NSSF posted their video coverage of 2013 S&W Indoor Nationals. Unlike other videoes that show coursed of fire, this video focusses on telling what IDPA is through interviews.
From: NSSF
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Choosing a base Colt for 1911 build
Hilton Yam updated his past article and gives tips on which model of Colt 1911 would be good for a build.
http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=2197
From: Modern Service Weapons
Surefire releases Tactical Wristlight
Surefire finally released 2211 variable-output LED wrist light. It has rechargeable battery that runs 1.25 hrs with 180 lumen light. (4 hours with 60 lumens, 13 hours with 15 lumens)
Protoype from 2012 SHOT show
Price: $495(MSRP)
AR: Glossary of optical terms
American Rifleman has a glossary of optical terms. This should help those who are new to optics.
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/glossary-of-optical-terms/
From: American Rifleman
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Magpul to give mags to CO
Magpul announced that they will sell their product to Colorado residents before the ban may creep in. All verified Colorado residents will be able to purchase up to 10 magazines from Magpul with $5 flat shipping rate.
From: Magpul
More Tavor review
Tactical-Life has their small review of Tavor rifle. Besure to check page 2 for video too.
http://www.tactical-life.com/online/exclusives/sneak-peek-iwi-tavor-sar-556mm/
From: Tactical-Life
Monday, February 25, 2013
2013 S&W Indoor Nationals results
Gun Nuts media has results from the Nationals.
Winners
CDP: Dan Burwell
ESP: Brandon Wright
SSP: Bob Vogel
ESR: Jerry Miculek
SSR: Josh Lentz
High Lady: Randi Rogers
Caleb has some comments on Randi Roger's excellent performance.
Here is video of some stages by ORTBACH
From: Gun Nuts, ORTBACH
MAC reviews Tavor - Part 1
MAC(Military Arms Channel) has part 1 of their Tavor review. This video gets right into shooting left handed and ejection patterns, and has some quick look at field disassembly.
From: Military Arms Channel
Sunday, February 24, 2013
USCG cadet shooting 2013 S&W Indoor National stage 5
Here's a video of a US Coast Guard cadet on stage 5 of 2013 S&W IDPA Indoor Nationals
From: IDPA
FN to build new M4 for army
Last year(April 2012) Remington was awarded the same contract to build the M4 and it seems like there has been some tug-of-war. Colt protested the decision based on incorrect royalty calculation, leading to new solicitation. Colt complained for the second time but was overruled.
From: Kit up
Friday, February 22, 2013
Jerry Miculek discusses his setup
Jerry Miculek discusses his setup for S&W Indoor National. You can see how fast he reloads - if you haven't seen it yet.
From: MiculekDotCom
Viking Tactics - Showshow 2013
milspecmonkey posted his video of Kyle Lamb showing new products from VTAC. Watch out for Freudian slip!
From: milspec monkey
From: milspec monkey
One box workout
Paul Markel has a cost-effective idea on maintaining shooting skills with one box(50) of ammunition.
From: Officer.com
Thursday, February 21, 2013
IDPA S&W Indoor Nationals photos - day 1
IDPA posted some photos from S&W Indoor Nationals
http://www.idpa.com/blog/post/2013/02/20/SW-Indoor-Nationals-Day-1-Pics.aspx
Edit(3/3): Day 2
From: IDPA blog
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Brilliant Backstraps for Xd and XDs
Brilliant Backstrap is now available for Springfield XD and XDs. You can make the pre-order on their website http://www.brilliantbackstraps.com/
From: Brilliant Backstraps
Hornady answers a few questions on ammo rumors
Hornady posted some answers to often asked questions about current state of the industry and ammo availability.
I'm a bit surprised to find that government contracts are only 5% of their sales.
From: Hornady
Pizza shop discount for 2A in Virginia
All Around Pizza in Virginia Beach, VA gives 15% discount on customers who bring guns with them.
http://news.yahoo.com/gun-owners-discount-va-pizza-shop-111718083.html
From: AP
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Chris Costa doing his drill
Chris Costa is demonstrating one of his drills during HE02 class with Falcon Ops
AR used in defense
Unlike what some gun grabbers would like to believe AR has a very legitimate use.
