please don't ask about prices about other NFM gear you want to order in BE camo. We don't just have the time to organize personal invoices and requests. The combination of this chestrig was chosen by myself and I can assure you, it works. And this without compromising on functionality and load bearing capacity. It’s still is a chestrig, right?

If you are interested, please drop a mail at contact.front.blog(at)gmail.com
I will then forward you the payment instructions and when paid, and only then, the order will be placed. Delivery can take up to 6 weeks.

I want to close the group buy on the 5th of May.

Additional IR patches

2013-04-04T11:18:00.000+02:00

The response to the IR patches has been overwhelming.
Due to high demand I added some new designs. Custom made patches are also available.

BE Desert + Skull

Custom IR "Call Sign" patches

OMG!

2013-03-22T10:54:00.001+01:00

Luckily, I haven't seen this before on the range. But I'm certain, one day ....

Gear stand

2013-02-12T20:32:00.001+01:00

A while ago I saw a photo on the net of a wooden gearstand, easy to make and looked quite cool. Looked like a nice DIY project ;-)

Trying to retrieve the photo I came across the Immenent Threat Solution website which had a article on the stand. http://www.itstactical.com/intellicom/diy/how-to-build-a-tactical-gear-stand/
I based my project on the article and went shopping for some timber and iron.
So what did I need: (length in cm)
One 120 long 9 x 9 post
Two 60 long 2,5 x 9 posts
Four 45 long 3 x 5,5 posts
20 deckscrews 10 long
20 washers

All the wooden post were standard sizes of 240 cm long and total price was about 40€. Nevertheless you have enough to make two stands. (Sometimes a necessity with all the gear lying arround ;-))

And this is the result:

Belgian infrared patches

2013-02-01T00:04:00.003+01:00

Infrared patches! Their everywhere! Being coalition forces in Afghanistan or French troops currently deployed in Mali, you can't miss them on the thousands of photos circling the internet.

Used to ID friendly forces at night through the means of night vision equipment and restrict blue on blue incidents they come in all kind of shapes being square, round with a certain silhouette or text or just depicting the soldiers nationality by its flag.

Finding Belgian IR patches is another thing. They are probably non existing … until I decided to produce some of my own.

Size = 7,5x5cm
They have a retroreflective surface for nighttime reflection under normal and IR light and fitted out with a hard sided velcro backing.

Interested? Just give me shout ;-)

The standard colours

Subdued woodland

Firts batch of "Pirate tees" arrived!

2012-12-02T17:50:00.000+01:00

Yesterday the firts test batch of "Pirate tees" arrived and are looking great! Great quality of print and T-shirt. Also check out the "Keep calm and hunt pirates" T-shirt for kids supporting their mom or dad.

This t-shirt, and some other designs, can be ordered on http://contact-front.spreadshirt.be/

Contact-front designed T-shirts!

2012-11-25T01:39:00.003+01:00

For a while now I have been having some great ideas on cool T-shirts. Today I finally took the step to design them and put them online for purchasing.
Check out http://contact-front.spreadshirt.be/
More to come ;-)

If you have any suggestions on colours, logos, just give us a shoot.

An then, there was green ..

2012-09-29T10:48:00.001+02:00

Thanks to our friend, Mike from Orca Industries, we got hold of the FN awesome patch in OD. In one of our previous posts Mike made some desert version but on the standard Belgian woodland gear it didn't quite fit in. So after the suggestion to make some in OD, here's the result.

Thanks Mike!

The awesome power of the AW!

2012-09-29T10:37:00.001+02:00

Here is a small clip during a sharpshooter course depicting the power of the Accuracy International L96 AW using the 7.62mm NATO round.

Night time Force Protection

2012-08-02T14:57:00.001+02:00

The following video was taken on board the Belgian fregat F930 Leopold1 during a night time force protection exercise off the coast of Libanon during UNIFIL.
We were firing on a night time marker with FN FNC, FN Minimi and .50.

Loads of Pmags!!!

2012-06-29T16:29:00.001+02:00

Look what the postman dropped in today.

