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DIY Thermal Targets

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

PEO-Soldier turned us on to this article in PS – The Preventive Maintenance Monthly on how to make your own thermal targets.

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New On The Panteao Website: The Survival Roundtable

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

Columbia, SC, January 12, 2015 – Panteao Productions is happy to announce the launch of the Survival Roundtable. The Roundtable is a new addition to the Panteao website exclusively for website subscribers. It brings together the instructors from the Make Ready to Survive video series and gives them a place to expand upon the subject matter reviewed in the videos.

With instructional videos you always end up with questions from the viewers. Or as time goes by there is additional information that instructors want to share with the viewers. Now with the Survival Roundtable instructors can expand upon what was covered in the videos and viewers can ask questions.

New articles will be added monthly to the site. For more information about the Survival Roundtable, visit http://panteao.com/roundtable.

Bad Headspace Causes AK to Fragment In Shooter’s Face

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

This Century Arms AK74 clone came apart as the shooter fired it. The cause is reportedly bad headspace. Check your guns.

SIG SAUER Unveils the Next Evolution in Rifle Technology: The SIG MCX

Monday, January 12th, 2015

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NEWINGTON, N.H. (January 12, 2015) — SIG SAUER, Inc., continues to set new standards in firearm design, innovation, and performance with the introduction of the SIG MCX™. Designed from the ground up as a short-barreled, silenced, lightweight rifle-caliber system, the SIG MCX has reset the standard for modularity, sound suppression, and mission capability.

With the introduction of the SIG MPX™ submachine gun, SIG SAUER raised the bar for performance and modularity in a pistol-caliber platform. The SIG MCX combines that modularity with rifle-caliber power in a compact package, designed for optimum performance with a silencer.

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“We’ve built a team of the best minds in the industry, when it comes to silencer technology, rifle engineering and the .300 Blackout cartridge,” said Jeff Creamer, Executive Director and General Merchandise Manager for SIG SAUER, Inc. “The end result is a technological leap forward in ergonomics, modularity, cartridge performance, and sound reduction.”

Unlike every other firearm on the market, the SIG MCX was designed from the start for optimum performance with the .300 Blackout cartridge and a silencer. When paired with a SIG SAUER silencer, the outcome is a firearm with superior suppression capability and enhanced reliability with both supersonic and subsonic loads.

An auto-regulating gas system makes the transition from subsonic to supersonic seamless. In combat situations, the SIG MCX can run supersonic on the silenced setting without damaging the firearm or negatively impacting reliability.

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Sharing a modular design with the SIG MPX, the SIG MCX is a mission-adaptable marvel. Changing between .300 Blackout and 5.56 NATO is as simple as swapping barrels and op rods. Converting to 7.62x39mm simply requires an additional bolt face change. All of this can be performed by the user in the field. Barrel lengths can also be changed, with 16″ and 9″ versions initially available.

“The SIG MCX can be set up as a silenced personal defense weapon or a primary rifle in almost no time at all,” Creamer said. “The one constant is SIG SAUER reliability and durability.”

The SIG MCX features a revolutionary recoil assembly that does not require a buffer tube, allowing for side-folding stocks. A full-length picatinny top rail allows for the mounting of lights or optics. Removable SIG SAUER iron sights come standard.

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The lower receiver offers familiar AR-style controls, with ambidextrous selector and mag release as standard. The SIG MCX upper is compatible with mil-spec AR-15 lowers and, with the use of a SIG MCX Stock Kit, allows consumers to fully upgrade their legacy system.

Three variants of the SIG MCX will be available to the commercial market; semi-automatic rifle, short-barrel rifle (SBR) and pistol configurations. All will be available in .300 Blackout, 5.56 NATO or 7.62x39mm, with caliber conversions available immediately.

All SIG MCX models will feature aluminum KeyMod handguards, ambi AR-style controls, an ambi charging handle, and will utilize standard STANAG magazines. Also unique to the SIG MCX is an upper receiver with hardened replaceable wear points, including a cam path wear insert, a feed ramp insert, a removable / replaceable deflector, and charging handle latch point inserts.

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The rifle variant will feature a 16″ cold hammer-forged barrel, while the SBR will come with a 9″ barrel. Both will offer a choice of four stocks: a low profile, side-folding skeletonized stock, a telescoping stock, a tubular side folding stock, or a folding telescopic stock. The pistol variant will feature a 9″ barrel and a side-folding SBX Pistol Stabilizing Brace.

The SIG MCX rifle carries an MSRP of $1,866, while the SBR variant has an MSRP of $2,058. The pistol with side-folding SBX has an MSRP of $2,132.

