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Monday, February 3rd, 2020SHOT Show 20 – Helikon-Tex Covert M-65
Thursday, January 30th, 2020Helikon-Tex transitioned from a strictly surplus business to making their own clothing when the demand for the M-65 Field Jacket outpaced their access to surplus versions.
At SHOT Show 20, they showed a prototype of a new version called the Covert M-65 which will hit the market this summer. Made of DuraCanvas, it features a more modern look, including shoulder caps to deal with packstrap wear, new pocket flaps, a breakaway zipper, and several new pockets including 30 round magazine pockets at the rear and internal hidden pockets.
Look for it in OD, Coyote and Black this summer.
SHOT Show 20 – The Iron Horse by Blackwater
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020Blackwater Ammunition showed up on the scene a few years ago and since then has been making a mad dash toward ammo and weapon development with some side work on body armor and load carriage. It’s all very much in line with work done by owner Erik Prince during Blackwater’s heyday in the early aughts, so really no surprise. Some of you may remember the signature BW Guns and Blackwater Gear, designed by Caleb Crye.
They had a lot on display at SHOT Show, but The Iron Horse stuck out as something completely different. You might notice that this carbine doesn’t have a traditional trigger or guard.
That’s because the trigger is a thumb activated lever above the rear of the pistol grip. The concept was originally developed for wounded veterans who had lost fingers. Turns out, the thumb is stronger than the index finger and there’s less weapon movement (at least side-to-side) with the depressing of a horizontal lever than a vertical one.
The Iron Horse will accept standard AR uppers and they plan to offer 7075 aluminum lowers for those who want to build their own.
SHOT Show 20 – FTC Magnifier Mount from Unity Tactical
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
Unity Tactical’s FTC Magnifier Mounts are genius. The mount stores the magnifier when not needed within the footprint of the weapon, no more stuff hanging off to the side, and it doesn’t occlude the Red Dot Sight when stowed. When employed the sight’s centerline is 2.26″ above the rail.
SHOT Show 20 – Noctis Technologies Lightweight BNVD
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020During last year’s SOFIC we showed you the Pathfinder Fused Thermal/Color NVIS Viewer. Now, Noctis has introduced a Lightweight Binocular Night Vision Device.
They incorporate optics optimized for MX-11769 intensifiers in green or white phosphor. The lightweight design can be powered internally or via an external battery case. Either side can be rotated up out of the way and will lay close to the head when stowed.
Coming soon from noctistech.com.
SHOT Show 20 – Viktos Contractor MC Pants
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
The Contractor MC Pant is based on Viktos‘ Contractor AF Pant and feature zippered, low profile cargo pockets. Offered in MultiCam and MultiCam Black NYCO, sizing is 28-46 in 30, 32 and 34″ Lengths.
SHOT Show 20 – Princeton-Tec EOS 360
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020It’s really a hard hat light but Sergeants Major everywhere will rejoice. Princeton-Tec‘s new EOS 360 is like a safety belt for your helmet.
The headlamp can be used alone or in conjunction with a band which is both reflective and features LEDs. Both the headlamp (high and low) and LED band include constant and strobe modes. Powered by 3 AAA batteries, the headlamp offers 165 lumens for up to 21.5 hours on high.
SHOT Show 20 – Wilcox FUSION System
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020Wilcox Industries has been working on powered weapon rails for years, but now International customers are beginning to field their FUSION system.
Wilcox refers to FUSION as an “electrical power management system” which provides centralized power to the weapon’s accessories via a removable Battery Management Power Supply System for CR123A with primary and backup power switch. It also works as a data bus.
This waterproof battery case powers the system and is mounted to the 6 o’clock position just in front of the magwell.
The system is modular. The triangular inserts are for heat mitigation with a Remote light/laser Activation Switch which can also be inserted into these slots. The light module was developed with SureFire and uses their Vampire head for White and IR illumination. Like everything else, it’s is removable and the compact form factor is thanks to the central power source.
Below, you can see FUSION Reflex Sighting System and 3X magnifier with flip mount. The Reflex Sight is based on Wilcox’s BOSS.
The final component to FUSION is BTAC, a software system which serves as a Blue Force Tracker and fuses data from other Wilcox systems like the RAPTAR-S rangefinder. In addition to a power and data bus, FUSION incorporates a shot counter which can be depicted on the Reflex Sighting System. It can also monitor the temperature of the weapon.
Additional accessories are under development. Wilcox has also developed other versions of FUSION for other weapons like the Beretta ARX160.
