Henry Repeating Arms Introduces the ‘Patriot Series’

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January 31, 2018

BAYONNE, NJ – January 30, 2018 – Following the release of several new models last week Henry Repeating Arms is introducing the Patriot Series- a new category of firearms and products available through their eCommerce store celebrating America, patriotism, and the Second Amendment.

God Bless America Edition Golden Boy

The God Bless America Edition Golden Boy is a .22 S/L/LR lever action rifle built on Henry’s time-honored and award-winning Golden Boy platform known for its smooth action, American walnut stocks and blued steel octagonal barrel. Intricate floral scrollwork engraving on both sides of the nickel-plated receiver cover frames iconic images of America’s heritage like the American flag, the Liberty Bell, and a bald eagle, all of which have details highlighted in 24-carat gold. A banner on the right side of the receiver cover contains the words, “Home of the Free Because of the Brave.” The stock is engraved and hand-painted with the Statue of Liberty’s torch, and in similar colors, the rifle’s forend displays the words, “God Bless America.”

God Bless America Edition Big Boy

Henry is also introducing a centerfire version, the God Bless America Edition Big Boy, featuring similar imagery on a rifle chambered for .44 Magnum/.44 Special with a 10. The God Bless America Edition Golden Boy, model #H004GBA has an MSRP of $1,208, and the Big Boy version, model #H006GBA has an MSRP of $1,523.

Stand for the Flag Edition Golden Boy

The Stand for the Flag Edition Golden Boy is a direct salute to the American flag with a full red, white and blue depiction applied to both sides of the receiver cover with a durable polymer-ceramic coating known as Cerakote. The finish adds a layer of further abrasion and corrosion resistance on top of the nickel plating. The buttstock features a hand-painted image of a man standing hand-on-heart with the words, “O Say Can You See” written underneath. The Stand for the Flag Edition Golden Boy, model #H004SFF is chambered in .22 S/L/LR with an MSRP of $1,208.

The Patriot Series also includes three plaques that include hardware for mounting on a wall or the lawn, all of which are available through Henry Pride, Henry Repeating Arms’ eCommerce store. The We Proudly Stand plaque depicts a soldier standing to salute the flag of the United States, rendered in full red, white and blue color across the plaque. Beneath the flag is the underlined text, “We Proudly Stand.” The Patriotic Home Plaque shows a New Original Henry rifle with the message, “This House Believes in God, Country & Family.” It’s finished with a French Bronze color. The Second Amendment Plaque carries the message, “This House Is Protected By the 2nd Amendment,” in a black and gold finish. All three plaques are made of highly durable cast aluminum to withstand the elements outdoors or in.

Henry firearms can be purchased from a licensed firearms dealer. Most dealers offer a discount off of the MSRP.

For more information about the company and its products visit henryusa.com or call 866-200-2354.

About Henry Repeating Arms

Henry Repeating Arms is one of the leading firearms manufacturers in the country and the leading lever action manufacturer. Their company motto is ‘Made In America Or Not Made At All,’ and their products come with a lifetime guarantee backed by award-winning customer service. The original Henry rifle played a significant role in the frontier days of the American West and is one of the most legendary, respected and sought-after rifles in the history of firearms. The company’s manufacturing facilities are in Bayonne, NJ and Rice Lake, WI.

Run, Hide, Fight

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Keith Finch

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January 31, 2018

GAT Editor running a 'Break Contact' drill at a Teufelshund Tactical/HSP MP5 Operators Course

Locate.

Close.

Destroy.

These are the focus words of the Mission of the Marine Corps Rifle Squad. To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver.

These words were my formal introduction to gunfighting.

They have no bearing on use of force as a concealed or defensive carrier. Defensive carry has one goal and that is to keep you alive.

Run.

Hide.

Fight.

These are defensive focus words. Anyone packing a pistol or any alternative defensive tool needs a defensive mindset loaded with them too.

The shift in mindset from the infantry squad to the individual or small group defense is based on two critical factors, mission and legality. These two factors are linked but have individual aspects we will address.

Mission

Unless you are an infantry squad on a contact patrol actively hunting a fight with enemy ground forces you are not on the offense. Concealed carry is a defensive mission. Law enforcement response, even active shooter response is a defensive mission. The objective is preservation of life, yours and others.

Mission objective doesn’t change how you apply violence (swift, sudden, and overwhelming) but it sets your trigger criteria for becoming violent.

As a defensive carrier you are going kinetic when it is immediately necessary in order to extract yourself and those under your care from a lethal threat. You are not hunting an active engagement. That is someone else’s job and your involvement can cause that to become infinitely more complicated.

Legality

Tied to mission, legality is the list of written legal permissions and obligations you possess for your mission. You need to be critically observant of these. They will make or break whether or not you will be subject to legal penalty for your actions.

Even troops deployed overseas in combat must observe concern for the legality of their engagements.

