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Monthly Archives: October 2012
The Exo-A1 Concept Rifle
By: Sal Palma Much of what I enjoy about the defense industry is the enormous pool of talent and creativity. A large part of that industry is comprised of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs like John Copper from South Africa. … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Chassis Systems, Weapon systems
Tagged .308, 300 WinMag, Exo-A1, rifle, South Africa
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300 Blackout For When The Train Stops Running
Posted in Suppressors, Weapon systems
Tagged 300 AAC Blackout, 300 Blackout, 300BLK, AAC, suppressors, SWR
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A Tactical Moment!
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged moment, shot group, tactical, target
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Boeing’s Champ Barrage Jamming On Steroids…
The Boeing Champ is still in its experimental stages but it’s looking pretty good. As someone who’s been on the receiving end of CCCP jammers, I’ve always felt nothing surpasses a good blast of RF or EMI to hose up … Continue reading
Steyr’s New STM556
By: Sal Palma It appears Steyr Mannlicher has made a conscious course change; abandoning the bullpup track with its new STM556 carbine. I can’t say that I blame them given the irrational phobia surrounding bullpup architectures, like the very fine Israeli … Continue reading
Posted in Weapon systems
Tagged 5.56x45, AUG, M16, M4, monolithic, Steyr, STM556, Tavor
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Did SIG Arms Say SMG?
There’s official-unofficial scuttlebutt from the folks at SIG Arms that a SIG SMG is on the horizon. Interestingly enough, it retains the form factor of an AR platform, but this is where any similarity ends. SIG has not fully opened … Continue reading
SWR’s Wraith
Posted in Suppressors
Tagged AAC, Silencerco, suppressors, Surefire, SWR
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Interesting Sighting In Gaza!
The individual depicted in this picture is affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad al-Quds Brigades operating in Gaza. The weapon he’s holding is a FN2000 assault rifle with its corresponding grenade launcher. It is a highly advance selective fire assault rifle and represents … Continue reading
Posted in Weapon systems
Tagged assault, FN, FN2000, Gaza, Israel, jihad, Palestinian, rifle
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Top ‘n’ (where n equals any real or imaginary number) Reasons Why New Yorkers Should Not Have Guns…
It’s been ages since we’ve done a Top ‘n’ reasons (where ‘n’ equals any real or imaginary number) so we decided to pick on our buds in New York getting ready to kick back and put down a couple of … Continue reading
Wednesday Morning Gear Shot…
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Eagle Industries, Energizer, Kimber, Kirshaw, MAGPUL
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Spain’s SOF
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged KAC, Knight's Armament Company, rifle, SOF, Spain
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Windows 8 Or The Titanic?
I have been involved in the technology sector for a number of years. Unlike Al Gore, I did in fact help to roll out the internet at all levels of the technology spectrum. I’ve also been involved with desktop computing … Continue reading
Colt Defense LLC Files Another Legal Protest.
Colt Defense, LLC has filed a second legal protest in what is increasingly becoming a fight to delay its M4A1 business from leaving Colt Defense. Colt won its first protest, filed only 6 months ago, when the Army selected Remington … Continue reading
STREAMLIGHT® DONATES $107,000 TO THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The folks at Streamlight® Inc design and manufacture the best personal and professional lighting products available. They’re also great citizens. This is but one example of their commitment to the communities they serve. Please support their efforts through your purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Alerts
Tagged breast, cancer, Streamlight
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Caracal Pistol F AND C Pistol Recall Notice
Caracal USA has determined a potential condition of the trigger unit in a very limited number of Caracal F and C pistols that could possibly allow the pistol to fire when dropped onto a hard surface with a round in … Continue reading
A Smidgen Of Gun Porn To Get Through The Weekend…
Occupying the number 2 spot on my list of SMG’s is the FN P90.
