Today is day 2 of the 4 day Haley Strategic Partners Giveaway. A winner has been chosen for day 1 and will be announced as soon as he has acknowledged. This is today’s image. To get your win on, visit Facebook.com and “tag” your way to glory. Today’s prize will be BCM GUNFIGHTERâ„¢ MOD4 Charging Handle and a pair of HSGI Taco pouches in Multicam! Rules apply, so follow the rules.
Grey Group has just announced that they are carrying the Grip Force Adapter from Grip Force Products. Offered in Black or FDE, models are available for Gen 1,2,3 Glocks as well as Gen 4 Glocks. Mating with the backstrap of the Glock, it eliminates the drawbacks associated with permanent modifications to your factory pistol.
As you can see, the FDE does a pretty good job of matching Glock’s “Green” color. It looks promising, and Grey Group doesn’t sell junk, so I think I’ll try one out.
Our friends at Haley Strategic Partners are sponsoring a series of awesome giveaways this week. Each day, for 4 days, they will post a new graphic to their Facebook page like the thumbnail we have placed at the beginning of this article. The full-size versions are yours to download. But it gets better. “Tag” yourself on the photo and you have a chance to win a random drawing for a daily prize of a weapon accessory. Today’s giveaway is a BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle. There will be three more this week; one per day. Here is a direct link to the post: www.facebook.com Be sure to “tag” yourself in the comments. This contest ends tomorrow with 3 more to follow.
In the end, everyone is a winner. No matter what, you get a free, cool graphic and one lucky winner per day wins a weapon accessory. Obviously, due to the prize content, restrictions apply so make sure you read the fine print at their www.facebook.com page. We will announce the winners here to echo HSP’s announcement on Facebook.
Blackheart International has expanded their popular line of compact weapon handbooks with the introduction of AR15 and AK47 editions. They join previous editions on the HK416 and M16/M4 as well as the Glock. As with these previous versions the new handbooks feature a coil binding so that they can easily be flipped open to the proper page and contain tailored information required to operate, maintain, and conduct basic training with the firearm.
NSWC-Crane has recently procured the Integrated Mount Universal Night Sight (IMUNS) System manufactured by Badger Ordnance as an upgrade to the Mk13 Mod5 .300WM Sniper Rifle.
The IMUNS replaces the current bipod mounting block in the Accuracy International AICS chassis and allows the use of integrated night vision devices such as the A/N PVS-22, A/N PVS-24, and A/N PVS-27. The IMUNS has removable side accessory rails allowing the use of laser aiming devices such as the ATPIAL/DBAL as well as other target aiming/designating systems.
It also allows the day optic to be mounted a full one inch lower, keeping the optical path in line, lowering the overall height over bore, and providing the shooter with a more natural cheek weld behind the rifle.
ARES Armor is moving beyond just nylon with the forthcoming EFFIN-A Compensator. I have to say, I’m intrigued. Ares claims that, to the best of their knowledge, it “will be the first stackable and tunable compensator on the market. All gas exit ports can be sealed off and the front cap can be removed to reveal a standard threaded front.”
The Army developed he “new” High-Capacity Ammunition Carriage System in 45 days for use by troops in Operation Enduring Freedom. As soon as I saw it I raised an eyebrow. Unfortunately, it already existed in the form of the MICO from Tyr Tactical. The MICO was developed on Tyr’s own dime and debuted about a year ago. If time was of the essence, it sounds like the Army wasted 45 days to redevelop a commercial product that already existed.
Since we haven’t actually seen the High-Capacity Ammunition Carriage System, it might work entirely differently from the MICO. For instance the MICO uses a dedicated frame while the Government model attaches to a Down East frame. However, conceptually, they work the same way. Granted, it’s been done before to varying degrees of success, but something had to inspire the idea. We have been at war for nine years and no one asked for this until now? Was there at the very least some outside inspiration? Take a look at both versions and you be the judge.
But then again, maybe they were just inspired by Hollywood.
Naw…I’m not buying it either. If anyone in Government ever questions why Industry has animosity toward them, this might just be a good place to start.
Good on Kit Up! for breaking this story.
Project Manager (PM) Soldier Weapons conducted a change of charter ceremony on June 28, transitioning responsibility for the Army’s small arms development from COL Douglas Tamilio to COL Scott “Scotty†Armstrong.
“Having been stationed at Picatinny for the last year, I’ve had an opportunity to meet and work with Col. Tamilio and the Soldier Weapons team on various occasions,†said Armstrong in an Army press release. “They are a dedicated and talented group of individuals with a tremendous record of success. I’m looking forward to joining the team to continue the development and fielding of the world’s best weapons that will make a tremendous difference for Soldiers at the tip of the spear.â€
The Army has published the following biographic data for COL Armstrong:
Upon his commissioning at Colorado State University in 1989, Armstrong served in a variety of command and staff positions in the Air Defense Artillery branch. In 1997, he was assessed into the Acquisition Corps where he has served on various programs, including the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground Based Interceptor program where he was the Product Manager.
Armstrong holds a Master of Science in management, with a concentration in systems acquisition management, from Naval Postgraduate School. He also attended the Combined Arms Services and Staff School, Command and General Staff College, the advanced program management course, and the U.S. Army Senior Service College Fellowship Program at the University of Texas.
We wish COL Armstrong luck as he takes the reigns of a VERY busy PM shop.
