Dan Wesson is coming out with a mix of 1911 and a CZ. Dan Wesson DWX features a single trigger like a 1911, slide like a 1911, safety like a 1911, but uses CZ grip contour and magazine.
S&T Motiv(formerly Known as Daewoo) is the company in charge of South Korea's standard issue rifles. Recently some information came out regarding a new rifle that looks like an AR variant.
Looking at the video, it seems to have ambidextrous features for safety selector, magazine release, and bolt release. It's unclear how the new bolt release systems works as a bolt lock or not, but unlike a lot of AR, it is located right in front of the trigger guard.
Gas systems seems to be a short-stroke gas system.
Some parts are reusing K1 and K2 rifles parts, such as magazine release and selector lever.
South Korean HK416 clone by STV Motiv.
SK SOF runs the HK416, but as everyone in the world knows, H&K Customer Service is famously German LMAO... hence the need for this SK domestic clone pic.twitter.com/W4GTJT0Cr0
Supposedly it uses 1:7 twist barrel in 12 to 16 inches
Instead of updating the K1/K2 like with K2C1 and K2C , it's a possible change from nearly 40 years of K1/K2 design. It's unknown what prompted this change, but it will be interesting how this develops from here.
NGSW has been gathering interest and the photographs of candidates are now showing up. The photographs of candidates from General Dynamics and Textron was recently published on Soldier Systems Daily
LAV shoots the Egyptian licensed version in this video, which is essentially the same.
This gun was well-regarded and had uses outside of US Special Forces during the Vietnam War as some helicopter pilots carried it. There was a story called 'The Curse of Swedish K' from a long time ago.
The gun also made an appearance in movie 'Godfather'
This was another attempt at making cheaply made firearm for resistance in enemy territory, just like the Liberator pistols. The difference was that this was in 9mm(Liberator was .45 ACP) and is made of cast steal(Liberator was stamped steal)
The video covers the history and the period setup until about 12:20. Then the competition video is shown and a bit more commentary about the AWB starting 19:35
During the AWB, price of standard capacity magazines were high. SIG P226 or Gock 17 magazine would go for nearly $100.
Ian and Larry go over carbine Larry used while he was in Delta Force. Most of the points were covered in Vickers Tactical video sometime ago, but this video goes in to more details
Soldier Systems Daily has article on SilencerCo's non NFA version of Maxim 9 pistol. It still retains its proprietary design, but allows use of detachable suppressor
This polish SMG had some interesting design in it. Supposedly some of the guns were used in covert operations and on international market, they were relatively cheap due to large numbers available.
MrGunsnGear tests how FN 509 performs when submerged in water, and compares with a Glock 17.
Lesson to take away is the fact that any submerged pistol needs to be drained out. The video was a quick video so it's not 100% scientific and should be anecdotal.
Small Arms Solutions and Paul Harrell both made a video about the rifle. Chris Bartocci(Small Arms Solution) is an AR guy so you can guess his opinion from the title of video.
Small Arms Solution
Paul Harrell
Paul Harrell's video is a comparison video with M16A1 clone. It's 50 minutes long.
Trijicon came out with a new red dot sight for pistol
Compared to their current RMR, SRO offers several updates
-wider field of view
-easier battery change through top
-3 year battery life
-brightness lock-in mode to secure manually adjusted brightness or use lock-out mode to use auto brightness adjusting.
-3 dot sizes: 1 MOA, 2.5 MOA, 5 MOA
SRO has same footprint as RMR, but has bigger window. However, Trijicon notes Glock MOS, Springfield Armory OSP require new plate for installation.
Blackhawk is releasing a new holster line called T-series. It features a new retention system where your shooting hand thumb activated release as you are acquiring the master grip.
Customs and Border Patrol announced they chose Glock as their new sidearm. They are carrying H&K P2000 in .40 S&W now, but expected to transition to 9mm Glocks by 2021.
The choices are Glock 26, Glock 19 and Glock 47. Glock 47 appears to be a combination of 19X/45 frame with 19L slide(17 slide for 19 frame)
Edit: According to Soldier Systems Daily, the selection was a close one, but with Glock getting slight edge over SIG in Operator Test and more edge with price.
Tango Down released tool for those who want to easily disassemble Glock magazine. Glock magazines have tabs on each side which makes baseplate removal a challenge.
US Army was looking for a Sub Compact Weapon, and decided to go with B&T APC9 K. Other competitors were, Global Ordnance, Shield Arms, Angstadt Arms, Sig Sauer, and Trident Rifles
The contract purchases 350 rifles with option to buy 100 more
This pistol had futuristic look. This gun was reintroduced a decade or two ago, but didn't do well. A walk down the memory lane might reveal some toy guns that shaped like this.
SD designation is for suppressors and OR is for optics. From casual observation, it seems like the dovetail for rear sight is different and the plate for Delta Point is part of rear sight.
Winchester is issuing recall for 130 Grain Full Metal Jacket .38 Special ammunitions. The symbol is USA38SPVP which can be located just above the product UPC code on the back.
Lot numbers affected by recall are KF21, KL30, and KM52. Lot numbers are located inside the right tuck flaps.
India is buying a lot of rifles for their military. This time it is sniper rifles to replace their aging SVD Dragunov rifles.
According to The Firearm Blog, India will purchase Victrix Minerva Tactical Scorpio TGT in .338 Lapua Magnum as well as Barrett M95 in .50 BMG, for a total of 6000 rifles.
It's a bit long read, but makes some good argument on focusing on a small number of firearms and practicing with it to become more proficient rather than trying many different things.
H&K brought in the slide conversion kit for VP9 pistol. It has slide, barrel, and recoil spring so user can just install it on their VP9 like they would after cleaning the gun
India is reportedly buying 5.56 rifles from Caracal to replace its issued rifle as well. Recently, it was reported that India is to purchase SIG 716 rifle as well
Russia is adopting a new military pistol called Udav. It is chambered in 9x21mm Gryuza which is capable of going through steel plates using 7N28/29 bullet.
It has ambidextrous features and seems to come with laser aiming device.
India is supposedly buying SIG716-G2 rifles to replace some of their infamous INSAS rifles. Defenseworld.net reports the deal is for 73,000 rifles for $97 million.
SIG has been working on machineguns for military and the new gun uses 338 Norma Mag. Soldier Systems Daily did a good article on the gun. SIG also came out with a new optic that has various features integrated in to it.
Polymer80 made building a 9mm pistol possible and now they introduced another caliber version. They are expanding their offerings including lower parts kit, complete firearm, and ammunition.
VLTOR came out with a system that allows user to change buffer weight for your ARs. Instead of buying multiple uffer weights, you can just buy this kit.
Brownells came out with the 4x optic that were seen in the old days. The optic was sourced from the original manufacturer in Japan, but with modern production materials.
The squeeze cocking patent was present in 1920s(or 30s) already so it's not something new under the sun, but H&K's use was probably the most well-known version.
This reflex sight is called Defendu Reflex Sight, and has several reticles. The basic is the 2 MOA dot, or 2 MOA dot and stadia lines, or 2 MOA dot and stadia lines with bigger 13 MOA dot for CQB distance.
It takes 2 AA batteries, but only needs 1 in a pinch. Run time is 2000+ hours with two batteries
MrGunsnGear goes over the question. Which one to get?
A recommendation is to know what you need and see which one best fits the need. Maritime spring cup is nice, but the actual need to use it would be very limited if not rare for most buyers.
This is the ultra-compact version of SIG's MPX rifle. It utilizes gas piston system while firing 9mm Luger. The overall length is 14.5 inches with barrel length of 3.5 inches, making it really compact.
