Posted on 17/06/2013 by Strike-Hold There was a time when a 40-round magazine seemed to be almost de rigueur for an automatic rifle, then they seemed to fall out of fashion. Now it looks as though where the iconic RPK led, MagPul follows. Today they announced their 40-round M3 PMAG, specifically designed to be fully […]
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“State-of-the-Union” statement from Legion Firearms
Posted on 17/06/2013 by Strike-Hold Availability of Legion Firearms rifles In 1914 Ernest Shackleton was recruiting for what would eventually be called the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. His pitch included the following statement: “Officers wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in […]
Four Guys Guns is giving away a NEMO “Omen” .300 Winchester Magnum AR-rifle!
Posted on 16/06/2013 by Strike-Hold Yes, that’s right – they are GIVING AWAY one of the most powerful rifles ever built on the AR platform. But wait, there’s more! In addition to the rifle the winner we get an all expenses paid trip out to NEMO Arms in Montana for a 2 day training class […]
New “Tacti-Cool” AK airsoft guns from LCT
Posted on 15/06/2013 by Strike-Hold Renowned Taiwanese AK-replicator LCT has announced three new AK based AEG’s. These are all Westernized / Tactical AK’s, fitted with accessory rails, flash-hiders, ergonomic pistol grips and Crane-type shoulder stocks. No details have been provided at this point, but based on looks alone my favourite is the TX-MIG version – […]
US Military Camouflage – in the news for all the wrong reasons
Posted on 14/06/2013 by Strike-Hold Well, this has been an interesting week in the surreal universe of US military camouflage. First up this week was Soldier Systems Daily reporting that, contrary to the rumor that was generally agreed to be true, the Secretary of the Army would NOT be announcing today the results of the […]
BREAKING NEWS: US Army Improved Carbine Competition – more on the story
Posted on June 14, 2013 by Strike-Hold With today being the US Army’s 238th birthday, it seemed especially appropo to have been invited to phone in for the PEO Soldier Media De-Brief on the, now concluded, Improved Carbine Competition. I’m not going to go into the full back-ground to the Improved Carbine Competition (ICC) – […]
BREAKING NEWS: US Army Concludes Individual Carbine Competition Without Winner
Posted on June 13, 2013 by Strike-Hold FT. BELVOIR (13 June 2013) Following extensive testing of vendor-submitted carbines, the Army announced today that the Individual Carbine (IC) competition will formally conclude without the selection of a winner. None of the carbines evaluated during the testing phase of the competition met the minimum scoring requirement needed […]
Legion Products – Malaysia
Posted on June 13, 2013 by Strike-Hold Founded in 2010, Legion Products is passionate about providing quality service and products for the Malaysian tactical and milsim markets. Legion manufactures, sells and distributes their own-brand nylon gear and is also the official Malaysian distributors for Helikon-Tex, Milspec-Monkey, Z-Tactical Communications, and SAR-Products UK. On the manufacturing side, […]
Helikon-Tex get their boots on
Posted on June 11, 2013 by Strike-Hold Helikon-Tex continue their march toward global domination – they recently opened a retail store in Korea, they will be bringing out clothing in PenCott and A-TACS camouflage patterns soon, and they also just their first steps into the footwear market as well. MOJAVE Desert Boots YUKON Trekking Boots […]
UF PRO® Striker Battle Dress System in GreenZone™ camouflage
Posted on June 5, 2013 by Strike-Hold First seen at IWA 2013 in March, the very eagerly awaited Striker Battle Dress System from UF PRO® is now available in PenCott-GreenZone™ camouflage. The Striker Battle Dress System is designed to exceed the demanding requirements of the modern elite combatant. All garments include an innovative set of […]