KITANICA has released their Gen 2 Pants – and they have some even more awesome features than their Gen 1 version that we reviewed back in April 2010, and its great to see that a couple of the things we suggested got included in the upgrade. Visit KITANICA at booth...
Traditional solid white “snow camouflage” doesn’t work well in terrain where the snow cover is uneven and features shadows and textures, and/or where rocks and dry vegetation break the blanket of snow. So, some other snow camouflage patterns attempt to include the appearance of stalks, grass or tree branches –...
Sharpshooters and Marksmen have been around probably as long as there have been rifles – in fact “rifling” the bore of a musket was originally invented in order to provide hunters with more accurate firearms so that they could take down game more reliably and consistently. Although most military-issue firearms...
Posted on December 22, 2012 by Strike-Hold Hmmm, are MagPul hedging their bets against a future “Assault Weapons Ban”, or just getting ahead of the curve? Either way, these puppies do fill a market need. Shipping in the first quarter of 2013, the PMAG 10 GEN M3 is a 10-round...
Back in April we reported on the Danish MoD’s decision to switch from their distinctive M/84 camouflage pattern to Crye Precision’s MultiCam pattern for their upcoming M/12 combat uniform and tactical load-carrying/protective vest – see the story here. Now we have received the first photos that have been published of...
Posted on December 7, 2012 by Strike-Hold Troops from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) have supported the Afghan National Army (ANA) as they planned and led a large operation to clear an area of Afghanistan of insurgents. Codenamed Operation TUUFAN or ‘Storm’, it involved many hundreds...
Posted on December 4, 2012 by Strike-Hold As the British Army prepares to draw down its forces in Afghanistan, soldiers from the Parachute Regiment are on a joint military exercise in Spain training for the threat of future conflicts around the world. The new training exercise with their Spanish airborne...
Some information about the new Saiga-9 Carbine has begun appearing recently, and we thought it was interesting enough to give you a brief introduction here. The Saiga-9 from Izhmash is the civilian-legal version of the Vityaz-SN 9mm submachine gun pictured below (photos from gunsholstersandgear.com). According to information published on Gunsholstersandgear.com, the...
Posted on November 23, 2012 by Strike-Hold Get 25% off all of Osprey’s books today only the 23rd of November 2012. To mark the traditional start of Christmas shopping in the US, the day after Thanksgiving known as “Black Friday”, Osprey thought it would be a good excuse for a...
Posted on November 22, 2012 by Strike-Hold Now here’s something to be thankful for, G&G Armament have announced the release of this sweet replica of the Swedish AK5C – the latest version of Sweden’s locally license-built, improved, variant of the Belgian FNC. The GK5C joins its siblings in the GF85...
