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ETS – C.A.M. Pistol Magazine Loader

Sunday, July 2nd, 2017

ETS C.A.M. Loader
THE FASTEST, AND MOST COMPACT, MAGAZINE LOADER THAT LOADS IN SECONDS.

For Immediate Release

June 30, 2017: The ETS Group is proud to announce the release of their new C.A.M Magazine Loader. Our new C.A.M. Loader makes loading magazines easier than ever before. With our patent-pending load system, you can load any 9mm and .40 cal magazines (single stack or double stack) without any damage to the feedlips. Simply run the feed-ramp over a tray of ammo and pick-up 10 rounds at a time. Attach the ammo plunger and push down—it’s as simple as that. Load 10 rounds in less than a second and spend less time loading and more time shooting.

FEATURES

• Loads 9mm or .40 cal pistol magazines
• Loader easily picks up rounds directly from the ammo tray
• Fits most pistol magazines, including single stacks
• Does NOT force rounds through the feedlips, so it won’t damage the magazine in any way
• Made from a durable polymer that will hold up to wear and tear
• Portable and fits easily into your range bag or your pocket
• Lifetime warranty

PRICE: $49.99

ETS’s C.A.M. Magazine Loader is available now at www.etsgroup.us.

About ETS Group
Established in 2014, Elite Tactical Systems Group’s (ETS) goal is to provide customers with innovative products by utilizing cutting-edge design, materials, and manufacturing processes to create the best, most rugged, clear polymer magazines. We are proud to offer durable, top-quality, American-made products built to withstand the rigors of combat and heavy-duty use.

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Now, That’s A Gun!

Saturday, July 1st, 2017

Vietnam-era photo features a chopped M14 with an M60 foregrip and 40 round magazine.

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US Government Accountability Office – Decision Documentation Regarding Glock’s Protest Of The MHS

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

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With the recent reveal of Glock’s entry to the US Army’s Modular Handgun Competition, the 19MHS, we felt it prudent to feature the US Government Accountability Office’s denial of Glock’s protest of the competition results. You can read through all 17 pages of the document by clicking the image above, which goes over Glock’s list of complaints from their protest, including claims of favoritism towards SIG, the contest being ended too early, and the supposed obligation for the US Army to award multiple contracts. Regardless, the following passage details the main reason that SIG won over Glock (emphasis ours):

Based upon the technical evaluation and my comparative analysis of the proposals, the Sig Sauer proposal has a slight technical advantage over the Glock proposal given that their proposal was rated higher in Factor 1, Bid Sample Test – Technical which is the most important factor. The advantage of the Sig Sauer proposal is increased when the license rights and production manufacturing factors are brought into consideration. [. . .] The price analysis shows that the Sig Sauer total evaluated price is $102,705,394 less than the Glock total evaluated price, making the Sig Sauer proposal overall the Best Value to the Government.

Sig Sauer’s proposal was slightly superior technically and clearly superior in factors 4 and 5 [SSD note: License Rights – Ammunition and License Rights – Handgun & Accessories]. Since there were so few other discriminators between the two proposals in most aspects, the least important factor, price, became a significant discriminator. Simply put, when taking the price premium into account, there is no correlating superior performance factor for Glock, as compared to Sig Sauer, to support paying that premium.

Consequently, I cannot justify paying a price premium of over 37% for the Glock submission, even as a second award. One (1) award to Sig Sauer on Solicitation Number W15QKNR-0002 represents the overall best value to the Government.

Ultimately, SIG’s victory came down to them severely underbidding Glock, to the tune of approximately $100 million. That’s not to say price was the only factor; the P320 did perform slightly better in the Technical Bid Sample Test than the Glock equivalent. Not to mention that SIG was able to offer better license rights for the chosen ammunition, handgun, and accessories. Regardless, in the Government’s eyes, the Glock wasn’t worth $100 million more than the SIG.

Tags: Glock, Government Accounting Office, Sig Sauer
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LANTAC – RAVEN LA-N15 Receiver Set

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017

LANTAC has released their new RAVEN LA-N15 Receiver Set. The set consists of the Upper Advanced Receiver and LA-N15 Lower, both made of billet 7075-T6 aluminum, and featuring a Milspec MIL-A-8625F Type3, Class2 Deep Black Hardcoat Anodized finish. The RAVEN set comes complete with the CP-R360 Cam Pin, which is machined from 17-4 PH stainless steel.

Specification:

Material: Certified Aerospace Billet 7075-T6 Aluminum
Finish: Milspec MIL-A-8625F Type3, Class2 Deep Black Hardcoat Anodize.

Upper:
Super smooth burnished Bore.
M4 Feedramps as standard.
Blended Smoothcam system.
Includes CP-R360 Domed Head Cam Pin.

Lower:
Internally flared magwell
Tapped rear detent hole.
Spotface takedown pin area.

www.lantac-usa.com

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When Truth Follows Fiction

Sunday, June 25th, 2017

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SPARTANAT – B&T Behördentage 2017

Saturday, June 24th, 2017

B & T invites every second year to Behördentagen in Switzerland. Around 800 visitors and many companies follow this invitation. The program includes lectures, training – above: car shooting, an exhibition of different companies and of course weapons of B & T.

A novelty of the year at B & T: the APC comes as an assault rifle in caliber .308. This can be used for regular infantry or police use or also a DMR or semi sniper.

The rest of the family is well known: APC9 / 45, APC300 and APC556 / 223 are reliable weapons that are strongly represented in the police area.

