Posted on 21/11/2010 by Strike-Hold The latest issue of KOMMANDO has been out for a couple of weeks now, and as usual is packed full of great articles, superb photography and excellent reviews.Also released recently is KOMMANDO’s first MISSIONS special edition, this one covering counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan.  Their coverage begins...

In case you missed it yesterday, in yet another case of Big Army wanting to have the same Gucci-gear as Little Army, the Australians have decided to adopt MultiCam for use by all their troops who go “outside the wire” in Afghanistan.Read more about it on Soldier Systems Daily and Kit...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...