I am assuming that everyone has seen the presolicitation for W15QKN-11-R-F003 Improved Carbine. If not click the link. In association with the Industry Day, the Army collected questions and here are the answers. Most won’t make any sense unless you have the draft solicitation close at hand.
Join the Panteao Gun Team June 16-18 in Oxford, NC at the IDPA Carolina Cup as they pay homage to a television show enjoyed by many shooters…Miami Vice. Panteao Productions, along with Colt and Winchester, are hosting a side match called Calderone’s Return – The Hit List. In this scenario, you are the Argentinean hit man from the fourth episode of season one of Miami Vice called “Calderone’s Return”. In this famous scene, the hit man (played by Jim Zubiena) takes out a drug dealer inside of a limo with a shotgun; then faces a bodyguard he didn’t count on. From the surrender position, he quickly dispatched the drug dealer’s bodyguard with a Mozambique drill, then calmly drops the magazine out of his 1911, empties the chamber, and places the gun on top of the bodyguard as he walks away. Classic scene!
Think you’ve got what it takes to take your shot at being the Hit Man? You’ll be facing a target 10 yards away and you’ll have to drill it with two rounds to the body and one to the head using a Colt 1911.
While at the Carolina Cup if you happen to spot a match participant that looks a lot like Detective Stan Switek from Miami Vice, it’s because it is Switek. Actor and IDPA and NRA member Michael Talbott will be shooting the match with the Panteao Gun Team on Friday and Saturday.
The Panteao Productions filming crew will be filming portions of the clinic for the upcoming documentary on the Carolina Cup. More information about the Carolina Cup can be found here: www.the-carolinacup.com
Adcor Defense has announced that they plan to offer their piston driven Brown Enhanced Automatic Rifle (BEAR) as a candidate for the upcoming US Army Improved Carbine solicitation anticipated to be released late this month. Unlike other Stoner-style piston rifles, the BEAR’s piston is permanently attached to the bolt carrier.
“The Adcor Defense BEAR combines a new piston system with an exclusive ejection port dust wiper with cover, an ambidextrous forward-placed charging handle/forward-placed assist, and a new key-locked, highly rigid rail system,” said Jimmy Stavrakis, president of Adcor Defense Inc. “More importantly, this innovative design will increase reliability and eliminate the soldier’s most common cause of weapon failure — jamming due to operation in harsh, dirty environments.”
The fixed piston isn’t the only innovation found on the BEAR’s bolt carrier. In order to mitigate stoppages caused by dust and other debris entering the chamber, Adcor has developed a patented spring-loaded dust cover mounted on the bolt carrier. Each time the weapon fires and the weapon goes into battery, the dust cover moves into the ejection port opening, flush with the outside geometry of the carbine.
Interestingly, the BEAR also integrates an ambidextrous (user configurable) forward charging handle into the rail system. And imagine this, it’s non-reciprocating. Additionally, the barrel is free floated.
www.adcorindustries.com/defense
Although SureFire’s MR07 Adapter Mount has been around for some time, the M1911’s Centennial has brought a renewed interest in the firearm as well as several new models introduced that retain the original design characteristics. With these models, in order to utilize a weapon light, you need a rail adapter and the MR07 fits the bill
One of the big advantages to the MR07 is that it does not require any permanent changes to the pistol and it can be restored to its original condition at any time. The mount is made from 7000 series aluminum and is low profile enough to fit most GI-style holsters.
The MR07 attaches via a modified slide stop and pin assembly machined from pre-hardened chrome-molybdenum steel. The pin fit is match-grade. The trigger guard locking wedge is energy absorbent polyurethane, avoiding metal-to-metal contact, and can be tightened with a cartridge rim meaning no hex wrench is necessary. Additionally, a spacer shim is provided to accommodate manufacturing variations in the trigger guard thickness. Finally, it features an anti-chafing pad to prevent scoring of the dust cover.
One of our readers gave us a heads up on the the Springfield Armory giveaway. The program is called Springfield Duel and will be conducted from April 29, 2011 – May 28, 2011 so it’s already going and it’s fairly complicated with lots of chances to win chances to enter. Confused yet? Head on over and check out the complete rules. They are giving away loads of prizes including pistols!
To enter visit www.springfieldduel.com.
While I was living it up in San Diego attending Warrior Expo West, my buddy at Military.com’s KitUp! had the opportunity to attend an Army sponsored demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground of the new 5.56 mm “Green” M855A1 round now finding its way into Operation Enduring Freedom.
Make sure you read the article and slides and then weigh in on the conversation.
Actually, a very good most excellent source has it that Osama bin Ladin was brought to justice with a 7.62 5.56 weapon. In fact, I was told it was a Colt CM901. Well the whole 901 bit turned out to be a bad piece of info, but from a good source. However, UBL was gunned down using German engineering – the HK416 which was my gut feeling from the very beginning. This is confirmed to the point that I feel comfortable updating this story. Ultimately, as my readers have pointed out, it doesn’t matter what got him so long as he is dead.
Good hunting boys…
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