Linderhof Taktik from Germany presented the plate carrier HL – laser cut from their hybrid laminate – and the plate carrier Gen VI. Lindnerhof is strong with Bundeswehr and German special forces. www.lindnerhof-taktik.de

First seen in Europe: Revisions Revision Military’s new Caiman Head System. The Caiman Head System is a true full-spectrum special operations helmet solution, and will be commercially available in stages, starting with the Caiman Carbon Bump Helmet System. The Caiman Carbon Bump System-including carbon bump helmet, a streamlined rail system, and an innovative liner and suspension system-will.

Made in USA. First Spear presenting their products at B&T Behördentage. Laser cut and Tubes makes a great combination for a Plate carrier.

Fibrotex from Israel with a very nice, flexible BDU and great camo innovations. www.fibrotex-tech.com

Marom Dolphin also originating from Israel, was showing their plate carriers in Israeli style. This is a very nice, small carrier with an integrated flotation kit. It is inflatable and helps you swimming with your gear in the water. www.marom-dolphin.com

Europe goes antiterror. Helmets are becoming more important, especially for Police. Ulbrichts from Austria manufactures helmets from Titan. ULBRICHTS Protection has provided the police, special units and the military with high quality protective helmets for more than six decades, producing the most modern and effective ballistic helmets for protection against bullets available worldwide – the result of many years of development. The ZENTURIO is their high end product. www.ulbrichts.com/protection/en/products

USW is B&Ts new pistol. Or to be honest: it is the smallest pistol carbine we know. With a fordable stock and an Aimpoint made red dot – specially produced for B&T – this weapon gives police officers more flexibility to fight als first responders, and not to have necessarily an assault rifle. www.bt-ag.ch/shop/eng/bt-usw/bt-universal-service-weapon–usw-a1-kal-9-x-19-bt-430001

One highlight at B&T Behördentage was a Car Shooting Workshop with Frank Thiel from Baltic Shooters: training at it’s best. Thiel is a well known als shooting trainer for German SWAT teams and special forces. www.baltic-shooters.de

B&T: www.bt-ag.ch

SPARTANAT: www.spartanat.com

Tags: BrÃ¼gger & Thomet, Spartanat
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RAMPART Awarded Contract to Supply OPP & MNRF with New Glock Service Pistols

Thursday, June 22nd, 2017

RAMPART Corp., the law enforcement supplier for GLOCK Inc. in Canada, is extremely proud to be providing the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) with their new service pistols. GLOCK pistols are the most commonly used Law Enforcement pistol in Canada and can be found in service in over 40 countries worldwide. RAMPART looks forward to providing years of service and support to the OPP and MNRF.

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Much anticipated — New Rex Zero 1 Tactical

Saturday, June 17th, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16th, 2017

LAS VEGAS, NV – Now available, the Rex Zero 1T (Tactical model) in two colors, Black and Flat Dark Earth. Features a threaded barrel (with protector) 1.5×28, 20+ round capacity magazine (ships with 2), and ROR (Rex Optics Ready) System.

REX ZERO 1 TACTICAL SERIES
The Rex Zero 1T (REXZERO1T-01) Tactical pistol complies with strict military standards for reliability and has passed extreme temperature, hostile environment, and drop tests. Limited Lifetime Warranty for the original retail (commercial/civilian) purchaser, one year for law enforcement and military customers. Warranty and service by FIME Group LLC. Ships with (2) 20-round mags, (4) Plates for optics mounting, Hard Polymer Case, Cable Padlock, Operating Manual.

The Rex Zero 1T (Tactical) pistol continues the excellence in production, quality, and value that Arex of Slovenia has become known for since the introduction of the Rex Zero 1 to the US in 2016 with FIME Group, LLC as the official importer. The Tactical model has more options than ever before in the Rex Zero series of pistols, including the new ROR (Rex Optics Ready) platform. Adding on to the proven quality and craftsmanship of the basic features, the Tactical model now offers the following enhancements to increase shooter experience and customization ability.

The Rex Zero 1T (Tactical) is a 20-round, 4.9” threaded barrel 9x19mm pistol with several unique features:

Features

Threaded barrel (with protector) 1.5×28

20 rd. mags

Raised sights

ROR (Rex Optics Ready) – 4 plates for optics attachment
(1) Trijicon;
(2) C-More;
(3) Shield/Jpoint;
(4) Eotech/Vortex/Burris/Docter/Insight/Meopta

Can be operated either “cocked & locked” or safely de-cocked for DA/SA operation. External safety operates in either configuration.

Ambi- safety and magazine release.

The slide-stop also serves as the de-cocker.

Hard anodized T7075 aluminum frame made from solid bar stock with steel locking block insert.

Nitrocarburized steel slide made from solid bar stock.

Forward cocking serrations.

1 piece cold hammer forged barrel made from solid bar stock and Nitrocarburized.

Loaded chamber indicator

Full length slide rails.

Picatinny railed dust cover.

Large trigger guard for use with gloves.

High profile white dot steel sights.

Approved for all commercial SAAMI specification +P ammunition

ABOUT FIME GROUP, LLC
FIME Group, LLC is a manufacturer, importer, and exporter of the finest, high-quality firearms from around the world. Founded with the mission to manufacture the finest firearms and establish long-lasting business relationships with multiple manufacturers, FIME Group, LLC seeks to provide all of the customer favorites among rifles, handguns, and shotguns.

FIME Group, LLC.’s partnerships include:

Arex from Slovenia – the manufacturer of the Rex Zero 1 pistols, with a proven track record of over 20 years for manufacturing highly competitive products with premium quality and precision;

Molot from Russia – the manufacturer of the Vepr rifles and shotguns, one of the most rigid, toughest systems in the world;

Zastava Arms from Serbia – the manufacturer of the rifles based on the famous Mauser system.

FIME Group, LLC. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and may be found online at www.fimegroup.com

Tags: Arex, FIME Group
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