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TNVC ATPIAL-C’s Now Shipping!

Friday, December 19th, 2014

Remember the cool guy Civilian legal Insight Technologies ATPIAL-Cs, available exclusively through TNVC, we showed you awhile back.

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TNVC’s 1st phase pre-orders of those long awaited ATPIAL-Cs are now shipping. I don’t think anyone has seen this many ATPIALs in one place at one time except maybe a military depot. These are fully legal units shipping to the US market from TNVC and just a small sample of what is shipping out.

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TNVC wants to thank all their customers who have pre-ordered for their patience because of the short delay they have endured, TNVC is now including a Telluric Group IR Laser Zeroing Target with each unit shipped.

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KAC to Offer Rail Mounted Anti-Cant Device

Monday, December 15th, 2014

I recently had an opportunity to spend some time with Leupold and Knight’s Armament Corp during new product training for ADS Inc‘s SOCOM team at Spartan Ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. I’ve shown this photo to exhibit KAC’s new Improved 45 Degree 200-600m Offset Rear Sight. Naturally, several readers had a “Squirrel!” moment, asking for information on the cool bubble level. You asked and so shall you receive.

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There’s really not a lot to say about the KAC Rail Mounted Anti-Cant Device. It does what it’s designed to do, assist the shooter in preventing rifle cant. It’s Mil-Std 1913 compatible and mounts directly to the rail behind and below the optic, securing with a flat tip bolt.

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As you can see, they’ve eliminated any sharp edges.

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Make sure you stop by Knight’s booth at SHOT Show to get a first hand look at the Anti-Cant Device as well as their other new products.

www.knightarmco.com

KAC’s Improved 45 Degree 200-600m Offset Rear Sight

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

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During a recent range trip to West Texas’s Spartan Tactical along with Leupold and Knight’s Armament, I got a chance to see a few new items demonstrated by KAC’s Jack Luba and Kevin Boland.

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You may have already read about the new bipod, so this time I’ll mention the Improved 45 Degree 200-600m Offset Rear Sight mounted to the SR-25 above.

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Notice it is called an “Improved” model. That’s because while the actual sight itself remains unchanged, they’ve improved the base. The two main changes are that it’s now ambidextrous, and attaches with 1/8 hex rather than the screw, previously used.

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Make sure you stop by Knight’s booth at SHOT Show to get a first hand look at this sight.

www.knightarmco.com

Meet The Brains Of The RIANOV Eagle from Precision Targeting

Thursday, December 4th, 2014

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This tiny wafer of a chip is the actual ballistic computer used in Precision Targeting’s RIANOV Eagle which we originally showed you during SOFIC. It’s built as an OEM product that can be supplied to other manufacturers.

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The actual RIANOV Eagle, seen above, is a weapon mounted (1913 compatible) ballistic computer. It offers a fully compensated ballistic solution monitoring environmental conditions and weapon system orientation (slope and cant) to provide a firing solution. The military version is interoperable with the STORM, Rulr and RAPTOR.

www.rianov.com

Raptor 1 Direct Action Mission – Faded Giant 3 – MATBOCK Tarsier Eclipse In Action

Tuesday, November 25th, 2014

Check out this video shot by Gregory ‘Spartan117GW’ Wong, a friend of SSD, which features use of a PVS14 equipped with MATBOCK’s Tarsier Eclipse.

www.matbock.com

Magpul’s New MBUS Pro Offset Sights – Yes, Please

Friday, November 21st, 2014

Just in case you needed a little more motivation.

store.magpul.com/category/MBUS

Adams Industries – Vertical Slide Adapter For Existing Rhino Mounts

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

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New from Adams Industries, the Vertical Slide Adapter For Rhino Helmet Mount is just that: a vertical slide adapter for the standard issue A3256368 Rhino NVG Helmet Mount. Designed by AB Night Vision Inc., the Vertical Slide Adapter is CNC machined from aircraft grade aluminum and hard anodized, with stainless steel latching springs and mounting screws. It’s designed to solve the lack of vertical adjustment offered by the issue Rhino mount, and readily installs directly into any standard helmet shroud.

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www.adamsindustries.com/ADAMS-INDUSTRIES/Night-Vision-Accessories/VERTICAL-SLIDE-ADAPTER-FOR-EXISTING-RHINO-A3256368-MOUNTS.html

Larry Vickers Initial Impressions On The Aimpoint Micro T-2

Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

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On his Facebook page, Larry Vickers wrote a brief post on his initial impressions on the newly released Aimpoint Micro T-2 red dot sight:

Ok it’s here – Aimpoint Micro T-2

I expect to be able to shake it out very soon and give you my take after live fire – initial impressions are very positive;

1) clarity – looking thru it the view seems a bit more clear side to side with a T-1 but I personally never felt that was an issue before so not a huge advantage in my book

2) flip up lense covers are very nice ( they are see thru ) – on a T-1 I use the TangoDown IO cover and love them but the option to see thru is nice; thumbs up

3) protected top adjustment – no downside here in my book; just makes it more rugged. FYI it means you only have one ‘double pronged’ cap to adjust with on the optic – not two like on the T-1

4) extended battery life – what’s not to like about that ???

My call is if you own T-1’s or H-1’s you won’t be selling them to buy T-2’s but going forward the T-2 will be the preferred option depending of course on price and application

Kudos to Aimpoint for bringing another flavor of red dot sight to the market and in particular another variant of the Micro – my personal favorite and the RDS that redefined excellence in the marketplace.

The post, and additional photos, can be viewed here: www.facebook.com/LarryVickers/posts/10154767115615416