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The game’s designers have realized some interesting battlefield tools based on the development path of some current technologies.
Thanks for the link, EP (KA)!
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Travis Haley just announced two new versions of his Thorntail Adaptive Light Mount for rail systems. One is for SBRs and the other to mount SureFire’s 620 and Millennium series lights.
Thorntail SBR Scout is a Thorntail with a shorter arm so the light head doesn’t extend into the muzzle blast area of your rifle. Rings are available for .830″, 1″, 1.030″. The mounts are $70 with rings, or $50 if you are mounting a SureFire M600/M300 series light and don’t need the rings. The SBR mount is available mid-May.
The Thorntail Mil/620 fits the Millennium series and Scout M620. These lights have a wider mounting base and won’t work with the standard Thorntail. The Mil/620 still tucks the light in to the 45˚on your quad rail. Also $50 without rings. The mount is also available mid-May.
I have been running a ringless Thorntail with a SureFire M300 Scout Light and think it is the best mounting solution out there. It pushes the light out front to mitigate barrel shadow, keeps the light out of the way of my hands and tucks the light out of the way of other devices.
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Listen to Pat Rogers and Travis Haley explain the role of the carbine length rifle in the US arsenal as they pimp Bravo Company Manufacturing’s products including their mid-length gas system uppers, charging handle and as-yet unannounced BCM muzzle compensator… although there aren’t any pictures highlighting said compensator in the video. The clearest footage of Haley’s muzzle is at 1:45, but the device shown looks a lot like a SureFire MB556K.
We are also expecting to hear Haley announce a new partnership with Holiday Inn Express since he clearly got a good night’s sleep before taking down that shoot house.
UPDATE: While Haley was using a SureFire MB556K (and even a SureFire High Capacity Mag) in parts of the video, here is a screen grab that shows BCM’s new comp as seen later in the video:
Here’s clearer shot pulled from a guncam: 
Here’s Josh Cutlip from Remington Defense giving an overview of changes made to the ACR as it was submitted in the Army’s Individual Carbine competition. The Remington Defense ACR is a military-only version of the Busmaster ACR.
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Happy holidays, guys. Here’s a little more footage from our GearScout field trip. We found a quiet little place out near the West Virginia border and made it loud!
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Mother nature is a…mother. We planned a winter camping gear extravaganza, but with March temps in the ’80s, we had to adjust. Still, we were the best equipped hikers ever to hit the Appalachians. Three days on the trail is not the same a combat deployment, but wandering the wilds of western Virginia in full kit gave us a good start to the more detailed evaluations we have planned. So check out the video for a preview of the gear, and a behind the scenes look at how we bring you these tests.
Read MoreWe are working on reviews of Arc’teryx LEAF’s new Naga Hoody and Drac Jacket, both are available in the new Urban Wolf color. Until we get those up, here’s the Bird’s take on their new colorway.
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Holy shit is right. I’m no pilot, so I won’t speculate on what went on in that video except to say that it went wrong. There isn’t much information posted with the video, but the video’s title says that this happened in Afghanistan. The terrain looks about right for north eastern Afghanistan and there are a pair of guys in the frame dressed appropriately for that region , so I’ll give it a pass on the sniff test.
Pay attention after the initial bounce. The debris, smoke and calamity partially obscured the view of the helicopter gaining a little altitude before pinwheeling and crashing. Hard.
The Youtube poster says there were no injuries. If there’s anything to this story, I’m sure we will see some reporting on this from Army Times in short order. While there may be extenuating circumstances (equipment malfunction, weather, yada, yada…) it’s hard not to wonder (though I said I wouldn’t) if this was an example of the often-contemplated-but-seldom-performed, and even more rarely photographed, aerobatic maneuver called “The Career Ender”.
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The Wilcox Flip Mount riser system is set up to run a holographic or red dot sight along with a magnifier on a carbine. It uses tension to hold the magnifier in place. There’s nothing to twist, depress, snap or click to get the magnifier where you need it quickly.
Before you ask if it can flop closed, I’ll say that there’s plenty of tension holding the mount open in what feels like a detent. Sure, it could flip closed with a very hard jot, but in normal operation I don’t see it happening.
While the magnifier can be adjusted fore and aft to accommodate shooter preference, Wilcox will produce fixed riser heights optimized for a few weapon/optic combinations. The mount will be out in the summer, though we haven’t heard how much it will cost.
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We’re still catching up on getting you all the footage from SHOT Show 2012. John DeLuca of Diamondhead gives us a chance to ping steel with his extremely fast sights, introduces free floating variants of his V-RS Rail System, and shows off his newest innovation, 45 degree “Swing Side” back-up irons that fold neatly under an ACOG. Read More
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