SSD will be attending SOFIC on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. If anyone would like to meet please let us know through email.
SOFIC
May 18th, 2012MagPod in Action
May 18th, 2012The carbine is a BHI-15 outfitted with a Trijicon sight and SureFire mini suppressor. The magazine is a Magpul PMAG fitted with a MagPod prototype. Look ma, no stoppages!
RPG Accidents – They’re Real
May 18th, 2012Yesterday, questions arose over information published by SSD regarding the PG-7 grenade. A rather distinguished reader read the comments and shot us a link to this three year old video showcasing the standoff for the PG-7 grenade. Notice that there isn’t any (minimum arming standoff). This round doesn’t spin to arm.
BHI Foreign Weapons Course – Day 3
May 18th, 2012On day 3 we concentrated on former Soviet bloc marksmanship weapons like the SVD and FRK (PSL) as well other foreign weapons such as the Moison Nagant, SKS, .303 Enfield, G3, and FN FAL. The SVD isn’t a sniper rifle by any stretch of the imagination. It just isn’t built to the accuracy level needed for true sniper operations but it does offer a more accurate alternative to the standard AK.
As usual the day began with lectures and hands on practice. This time with the RPG-7. Unfortunately, due to the availability of rounds, we were unable to do any live fire. This block of training was followed by Russian marksmanship weapons in addition to various .30 weapons from around the world.
Later in the day, at the unknown distance range, we employed the guns we went over in class as well as a couple of others. We also had the opportunity to fire the BHI-15 with SureFire mini suppressor. The video is of the FRK also know as the PSL. Think of it as an AK blown up to 7.62 x 54R. It kicks pretty hard.
The day ended with a great deal of weapon cleaning and individual testing which consisted of a huge pile of parts laid out on a table. Students had to assemble the weapons and perform a function check, all the while answering questions regarding ammunition and nomenclature.
Today the class will meet on the range to conduct some weapon drills followed by a final Practical Examination which is the culmination of everything we have learned. They’ve kept us in the dark about what will happen but I’ll tell you more in my next installment.
Let’s Play The Name Game
May 18th, 2012
Who thinks they can name all of the weapons contained in this rack, left to right? I’ll give you a hint. I shot all of them yesterday at the BHI Foreign Weapons Course.
Atlantic Signal Launches New Website
May 18th, 2012Atlantic Signal, manufacturers of the Dominator series of communications headsets has updated their website.
Happy Joan of Arc Canonization Day!
May 17th, 2012
