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Daniel Defense DDXV

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Daniel Defense just released the new DDXV as an entry level carbine.

Daniel Defense DDXV

Functionally, it is the same rifle as the DDM4 and features the same flared magazine well, A1.5 rear sight, cold hammer forged barrel, rear receiver QD sling swivel attachment point as well as a host of other design enhancements. This is the perfect carbine for those that want to modify their rifle with different accessories. Daniel Defense has provided the carbine with Mil-Spec collapsible stock, hand guards, and pistol grip. These three items are most commonly replaced with after market items.

The DDXV is available now from Daniel Defense.

LWRCI Improves Bolt Carrier

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Not ones to sit on their laurels, LWRCI is constantly looking at their weapons and determining ways to improve reliability and streamline the manufacturing process. Their most recent modification is a switch from a two piece bolt carrier with a dovetailed key to a one piece carrier. This enhancement has allowed LWRCI to reduce the number of parts necessary to build their weapons. In addition, there are now no screws to come loose (an extremely rare situation) and no staking is necessary. The initial units shipped with recent M6A3 weapons, but this modification has begun to trickle down to the M6A2 models. In the very near future, LWRCI will also offer an upgrade path for individuals who wish to discontinue use of their two piece carriers. In order to upgrade to the new carrier, a customer would also need to order a new operating rod as the rod was lengthened slightly in order to accommodate the new carrier design.

LWRCI Improved Bolt Carrier

In addition to the transition to a one piece carrier, LWRCI has introduced a few other upgrades in the not so distant past. First off, instead of using a phosphate or a standard hard nickel finish on the carriers, LWRCI is now applying a Nickel Boron treatment. This treatment is of benefit to the end user in a couple of different areas. For starters, the Nickel Boron has improved lubricity over other standard finishes and has a noticeably slicker feel to the surface. Secondly, the Nickel Boron allows for easier cleaning of the carrier. Along with the Nickel Boron, LWRCI has also incorporated an Over the Beach modification in the form of longitudinal cuts in the pad found on the tail of their carriers. This allows quicker draining of water from within the upper receiver when the weapon has been submerged. The OTB modification actually allows the LWRCI to be fired once the weapon has broken the plane of the water.

LWRCI's One Piece Bolt Carrier

It is this sort of attention to detail and forward thinking proven reliability, that has allowed the LWRCI M6A2 to be recently approved by the DEA.

LWRCI weapons and uppers can be sourced directly from LWRCI, Amendment Arms and various other resellers.

Two Things I Never Thought I’d See

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Although they share a name, one is a modern take on an old idea and the other is well, just plain different.

Ka-Bar Pistol Bayonet

The Pistol Bayonet from LaserLyte in conjunction with Ka-Bar knives evokes memories of childhood visits to museums featuring such oddities as muzzle loading pistols festooned with saber-style blades under the barrel. Pistols have been sporting rails for quite awhile now so I guess it was really only a matter of time before someone attached a blade. The 2.75 inch blade fits on medium to large pistols with rails and slides on and off with the press of two buttons. It features a Black Teflon coated carbon steel blade and comes with polymer sheath.

Delta Bayonette

Delta Assault Technologies, Inc. has introduced the Delta Bayonnette. Attach to the business end of a long arm, this non-lethal device stuns with 500,000 volts of electricity (you have to enunciate each syllable of that word when you are talking 500,000 volts). Consisting of a foregrip that attaches to any Picatinny/Weaver style rail and a DAT stun muzzle brake, it is designed to fit primarily M4-style weapons. Yes, those probes sticking off the end of the muzzle brake are the shock barbs. Please note: The product may not be legal in all localities.

BHI-15 Lower Receiver Builder

Friday, July 17th, 2009

BHI Lower Receiver

Blackheart International recently released their new Billet Lower Receiver. Now they are offering lower builds with full guns coming soon.

Built on a BHI-15 Lower, the price is computed based on the selected options.

