It’s Saturday night, how about you curl up with a book?
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US Army Releases FM 3-0 Operations, Just In Time For AUSA
October 8th, 2017US Army Anticipates Conditional Material Release for M17 Modular Handgun System By November, Fielding to 101st, 3rd ACR and Security Force Assistance Brigade
October 7th, 2017The US Army anticipates that by November, the XM17 Modular Handgun System will reach conditional material release, dropping the “X” for “experimental” prefix and become simply, the M17 or M18 for the compact variant.
Pistols are already undergoing user evaluations with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After the conditional material release the Screaming Eagles will receive about 2,000 MHS.
Next up is the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas, as well as the new Security Force Assistance Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia Which has been fast tracked for many new systems.
Replacing the 9mm M9, the M17 MHS is based on the commercially available P320 and is manufactured by SIG SAUER in Newington, New Hampshire on the old Pease Air Force Base facility .
ADS To Exhibit at AUSA 2017
October 7th, 2017ADS will be exhibiting at AUSA Annual. This year’s AUSA Annual 2017 theme is based around this premise of “Building Readiness.” To this end, ADS is concentrating on five areas:
Prolonged Field Care
Expeditionary Capabilities
Unmanned Systems
Organizational Clothing & Individual Equipment
CBRNE Decontamination & Detection
They’ve created a blog post which discusses how their offerings relate to each of these thrust areas. Feel free to check it out at adsinc.com/event/ausa-annual-2017.
Visit ADS and their vendors in booth #2115.
See Wilcox at AUSA
October 7th, 2017
HopticUSA – Universal Chassis Quiver
October 7th, 2017After I mentioned the Hoptic Quiver over the weekend, owner Matt Stoner sent me this note about his latest version.
All summer I have been experimenting making different hole spacing Quivers for various chassis makers who don’t utilize KeyMod or M-Lok, such as the Desert Tech, XLR Element and J. Allen Enterprises. These three manufacturers all have hard point attachments for adding Picatinny rails but all use different spacing and hardware.
Enter the Universal Chassis Quiver (UCQ) by doing away with one of the screw holes and adding a slot I have given the UCQ a mounting wingspan of 1.38” to 2” and everything in between. Simply by changing hardware the UCQ now works on numerous chassis, I have machined relief cuts to the back side of the Quiver to accommodate the J. Allen Chassis allowing the UCQ to lay flush. The UCQ is M-Lok compatible and a 3/8 thread insert kit is in the works to attach the UCQ to traditional wood and fiberglass stocks that have no attachment points.
You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up
October 7th, 2017
Vulture Equipment Works Launches Extreme Temp Oil Alternative
October 6th, 2017
Willowbrook, IL – Vulture Equipment Works, a USA manufacturer of expedition grade outdoor accessories, has launched LIQUID FREAKINESS, a fully synthetic lubricant and protectant.
Liquid Freakiness is a extreme temperature -65 °f to 540 °f, fully synthetic lubricant specially formulated originally for our in-house knife & firearm production. After years using toxic products the owner decided a change was due and started extensive testing and real world applications on the product, which is now available commercially through dealers and direct on the Vulture website.
Liquid Freakiness boasts a very impressive list of qualities – non toxic, odorless, clear, non staining, non irritating, paint & polymer safe and is gasket safe. Lf also reduces drag by up to 25%, will not break down under stress, is enhanced for mechanical stability and has a low evaporation rate. Couple all this with it’s corrosion inhibitor and rust preventatives and you have a truly amazing lubricant that will not harm the user or the environment.
With no smell Lf is perfect for hunting and will not give away your position to weary game while protecting your firearm or bow. Being non toxic it will not harm wildlife and is perfect for fishing and fly fishing reels, duck hunting or any other water based adventure. Plus you can use it around the house on door hinges, locks and padlocks (because it won’t freeze), trailers including atvs, motorcycles and other small & large machinery.
The product is also in use by other knife & firearms manufacturers and is currently being tested by the U.S. Army as a specified item in a new weapon platform. For more information or questions please visit www.VultureEquipmentWorks.com and follow us on Facebook & Instagram.
Dräger At AUSA 2017
October 6th, 2017
At Dräger, we continually seek to advance the excellence of our safety products and solutions with the goal of providing you with maximum protection. We will be in Washington, D.C., October 9-11 to attend the 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition. If you will also be in attendance and would like to learn more about our proven solutions, contact us to schedule a meeting.
