Does your “Spidey Sense” ever tingle as you feel that someone is constantly watching you or maybe get the “heebie jeebies” and feel like a sniper is glassing you as you ride down the road in the gunner’s hatch? Well there is a way to find out if it is true. Torrey Pines Logic offers a family of technologies that detect aided visual surveillance. For example, an observer with binoculars or a sniper behind a PSO-1 scope.
For more information contact Torrey Pines Logic.
Max Tactical developed the Guardian Tactical Muzzle Cap to keep dust and water away from the inside of barrels. Since there is an issue muzzle cap that costs about ten cents a piece, one wonders why a company would develop a product to do essentially the same thing for 50 times the money. The reason is actually pretty simple. It does it better, and it does it on a wider variety of flash hiders than just the M16 family birdcage.
First and foremost, the TMC prevents dust and water from fouling the barrel. It also does a better job of protecting both men and equipment from damage caused by an inadvertent barrel tap while riding around in armored vehicles. Manufactured from non-toxic TPR (Thermal Plastic Rubber), its unique design allow you to remove the cap from the muzzle while keeping it attached to the barrel. The four ribs are flexible and the cap will hang out of the way below the barrel when not in use. However, for high rates of fire (in excess of three magazines) the TMC will melt. Designed to fit to most NATO rifles including the M16/M4 series, FN FAL, L85 Series, AUG, M249 Series, G3, G33, G36 Series, and Famas. When not removed before firing, the TMC will fly 10 – 20 feet and the thin material at the muzzle will not alter accuracy at 50 yards. One of the major deficiencies of the issue cap is that the remnants can be difficult to remove, especially after it has been expended whereas the Guardian TMC’s body and material provides a solid grip even when hands are wet.
The guardian Tactical Muzzle cap is available in Black and Tan. To order contact Max Tactical. Attention deployed personnel; Max Tactical will send a free Guardian Tactical Muzzle Cap to you. All you pay is $2.00 for shipping to your military address.
Photos courtesy of Max Tactical.
With the E-FECT, Gerber has succeeded in combining all of the tools critical to operator level weapons maintenance of the M-16/M-4 family of weapons into one package. Designed to fit into the butt stock of an M-16, the tool features a 4 & 5 pin sight adjustment tool, a curved pick, nylon brush, flathead driver/scraper, a pin punch, and a multi-angled scraper. Like the excellent line of Gerber Multi-tools, the weapons maintenance toolheads all lock into position except for the sight adjustment tool which is held captive by a magnet. Leveraging a long-term partnership with Otis, all of the E-FECT’s toolheads come from the extensive Otis family of cleaning kits and are replaceable. The E-FECT will be released around SHOT Show.
Photo from Marine Corps Times.
Previously, we’ve covered Blackheart’s excellent M16/M4 Handbook by Mike Pannone. Blackheart has been in the business of training people and developing outstanding training materials for years. One of their flagship products is their line of weapons manuals. Individual volumes in this ever expanding series cover US, Allied and Threat small arms (with the Mk 19 and RPG-7 thrown in for good measure). Authored by Blackheart’s staff of former Special Forces personnel, all of the manuals feature step by step instruction, clearly written with numerous illustrations. Each manual consists of Operations, Maintenance, Immediate Action, Use of Accessories, Manufacturer Markings as well as Ammunition information. We keep an entire set of these manuals in our reference library. Considering the amount of Soviet Bloc weapons we all are running across these days, you should seriously consider getting a set as well.
Currently available are: Makarov Pistol, PPSH-41 Submachine Gun, AK-47/74, PKM Machine Gun, DShk 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun, RPG-7, HK-69A1 Grenade Launcher, M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, M203 Grenade Launcher, M79 Grenade Launcher, MK19 MOD3, 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, and MAG58/M240 Machine Gun.
All of the training manuals can be found on this page. Many of them are also on GSA.
Also, to celebrate the end of the fiscal year in style, Blackheart will be open from 8 AM to Midnight the 27th, 29th, and 30th of September. When you order, don’t forget to pick up a calendar.
Photos courtesy of Blackheart International, LLC.
Blackwater Manufacturing has released a new swinging target set designed for small caliber weapons. It’s great for plinking with a .22.
Each kit contains:
1) TARGET
2) TARGET ARM
3) TARGET PIN
4) LEG
5) LEG MOUNT
Three additional target sets are available. One example is below.
Blackwater offers an excellent warranty. Should a part break under normal use within the first year after purchase simply ship the defective part back and they will send a replacement part.
For more info contact: BLACKWATER TARGET SYSTEMS
Training weapons…a lot of folks look for them, even military units. But where to find them? Why, Blueguns of course. They make enough different models of training weapons that they can cover pretty much any basic need: rifles, shotguns, pistols. Of these weapon types, they cover quite a few individual manufacturers including Colt, Springfield, Baretta, and others. Naturally, the company is named Blueguns so the guns are going to be Blue. For example, the entire family of Colt rifles and carbines is in Blue but they have pretty much any production version you would need. On the other hand, although it is marked as a DPMS carbine they do offer a Black flat top carbine. This model has proven especially popular with those requiring dummy weapons for waterborne training.
If your requirements are somewhat more exotic, they also have knives, crowbars, weapons magazines and even, RPG-7s, M-14s, and M-60s (the last three in natural colors).
They can be ordered directly from Blueguns.
This line features both non-powered grips as well as powered grips. For the non-powered grips, one features a fixed mount (Steady Grip), and the other has a collapsible mount (Para Grip) that folds up out of the way, below the weapon’s rail. The entire line of grips features a MIL-STD-1913 quick attachment mount.
A Universal Control Grip is designed to control mounted lasers and flashlights directly from the foregrip. The grip’s three activation buttons are located right, middle, or left and accomplish accessory control by setting pre-selects for Flashlight, Laser, or Flashlight and Laser. The switches accommodate momentary or constant activation.
All grips are available with or without an integrated bipod that stows inside the grip and can be seen in the pictures. For grips not equipped with a bipod there is an optional, removable compartment that stores two CR123 batteries.
Wilcox has also developed a multifunction tailcap to be used in conjunction with their line of foregrips. It connects to a Surefire light to control on and off.
For more information and a list of retailers contact Wilcox Industries.
All photos courtesy Wilcox Industries.
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