Kitanica has just announced their new 1911 grips manufactured by Hogue.
The grips are based on Hogue’s Extreme Series Grips, manufactured from aircraft grade 6061 T6 aluminum and Type III Black hard anodized with the Kitanica logo laser etched into the grip.
At this point all we have is a peep, but every War Sport Industries LVOA AR will come packed in a DBAG manufactured by HSGI.
Back in July, the US Army released a Sources Sought Notice for a Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System or CSASS. Now, Project Manager Soldier Weapons has consolidated the info received from industry in a Draft Request for Proposals for the new M110 carbine variant. The can be used by industry as a sort of warning order to prepare for an actual procurement by the Army.
Manufactured by Knights Armament, the current M110 is a lightweight, direct gas operated, semi-automatic, box magazine fed, 7.62 x 51mm rifle intended to engage and defeat personnel targets out to 800 meters.
According to the FedBizOpps announcement, the Draft RFP seeks the best value to “manufacture a complete system or reconfigure some or all of the existing 7.62 x 51mm M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) currently available in Army inventory.”
The Army anticipates a full and open competition for a single award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with two options:
Option one (1) will create five (5) one(1) year ordering periods with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) delivery orders. The minimum ordering quantity for this five (5) year option is 30 DT/OT units and a maximum ordering quantity of three thousand, six hundred forty three(3,643) CSASSs. The Government will have 24 months from contract award to exercise this option.
Option (II) is for the purchase of a technical data package. The government will have 36 months from date of contract award to exercise option II. Additional delivery orders cannot be placed until the successful completion of Milestone C/TC-STD.
It is anticipated that the winning manufacturer will initially provide “thirty (30) CSASS for Developmental Testing (DT)/Operational Testing (OT) which is expected to last 2 years, (2) An additional maximum quantity of three thousand, six hundred forty three (3,643) CSASSs…”
As with all Draft RFPs there’s no guarantee the Army will actually issue a final RFP and this Draft is valid until January 14 2013 just in time for SHOT Show so that Army Acquisition officials can speak openly with industry about this weapon.
Notice that they are still talking full and open competition for remanufacturing of M110s or a completely new weapon that meets their requirements.
Grey Group Training got the scoop on a new rail mounted front sight from TangoDown that is designed to accommodate top mounted lights such as the Inforce model seen in these photos. It will also accommodate the SureFire 300.
I run a top mounted X300 on one of my carbines but it has to sit in front of the fixed front sight on a Daniel Defense rail. I like having the light there with the high thumb grip but this would be better than my current setup as it would move the front sight even further out and increase the sight radius.
For more info visit community.greygrouptraining.com/2012/11/28/tango-down-prototype-rail-mounted-front-sight
Dueck Defense, makers of the Rapid Transition Sight have added a couple of new options. The RTS as originally developed by pro shooter and former Marine Barry Dueck consists of removable M4-style front and rear sights designed to mount at a 45° offset so that the carbine can be rolled off the primary sight to the RTS. The Mil Std 1913 compatible RTS can be used as back up iron sights (BUIS) or for close in engagements when using a powered optic for distance shots.
Regardless of model, they all feature a common rear sight as found on the M16A2/M4 with adjustable drum as well as the same front sight tower found on those weapons. Both right and left versions are available and now they’ve introduced two new options.
This is the Fiber Optic Sightlink version. Sightlink is manufactured by Mounting Solutions Plus and incorporates a fiber optic insert in Red, Yellow or Green.
The model above integrates the Trijicon Bright & Tough Night Sights.
In addition to purchasing the RTS reconfigured with these new sight options, you could also change out the standard GI-type sight components to use these or other sight inserts.
Specialized Tactical Systems Billet Lower Receivers on sale for $275 with Promo Code: Facebook. Get them while Obama lets you.
Manufactured from T6 51 7075 Aluminum, they feature Type III Hard Anodizing with Teflon Coating with custom colors available for an additional charge. This is the same Titan receiver construction that was used on the SSD carbine except the ones for sale won’t have the SSD markings.
www.specializedtactical.com/weapon-parts/titan-lowers/stripped_lower
Yesterday, via MARADMIN, Lt Gen RIchard P. Mills, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration issued an edict effectively banning the use of all but USGI 30 round aluminum magazines. This means no more polymer magazines in spite of NSN.
Photo – Sgt James Mercure, USMC
Although in the past there have been Division-level bans of the use of polymer magazines due to compatibility issues with the M27 IAR’s non-US Mil Spec (yet NATO Std) magazine well, the Marine Corps is not the first service to issue a wide sweeping restriction on their use. Earlier this year, the US Army issued a TACOM Safety of Use message banning polymer magazines. However, the Army later clarified their position after field forces spoke up.
The full MARDMIN is after the jump.
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The Hog Saddle was developed by a Marine Scout Sniper and OIF Veteran as a clamp-style stable shooting platform. It is designed to be combined with a tripod such as the Manfrotto which is well known in the precision shooting community.
You’ll save about 5% when you purchase the Hog Saddle Mod 7 and one of the Manfrotto tripods together as a kit. US Tactical Supply has several options available, from a basic Hog Saddle Manfrotto Kit all the way up to the Manfrotto Carbon Fiber with the Magnesium Ball Head as shown in the Picture above taken on Vendor Range Day during last month’s US Army Sniper Competition.
Check out the various options at ustacticalsupply.com/hogsaddlemanfrottotripodkits.
