In addition to the M240L these will also go on the M240B.
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M240L Collapsible Bipod MWO
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012M240L Reset
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
These M240Ls just came out of reset. Notice the new collapsible stock and MWO for adjustable bipod legs.
Thanks AJ!
BHI Foreign Weapons Course – Day 1
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Yesterday was day one of Blackheart International’s five-day Foreign Weapons Course. Bottom Line Up Front – Excellent. Once we got going, I quickly realized that this is not only a great course for trainers, advisors and shooters, but also for intel guys (both collectors and analysts) to acquaint themselves with the weapons in order to prepare more accurate reports.
Blackheart offers a very comfortable bunkhouse for students with full facilities including kitchen. Upon arrival, I settled right into my room. In the morning we arrived at their training facility and grouped up into Army and Navy tables. This is a class of mixed units so it is small. Usually, unit classes are much larger. Everything was very organized yet casual and you could tell that the instructors are well versed in their craft.
Right off the bat, we started off the course with a quiz, identifying weapon and associated caliber as well as a visual ID test of our knowledge of ammunition. Remember, this is a Foreign Weapons Course so for several of us (me included), the quiz was challenging. While I knew most of the calibers, I wasn’t familiar with what some of them looked like, particularly when paired next to each other.
We then set about going over pistols and SMGs, discussing origins, characteristics, loading, unloading, and maintenance. Each of us had our own weapons to practice with right along with the lecture. Remember those Army and Navy tables? When the primary instructor brought up the SIG family, the Army table hadn’t handled them much and when the subject turned to the Beretta, the opposite was true.
After a working lunch we hit the 50m range and got to familiarize ourselves with the various guns, demonstrating proper handling from the morning’s classroom portion of training. During the range work, instructors would quiz us on handling and caliber of the various weapons which included the Tokarev, Makarov, PPSh-41, PPS-43, and Sten, among others.
Here’s a clip of me firing the PPSh-41. I don’t know if I enjoyed it or the Sten more but I can tell you, anyone who carries a Sten into battle has big brass ones and string thumbs. Sten mags are a chore to load. Although it was rainy, the temperature was comfortable and it let up for much of our two hours of shooting.
After the range we headed inside for weapons maintenance and were afforded the opportunity to break them down and give them a good going over (including magazines). Once all of the weapons and magazines had been squared away we each took our turn in the barrel with an end-of-day quiz. The instructors took all of the weapons apart and placed them in a pile along with dummy rounds corresponding to each weapon. One-by-one, we then had to assemble the weapons, answer any questions during reassembly, find the associated ammunition, properly name it and complete a function check. All of this repeated hands on helped really sink the material in. Today is a big day…AKs. I can’t wait.
Due to the duties of my fellow students there were few opportunities for pictures.
Centurion Arms Front Sight
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
After seeing this image by Stickman of Centurion Arms diopter front sight we realized we don’t get to tell you often enough how awesome they are (both of them).
Costa Catalyst Mag Release
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Costa Ludis has released a slightly improved version of their “Catalyst” mag release for the M&P. It was created in collaboration with 21st Century Gunfighter, LLC. According to a statement by Chris Costa, “Small invisible changes were made to the Catalyst. Different materials were explored and internal contour changes made for a better fit.”
Order yours from www.costaludus.com or www.21stcenturygunfighter.com
London Olympics to be Guarded by LRAD
Monday, May 14th, 2012
It’s good to see that Olympic security officials are adopting a full continuum of force options from the Long Range Acoustic Device to more lethal solutions more often associated with SWAT teams. According to Fox News, the Olympics will in part be protected by the LRAD system.
It sounds pretty lame, but if you’ve ever been on the other end of this thing it can be quite persuasive. And, it will be backed up by other force options as well Actually, the LRAD has a long history of effectiveness including deployments to deter pirates off the coast of Africa and crowd control during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
Strike Industries – Prototype Ichiro Magata Beavertail
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Designed by Ichiro Nagata, and produced by www.strikeindustries.com the beavertail is intended for those who assume a high grip and may not engage the grip safety.
Texas Ranger 7.62 PredatAR from LaRue
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
LaRue Tactical built a special rifle for the Texas Rangers based on the PredatAR Chassis. I hit them up on the spur of the moment, with little time to prepare, so I’d like to express my appreciation for them taking a minute to chat. My understanding is that once they are caught up with the Texas DPS orders there will be a civilian version of the “Ranger Rifle” available.
Mark LaRue and his staff make bad ass rifles. Glad to see these in the hands of guys doing a dangerous job. Check out LaRue Tactical on the web at www.laruetactical.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LaRueAccuracy.
-DR
