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Cadex Defence Introduces New Rifle Chassis Family

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Canada-based Cadex Defence will debut the new Strike 33 rifle chassis at DSEI in the Rangemaster booth (# N8-393). It joins the Strike 30 and Strike 50, both already on the market. The Strike 30 is designed for .308 rifles, and naturally the 50 is built to accept .50 barreled actions. The new Strike 33 adds the popular .338 Lapua to the lineup.

All of the stocks are folders and incorporate adjustable comb height, length of pull as well as butt pad. Additionally, the lower housing is removable for for maintenance and adjustment and has a magazine well for removable magazines. Finally, the fully configurable fore end features detachable Picatinny rail segments so that you only add rail where you need it.

www.cadexdefence.com

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Canada is Seeking a New Sidearm

Monday, September 12th, 2011

The Canadian Forces have begun the process of looking for a new sidearm. At least, they’ve taken the first step. At this point they are looking at availability and price, sort of like a US pre-solicitation, but won’t issue the actual solicitation until 2015. But, at least they’ve started along the path. The US military has had two false starts since the war began. First with SOCOM and then with the USAF.

According to the online price & availability letter, this new General Service Pistol “will replace the 9mm Browning High Power (HP) and the 9mm Sig Sauer Model 225 pistol.”

The Browning Hi-Power as their current Service Pistol and the Sig P225 is in service with the Canadian Forces Military Police. Interestingly, no mention was given to the Sig P226 which is in service with Naval Boarding Parties. The P&A letter mentions the potential for 10,000 pistols. Furthermore, the eventual winner will be required to provide the Technical Data Package to the Crown who will, in turn, provide it to Colt Canada who will produce the weapons. And oh yeah, they are only interested in 9mm NATO.

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NBOW – Marz Tactical

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Marz Tactical has been introducing a slew of new products since coming on the scene in 2010. Their Field Kit caught our eye. Designed for small arms maintenance, it gives you a clean, dry space to lay out your parts and rolls up to a compact size. The coolest feature of the Field Kit Are the two magnets sewn into the fabric designed to keep your individual parts where you put them. Additionally, it features two 9″ x 3″ zippered compartments with adjustable internal dividers. These pockets sit atop sleeve pockets that will carry a Bolt Carrier Group or segmented cleaning rods.

www.marztg.com

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NBOW – ITW Military Products

Friday, September 9th, 2011

The FASTmag Heavy is in full production. It accommodates standard 7.62 NATO magazines such as the FN FAL, M14, AR10, and Magpul mags. The mounting slots are the same dimensions as the GEN III FASTmag and Pistol FASTmag so stacking mags is a snap. Both MOLLE and duty belt versions are offered in Coyote, Foliage Green, Tan and Black.

Available now from all ITW Military Products distributors.

www.ITWmilitaryproducts.com

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NBOW – S & S Precision

Friday, September 9th, 2011

A lot of companies are making armor carriers with Kangaroo pockets. S & S Precision has developed a molded Kydex magazine insert that provides positive retention of your mags. Optimized for use with the LBT-6094A Plate Carrier.

www.SandSprecision.com

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NBOW – Special Tactical Services

Friday, September 9th, 2011

The one thing we didn’t write about yesterday was the excellent range support provided by Special Tactical Services at the NBOW Range Day. They pulled a trailer up, armed with an M240, M249 and PKM on weapons mounts.

Additionally, they brought a wide variety of small arms to the shoot including the Barrett M82, FN SCAR 16 and a wide variety of Soviet small arms. They also brought lots of ammo. Overall, the mood of the attendees was excellent and fun was had by all.

At today’s event STS displayed their Force Protection Trailer. Equipped with a variety of mounts and weapon shields including transparent armor solutions.

Here, you can see the business end of their weapon shields as well as an RPG shield mounted on the corner. STS manufactures all of their shields from AR500 steel. Additionally, they build all of the weapon mounts.

Finally, STS provides numerous weapon operator and maintenance courses.

For more info, visit www.spectacserv.com

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NBOW – AmericanSnipers.org

Friday, September 9th, 2011

AmericanSnipers.org is a non-profit group (501-(C)3) staffed by volunteer former and current military and LE snipers. They raise awareness of the needs of our snipers as well as funds to supply equipment not supplied by the Government. They are extremely successful. From 2003-2010 they supported 675 different platoons. Additionally, they are well known for their raffles and innovative morale items such as patches, coins, and t-shirts.

www.AmericanSnipers.org

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Glock Replacing Recoil Springs on Gen4 Pistols

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

GLOCK, Inc. is voluntarily replacing the recoil spring assembly (RSA) on its new Gen4 pistols, with the exception of G26 and G27, to ensure all Gen4s perform up to GLOCK demanding specifications. Visit www.teamglock.com/customer-service/recoil-spring-exchange for more information.

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