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Tuesday, February 17th, 2015Proctor Y Notch Pistol Sights
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
The Proctor Y Notch Pistol Sights were designed to give shooters maximum speed and accuracy in one sight. Most pistol sights are set up with either wide rear sights and narrow front sights for fast but not so accurate shooting or narrow rear sights and and a wider front for more precise shooting. I designed these sights to offer both Speed and Accuracy. The top of the Y is .140 wide and the bottom of the Y is .100. The front sight is .117 wide with a .040 fiber optic insert. The front sight is .180 tall and the sight set is designed for point of aim = point of impact. For most of your pistol shooting you will only need to see the red dot inside the top portion of the notch, if you need more precise sight alignment it is easy to see by looking at the relationship of the lower portion of the front sight with the lower portion of the rear notch.
This set is designed to work on Glock, 17/19/22/23/26/27/34/35
I have been working on this sight design for about 3 years and working on getting it into production. The main reason I was pushing for what I think is a better sight design is the amount of sight mis-alignment that is possible with most modern pistol sight designs. If you go shopping for pistol sights you will hear things like, for fast shooting you need a wide rear and a narrow front or for old eyes you need a wide rear sight. The problem with having a big difference in the width of the rear sight and the front is there is more room for error. That error is not always noticeable with real loose sights, but it can very easily be enough to cause big misses on smaller targets or further targets. In regards to the old eyes need wide rear notches, I have tested this theory with shooters who told me going into courses that they had bad eyes or old eyes etc. I had them shoot my sights without telling them what they were and they all loved them and kept going on about how much they liked the sight picture, then I told them about the difference in size the front and rear. They were suprised that it worked because conventional wisdom says it has to be loose for old eyes, etc. Back around the year 1400 everyone thought the world was flat because “they” said so. Turns out its not flat after all right!
www.wayofthegun.us/proctor-y-notch-pistol-sight-set-for-glock-pistols
Dueck Defense Rapid Transition Sights Available In Three Flavors
Monday, February 16th, 2015Designed by Barry Dueck and available through SureFire, the Rapid Transition Sights are now available in three different configurations.
Based in the M16A2 rear and front sight pair, the RTS mount to a Picatinny rail. They present at a 45 degree angle so that you can roll off of your telescopic optic to use the RTS as a backup sight or for close in targets.
In addition to the original model, there is a version with tritium inserts as well as a fiber optic insert. The tritium version incorporates a larger dot at the front sight and two smaller tritium dots on rear sight for easy alignment in low-light conditions. The fiber optic model includes front sight in red, green, or yellow.
www.surefire.com/tactical-equipment/rapid-transition-sights
Barrett M240LW
Monday, February 16th, 2015We originally posted this story during AUSA 2014 regarding the Barrett M240LW. There’s been quite a bit of interest regarding this new variant of the medium machine gun workhorse. It’s lighter but that’s because they’ve approached the design from a completely new direction.
Although it’s not exactly new, the Barrett M240LW is a lightweight variant of the fantastic M240 medium machine gun. Sure, the Army has the M240L which cut some significant weight off of the American version of the FN MAG but it uses a Titanium receiver which translates into mucho dinero.
Barrett took a different approach. They trimmed the fat out of the weapon. You’ve got to remember, the MAG 58 is over 60 years old. By analyzing the gun’s construction and applying modern design and manufacturing techniques, they were able to trim about five-and-a-half pounds from its weight down to 21.15 pounds The design is also interesting in that the receiver is manufactured in two pieces from solid billet and then welded together. This results in 2 receiver components rather than the 64 found on a standard M240. You’ll also notice a new, Barrett-designed telescoping Buttstock with adjustable length of pull and hydraulic buffer. While there is no top barrel shroud the lower handguard features KeyMod slots.
State of the Grip Stop 2015
Monday, February 16th, 2015Taurus – FIRST 24 Kit
Sunday, February 15th, 2015
Taurus is selling the FIRST 24 Kit, a package which consists of components selected by a team of industry experts, put together for the purpose of surviving the first 24 hours of any crisis and making one’s way to safety. To that end, the kit includes a Taurus Judge and CRKT Sting Survival Knife, customized by Aimpro Tactical to their exacting standards. The kit also includes the following items:
– Brite Strike EPLI Flashlight
– Brite Strike APALS
– Zippo Outdoors Emergency Fire Starter Kit
– Power Pax Slim Line Caddie
– Energizer E92 AAA Batteries
– 20mm Spherical Survival Compass
– 550 Survival Paracord Bundle
All the components of the kit come in an SKB Waterproof/Drop-Proof Survival Case.
www.taurususa.com/whats-new-first-24-kit-4510SSF24
The CP Six12 Video that Played During SHOT Show
Saturday, February 14th, 2015If you visited the Crye Precision booth at SHOT Show you saw this video featuring the Six12 Rotary shotgun playing on the monitor. It gives a great overview of the different configurations and answers the question everyone keeps asking me, “Does it work?”
Admittedly, my favorite part is the theme music. Who doesn’t love Peer Gynt?
ZEV Technologies New Match-Grade Barrels Now Available
Friday, February 13th, 2015Oxnard, CA – February 11, 2015 – ZEV Technologies, manufacturers of components and accessories for firearms, has announced that their new Match Grade drop-in barrels, are now available for sale through the company’s newly redesigned www.zevtechnologies.com.
The ZEV Match-Grade Drop-In Barrels feature extremely tight tolerances and are manufactured with pre-hardened chromium stainless steel (416R); originally designed for use in Match-Grade rifle barrels. This material provides high tensile strength and toughness to withstand typical chamber pressures while still being greatly corrosion resistant.
ZEV Match-Grade barrel bores are some of the most precise in the industry. Every barrel is double honed (rough and finish) until a minimum surface finish of 16 RA is reached. During this process the barrels are held to a final dimension of +/- 0.0002” for consistency and accuracy.
Each and every one of the barrels are cut, rifled and inspected for groove dimensions and broach finish.
ZEV Match-Grade Drop-In Barrel Specs:
• 416R Gun Barrel Quality Stainless Steel
• Match Grade drop in barrel
• Final dimension of +/- 0.0002” for consistency and accuracy
• SAAMI spec. Match chambers
• Proprietary twist rate
Available now through www.zevtechnologies.com the barrels come in the following finishes:
• Raw Stainless Steel
• Black DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon)
• Burnt Bronze
