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Diamondhead USA in Action – Part 3
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013Treaper Ltd – 3HGR
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
The 3HGR is a combination sling and gun rest with an adjustable support strap. The support strap allows the user to quickly attach their rifle to a tree, post, or other similar object for additional stability. A flexible spandex component in the 3HGR enables the adjustment of the firing line and the ability to shoot a moving target while strapped to a support.
The 3HGR attaches to the swivel stud found on most standard rifles, however it also works with most bipod models thanks to the sling swivel stud located in the bottom of the gun rest. It can also be used as a traditional gun sling, or adjusted to be used as a shoulder harness or safety sling.
Prototype GLOCK Sights from Vickers Tactical
Monday, December 9th, 2013As many of you know, Larry Vickers has a set of sights for the GLOCK coming through a collaboration with Wilson Combat. This is a prototype but the final production ones will be very simila; the hole at the bottom is for a tritium dot allowing for a dot on top of dot tritium sight picture. The rear sight is a “U”-shaped affair with scalloped sides. So far, LAV has made no mention of the front sight.
According to LAV, GLOCK plastic sights go they have 4 issues:
1) they are plastic so are easily marred
2) the rear sight notch is too narrow for the front sight so there is very little to no light on either side of the front site
3) the white u notch rear site draws your attention to the rear sight vs the front site
4) with a proper sight picture the bottom 25% of the white dot on the front site is cut off so many shooters subconsciously elevate the front site in order to see a complete dot- thus shooting high
Vickers feels that the fact that they are plastic is really the least of their problems. He commented, “They are simply poorly designed pistol sights – period.”
(Source: www.facebook.com/LarryVickers)
Sneak Peek – New Flash Hider from Seekins Precision
Monday, December 9th, 2013Seekins Precision certainly has developed a certain design aesthetic and this new flash hider certainly carries the theme. Offered in 1/2-28 and 5/8-24, these are made from tool steel and Melonite coated and designed to thread on without the need of a crush washer. The ports and prongs are not symmetrical so there is no timing or tuning fork effect.
(Source: Facebook)
Might Be Time To Wrap My Mags
Sunday, December 8th, 2013Problem is, I can’t decide which Mag Wrap to use.
US Night Vision offers a wide variety of Mag Wraps from Rapid Wraps. In addition to various Pro-2A and Mil-Spec Monkey designs, they also offer images from the Hot Shots Calendar. They for standard AR-15 magazines and stop right at the mag well so there is no interference between the magazine and the weapon. User installed, each package will retrofit 2 Magazines.
MADE IN USA
Primatic – AML5.56 Automatic Magazine Loader
Sunday, December 8th, 2013
The AML5.56 is a military-quality universal magazine loader system, designed to automatically load all 5.56mm magazines with a standard capacity of 30 rounds from all manufacturers. It’s designed to load 29 cartridges per magazine in nine seconds, and can load 18 magazines in less than three minutes. It holds up to 2000 cartridges at a time, however the addition of an external silo raises the amount to 10,000 cartridges. According to the manufacturer, it can even be customized to any caliber.
www.primatic.com/military/automatic-magazine-loader/
Parabellum Armament Co. – Ratchet Charging System (RCS)
Friday, December 6th, 2013After months of development and multiple iterations, Parabellum Armament Co.’s Ratchet Charging System (RCS) for AK-pattern rifles is now ready for the market. The RCS is a drop-in replacement for the factory gas tube that adds a non-reciprocating forward charging system and true bolt hold open to an AK-pattern rifle. Made from 4140 steel, the RCS weighs only 6.5 ounces, and comes in gas nitrided black. The RCS will be available this January from licensed retailers and on Parabellum Armament Co.’s website.
Dueck Defense Debuts New Sights at SureFire Writer’s Event
Friday, December 6th, 2013Dueck Defense unveiled their new as-yet-unnamed sight for GLOCKs at this week’s SureFire Writer’s Event. It features a wide, rear sight with a smooth rack notch that easily catches on belts, pants or holsters when you want it to but doesn’t have sharp edges that catch on everything you pass by or cut you up. I can attest to the design. I was able to rack the slide one handed by catching the rear sight on my gear during drills but it never caught on anything even when I was wearing a hoodie.
The rear sight notch is .145″ wide x .120″ deep with a front sight width of .115″. This leaves to columns of .015″ worth of daylight on either side of the front sight. Front man Barry Dueck explained that his experience is that the wider rear sight is a bit more forgiving as the contrast of the light helps the brain center the sight. Narrower rear sight notches can result in little contrast and slower sight alignment.
Production models will be Melonite coated but these pre-production samples were blued in order to get them on the guns in time for the event. You also may notice that the front sight isn’t serrated. Dueck explained that coated serrations wear off over time on the high points. In the long run, you end up constantly coating them in order to reduce shine.
According to Dueck, this new sight will be offered with different front sight options. I was able to use the fiber optic insert variant as well as the standard Black front sight but there is also a Tritium variant. Look for availability in the next 6-8 weeks.
