WTF? | Soldier Systems Daily Soldier Systems Daily

Archive for the ‘WTF?’ Category

Coming Soon to an Action Flick Near You

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

At first I thought this was a joke. It isn’t. I guess we can all take off our hats to “engineering.”

Making its debut at IWA, the Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1 (“Twenty Eleven” for aficionados) is a double barreled (and actioned) version of the 1911. It can be ordered either with 2 independent triggers and one sear group (left or right, with user-interchangeability for right or left operations) or with 2 triggers permanently joined and the choice of 1 or 2 sear groups.

The AF2011-A1 is available in mirror finish Deep Blue (aka pimp) or with a 3400 Vickers surface hardness White Ash Nitrite coating.

www.arsenalfirearms.com

Tags: Arsenal Firearms, IWA
Posted in Foreign, weapons, WTF? | 18 Comments »

The Weapon As Art

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

‘The Weapon As Art’, or at least I hope that is what they are going for. Phase 5 Tactical created this pimped out AR-style pistol for urban clothier Illest. Phase 5 is only building 10 of the limited edition Illest PDWs so the chance of running across one at your next street race is pretty slim.

According to an article on the urban lifestyle website Fatlace.com by Phase 5 owner Ken Montes, “This very limited, Illest/Phase 5 CQC Pistol showcases the Illest lifestyle blended with Phase 5 Tactical’s ability to bring life to a dream.”

Now, don’t be hatin’. SSD is fully behind responsible gun ownership, even if we don’t get the practicality of a blinged gat. If anything, the Illest PDW is an interesting amalgamation of the ‘Fast n Furious’ and Black Rifles subcultures.

Tags: Flatlace, Illest, Phase 5 Tactical
Posted in Black Rifle, weapons, WTF? | 13 Comments »

A Weapons Factory Below SoHo?

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Well, sort of. According to a cool article in Gizmodo, The Specialists LTD is a family owned business located in the SoHo district of NYC that manufactures and provides lookalike weapons to the film industry.

Thanks NH

Tags: Gizmodo, The Specialists LTD
Posted in WTF? | Comments Off on A Weapons Factory Below SoHo?

Not Recommended for Grunts – The .959 Rifle

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Sometimes you need something with some uumph. In the summer of 1914 an older British volunteer is said to have knocked a German aircraft down with a mounted 2-gauge fowling piece. Correia’s Owen Pitt used a custom Saiga to go after dangerous prey and Buettner’s Jazen Parker a HATT to do the same thing. Authors are going to need to consider this now.

It’s a .959 caliber rifle; 2,400 grain $40 bullet driven by 240 grains of powder.

Read about it over on BOLO Report.
-DR

Posted in Black Rifle, weapons, WTF? | 12 Comments »

When Live Armor Testing Goes Wrong

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

At least make sure your buddy can aim.

Posted in Armor, WTF? | 22 Comments »

Kick Some Ass with a Rolled Up Magazine – Redux

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

We first published this article in March of 2010. It’s still classic. Then again, there’s the Craig Sawyer method.

If you are a fan of our WTF? series of articles then this one is for you. We think we have identified the mother of all WTF?’s and all future articles will be judged against this one. This is awesome!

Professor Ronald Duncan is providing instruction in the art of Hoda Korosu; the art of improvised weaponry. I was actually quite pleased to see this since I have been telling my kids since they were little that you could turn anything into a weapon. I don’t think they really ever believed me until now.

Ever get your ass kicked with a rolled up magazine? Well be careful with this information. It can be dangerous. Seriously, someone (yes it was one of those doubting Thomas children of mine) almost put my eye out earlier. If you do put your eye out, (or anything else) remember, we warned you.

Finally, I gotta say, seeing this guy I immediately think of Pootie Tang and the belt.

Posted in Entertrainment, WTF? | 7 Comments »

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Granted, the market is changing and companies that have sold a lot of gear to the US military over the last 10 years have got to come up with ways to diversify their market. We thought we’d seen ‘zombie’ everything until now. EOTech has developed a ‘Zombie Stopper Holographic’ sight. We have this sneaking suspicion that the reticle is shaped like the biohazard symbol. Additionally, they’re offering a ‘Holographic Hybrid Sight Kit as Seen in MW3.’

It’s interesting marketing…Sure, we get it. But this might just be too much. We are definitely looking forward to EOTechs military and tactical offerings.

If you’re at SHOT Show see them in booth #20159.

www.eotech-inc.com

Tags: EOTech, SHOT Show
Posted in Optics, SHOT Show, WTF? | 14 Comments »

To Watermark or Not to Watermark?

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

What is the deal with every website on the face of the earth putting their craptastic watermark on every photo they publish? Fine, if you style yourself a photographer and actually took the photo, I get it. But if the photo came from a public source, or a vendor, or actually belongs to someone else, I have to say, “wtf?”. I’ve even seen multiple watermarks on the same photos.

Its starting to encroach on the tactical industry. What do you guys think? Has watermarking gone too far?

Tags: Douchebaggery
Posted in Media, WTF? | 15 Comments »