A defensive carrier must be, at all times, within the bounds of the law regarding their use of force and any action that pulls use of force into question increases your legal risk. This usually accompanies an increase in physical risk which is directly contrary to your mission of staying alive.

So Run. Hide. Fight.

The prompt for this article was commentary on a corporate active shooter course. Most are a joke that pay lip service to the ideas while giving little to nothing in actual training. The courses are checks in boxes on business to do lists that make HR, Safety, and Liability offices happy.

The theory itself is sound. It just needs to be seriously addressed.

Run

If a violent threat presents itself in your vicinity and you are able to evacuate yourself, do do. If someone or someones are running people down with a truck in the market, leave the market.

If someone or ones are entering a building and shooting people then the nearest exit followed by distance is your safest option.

Getting yourself off of the X and out of the area of immediate threat should be your priority. If you can do the same for others, excellent. Be constantly aware of whether or not your actions are increasing your own likelihood of becoming a causality.

Hide

If distance from the threat can’t be gained safely staying out of sight and using barriers as cover and concealment is your next tactic. Use any object in your environment that offers you advantage.

Thick dense objects offer greater protection from gunfire while any object of sufficient size can hide your and others presence. If the threat is seeking targets of opportunity its likely they will move on if they don’t see any.

Keep in mind while hiding that you may need to switch quickly to either Run or Fight. These three aspects of defensive tactics are constantly inter-working. They are not mutually exclusive.

While concealed, picking points that will be advantageous to ambush the threat and gain a violent advantage is a parallel observation and process to picking an expedient escape route and staying out of sight. Remain flexible, choose quickly, act, react.

Fight

The moment both Run and Hide become lethally high risk then its time to fight. These decisions and transitions will need to be made as decisively as they are rapidly.

When you fight, FIGHT!

The threat must be swiftly engaged and the ability for the threat to continue acting effectively must be destroyed. At minimum hostile action must be disrupted for enough time to extract yourself from danger.

Conventionally or unconventionally armed is irrelevant beyond how you’re delivering damage. Plan a swift, sudden, and overwhelming engagement.

Swift – When you move, move fast, you don’t have a sneak skill and speed will trump perceived stealth.

Sudden – Ambush the threat. Greater distance is your friend while evading but closer distances are your advantage engaging. Let a threat close as much distance as you can before your attack, the closer you are the more time you take away from their reaction. Use an off angle if possible, threats can react quickest head on.

Overwhelming – Like stated above your mission now is to destroy the threats ability to continue being a threat. Shoot them, stab them, strike vulnerable areas, use objects of advantage. Cause trauma to a level that is irrecoverable, at least short term, so that you can now assert control or escape.

As for injury? The situation you find yourself in already presents near imminent threat of harm and death so what do you have to lose? Don’t be the paralyzed individual who says to the news later “I couldn’t do anything because they were right next to me.”

So Run, Hide, Fight. When you fight, destroy. When the fight is won, Control and/or escape.

Simple enough?

IWI US: SHOT Show 2018

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Keith Finch

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January 29, 2018

IWI kicked off in the United States by bringing the Tavor.

Five years later they are set to have over 60 active products from Jericho pistols to the Galil ACE line up and adding the Tavor 7 and TS12. The original Tavor SAR21’s have been retired.

The Tavor 7 was teased and previewed well before SHOT. The IWI US Facebook kicked off that campaign awhile back.

The 7 is a culmination of the SAR21 original, X95, and adding successful elements of other 7.62 rifles. The gas system is similar to the FN SCAR by IWI’s description.

The ability to switch ejection by the end user makes this a one rifle for all shooters SKU and in a couple minutes you can hand it to an opposite handed shooter with no problem.

My range time with the 7 was limited but still informative. It has a recoil impulse similar to the highly regarded SCAR17, gentle for caliber. The gas system and reciprocating mass of the carrier I credit.

It’s a 4 setting short stroke. Normal, Adverse, Suppressed, and Off. When IWI took it apart at the booth to illustrate the ejection port shift they went through several features.

Dual ejectors and a robust extractor. A reversible cam pin’s orientation dictates case ejection direction.

Probably the most convenient addition was the case deflection gates. The Tavor 7 has built on sliding gates that open and close without tools. No screw driver installation like the current caliber conversions.

The 7’s will be entering full production shortly as soon as all the pieces (literally) fall into place for supply.

The TS12 is a more radical departure from IWI’s root products. A high capacity rotating magazine shotgun with an adjustable gas system for low and high brass.

Like its predecessor high capacity bullpups, the TS12 shouldn’t be treated as high cap for active use. The rotating magazine is manually activated from the front of the trigger guard and serves more like two independent 5 round reloads in addition to the actively feeding magazine.

The TS12 takes Beretta thread chokes (good choice) and the gas system adjustment is easily accessible in front of the charging handle. Talking with IWI, the R&D team is continuing to optimize it to cover the widest range of ammunition.

