Remember the HEL-STAR 5 strobe from Core Survival we wrote about back in June? Here is some video of it in action, attached to a Gentex Parachutist Helmet during a military free fall jump at Eloy, AZ. It is designed for use by parachutists while in freefall and under canopy to identify one another.
It’s hard to find a SOF unit that doesn’t use Adventure Lights and, occasionally, you’ll see a VIP light attached to a helmet in one field expedient fashion or another. Up until now, there hasn’t been a purpose built solution to affix your VIP light to your helmet. This new mount gives a solid platform to mount the VIP light to helmet via Velcro. Additionally, the mount is available in two configurations. The one-way bezel will not allow the user to accidentally trigger a visual light function, while the two-way bezel allows the user to start from a visual or IR setting.
Adventure Lights VIP Helmet Mount
Made in Canada, both mounts are available in Black as well as the new Tan color which will soon be a standard color on all lights.
Adventure Lights are available through www.adsinc.com.
Partnering with Impact Weapons Components, Travis Haley developed two new HSP Adaptive Light Mounts. Available in two models; Dropwing and Thorntail, both are designed to mount the SureFire Scout Light to carbines in such a manner to leave room for both your hands on the rifle but also any lasers or other devices mounted to the carbine. They can be mounted in 8 different positions on the rail system and moves the light forward, in front of lasers or other gear with plenty of room to keep even a vampire head out of the way of a laser.
Dropwing
The Dropwing is intentionally designed to fit in a shorter carbine’s rail system (works fine with longer rails as well). But, instead of mounting to the Picatinny rail itself, it mounts in the space between the rail sections to offer a lower profile.
Thorntail
Conversely, the Thorntail does the same things as the Dropwing, except that it is Mil Std 1913 rail compatible.
Although designed to mount a SureFire Scout Light, there is also a ring system for use with these mounts to accommodate other lights.
From what we understand, these are the first of many weapons accessories on the way from Haley Strategic Partners.
The MOE Scout Mount is designed to connect directly to the MOE Hand Guard it is basically a raised and cantilevered section of 1913 rail. It is optimized for Surefire® Scout® Lights, but works with most 1913 Picatinny mounted lights. Available in left (11 o’clock) and right (1 o’clock) models, currently only in Black.
Shipping now to Magpul dealers and distributors as well as directly from the store.
Courtesy of the Polish military magazine Special Ops. Special Ops is printed bi-monthly with a circulation of nearly 10000 copies. They started in 2009 and have become Poland’s top SOF dedicated journal.
Revision Batlskin
Photo: Bartosz Szolucha
Remington Adaptive Combat Rifle
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
Brügger & Thomet MP45
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
FirstSpear Siege
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
Princeton Tec Charge
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
Sako TRG M10 Multi-Caliber Configurable Sniper Weapon
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
Inforce Weapon Mounted Light
Photo: Andrzej Krugler
Arc’teryx LEAF Alpha Jacket in MultiCam
Photo: Agnieszka Szwed
Camelbak Mil-Spec Antidote Reservoir
Photo: Agnieszka SzwedHeckler & Koch Bundeswehr G28 Designated Marksman Rifle
Photo: Agnieszka Szwedwww.special-ops.pl
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When the crew at Tactical Distributors saw Princeton Tec’s Fred headlamp they said one thing, “It needs to be MultiCam,” and Princeton Tec obliged creating a version of the light with an Olive and Black case and MultiCam strap. Available exclusively from Tactical Distributors this variant of the Fred is limited to 100.
The internals are just like the standard Fred and offer high and low Red and White LED light powered by 3 AAA batteries for up to 180 hours depending on the chosen setting. The MultiCam Fred includes a Headstrap, NVG Adapter Plate and Butterfly Bracket. Made in USA!
www.tacticaldistributors.com/td-limited-edition-fred-headlamp-olive-w-multicam-strap
Princeton Tec officially launched the new MPLS Charge at AUSA. Powered by a single AA, it offers 60 lumens of light.
As you can see it can be mounted to either side Ops-Core ARC rail simply by flipping it upside down.
In addition to the built-in Rail mount, there is also Standard Helmet clamp as well as a PALS adapter for use with your gear.
While the Charge’s body is available in OD, Tan, or Black, LED configurations (below) are combined with a white light that is not the primary selection. You have to hold down the switch which is a tape switch style, located on the mount portion of the light to select white light. Choices include:
Red
Blue
Green
IR
Red, Blue, IR
Red, Green, IR
Yesterday, we briefly introduced you to 6 new products from Gerber. Now, we will give you a more in depth look at each one starting with the Weapon Light.
Incorporating a Larue QD mount, the Gerber Weapon Light incorporates three settings; On, Momentary On and Momentary Strobe selectable via the tailcap switch or a remote tape switch. Powered by 2 CR123 batteries, it throws 250 Lumens for 2.3 hours and is waterproof to 1 meter. The light has a Tan 499 coating and features an IR filter / Dust Cover. Made in USA, look for it early next year.
