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FOLD ‘EM GEAR
FLXSHOT
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By Trampas Swanson
ll too often, I find the most useful devices are
those so simple that I slap my head and say,
“Why the hell didn’t I think of that?” This was
the case when I had the pleasure of meeting
Steve Sturm of Fold ‘Em Gear, LLC during the
SHOT SHOW Industry Day at the Range this
past January. It was the end of a long day of
observing and shooting all the new guns set
for upcoming release throughout 2015 (tough
job, I know). Before boarding the bus to head back to the hotel,
my wife and I made the final loop through the last section
of shotgun booths. Between the Benelli and Browning booths,
there was a huge sign with duck silhouettes which read FOLD
‘EM GEAR. Underneath, several men and women were shooting
skeet with various shotguns while wearing these compact 3
shell devices on their forearm and belt. When I walked up and
introduced myself as the “internationally famous” writer with
PMCI Magazine, the gentleman that I first met was named
Steve. Judging from my cheesy smile, Steve knew right off, I
was just giving him my best friendly but tired greeting. As it
turned out, Steve Sturm was the owner, operator and creator of
this neat shell carrier that got my attention.
As I was shown a Fold ‘Em Gear shell holder, I learned it was
called the FlxSHOT. While holding one, a hundred different uses
rushed to mind with Steve’s beloved ducks being the very last
of them. I explained to Steve and his staff, while I did grow up
shooting a duck or two, I do not consider myself an avid duck
hunter. What I do enjoy is any good piece of handy gear
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for tactical and defence purposes. In the shotgun gear market,
you will probably find much more hunting gear than tactical
with no practical application to cross from one application to
the other. In theory, the FlxSHOT device from Fold ‘Em Gear
seems to be a good example of an exception to the norm, but
time in the field would determine the final judgement.
Molded in everyone’s favorite Flat Dark Earth, the FlxSHOT is
a flexible polymer device designed to hold 3 standard shotgun
shells ranging from .410 to 12 Gauge securely via rare earth
magnets the company calls Shell-Loc technology. Removal of
a stored shell for reloading is lightning fast and easy but if you
are trying to make a shell purposely fall out, you will wear out
long before this device does as I found out the hard way.