Here is AAC’s taking a couple of shots with the Honey Badger. If this Honey Badger Pr0n, think of it as the gun equivalent to the “money shot.”
Archive for 2011
Honey Badger Pr0n
Saturday, November 5th, 2011ECCO Socks
Friday, November 4th, 2011
You might well know the shoe company ECCO, but what you probably don’t know (and we didn’t either) is that they have introduced a line of performance socks utilizing drirelease, a moisture wicking material that dries 4 times faster than cotton. While there are a number of types available for a variety of applications, the Technical Socks might be just the ticket for cold weather use. In addition to padding along the bottom of the foot and the heel, the sock also incorporates shin padding which may be idea for certain applications.
EXO
Friday, November 4th, 2011EXO from Exoconcept is a surface watercraft designed to assist swimmers. Exoconcept advertises “No Emission + No Noise + No Smoke + No Maintenance.” Sounds like it might be useful for certain surface swimmer or rescue applications. If not, it looks like one hell of a lot of fun.
Available in various models, the EXO is made from ABS plastic or carbon fiber and powered by a 3.5, 4.5, or 7 kw electric motor connected to a water jet drive.
Travis Haley on Airsoft X Training
Friday, November 4th, 2011Travis Haley makes a compelling argument that airsoft has a place in a well rounded training regimen. Remember, if it’s a tool you are going to use, identify its limitations and use it to supplement rather than supplant live fire.
ARES-16 from ARES Defense
Friday, November 4th, 2011
ARES Defense walked us through their ARES-16 family of small arms. It is 5.56mm and incorporates a Gas-Piston, Short Stroke Tappet operating system. Actually, to configure the various weapons, the ARES-16 relies on different upper and lower receivers. These combinations allow the user to configure the weapon as:
-Sub-Carbine
-Carbine
-Assault Rifle
-Designated Marksman Rifle
-Magazine-Fed Assault Machine Gun
-Belt-Fed Assault Machine Gun
-Dual-Feed Assault Machine Gun
-Belt-Fed Mounted Light Machine Gun
For me, the most interesting configuration was the Dual-Feed (AMG-3). It allows the weapon to be fed by a SAW drum or a magazine. Notice in the photo below that the soft ammo pack sits lower than on the dedicated Belt-Fed gun (AMG-2). Interestingly, the machine gun configurations utilize an upper with non-reciprocating left side charging handle that lies along the top left edge of the upper. You can also see that this upper has a feed tray cover like a traditional belt-fed design.
Available as full weapons or upgrade kits for existing M16/M4 weapons.
Zombie Targets from ZERO Heavy Industries
Friday, November 4th, 2011ZERO Heavy Industries isn’t a company that jumped on the “Zombie Bandwagon” to make a couple of quick bucks. On no, they recognized the Zombie menace from the git go and set up an entire company specifically to deal with the newest threat to our way of life.
In addition to full line of carbines, they’ve elected to produce a series of training aids. The Zombie targets are a full 23″ x 35″. Printed on 70 lb offset paper in full color on an earth tone background, using vegetable (soy) based inks. Additionally, there’s ample space to make notes in the margin. Heck, they’ve thought of everything. Even the environment. They print with vegetable (soy) based inks, and these targets are printed completely with wind-power credits. Available in packs of 3,6,12, or 24. Did we mention they are Made in USA!?
Look for an article on their line of Zombie neutralizing carbines soon, here on SSD.
TF Presents – Vehicle Counterambush: Fighting Drill for the Zombiepocalypse
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Training for the worst case scenario…that’s the way to prevail. Not just to survive (which obviously is important) but to win. Rob Pincus is a longtime firearms and tactics trainer many of you might be familiar with. He’s the host of SWAT Magazine TV, a prolific writer, author of both Combat Focus Evolution 2010 and the Training Log Book and one of the busiest instructors we know of. He’s come up with quite a few drills some of our friends use on the range themselves, but this one may be the coolest one yet – and just in the nick of time. Everyone preparing for the impending zompiepocalypse, from Ohio cops to 5.11 Tactical, are undoubtedly relaxing now that Halloween is past. As though somehow the end of the world will happily coincide with a convenient undead-friendly holiday. Complacency kills, whether you’re a cop on the street, the gunner on top of an up-armored or the leader of a zombie eradication team.
Check out this drill, and if your rangemaster has a sense of humor try it yourself. Truth be told, you could probably make the argument that it simulates having to engage from inside a heavy, rioting crowd…but zombies are a more likely threat.
This article first appeared on www.TacticalFanboy.com.
Caveat Emptor – Counterfeit Alert – E-Lite
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011We’ve mentioned counterfeit individual equipment several times here on SSD. Each time we run across a new case, the counterfeiters become more bold and the knockoffs more insidious. We have seen holsters, boots, gun sights, and even medical equipment. This time it’s the V-lite from S&S Precision. A company has produced a very similar product, copying everything except the actual name and this is the best clue that you have an unauthorized copy. If your light says “E-lite” instead of “V-lite” you’ve got a counterfeit copy. Otherwise, it looks just like the real thing.
The counterfeit E-lite is on the left and the Real McCoy V-lite is on the right.
Do not purchase counterfeit equipment. Not only do these bogus products steal from the companies that developed them, but their use can also result in mission failure or worse yet, injury or even death. Always ensure that you purchase your equipment from an authorized seller. Generally, if the deal seems to good to be true, it is. Remember, buy quality, cry once.
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