Magpul Announces A Ship Date For Its Gen 3 PMAG…
Magpul Industries has announced its G3 PMAG, formally know as PMAG 30 AR/M4 GEN M3, 5.56×45, will begin shipping 1-Nov-2012, and will have an MSRP of $14.95. The only color available at this time is black. Windowed versions will be offered at an … Continue reading
Ceradyne’s MOHAWK Combat Helmet
Ceradyne first debuted its revolutionary MOHAWK combat helmet at the 2011 AUSA Conference in Washington, D.C.. It was in prototype form at the time. At this year’s AUSA, attendees will see the production model. MOHAWK is the product of a collaborative effort between … Continue reading
Posted in Ballistic Protection, Comms, Power, Soldier Systems
Tagged AUSA, Ceradyne, Force4, Sal Palma, Wilcox
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A Look At Our Demographics
We recently looked at a sample of 50,000 views to gain an understanding where our demographics are. It’s a valuable exercise in that it helps us plan content. It’s also useful for our Industry Partners giving them a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged demographics, FOG HORN, Palma, Sal
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Snapshot Of Asian Military Spending
Five Asian countries account for $224 billion in military spending, which is nearly 100% of defense spending in the Asia-Pacific region. The analysis excludes Indonesia who plans to spend 66.4 Trillion Rp ($6.9B), an increase of 7.5 Billion Indonesian rupiah ($782,475) … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged Asia, Asia-Pacific, budget, China, Defense, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
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IWI Announces 5.45mm Conversion Kit For X95 Rifle
Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI) has just announced its 5.45 mm conversion kit for the X95 rifle. This comes as good news to many of the Eastern European countries still awash in 5.45 ammunition from the Soviet Era. The addition of … Continue reading
Senator Arlen Specter Dies At 82
I was sadden to hear of Arlen Specter’s passing today. He died at age 82, at his home, in Pennsylvania, from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I admired him as a man, and as an elected official. He served the United States of America and … Continue reading
RIA Novosti Discloses Ukranian Combat Dolphin Program
This past Thursday RIA Novosti reported that the Ukrainian navy has restarted training combat dolphins. The highly intelligent marine mammals will undergo counter-combat swimmer and mine detection training, according to an undisclosed military source in the Ukrainian naval port of … Continue reading
EADS-BAE Merger Falls Apart.
A history making merger that could have created an aerospace giant on par with Boeing has collapsed amidst bickering and finger pointing between the U.K., France and Germany. Although there were investor concerns about maximization of shareholder value, the inclination … Continue reading
MasterPiece Arms Introduces New (SBR) Short Barrel Rifle
MasterPiece Arms has introduce the new MPA570SST-SBR Short Barrel Rifle. The new rifle is based on the successful MPA57SST 5.7x28mm Pistol. The new MPA570SST-SBR Short Barrel Rifle features a ten-inch threaded barrel with ½ x 28 threads to accommodate an … Continue reading
Extrema Ratio’s Glauca B1 – Review
By: Sal Palma Collaboration between the masters at Extrema and Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale of France, renders a versatile tactical folder. Extrema Ratio has built a reputation around design and manufacture of many of the world’s best combat … Continue reading
Posted in Knives and Tools
Tagged B1, Extrema Ratio, folder, France, Glauca, Italy, knife, Sal Palma, tactical
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EADS – BAE Merger Still Alive!
A German news agency, citing sources close to the merger negotiations, has alleged that further talks would not move forward. Opposition by member nations being one principal reason(s). EADS has categorically denied the report and is moving forward with the £28 billion … Continue reading
Walther Issues Recall Notice On Its Hot Selling PK380…
Hazard: Walther has identified a condition that may exist in certain PK 380 pistols which may permit a round to be discharged if the trigger is pulled, despite engagement of the manual safety. Walther has found that engagement of … Continue reading
IDF Spokeswoman Describes Israel’s Response to the Unidentified UAV Intrusion Into Israeli Air Space
Looking For A Good Smoke?
The Habano is a product of the Perdomo Farms in Nicaragua. The filler is comprised of tobaccos selected from three different growing regions: Esteli, Condega, and Jalapa. The wrapper is a very fine Corojo. This is a cigar that … Continue reading
Extrema Ratio Glauca B1
Posted in Knives and Tools
Tagged Extrema Ratio, folder, GLAUCA B1, tactical
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