Tactical Fanboy caught this interesting Mil Std 1913 rail accessory courtesy of Spartan Imports.
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012SHOT 2012 Followup: Cabot Guns 1911 South Paw
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012As you are no doubt already aware, a substantial number of companies debuted new weapons this year at SHOT Show. Literally dozens, from the big names like Smith & Wesson, ArmaLite and Benelli to smaller domestic companies to those not as widely known or at least widely distributed here in the US (Caracal, Akkar). One of the pistols I took a look at was a 1911 frame built from the ground up by Cabot Guns of Pennsylvania for left-handed shooters. It’s the only true left-hand pistol on the market right now that I’m aware of. No doubt one of you Soldier Systems readers will have more to offer on the matter.
In fairness, I’m guessing I didn’t get as much out of it as some people might have, because I’m not a mutant. I’m right handed. This thing was smooth though, and had a very nice trigger break. The wood used on the grip was their own, which I thought was interesting (meaning it was wood from their own trees from their own property, behind the shop where they’re built). You don’t see that very often. They also take four months to build each gun, which is also not exactly standard. It’s made of 4140 billet steel, designed to exceed National Match accuracy out of the box, with their own walnut as mentioned earlier and also olive wood or box elder. The front sight they use is called the Rozic blind sight, which comes off the front of the breach face. Sights are tritium, white- or gold-dot.
“Twelve percent of shooters are left handed†said Cabot Guns President Robert Bianchin in an interview. “The industry has ignored the left-handed gun cohort and, while we do not make mass-produced guns, we will do our part to provide a true left-handed shooting experience for a select number of gun enthusiasts.”
If you want one, better get after it. If I understood them correctly they’re only building a few this year. I thought the Cabot representative at Media Day on the Range said a few dozen, the website says one hundred.
For more information, check out Cabot Guns on line. The South Paw is detailed on their website here.
-DR
SHOT 2012 Followup: Raven Concealment Minimal Vanguard II
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012You may remember last Wednesday we reported on the new minimalist holster from Raven Concealment. Here’s a video going into a little more detail, and some more pictures showing the holster with a different weapon. We talked at length with the boys at Raven Concealment, who advised that Yes, they are working on something for Glocks that use a weapon light, but it will take some time because they’re going to have to build it from the ground up.
SSD: The Vanguard 2 with a long-slide .40 Glock.
The Vanguard II uses the trigger guard to latch onto; that’s obviously not going to work with a pistol light mounted. Next up will be Vanguard II’s for the Smith & Wesson M&P. There are some other things in the works, but we’re going to let them percolate a little more before reporting on them.
This is not a holster they say should be used on duty, before some of you get all up in arms about it. It is a nice way to carry off duty though, and I’ve worn mine now a couple days to see what might cause a loss of retention. So far so good. I even went over a regular chain link fence, though admittedly not at a dead run and unfortunately not in pursuit of a felony suspect. I’m passing it off to some officers to do a little DT next week and will advise how that goes; again, keeping in mind this is for wear off duty and/or concealed.
Forgive the camera work and focus on the product, if you’d be so kind. More on their website and on their Facebook page.
SSD: The other side of the Vanguard 2.
-DR
Some H&K G28 Pr0n for You
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
H&K displayed an example of the new German Army automatic Sniper rifle, the G28. Intended for use in the rifle squad, it was developed as a replacement for the G3 DMR. Although there was a G27 model which was a 417, the Bundeswehr went ahead with the G28 which is based on the 417 but with a steel receiver. This, combined with the full length forend brings it in at a little over 16 lbs. Unfortunately, the rail sections do not extend all the way to the end of the forend.
The stock is a bit different than the 417s in both style and function. The integral cheek riser is adjustable and will reciprocate when you charge the rifle. Additionally, the action is very smooth and it was simple to charge. Interestingly, while the safety is ambidextrous and the upper receiver integrates grooves on both sides to lock the charging handle in place, the weapons comes with two charging handles, a left and right to accommodate all shooters. The buttplate is also adjustable for length of pull.
The dust cover is plastic.
One interesting feature of the scope is the T1 mount.
H&K informed us that the are currently no plans to import the G28. However, there are a few of the accessories They’d probably like to see brought in for integration into the 417.
Mossberg Flex System
Friday, January 20th, 2012You can’t deny that the Mossberg 500/590 series of shotguns are popular for both tactical as well as recreational pursuits. At SHOT Show 2012, Mossberg unveiled their new flex system that allows 11 models of shotguns to interchange furniture. This allows the shooter to configure his shotgun for a variety of uses.
The key to the system is the Tool-less Locking System which consists of a series of three connectors to quickly swap out stocks, forends and recoil pads.
Both of these configurations are the same shotgun and the changes were made in less than a minute.
More Magpul 870 Goodies
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Magpul introduced a couple of other goodies for their recently announced 870 stock and forend.
Seen here is the SGA 870 Receiver Sling Mount. They’ll also offer a cheek riser kit.
Although not in their 2012 catalog, Magpul had a demo shotgun sporting a tube mounted sling adapter as well.
Mossberg Does It Again
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Lat year it was the chainsaw shotgun and this year it’s the 464 SPX. Available in .22 and .30-30, this lever action is a looker. Offered complete with 6-position collapsible stock and tri-rail forend, it’s topped off with a flash suppressor.
Raven Concealment Systems
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Raven Concealment Systems has been hand crafting minimalist holsters for awhile now. They just showed us the Vanguard II which covers the trigger and keeps your Glock in place. Equipped with a single soft loop, it can also be used to protect the trigger in a bag or safe. Additionally, the cut allows it to be tethered or pried off in an emergency.
The soft loop is adjustable for right or left as well as height and cant.