A box full of Pmags ;-)

This is the result of a group order for some of my colleague small arms trainers. So let the fun begin.

FN patch

2012-05-26T13:09:00.002+02:00

A new addition to my patch collection is this "It's f'n awesome" patch. Being a FN user I just couldn't resist. ;-) And to be honest, the patch says it all!!

I've got some spare patches, if you want one just give me a shout ;-)

Bullet impact as art?!

2012-04-22T11:34:00.001+02:00

Yesterday I came across a photographer's portfolio who had the stangest idea to photograph bullet impacts in different materials. The results are quite nice.
The photo's were taken by Deborah Bay and below is her website.
http://www.deborahbay.com/bigbang

Training with the F2000

2012-04-05T23:57:00.002+02:00

During last february, it was quite cold, I had the chance to do some training with the F2000 with different optics. Elcan, Aimpoint and Eotech were on the menu. They all work great and have their pros and cons. At the end of the day, there is no best of. The best optic for you, is the one that hits the spot every single time ;-)

CTOMS Slimline CFAK

2012-04-01T22:41:00.008+02:00

Last year I attended the trainer course “Tactical Combat Casualty Care” and since then I’ve been hooked on the concept. Browsing through the internet it soon revealed that there is a lot to read on the subject but especially there are a lot of companies with great medical gear and pouches around.

This blog post will focus on some of the TCCC pouches available. These are sold and issued under the name IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit) or CFAK (Combat First Aid Kit).

The current ABL issued IFAK pouch (more commonly known as the “Caiati trousse”) is a great pouch but it has its shortcomings.

The big advantage of the pouch is that it can be ripped open exposing all the medical gear in one instance.

Negative points are that the pouch stays fixed to the MOLLE compatible vest and can’t be torn off. If the casualty is facing down with major injuries to the back, getting to his TCCC pouch contents, installed on the chest side, can be rather difficult. Another less positive point is if the CAT tourniquet is stored inside the pouch(to protect from dust and mud) the complete pouch has to be torn open to gain access. Closing it again with the attached velcro is rather difficult and probably impossible when injured.

Contact-front has been looking to construct its own TCCC pouch but it is still in a development stage.

Meanwhile I came across the Canadian company ‘CTOMS’ which produces a wide range of medical supplies and gear. One of their innovating product they sell is the Slimline CFAK.

I managed to purchase one from CTOMS via a friend in Canada because transport to EU is rather expensive. 100$ for one pouch is a little bit too much. Nevertheless, if you would order 1 or 20, transport would stay the same. So buy in bulk I would say ;-)

Looking up close to the Slimline CFAK, I can only say that it is a well thought of piece of kit. First of all, its constructed of 550D Cordura and takes up two Molle channels. The pouch itself is closed with a silent zipper and when opened folds open in two equal parts.

The front of the pouch reveals a separate pouch which is closed with a velcro flap to store the CAT tourniquet. It protects the CAT and you don’t have to pull open the pouch to gain access.

On both sides of the pouch you can find one channel Molle attachment to mount additional gear like for example a Benchmade Safety Cutter or combat Shears.

The zipper is covered by a velcro flap. The two zipper pulls come together at the top of the pouch where there is a pull tab that can be used to “tear” open the pouch pulling the two halves apart.

The inside of the pouch reveals a modular attachment system that can be tailored to personal preference. There is more than enough room to at least accommodate the items that can be found in the ABL IFAK. Except for the triage card and chest seal that have to be folded in two to be able to fit.

The Slimline CFAK is mounted on a platform which is attached on a MOLLE system like the NFM Bear 2 vest. The platform is available as a horizontal or vertical solution. The pouch can be quickly released from the mounting panel in one motion with a pull on the beaded tab. The pouch can be easily reattached with one hand.

Here you can see the comparison with on the left the issued IFAK and on the right the slimmer CTOMS CFAK.

All in all CTOMS has designed a very innovating TCCC pouch with lot of advantages when looked at other commercialy available similar pouches.