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[cdrissel]

I did a special run of the S&B Cat Tails for some Marines who are deployed.

We (Hoser and I) will be shipping them 5 new Cat Tails for their S&B USMC scopes. (Free of course!)




Get some Marine! - Semper Fi

[SiG Lady]

Those are beautiful...! Really.

[GentlemanJim]

COOL


Nice idea Charlie!...sending them to the men!
Jim

[Airedale]

Well done!
Dave

[SA Friday]

Very nice. I know I wish I would of had a cat tail on my CQ/T when I was over there.

[cdrissel]

Very nice. I know I wish I would of had a cat tail on my CQ/T when I was over there.

You would have if I was making them then.

[tripwire]

Very nice touch, and way better than a ribbon magnet from China.

[Shawn Knight]

Way cool! Thanks for your support for my fellow military members!!

[gotm4]

Awesome Charles you are a patriot!

[cdrissel]

USMC Cat Tails were handed off to Hoser Friday.

He is going to try to get them on a direct flight and coordinate a face to face hand off to the Marines.

[h2osport]

Good on you for doing this! Great way to directly support the troops!

[cdrissel]

UPDATE:

Hoser got them on a flight last week headed to Baghdad IZ.

No word yet if they made it to the Marines.



Charlie

[cdrissel]

I would like announce a special pricing program for Military and Law Enforcement.

This discount applies to Cat Tails being purchased for use on duty weapons.

To participate please e-mail me.



Charlie

Edited by cdrissel, 16 January 2011 - 11:06 AM.

[cdrissel]

Earlier this year I also sent a couple of Cat Tails to a member of Canada's Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Battalion.

They were headed to Afghanistan, should get an update when they get leave.

[cdrissel]

The following is an e-mail I received from a Canadian combat soldier I sent a couple of Cat Tails.



I deployed in Sept of 2009 with the 3 PPCLI OMLT (Operational Mentor and Liasion Team) element of Task Force 3-09, Canada's contribution to the War in Afghanistan, and was lucky enough to do so with essentianally the gear of my choosing. I was given leeway to use whatever 2nd line, 3rd line, boots, and weapon accessories I wanted, and one of those items I was fortunate enough to obtain prior to deployment was a Cat Tail manufactured by Charlie Drissel. I must note, when I emailed Charlie to inquire about obtaining one of these, a couple things happened: 1st) He absolutely refused any form of payment 2nd) Despite not having even made the model I required, he put me to the front of the line for 2 free cat tails, one for my own Nightforce 1-4x along with one for my Sergeant Major's Nightforce 2.5-10x. He promised as soon as he machined the first two Nightforce compatible Cat Tails they would be shipped to my door, and he was as good as his word.

I installed the Cat Tail and headed off to my second deployment in Southern Afghanistan, based mainly in the Kandahar area of operations. However, I was also fortunate enough to deploy to Marjah, Helmand for Operation Moshtarak, where the Cat Tail's performance was put to the test. During the course of my Tour, the ability to rapidly change from low magnification as I moved through town and villages, to high power without having to think or fumble with a conventional power ring made my scope 100% more effective. Not only could I now quickly move the power ring with muscle memory movement, but due to the design I could also tell at a glance on patrol what power setting I was set at.

The Cat Tail proved itself over the course of multiple Firefights and hundreds of dismounted patrols, and I can hardly imagine using a variable power optic without a Cat Tail installed. Despite the abuse handed out to my rifle and my scope, the Cat Tail survived it all without once having to be retorqued or adjusted the entire Tour, so it's safe to say if it can survive conditions in Afghanistan it will certainly survive any competition you can throw at it in the civilian world.

In closing, I could not be happier with the performance of the Cat Tail, and of my dealings with Charlie. He makes a quality item, and as well supports the troops so much he was willing to help out a deploying soldier, despite that soldier being from a different country! My thanks go out to him for the work he is doing, and the support he shows to all troops heading off to The War on Terror.

[cdrissel]

Here is a photo he sent me.

[cdrissel]

Last month I was contacted by a soldier deployed in Iraq. He wanted to purchase one of my Cat Tails for his scope he was using.

I ended up sending him the Cat Tail along with a care package filled with gun/shooting magazines, batteries and shoe goo.

If any one else wants to send packages to the troops it is very easy, cheep and fast. The USPS offers domestic Priority mail late rates to APO addresses. I simply went on line and printed out the shipping label. If you do it on line it walks you through the customs forms. Very easy and I spent less than $12 to ship a medium size box to Iraq and it took it just over 7 days to get to them.

Just to let you all know we still have troops in harms way in Iraq who need our support.

[cdrissel]

Here are some photos I recieved from eastern Afghanistan, Logar province at an FOB.

The scope is a Nightforce NXS Compact w/ one of my Cat Tails on a Mk 12.

[cdrissel]

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Come home safe guys!

[Glock3422]

Charlie

Thanks for your support.

My son and his team returned safely to their base last week.

[cdrissel]

More than willing to help out fellow soldiers any way I can.