Trigger Options:
Standard Mil-Spec Trigger Group
Geissele SSA Trigger Group – a non-adjustable, 2-stage combat trigger
Geissele DMR Trigger Group – an adjustable, 2-stage tactical and military trigger

Buttstock Options:
Standard AR-15 Collapsible Stock
Magpul CTR Collapsible Stock
Vltor ‘Clubfoot’ Collapsible ModStock

Pistol Grip Options:
Standard M16A2 Style Grip
CAA Ergonomic Pistol Grip

Gov Joe Manchin, WV
Last week Governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, visited BHI in Philippi, WV to test the new BHI-15 rifle. The governor had no problem making the steel ring with the new AR.

Mega Machine Shop Lower Receiver

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Mega Machine Shop, whose forged AR 15 upper and lower receivers are popular with black rifle enthusiasts has just released its new billet AR-15 lower receiver. Made of 7075-T6 aluminum and featuring machined angular lines and grip points around the magwell front, it also incorporates an enlarged trigger guard to accommodate gloved hands.

Mega Machine Shop Lower

Many feel there are advantages to the billet method of production which is essentially machining a block of alloy from scratch and dimensional inconsistencies can be avoided which sometimes occur with the forging method, in which the receiver is hammered into shape while heated.

Rainier Arms currently has the billet lower available for $175.00

-Mike Perry

KAC Finger Stop

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

As of late there has been a wide proliferation of Short Barreled Rifles (SBR) with some as short as ten inches. Back in the days of the MP5K some shooters had the nasty habit of allowing one or more fingers to wander a bit too close to the barrel so the foregrip was modified with a finger guard. Also, many shooters are using foregrips and mini-foregrips simply as hand stops in order to index where their hand should rest. So Knights developed a new Finger Stop P/N: 25460 to both protect the fingers of shooters and permit a low profile index on the front rail.

KAC PDW with Hand Stop
Here you can see the Finger Stop employed on a KAC Personal Defense Weapon.

KAC Finger Stop P/N: 25460
The Finger Stop also incorporates a push button front sling swivel and attaches to a Mil Std 1913 rail.

To order visit www.knightarmco.com

RRA Releases New Collapsible Stock

Friday, June 26th, 2009

RRA Stock Kit

Rock River Arms has just released a new 6 position Operator stock for the M16/M4 series weapons. Reminiscent of the SOPMOD stock with its sloping sides, it also features watertight tubes integrated on either side of the stock capable of holding 4 AA or 6 Cr123 batteries. To access the tubes, the ribbed buttpad is released via a button. It is then pulled downward to reveal the recesses.

RRA Stock

The stock also has multiple sling mounts. RRA is selling the stock in kit form that includes a commercial receiver extension, end plate, lock nut, CAR buffer and buffer spring and retails for $170.00. It is available online from Rock River Arms.

Article by Mike Perry

Daniel Defense Aimpoint Micro Mount

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Daniel Defense T1 Mount

Daniel Defense has just released the Aimpoint® Micro Mount (Tall). Designed to attach an Aimpoint Micro R-1, H-1, or T-1 optics, to a flat top upper receiver, the mount is lightweight, and it’s essentials only design offers a snag-free, low-profile, reversible mounting option for shooters that do not require or desire a quick attach/detach mount. The Aimpoint® Micro Mount features Daniel Defense’s Rock & Lock attachment system and secures to any MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny Rail with two slotted machine screws. These fasteners thread into stainless steel self-locking threaded inserts that resist vibration and loosening. They are also mitigated by a recoil lug that minimizes sheer forces on the factory mounting screws. Offering a lower 1⁄3rd co-witness with your back up iron sights, this mount is ideal for shooters who are looking for the lightest mount for their Aimpoint® Micro. In fact, one internet user who has already adopted the mount for his rifle weighed the mount AND painted T-1 optic at an astounding 4.7 ounces.

The new mount is machined from 6061 aircraft grade aluminum and then Military Specification Hard Coat Anodized. Available from www.DanielDefense.com.