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
Ballistic material producer Honeywell announced earlier this week that they are expanding their operation in nearby Chesterfield County, Virginia. Honeywell has 17 facilities employing about 1,800 people in Virginia. The expanding Chesterfield location manufactures polyethylene fiber for use in Spectra and employs about 300 people.
Spartan Blades showed us a couple of new designs at SHOT Show. From top to bottom:
-Spartan Harsey Hunter – This one has been around awhile. Built in cooperation with renowned knife designer “Bill” Harsey, it’s intended to pull double duty as a fighting or hunting knife.
-Spartan Harsey Model 2 – Another knife built in cooperation with “Bill” Harsey.
-Phrike – A smaller knife, it should hit the market this Spring.
The U.S. Army/Leonard Wood Institute is providing funding for engineers from MU (University of Missouri College of Engineering) to develop a remote targeting app for military smart-phones. The goal is to allow military personnel to use their (presumably issued) smartphones as “powerful wireless sensor nodes”.
One example given was a visual targeting scenario in which a “…small team of soldiers in Afghanistan is monitoring a remote target, a vehicle for example. Using a laser to determine the exact location of the target is one common technique. But lasers have a limited range and are intrusive. The targeted entity may detect the signal the laser is shooting at them…Targeting can also be accomplished in sound-based scenarios, utilizing applications written to exploit the microphones in smartphones…
More on the remote target app under development.
-DR
At SHOT Show 2012 Silynx Communications introduced their new 20m immersible hearing protection/enhancement headset system; H2Ops. A derivative of their flagship C4OPS, the H2Ops is a modular headset designed for maritime, urban and covert missions. It includes a new 20m immersible low profile micro wireless Push To Talk (PTT) designed to fit on a Picatinny rail or MOLLE vest.
The complete Silynx line is available for unit and agency purchase from www.adsinc.com.
Designed by the ArmorWorks WarriorWorks Team to be used with PALS compatible pouches, the Modular Plate Carrier trades external webbing for slots cut into a new impregnated fabric. It’s tough. We gave a few tugs at SHOT Show and it can’t be torn by hand. The unique construction offers over 150 MOLLE gear, cable, and hydration connection points. Designed for ESAPI/SAPI plates and soft armor inserts, it offers multiple configuration options including integrated water bladder, cummerbunds, side plates, soft armor, radio pouches, and a similarly designed combat belt. Additionally, a load distribution and quick-release versions are coming soon.
Here’s a photo of the S&S Precision Shiv we previewed at SHOT Show. Still no date on price or release date.
This isn’t the first time that Blackhawk! has recalled their SERPA holsters. Apparently, this time it’s the light bearing models made before 2011.
The issue is that some SERPA Level 3 Light Bearing Duty Holsters have broken away from the jacket slot (the interface between holster and belt) due to improper assembly caused by using excessive force, improper screws or missing screws. They are offering a free replacement holster.
Visit www.blackhawk.com and follow the directions.
