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Norlite USK-G

Thursday, March 10th, 2022

The USK-G was another one of those gems I ran across at IWA. A local company to IWA’s hometown of Nürnberg, NORLITE e.K. was founded in 2018 by the former managing director of Oberland-Arms KG, Frank Satzinger.

It is a direct blowback carbine which was designed from the outset to withstand the rigors of 10mm ammunition, although its is currently intended for use with 9mm. However, they plan future exchange systems in .22 LR, .40S&W, .357 SIG, .45ACP and 10mm. They also plan on a left-handed model.

The top of the chassis features a picatinny rail and there are M-Lok rails at the 3 and 9 o’clock position of the chassis.

Compatible with Gen 3, 4, and 5 GLOCK 17/22 & 19/23 pistols, the USK-G is offered in three versions.

• Standard: Overall length 465 mm, 294 mm running length, approx. 2,950 g

• Compact: Total length 420 mm, 254 mm running length, approx. 2,780 g

• Sub-Compact: Total length 380 mm, 214 mm barrel length, approx. 2,650 g

The grip and magazine are the only GLOCK components. Everything else comes from Norlite.

www.norlite.de

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4-14 Factory Adaptive Plate Carrier

Thursday, March 10th, 2022

Italy’s 4-14 Factory is a relatively new company founded by former Italian SOF.

I am quite impressed with their Adaptive Plate Carrier developed based on mission requirements. It is a modular and scalable system which relies on their CAGES system of Tegris panels. These can be preconfigured and attached to the front and back carriers which carry the armor.

The Adaptive Plate Carrier system consists of:

Front Carrier – Made from Durastretch, it accommodates a wide variety of soft and/or hard armor. It presents a slick appearance.

Back Carrier – Made from Durastretch, it accommodates a wide variety of soft and/or hard armor. It presents a slick appearance.

Harness – It can be used in conjunction with the Front Carrier to suspend the weight of armor. Used while parachuting or when a rear plate isn’t warranted.

Front CAGES – Very easy to attach to Front Carrier. Made from Tegris, it can be configured for a variety of loads.

Back CAGES – Very easy to attach to Back Carrier. Made from Tegris, it can be configured for a variety of loads.

MOLLE Front Flap – PALs compatible, we would call it a placard in the US.

The different components can be used together to create the right configuration for different missions.

4-14factory.com

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Carinthia Introduces Combat Clothing

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Granted, I saw a lot of cool things at Enforce Tac and IWA, but this is one of the most surprising, and most welcome. In what is an obvious evolution of Carinthia’s successful line of outdoor and tactical clothing.

May I introduce Carinthia Combat Clothing. Carinthia told me that the uniforms were developed in cooperation with special operations forces and have already seen operational use. The line consists of four pieces:

Carinthia Combat Shirt -> CCS

Carinthia Combat Trousers -> CCT

Carinthia Combat Jacket-> CCJ

Carinthia Combat Hood-> CCH

Manufactured from fast drying material, they will also be offered in flame retardant and/or equipped with vector protection. There are slots for both elbow and knee pads which will accept many currently available as well Carinthia’s new pads developed in conjunction with Komperdell.

They will be offered in three colors: MultiCam Pattern, 5 color Flecktarn, and Olive Green.

Coming autumn/winter 2022 from www.carinthia.eu.

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IWA 22 – Tactical Food Pack

Monday, March 7th, 2022

Tactical Food Pack is an Estonian company who continues to increase their freeze dried offerings with main meals as well as complete rations. Although their recipes may favor the European palate, it’s an option for those who want to try something different.

They’ve also introduced snacks like rum balls, jerkies and even shake mixes.

www.tacticalfoodpack.com

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IWA 22 – True Velocity

Monday, March 7th, 2022

True Velocity and LoneStar Future Weapons exhibited in the PT Defence booth at both Enforce Tac and IWA Outdoor Classics.

However, the RM777 bullpup rifle, which fires TV’s proprietary plotter cases 6.8 TVCM cartridge, was in the Beretta booth at Enforce Tac. This prompted me to clear up something I had misunderstood from SHOT Show.

Should the TV team win the US Army Next Generation Squad Weapons PON, the contract guns will be manufactured by LoneStar. They plan for any commercial guns to come from Beretta.

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IWA 22 – TTS XceedR

Monday, March 7th, 2022

New from German company Tec Target Schneider is an integrally suppressed, detachable 5-round magazine fed, bolt-action, bullpup rifle. The top of the receiver features a partial Picatinny rail and it’s only offered in right hand configuration.

TTS’ earlier models were designed specifically for sniping. However, this model was displayed in the IWA new products was designated as a “hunting” rifle. It’s 83 cm long and offered in:

.243

7 x 57

.308

.30-06

8 x 57

9.3 x 62

tec-target-schneider.de

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IWA 22 – Allradwerk

Monday, March 7th, 2022

Austria’s Allradwerk refurbishes and sells surplus military vehicles like the Pinzgauer series and G-Wagen. Displaying with renowned Bavarian hunting outfitter Frankonia they have unveiled their electric modifications to these icons.

They promise 120 Km at peak performance of 18kwh.

www.allradwerk.at

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IWA 22 – GLOCK 40th Anniversary P80

Saturday, March 5th, 2022

Although the P80 has been available in the Us for awhile now as a Lipsey’s exclusive, GLOCK is commemorating the iconic pistol’s 40th anniversary this year with the launch of this version.

The P80 was designed for an Austrian military solicitation in 1981, one which inventor Gaston Glock won with the Pistole 80 and kickstarted one of the largest gun companies in the world.

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