Follow SIG SAUER on social media, including Facebook at www.facebook.com/sigsauerinc, Instagram at www.instagram.com/sigsauerinc, and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/sigsauerinc.

Visit Silynx Communications at SHOT Show

Monday, January 12th, 2015

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They tell me they’ve got some new products as well as a sound dome to offer demonstrations.

Vertx Reveals Second Generation Line of EDC Bags and Packs at SHOT Show 2015

Monday, January 12th, 2015

Vertx will unveil its second generation line of EDC bags, packs, and Tactigami accessories at the upcoming SHOT Show 2015.

“Our new lineup of bags and packs will expand carry options and storage capabilities immensely,” said Darrell Morrow, vice president of Vertx. “From our new Tablet Carrier to the EDC Principal Briefcase, we designed each new model from the same Vertx bag DNA our customers know and trust.”

The upcoming line includes:

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EDC Ready Pack – A versatile daily use backpack. Colors: Black, Smoke Grey

EDC Transit Sling - Front

EDC Transit Sling – A miniature sling bag for low-profile, compact missions. Colors: Black, Smoke Grey

EDC Essential Bag - Front

EDC Essential Bag – A small go bag built for carrying only the essentials. Colors: Black, Smoke Grey

EDC Principal Brief Case - Front

EDC Principal Brief Case – A 3-in-1 professional briefcase which can be transformed into a backpack or sling bag. Colors: Black, Smoke Grey

Gamut Plus Insert

Gamut Plus Insert – An interior insert accessory for the Vertx EDC Gamut Plus for organizational needs, including communications and photography equipment. Colors: Tan

B-Range Bag

B-Range Bag – A compact range bag for easy storage. Colors: Black, Smoke Grey

Tablet Cover

Tactigami Tablet Carrier Cover – Compatible with most tablets and e-readers to help protect from damage. Features loop Velcro backing. Colors: Black

Cell Phone GPS

Tactigami Cell/GPS Pouch – Offers storage for cell phone or GPS systems. Colors: Black

Large Organizational Pouch

Tactigami Large Organizational Pouch – Large pouch for general gear organization. Colors: Black

Mini Organizational Pouch

Tactigami Mini Organizational Pouch – Small pouch for general gear organization. Colors: Black.

Vertx will be present at booth #126, where they will not only be featuring their new products but also performing live product demonstrations with the Vertx Pro Staff team.

www.wearvertx.com

Magpul Presents “The Precision Hunter” Featuring the New Hunter 700 Stock System – UPDATED with Product Details

Monday, January 12th, 2015

“The Precision Hunter” follows the activities of Magpul Dynamics and features the Hunter 700, Magpul’s new adjustable, lightweight stock system with aluminum bedding block for the short action Remington 700.

UPDATE – Magpul releases details on new 700 items:

“Hunter 700, $259.95 MSRP has an anodized aluminum bedding block, uses SGA cheek riser and LOP spacers, has M-LOK slots, has dimples to add swivel studs and places to add our QD sockets, weighs 2.9 lbs, and works with factory Rem bottom metal as packaged, or….

Remove a spacer (30 seconds) and insert our hybrid steel and polymer Bolt Action Magazine Well (MSRP $69.95, includes one magazine) to use AICS compatible magazines, speaking of which…

The PMAG5 7.62 AC is an AICS compatible polymer magazine with anti-tilt follower, MSRP $34.95. The magazine holds five rounds as packaged to comply with hunting regulations, but if you clip the follower stop on a pre-scored line, it becomes a 6-round magazine, useful in competitive shooting disciplines or just for an extra round.”

www.magpul.com

BCM Standard 16″ C8 SFW (Special Forces Weapon) Upper Receiver Group

Monday, January 12th, 2015

Created at the request of Larry Vickers by Bravo Company, the BCM Standard 16″ C8 SFW (Special Forces Weapon) Upper Receiver Group was inspired by the Colt Canada C8 upper receiver used by several NATO SOF units.

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You’re getting BCM quality here but in the same configuration as the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 SFW. Additionally, the URG includes a removable Simon Sleeve (on front of barrel) used to mount a variety of accessories fielded by these units. That’s something you aren’t going to find in an off-the-shelf build.

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European SOF began to field the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 slightly behind the USSOCOM adoption of the M4A1 in the 1990s. Throughout the war on terror, its use expanded. Currently, it is fielded to Canadian SOF, various British Special Operations units, Norwegian Special Operations, Dutch Military, and others.

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www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-Standard-16-C8-SFW-Upper-Receiver-p/bcm-urg-c8-sfw