We’ve been talking these up for awhile now and they’re finally here. Manufactured by TangoDown for Vickers Tactical these replace the factory floorplate and give you a lip to help strip the mag away if it hangs up. They come in packs of 5 which dovetails right in with LAV’s advice, “A good rule of thumb for any serious fighting handgun is a minimum of 5 reliability-proven magazines.”
For GLOCK Magazine Calibers: 9x19mm, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, .45 GAP!
Available from TangoDown and NETTAC.
The BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle has made quite a splash in the Black Rifle community. Apparently, Mossberg has a similar product on its MMR which is their version of a Black Rifle. It’s so close that the patent holder of the BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle is suing Mossberg. Below are the two charging handles. First is the MMR charging handle and next is the BCM charging handle.
This is the suit by Eric Kincel of Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, owner of the patent and originator of the suit.
Abrams Airborne Manufacturing Inc vs of Mossberg and Sons Inc
This is the page from the Mossberg website detaining the features of the MMR. As you can see it includes, “Oversized charging handle for quick, ambidextrous engagement.”
Here is the patent for the BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle.
Charging handle (US patent 8104393)
Abrams is asking the court to “issue a final and permanent injunction enjoining Mossberg from infringing the ‘393 Patent” and “award Abrams an accounting to determine the full extent and amount of its damages which shall be computed to be no less than a reasonable royalty pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284” and also, “award Abrams treble the damages suffered as a result of Mossberg’s infringement of the ‘393 Patent.”
Oklahoma based 2 Vets Arms Co, LLC has only been in business for a short time. It is a female service-connected disabled veteran owned business (SDVOB) operated by Army veteran husband and wife team of Dean and Amber Brandly. Dean is a combat Infantryman who served as a Sniper/Sniper Team Leader and Joint Fires Observer during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Amber also served as an Army Intelligence Analyst during Operation Iraqi Freedom. These are our kind of people.
Now, they are offering their weapons fully decked-out in A-TACS AU and A-TACS FG Camo courtesy of the guys at Southern Draw Hydroprinting.
The flagship weapons platform offered by 2 Vets Arms Co is a 6.8 SPC II rifle based on a custom design by Dean Brandly, and based upon his experience as a Ranger Qualified former Army Scout Sniper Team Leader.
The 6.8 SPC (6.8x43mm) was initially developed by the United States Army Marksmanship Unit’s MSG Steve Holland and Chris Murray who were tasked by JSOC and the 5th Special Forces Group in 2001 to make a caliber that offers superior downrange lethality over the 5.56 NATO/.223 Remington in an AR pattern service rifle with minimal loss of magazine capacity and a negligible increase in recoil.
In their match-grade, Spec II chambered 16″, 18″, 20″ barrels. The 6.8 SPC is capable of pushing a .277 caliber, 85gr bullet to over 2900 FPS. 110gr bullets easily achieve 2500 FPS with factory-loaded ammunition. Appropriate hand loading can achieve even higher velocities and enable the use of heavier projectiles up to 130 grains, which dramatically improves terminal ballistics over a 5.56 Nato/.223 Remington at long range.
2 Vets Arms Company is proudly working with Sports South LLC, a national firearms distributor with a retailer network of more than 5000 firearms retailers across the country. The custom designed 6.8 SPC II weapon system, as well as .300 Blackout and standard 5.56 models will reach dealer shelves throughout the country soon.
As a service-connected disable veteran owned business, Dean and Amber understand how important it is to support our honored military veterans. In order to do their part, 2 Vets Arms Company has pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds from every rifle sale to GallantFew.org – A Revolutionary Veteran Support Network, and American Women Veterans.
Daniel Defense has introduced the Modular Float Rail 9.0 which is a shorter variant of the popular MFR 12.0, a key component of the DDM4 V7.
“It isn’t hard to understand why the DDM4 V7 was one of 2011’s most popular rifles”, says Jordan Hunter, Marketing Manager for Daniel Defense. The shorter, 9”version of the MFRTM accentuates the feature characteristics that made the 12” version a success: lighter weight, modularity, continuous uninterrupted top rail, and three adjustable 3” picatinny rail sections at the three, six, and nine o’clock positions. “Those same great features are now being offered in a shorter version that allows for greater flexibility in barrel length choices,” Jordan went on to say.
Regardless of the length, 12” or 9”, the MFRTM has an outside diameter of 1.76 inches and an inner diameter of 1.61 inches. The total weight of the MFRTM 9.0 is 13.39 ounces, which lends itself well to Daniel Defense’s tagline of Lighter. Stronger. Better.
If you are going to be at the NRA National Meeting this week in St Louis, be sure to visit Daniel Defense in both #811.
We’ve been drooling over the JAVRAN website for a few weeks now and after talking it over, we couldn’t pick out just one thing to mention. They are a nylon company that was founded on the owner’s quest for the perfect camera bag. But now, they’re about more than just camera bags. They offer a wide variety of products and custom color options.
So just head on over and poke around a little. We think you’ll like what you see.
Travis Haley and Ron Avery cover the Triggerstripe Drill. They work on trigger pull and move on to cadence firing with consistent trigger pull.
You can download the Practical Shooting Academy target they are using here. It’s designed to provide biofeedback. By shooting along the line either faster or further away, the shooter can gauge his trigger control.
Visit haleystrategic.com for more drills.
‘The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America’s Deadliest Marksmen’ just hit shelves. This is former SEAL Brandon Webb’s story of his training, time on the teams as well as his experience as a Sniper instructor. Brandon was Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America’s finest and deadliest warriors—including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle. I just picked up my copy at Barnes & Noble and can’t wait to read it.
Available from www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.
Here are some shots from SureFire’s ‘Combat Tactics’ magazine featuring Orion Design Group’s Lupus transitional camouflage pattern.
