Vietnam-era photo features a chopped M14 with an M60 foregrip and 40 round magazine.
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Saturday, July 1st, 2017US Government Accountability Office – Decision Documentation Regarding Glock’s Protest Of The MHS
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
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.
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.
When Truth Follows Fiction
Sunday, June 25th, 2017
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
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.
Much anticipated — New Rex Zero 1 Tactical
Saturday, June 17th, 2017FOR 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
(1) Trijicon;
(2) C-More;
(3) Shield/Jpoint;
(4) Eotech/Vortex/Burris/Docter/Insight/Meopta
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:
FIME Group, LLC. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and may be found online at www.fimegroup.com
HM Defense Announces The AVENGER M308 Rifle
Friday, June 16th, 2017
June 15, 2017
Mt. Orab, Ohio – HM Defense announces the release of its all-new HM10 Monobloc rifle, the AVENGER M308. The AVENGER M308 was designed and developed by HM Defense in response to demand for a larger, .308 Win / 7.62 NATO model of their highly successful HM15 Monobloc rifle.
“The AVENGER offers the same high level of innovation and capability found in our HM15 rifle now in the larger HM10 platform” said Clay Barker, General Manager at HM Defense. “We are confident that our customers will be pleased with the premium features and value of our new rifle.”
The foundation of the AVENGER rifle is an all-new, custom HM10 billet lower receiver developed for low weight and maximum rigidity. Attached to the forged upper is HM’s exclusive Monobloc integral gas block barrel designed to minimize recoil and enable sub-MOA accuracy.
The AVENGER M308 includes the following premium features:
HM Defense has set the MSRP of the AVENGER M308 at $1,895. For more information visit HMDefense.com or contact info@hmdefense.com.
About HM Defense
HM Defense Technologies, designs, develops and produces AR rifles that feature exclusive components & patent pending technologies. The HM Defense mission is to advance AR rifle technology to its highest level. The company strives to create rifles that are more accurate, easier to maintain and dependable in extreme conditions.
HM manufactures and machines its rifle components in-house, ensuring the closest tolerances, highest quality and maximum performance of its products. All HM Defense products are proudly made in Mt. Orab, Ohio.
