TriTech Tactical Rapid Assault Rifle Sling TRAS
AR/15 (M16 A2) - Under Mount
The Tactical Rapid Assault Sling (TRAS) was designed
by Richard ("Rick") A. Garcia, Sr. in 1996 to supply the Military and the
Police Special Ops Personnel with an alternative to the 3-point only sling
and the standard rifle/carbine/assault carry sling. The
TRAS blends all of the best but limited functions of other
slings and at the same time the TRAS provides many more shooting
positions then the other slings can provide.
The TRAS gives the operator the ability to shot from
high angle platforms, aerial platforms, and marine platforms. The
TRAS Sling also offers a large margin of safety to the
operator in the high angle, aerial, and marine platform environment.
Another unique characteristic of the TRAS is that it
delivers enhanced CQB usage for either left or right handed shooters. The
TRAS is possibly one of the only slings in the CQB
environment that can furnish the operator with vertical cover by using the
primary weapon as a shield and allowing the operator to deploy a secondary
weapon immediately.
The TRAS utilizes the martial art concept of the
figure eight movement. Using the figure eight enables the operator to
regain control of the carbine in a Close Quarter Battle (CQB) recovery,
hand to hand fight for the weapon. The TRAS sling on the
operator is positioned with 2 slings to the back and 1 sling parallel to
the weapon. The front and rear sling points are attached to the weapon.
This creates a fulcrum effect on the sling allowing the operator to move
the carbine in a figure eight configuration.
Rick has developed this "primary weapon shield" concept for the
Immediate Action Drill of the TRAS in conjunction with
the TTT/Mission First Tactical
Retention/Recovery Lanyard (TRRL) which is attached to the
operator's handgun. Rick designed the TRAS and the
TRRL
to work together. These two products evolved into the "Close Quarter
Battle/Attached Weapons Tactics" Training.
TRAS CHARACTERISTICS
- Non-metal
construction for quiet operation in the field and for no static
electricity or magnetic signature
- Ambidextrous sling
body
- Capable of
secondary weapon carry, litter carry, or heavy equipment carry
- Universal modular
system designed to attach to multiple weapons, i. e. can be removed from
a rifle and attached to a shotgun, to a submachine gun, or to a
non-lethal weapons system
- Unique CQB pull tab
to extend into a 3-point muzzle down carry
- Operator safety,
break away capability, i. e. weapon can be released from the sling in
less then 2 seconds if the weapon becomes detrimental to the operator's
safety
- Long-term
continuous wear of the sling on the operator, i.e., can be safely worn
without the weapon for long periods of time; not detrimental to operator
performance
- Proprietary Sling:
Only sling designed to interface with Tactical
Retention Recovery Lanyard (TRRL) with 12 sling positions
for Close Quarter Battle (CQB) and Attached Weapon Tactics (AWT) with
one sling setting.
The operator adjusts the sling to his/her body size. Then the operator
adjusts the 3-point slide release buckle on the sling to position the
muzzle of his/her weapon down. Now the operator is able to go into any of
the next 12 TRAS
Sling Positions without readjusting the sling. The exception
is re-locking of the CQB tab for the CQB positions again.
Fast weapon deployment from a secure position. Quality materials and
construction. Different models available for Benelli M1, M16/AR15, M16-M4,
CAR15, HK Weapon systems, UZI, Ruger Mini-14 and Mini-30, Rem. 1100 &
870 Shotguns.
Illustrated Usage
Guides
AR/15 CAR (M16 A2) Position Guide
Pictured as AR-15 CAR (M16 A2) with our TRAS-QD right hand version
showing the modular front and rear attachments.
Note: The front and rear attachments are attached the same way as in
the previous model. The exception is that the sling can be removed and
placed on another weapon system or used as a load-bearing device without
removing the modular front and rear units from the weapon. A "One sling
fits all weapons system solution."
