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	<title>Military Times GearScout &#187; guns</title>
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		<title>The 4 laws of gun safety don&#8217;t ape-ly to these guys</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2011/07/09/the-4-laws-of-gun-safety-dont-ape-ly-to-these-guys/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2011/07/09/the-4-laws-of-gun-safety-dont-ape-ly-to-these-guys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest hit making the rounds on YouTube might have just as easily come from a live action version of the Jungle Book, but it’s really part of a viral  marketing campaign for the latest Planet of the Apes flick. The clip shows what appears to be a group of West African troops  playing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First there was the papercut&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/12/23/first-there-was-the-papercut/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/12/23/first-there-was-the-papercut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;then came all-out cardboard warfare.]]></description>
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		<title>At least you didn&#8217;t mention zombies.</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/12/14/at-least-you-didnt-mention-zombies/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/12/14/at-least-you-didnt-mention-zombies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=7329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solid gun advice from a talking bear. It&#8217;s a response to all the zombie-hunting strap-hangers that are looking for advice on being more &#8220;tactical&#8221; using internet forums. Be aware, there is hilarity, genius and profanity. Thanks to Matt&#8217;s mom for the link.]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomatic security detail&#8217;s pistols stolen at JFK</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/07/07/diplomatic-security-details-pistols-stolen-at-jfk/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/07/07/diplomatic-security-details-pistols-stolen-at-jfk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[One More Thing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lost luggage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=5628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flying with firearms can be a hassle, but it&#8217;s pretty rare that we hear about guns getting stolen by baggage handlers. Well, today the internet is awash with reports of Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s security detail&#8217;s Glocks getting stolen at JFK Sunday. The New York Post has the best report so far, saying the Prime Minister and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No man-cave is complete without this</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/06/30/no-man-cave-is-complete-without-this/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/06/30/no-man-cave-is-complete-without-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[24&#8243; x 36&#8243; poster available for $25 from Mark Fingar.com]]></description>
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		<title>Rainier Arms XTC &#8211; Xtreme Tactical Compensator</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/05/24/rainier-arms-xtc-xtreme-tactical-compensator/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/05/24/rainier-arms-xtc-xtreme-tactical-compensator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stickman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rainier Arms has their new Xtreme Tactical Compensator (XTC) that&#8217;s hitting shelves as we speak. I first spoke with John Hwang, owner of Rainier Arms, over a year and a half ago while they were in the research and development stages, and I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to shoot with these as they have gone through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoot more, pay less</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/01/18/shoot-more-pay-less/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/01/18/shoot-more-pay-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Tactical Imports has a new upper for your M4-style carbine that might keep you plinking on the range a lot longer. ATI’s M4 22 upper receiver is chambered for .22 caliber, which is cheaper and a lot more available these days than .223 or 5.56mm ammo. The complete upper comes with a 10 round [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glock Gen4 outed by Atlanta gun shop (with pics!)</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/12/24/glock-gen4-outted-on-the-net-by-atlanta-gun-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/12/24/glock-gen4-outted-on-the-net-by-atlanta-gun-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=3765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whoops. A gun shop that calls itself the #1 Glock dealer in Georgia just took a #2 on Glock&#8217;s carefully scripted release plan for their Gen4 pistols. Check out the photos and details posted on Ed&#8217;s Public Safety&#8217;s Facebook page. The changes are pretty evolutionary, as opposed to revolutionary, so they shouldn&#8217;t cause a fan-boy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>H&amp;K wins Marine Corps IAR contract with HK416 variant</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/12/02/hk-wins-marine-corps-iar-contract-with-hk416-variant/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/12/02/hk-wins-marine-corps-iar-contract-with-hk416-variant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=3570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: We may be splitting hairs, but the Marines have chosen H&#38;K for the IAR program and not actually awarded a contract. Marine Corps Times is reporting that the Marines have chosen a variant of Heckler &#38; Koch&#8217;s HK416 gas-operated, piston-driven rifle to replace the M249 SAW. There are still a lot of questions surrounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Lefty</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/11/25/shooting-lefty/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/11/25/shooting-lefty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=3529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grey Group has a blog post that about 10% of you will find interesting. Zushwa is a good shot, he&#8217;s also a lefty. Rather than rant about the injustice suffered by left-handed shooters, Zushwa shares a handful of weapon manipulation techniques and illustrates them with a bunch of video.]]></description>