Pat McNamara's Grid of fire
Pat McNamara posted his pistol drill. Be sure to read the comments on YouTube.
From: TMAC
Crazy Quail video
Crazy Quail is a clay machine that can shoot multiple clays. It is available in 1, 2, and 4 machine configurations.
From: Crazy Quail FB
Monday, February 18, 2013
Being a Lefty
Not being a liberal, but left handed shooter. Powerfactor show's Rick shares his perspective on being a lefty.
From: Powerfactor show
BCM Gunfighter's grip review
Military Morons reviewed BCM's Gunfighter grip.
http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/ar.furniture3.html#gfg
From: Military Morons
Friday, February 15, 2013
AR15 price during panic
reshp1 on Reddit researched price of ARs during the recent panic. He looked at 3 rifles(Bushmaster XM-15 Magpul ed.), Colt LE6920, and SPMC Oracle.
The graphs show the peak of panic right after Christmas, and again when Obama revealed gun violence taskforce.
But overall, they are trending down as time goes on.
From: Reddit
Surefire Presidents day sale
Surefire is having 25% off(from MSRP) sale until 2/18 midnight on selected items.
From guns to musical instruments
Mexican sculpture Pedro Reyes turned confiscated firearms into musical instruments.
Warning - lots of destroyed guns
From: Yahoo
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tac-TV: H&K History
Vickers Tactical uploaded tje vid from Tac-TV episode on H&K's history.
From: Vickers Tactical
S&W Indoor National stage previews
IDPA is posting S&W Indoor Nationals(2/21 - 23) stage diagrams. It started with 13 and is counting down. There are other stage diagrams from Nationals too
From: Down Zero (IDPA) blog
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Winchester 5.56 ammo recall
Winchester is recalling 5.56mm M855 62 gr. Pene(penetrator) ammo. Some may contain incorrect propellant.
The information to look for is
Symbol Number: ZGQ3308
Lot Number: WCC10M106-004
If you have this, you can contact at 866-423-5224 for free UPS pick-up of the recalled ammunition. Upon receipt of your recalled ammunition, Winchester will ship replacement ammunition directly to you.
From: Winchester
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Larry Vickers NRA discount for his class
Larry Vickers is giving $20 discount for NRA members who are taking his class. Make sure you bring your NRA membership card on the first day. If you are not a member you can join the NRA on the evening of the first class day, and bring the printout of email confirmation.
From: M4Carbine
From: M4Carbine
Friday, February 8, 2013
Crimson Trace DVD extended preview
Crimson Trace put up 20 minute extended preview of their free training DVD. Julie Golob, Michael Bane are just to of many experts who lent their talent for the video
From: Crimson Trace
AR: Stoeger Double Defense 12 Gauge shotgun
American Rifleman reviewed Stoeger Double Defense 12 Gauge shotgun. It's a coach gun chambered in 12 gauge with some rails. It also comes in over/under
Price: $499
Stoeger: http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/stoeger-double-defense.php
From: American Rifleman
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Panteao - Fundamentals of everyday carry
Panteao production released Fundamentals of everyday carry by Matt Jacques.
Price: $49.99(Members $39.99)
From: Panteao Production
USFA ZiP 22LR pistol vid
EJ20Legacy posted vide of his ZiP 22 pistol.
Here is the disassebly video
You can see some photos here too
Petersen hunting has some reviews too
Randi Rogers wins High Lady at Costa Rica
Randi Rogers of Comp-Tac won High Lady title at the Costa Rica IDPA National Championship. Congrats!
From: IDPA blog
Son finds father's M1 Garand
moniteaumule posted video of his dad's M1 Garand presentation. His father used that rifle during his time in USMC(entered in 1961) training.
You can also see photo from that presentation from AR15.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
ORCA Industries Kitty Leonidas
ORCA Industries makes various patches and this is their latest creation, Kitty Leonidas.
