Our friends at Osprey Publishing have sent us a copy of “Sniper Rifles” from their new Weapon series. This book details the development of ammunition, different weapons types including single shot, magazine loading and semi-automatic, as well as the introduction and use of optical sights. Martin Pegler, a leading expert on the history of sniping and […]
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Lightening the load
Ever feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Well, if you’re a Grunt these days then you really know that feeling. Having been a Grunt myself many moons ago, I look at all the gear that troops have to schlepp around today and I shudder. The other thing that concerns me […]
Navy Working Uniform Type II and III camo confusion cleared up
Anyone who read our previous entry on this subject will have noticed that there was some confusion – on my part – about whether the official Type II and Type III camouflage schemes were oriented differently from the AOR1 and AOR2 prototypes. Namely, that, instead of retaining the horizontal pattern orientation of CADPAT, MARPAT, NAVPAT […]
German Special Forces of WWII: Osprey Publishing
I have to start by saying that this book holds the dubious distinction of being the first book from Osprey that I’ve found quite disappointing. And that’s a shame for 2 reasons: firstly because Osprey’s “Elite” series is usually very interesting and well-researched, and secondly because these books are usually well worth recommending. In this […]
More Glocks with stocks
Putting a stock on a Glock pistol, or replacing the pistol’s slide with a new stock-and-upper-frame seems to be something of a full-blown trend. We’ve previously covered the FAB Defense Tactical Glock Stock and the KPOS Pistol-Rifle Platform also from FAB Defense. Then of course there is also the more unique approach of the much-hyped MagPul FPG, […]
HERA-ARMS Colt Pistol Extension
German company H.E.R.A. (“High-grade European Research for small Arms”, aka HERA-ARMS) produces a range of weapon accessories and conversion kits. (Their website is available in both English and German)Whilst perhaps best known for their Glock Carbine Conversion kit, or even their Buttstock/Grip Conversion kit for the HK SL-8, their “Colt Pistol Extension” (or CPE for short) […]
Need some gear? I’m having a clear-out.
Posted on 07/08/2010 by Strike-Hold Over the years I’ve bought a LOT of gear – either for airsoft loadouts that I never completed, or just stuff that I wanted to try out. And even some stuff that I’ve tested and written about here on Strike-Hold!Well, its got to the point where I’ve run out of […]
News from Hyde Definition: new website and Marketing Director
Posted on August 6, 2010 by Strike-Hold UK-headquartered Hyde Definition Ltd. have revamped and relaunched their website – and also announce the appointment of a Marketing Director (someone you all may have heard of *wink*).Check out their News page here. This entry was posted in Camouflage. Bookmark the permalink. ← More camo news! US Navy […]
Kushnapup bullpup stock for Saiga 12 shotguns
I’ve seen a few after-market bullpup stocks come and go over the years, and most of the ones I’ve seen for AK-type weapons have been pretty fugly.So, when I saw this one on The Firearm Blog yesterday I was well impressed. In fact, I found it hard to believe its an after-market stock for Saiga […]
More camo news! US Navy Working Uniform III
You might remember that back in January Soldier Systems Daily ran a story outlining the US Navy’s further plans with regards to the issuing of camouflage uniforms to its personnel.Just to re-cap, this outlined the Navy’s set-up as follows; Navy Working Uniform Type I – the standard Navy utility uniform in the blue-grey coloured version […]