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		<title>Build it and they will run</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/11/16/build-it-and-they-will-run/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/11/16/build-it-and-they-will-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=3468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Monday morning. You&#8217;re busy, we know. But after lunch, when you&#8217;re all(most) caught up, check out this web-app that lets you take gun parts and drag&#8217;n drop your dream gat in minutes. Choose a starting point from a bunch of popular rifles and pistols and then accessorize like it&#8217;s 2004 and you just got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Square Away Your Carbine</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/07/21/square-away-your-carbine/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/07/21/square-away-your-carbine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cordon & Review]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=2187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to become a more effective rifle operator, or just spend a bit of that re-enlistment bonus on something less dangerous than a motorcycle? GearScout is here for you. We went to the units with deep pockets and 50,000 yearly round counts per man and asked them what they ran on their carbines. We gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A.R.I.E.S. Suppressor System Pushes R.O.E. Envelope</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/02/12/aries-suppressor-system-pushes-roe-envelope/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/02/12/aries-suppressor-system-pushes-roe-envelope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The suppressor and carbon-fiber fetishists at Shooter Depot have reduced the size and complexity of their large and complex A.R.I.E.S. system. The new 5.5-inch, 2-component can is 1.25 inches shorter than the original 3-piece setup after integrating the inner module with a threaded end cap. The Advanced Rifle Integral External Suppressor (A.R.I.E.S.) system&#8217;s claim to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shot 09 &#8211; Dustproof Magazine</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/19/shot-09-dustproof-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/19/shot-09-dustproof-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Somebody finally figured out a way to keep dust from entering the M4 through the magazine well. Tango Down’s Advanced Reliability Combat magazine has a special lip that seals up the well when locked into place. A squishy gasket called a “sand seal” shuts out the even the finest dust found in Afghanistan, said Tango [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shot 09- Magpul&#8217;s New Sights</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/15/magpuls-new-sights/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/15/magpuls-new-sights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Magpul Industries has a new set of backup sights that are made to be as tough as its polymer magazines have proven to be. The M4-style, front and rear Magpul Backup Sights are designed to be mounted on the Picatinny rail system. The flip-up style sights are spring-loaded and lock in the down position and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shot 09- SCARs For Everybody</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/15/scars-for-everybody/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2009/01/15/scars-for-everybody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve got the cash, now you too can have a street-ready version of the weapon special operators will soon take to combat. In late December, FNH USA LLC began selling the first production models of its new civilianized Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle. “Everybody wanted it,” Tommy Thacker, product manager for FNH USA, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compact But Beefy</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2008/06/19/compact-but-beefy/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2008/06/19/compact-but-beefy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beretta just introduced a stubby, new 9mm that&#8217;s beefy enough for larger hands. The Italian company released the PX4 Storm in Europe earlier this week at Eurosatory. The pocket-sized pistol&#8217;s handle is very compact, but a special, fold-down lip on the butt of the 12-round magazine gives all three grip fingers a home while maintaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooler means less barrels</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2008/06/19/cooler-means-less-barrels/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2008/06/19/cooler-means-less-barrels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assistant machine-gunners in the Russian Army have something to smile about these days. The replacement for the 1960s era PKM has ditched the spare barrel concept, giving assistants one less thing to carry. The Pecheneg LMG, made by Tsniitochmash, is chambered for 7.62mm x 54R like the PKM. But it&#8217;s the barrel that sets the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italians &#8220;Choose&#8221; Beretta For New Rifle</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2008/06/17/italians-choose-beretta-for-new-rifle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems the Italians know what they want when they see it. Without so much as a competition, the Italian Army decided to replace its current, &#8217;70s era, battle rifle next year 30,000 new Beretta ARX160s. The new rifle is about 3 pounds lighter than the old AR70/90 and has a new quick-change barrel system.]]></description>
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