They also have SEAL diver Kitty
Price: $7.95 + $1(Shipping)
From: ORCA industries
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Echo Niner photos from SHOT show
A bit late, but I found some funny photos from Echo Niner. There are well known instructors in the photo
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From: Echo Nincer Facebook
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Bushnell First Strike
Bushnell has new sight, First Strike. It has self regulating brightness and has 5-MOA dot. It also uses CR2031 battery.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
GNB: Ammo availability hits training industry
With new restrictive laws that are being talked about, there has been a tremendous increase in demand for semi-auto rifles. Unfortunately, similar experience of 4 years ago has crept up and availability of ammunition has taken a hit.
Currently, 5.56/.223 Rem and 9mm rounds seem to be the most difficult calibers to find. This meant that a few training classes had to reduce round count.
It started with Magpul Dynamics on Jan. 8th and several prominent instructors such as Kyle Defoor, Larry Vickers, and Redback One(Jason Falla) also made such announcements. There probably will be some announcements from a few more well-known instructors soon.
Even before the spike in ammo demand, there were predictions that some high-round count instructors would have to adjust their curriculum. Now that there is an actual run on ammo it seems like it affects more than such instructors.
It is difficult to gauge how long this situation would last. Whatever that is available is priced at 50% - 100% more than what it was last year. If past is any indication, it would take at least 6 months for ammunition to be reasonably available and about 1 year for the prices to come down.
There are several things students could do to ride it out.
Dry-firing is one of the nicest things that doesn't cost much money and it helps with many facets of shooting. It is not as fun as using live rounds on the range, but it works. While dry-firing cannot help with some other aspects of shooting, one can really focus on getting proficient.
Using .22 conversion kit is another. While it may not be same as a centerfire pistol cartridge, using a .22 lr ammunition is better than just leaving your gun in the safe. You can actually shoot and practice marksmanship on top of dry firing.
If you have a GBB airsoft, it probably could fill the gap during live fire sessions. One unfortunate aspect of it is that a good GBB tend to go for a few hundred dollars and hard to articulate how much one would save.
Whatever the solution is, it will be a bit of pain for next few months. No one likes it, but learning how to adapt to and overcome given situation is possible. And hopefully when the prices come down, we can increase our ammo reserves again.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
AAC 1911
AAC(Advanced Armament) has preview of their Remington R1 Enhanced Threaded 1911.
It has,
high sights,
blackened barrel threaded .578-28,
custom Grey VZ “Grenade” AAC logo grips,
the Skull Xguns logo on the right side of the slide and “Advanced Armament Corp” on the left.
It will come in a Pelican case with a TiRant45 silencer.
It is available to dealer through AcuSport and is limited to 1000 units.
From: AAC
It has,
high sights,
blackened barrel threaded .578-28,
custom Grey VZ “Grenade” AAC logo grips,
the Skull Xguns logo on the right side of the slide and “Advanced Armament Corp” on the left.
It will come in a Pelican case with a TiRant45 silencer.
It is available to dealer through AcuSport and is limited to 1000 units.
From: AAC
Compact size LWD Timberwolf frame review
Modern Service Weapons reviewed LoneWolf Distributor's mid-size Timberwolf frames. For people who want to really change the frame this is an option. Or you can go with Grip Force Adapter.
From: Modern Service Weapons
Friday, February 1, 2013
The Battle of the Black Sea
This is documentary from Panteao production about the Battle of Mogadishu. MSG Paul Howe recalls the battle. It's a DVD and Blu-Ray combo pack. No streaming option available yet, but maybe in the future.
Price:$29.99
From: Panteao Production
AR: Adcor Defense BEAR
American Rifleman has an article on Adcor Defense's BEAR(Browning Enhanced Automatic Rifle), a gas piston AR. According to the article BEAR has integrated operating rod with bolt carrier, thus eliminating carrier tilt.
From: American Rifleman
About Angus Hobdell
Shooters Magazine has an article on CZ Custom's Angus Hobdell. He has been shooting since 1986 and has numerous wins under his belt. He uses CZ pistols and his work on CZs are very nice.
From: Shooters Magazine