Tag: magazine

  • .45 GAP Gen4 Glocks and the Florida Highway Patrol

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    Recently the Florida Highway Patrol conducted testing for a new duty pistol in Tallahassee, Fla.  One of the pistols they tested was the Gen 4 Glock.  The problem is Glock is only offering the Gen 4 in 9mm and .40 S&W, and FHP wanted a .45.  To secure the contract of “about 3000 pistols,”  Glock…

  • Homemade Shielded Weapon System

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    From AR15.com user ObsoleteMan: It started with some inspiration from the video game “Army Of Two”. The main characters use weapons equipped with shields. I thought these gun-shields were an innovative, if not entirely practical, idea. The functional components: A railed AR, Havoc 37mm Flare Launcher, Beta C-Mag Extra components: Molded plastic grip with horizontal…

  • Preparing for a training class

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    Organizing for a Carbine Class Range Accuracy Vs. Battle Marksmanship Telescopic Sights and Reality All 3 articles are definitely worth a read… Check out the articles at S.W.A.T. magazine’s website – HERE A good price on a subscription to S.W.A.T. and other related magazines: Hat Tip: SayUncle

  • So it shoots the ENTIRE cartridge?

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    FAIL Computer Simulation of Improved Magazine from PEO Soldier on Vimeo. This computer simulation depicts the operation of the Army’s Improved Magaine. The Army has begun fielding the new 5.56mm 30 round Improved Magazine that delivers a significant increase in reliability for the battle-tested M16 and M4 weapons systems. Bolstering the already high reliability ratings…

  • STANAG 4179 – Does it exist?

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    I called a few different NATO numbers a while back and inquired about that document.  All the people I talked to told me that it was not just “available” to anyone that simply wanted it.  I found that answer odd though considering every other NATO document under the sun, is readily available on the internet.…

  • Unique AK magazines

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    I was looking at the ever popular AK Type Magazine Identification Chart that I posted back in October and thought: There are a couple of very unique mags on there, I wonder if I can find actual pictures of them in use? So after scraping the internet I came up with the following pictures of…