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Magpul – Bolt Action Magazine Well + PMAG 5 7.62 AC

October 27th, 2015

Magpul Bolt Action Magazine Well

The Magpul Bolt Action Magazine Well is a drop-in solution designed for the Remington 700 Hunter Stock. It provides users with detachable box magazine capability to their rifle, and requires no custom inletting from gunsmiths. It is designed to work with AICS pattern, short action magazines, and comes with one Magpul PMAG 5 7.62 AC.

Made in the USA.

www.magpul.com/products/bolt-action-magazine-well-hunter-700-stock

Magpul PMAG 5 7.62 AC

The PMAG 5 7.62 AC is a polymer, 5-round magazine compatible with AICS-spec bottom metal and short action cartridges built on a .470″ case head. The follower can easily be modified by the user to increase the capacity of the mag to 6 rounds, for field, competition, or combat use.

Made in the USA.

www.magpul.com/products/pmag-5-762-ac

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GLOCK Hosts Young Marines At Headquarters – Donates $50,000

October 27th, 2015

Young Marines with Director Lt. Col. Mike Kessler USMC (Ret) on left, accept check from GLOCK Vice President, Josh Dorsey

SMYRNA, Ga. – Oct. 26, 2015 GLOCK, Inc., donated $50,000 to the Young Marines at the GLOCK Professional headquarters in Smyrna on Friday. Nearly 30 Young Marines aged 11 to 18 from local Georgia chapters participated in the event.

GLOCK Vice President, Josh Dorsey addressed the Young Marines during the opening ceremony. “The Young Marines is an organization focused on developing character in the young men and women of our Nation,” said Dorsey. “The things that you learn here will serve you well, serve our corps well, and ultimately our Nation well. Ideals such as integrity, commitment, and honor are easy to talk about, but difficult to personify. You have to believe that you can make a difference.” Dorsey spent 20 years as a United States Marine.

Accepting the check for the Young Marines, was outgoing director, Lt. Col. Mike Kessler USMC (Ret). Kessler has been with the Young Marines for 16 years and was accompanied by Bill Davis, who will be taking over as the new Director as Kessler moves into a consulting role.

“We are forever grateful to GLOCK for their continued support of the Young Marines and for their sponsorship of our National Leadership Academy,” said Kessler. “GLOCK continues to be a strong partner in our goal to strengthen the lives of America’s youth.”

After the presentation, the Young Marines were given a GLOCK safety briefing and an exclusive range day. The safety briefing focused on the Four Basic Rules of Firearms Safety, proper grip techniques, and what to do if they ever found a firearm. During range time, the Young Marines and their parents received small group instruction from GLOCK Professional instructors.

To learn more about GLOCK corporate social responsibility and other news, visit us.glock.com/news.

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Discontinued Merit Badges : Master-at-Arms

October 27th, 2015

This photo is said to be of Boy Scouts participating in the short-lived Master-at-Arms badge. It was one of the original 14 merit badges which debuted in the 1910 version of the Boy Scout Handbook and unfortunately, this one lasted just a year. The badge was missing from the 1911 version of the manual when it was released.

To earn the basge, a Scout had to master three of the following combat skills:
-single stick
-boxing
-ju jitsu
-wrestling
-quarterstaff
-fencing

Can you imagine such a merit badge today?

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Eddie Bauer – Customize Your Microtherm Stormdown Jacket

October 27th, 2015

Eddie Bauer has just introduced a new feature on their site that allows you to customize a Microtherm Stormdown Jacket. Available in Men’s and Women’s versions, you can choose between hooded or standard collar. In addition to a DWR finish, the jacket offers 800 Down fill. Eddie Bauer boasts you can create over a million unique variants of the jacket which offers different shoulder yoke, body panels, lining, side stretch panels, zippers, and logos.

You can even choose custom labeling on the interior as well as chest and sleeve monograms.

www.eddiebauer.com/custom

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Nightforce Optics Is Doing A Limited Availability Updated Re-Release Of The NXS 2.5-10 x 24 Scope

October 27th, 2015

October 2015/For immediate release

Nightforce NXS 2.5-10 x 24 limited release

The original member of the Nightforce NXS Compact riflescope family is making a limited debut for 2015.
In order to meet customer requests for the discontinued NXS 2.5-10 x 24 compact riflescope, Nightforce is manufacturing a limited run this fall. The NXS 2.5-10 x 24 is unique in that it has a straight body tube to the objective lens, which provides for a very compact package (9.9 inches in length).

For many years, the Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x family —proven in the hands of the U.S. military—has been renowned for performance far beyond its size. The NXS 2.5-10 x 24 was an original contract riflescope on the U.S. military Mark 12 5.56mm Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) program.

This limited run will see the NXS 2.5-10 x 24 receive modern enhancements over the original production models. Included will be an integrated Nightforce PTL (Power Throw Lever), allowing instant magnification changes even while wearing gloves. The elevation and windage adjustments are of the most current design, providing extremely positive click feel and easy to read numbers. Adjustment configurations are in .250 MOA (20 MOA per revolution) or .1 Mil-Radian (5 Mil-Radian per revolution) increments, with an exposed ZeroStop elevation and a capped windage adjustment as standard. Reticle choices include the MOAR and Mil-R.

As with all of the NXS 2.5-10x models, they prove that size is no substitute for quality, providing performance that exceeds most riflescopes of any size. In addition to being extremely popular on the various AR platforms, the low mounting profile, versatile magnification range and streamlined proportions also make it ideal for a mountain or safari rifle.

These limited run Nightforce NXS 2.5-10 x 24 models have an MSRP of $1,950. To acquire one of these limited availability riflescopes, please contact one of the four exclusive retailers below:

EuroOptic
MidwayUSA
Mile High Shooting Accessories
Sport Optics

For more information, visit www.NightforceOptics.com or call 208.476.9814.

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As If We Needed More Proof

October 27th, 2015

Photo reportedly taken during the Viet Nam War.

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A Visual History Of Firearms On Kickstarter

October 26th, 2015

Artist Alex Fernbach has produced 106 hand-drawn illustrations of small arms throughout history, and plans to featured them on a 24″ x 36″ print which is now available for funding on Kickstarter.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/1980211618/a-visual-history-of-firearms

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US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Develops Integrated Respiratory and Eye Protective Scarf

October 26th, 2015

Researchers Dave Caretti, Dan Barker and Doug Wilke, at the US Army’s Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center submitted a concept for a new simple-to-don mask to protect wearers against riot control agents such as 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile, also known as CS, to the center’s Internal Innovative Development of Employee Advanced Solutions Program. The program gives developers one year to work on a project.

Unfortunately, the year long development came to a close before Integrated Respiratory and Eye Protective Scarf was completely finished. The design works well for those with beards and accommodates other headborne equipment such as earpro and the filter component passed the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health standards for protection from a CS riot control agent and demonstrated a filtration capacity of up to 140 minute. Although, the team still needs to work out the Eye protection element of the project. Since so few wear goggles but rather rely on eyeglasses, the team has experimented with gaskets around the edges.

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