The TS12 is further out than the Tavor 7, but we’ll keep an eye on it.

The space bugs and covenant will just have to be patient.

The Galil ACE line was on display in pistol, SBR, and carbine formats.

IWI also confirmed work an a factory SBR that mirrors the fielded IDF X95, they had examples on the range. Having owned an 18″ Tavor I can see why they went to the littler X95. The thing moves!

Casualty Report: SHOT 2018

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Keith Finch

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January 29, 2018

The Media chaos cannot be over stated at SHOT…

And sometimes it takes a price.

We raise our coffee mugs this morning in salute of my Lenovo. It had done the work of this network for many years and made it through SHOT… But the assassin baggage handlers came when everyone was exhausted and guards were relaxed.

Never trust the mandatory gate baggage check.

So a replacement was hastily acquired and work continues.

SHOT Show 2018: The Monday After

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Keith Finch

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January 29, 2018

SHOT Show has concluded.

Now the industry work for 2018 kicks off in earnest. Manufacturers and distributors have orders to fill. R&D has work to do. Production will ramp up and the consumer information for the consumer base is being thrust into the public sphere.

Monday brings us all back to work. The GAT Network had dozens of exceptional conversations over the week and as they roll out across the networks we will continue to make certain you readers are as informed as we are here behind the keyboards.

This week is about continuing conversations and our most important conversation is with you. Let’s keep it rolling.

We Like Shooting 228 – 3 Seconds of the Devil

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January 28, 2018

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 228 – tonight we’ll talk about Canik TP9SFX, Secret Santa, 180 Second Ideas and more!

Source: https://welikeshooting.com/show/228/

WLS Double Tap 48 – Bowl Cut B#$&

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January 27, 2018

Welcome to We Like Shooting’s Double Tap, Episode 48, Tonight we talk about gun tech, we’ll answer your questions on Dear WLS, we’ll talk about NOT GUNS, and revisit past gear

Source: http://welikeshootingraw.com/podcast/wls-double-tap-48-bowl-cut-b/

We Like Shooting 231 – Friyay!

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January 26, 2018

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 231 – tonight we’ll talk about Chain saws, whiskey Binoculars, poop and more!

Source: https://welikeshooting.com/show/231/

Torrent Suppressors

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Eric TGL

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January 26, 2018

To say the firearms industry has seen a steady increase with suppressor sales in the last decade would be a huge understatement. In what has always been a niche’ market, suppressors have begun to gain a wider acceptance in the sporting / hunting world helping educate buyers and lawmakers in what suppressors can realistically do and what they can’t, regardless of what Hollywood movies would have you believe. (Besides, they’re just cool to shoot with, right?) During this time, industry heavyweights have ruled manufacturing and sales. Thanks to these recent increased sales and technology, smaller companies have been able to come onto the scene and offer more innovative thinking, breaking from the “old guard” ways of designing suppressors. One company making big waves early is Torrent Suppressors in Texas.

As a former SWAT operator, now firearms instructor and magazine writer heading up the Swanson Media Group, I have been privy to a wide range of suppressor designs from some of the largest names in the industry for almost 20 years in which I use on a weekly basis with reviews and professional training. When industry “mover and shaker”, Clover Lawson called my office and said, “Hey Trampas, I got a new suppressor company I want you to review,” I couldn’t say no to her. As Clover was explaining their growing pains as a start-up company, she went into depth as to what the designers have come up with for their suppressors. I was very impressed with what I heard, as I tend to be with all the major projects Clover has delivered in the past. I couldn’t wait to have a review sample sent for testing. A few short weeks later, I received a call from my local FFL holder, Henry Mimms with Second Amendment Guns and Range in Yulee, FL to let me know a .30 cal suppressor had just arrived with my name on it.

First Impressions

Once I arrived at the shop and started the paperwork, I opened the Torrent Suppressor box and gave the product a once over. My first impressions were simple. I liked the appearance, compactness and lightweight of the design. This suppressor was Torrent’s T3 model made from Stainless Steel with an optional Titanium construction. Being a .30 cal suppressor, it was rated for anything in the field of 7.62 / .308 / 6.8 SPC / .300 BLK / 6.5 Creedmoor. For immediate testing, I brought along my 9” barreled SBR AR-15 chambered in .300 Blackout with some of my favorite 208 grain loads from the new Hornady Black series.

Specs

Caliber rating: 7.62/.30 CAL

Thread Pitch: 5/8 x 24

Length: 6.2”

Diameter: 1.45”

Weight: 9. oz titanium, or 16.5 oz stainless steel (FA rated

Decibel Rating: 121.2 dB (.300 BLK Subsonic)

Manufacturer: Tactical Arms of Texas

Material: titanium, or 17-4 SS

Color: Black/FDE/Raw

Initial Range Time

Considering the paperwork was recently mailed off to the ATF, personal visits to the range in which the suppressor will legally reside until the tax stamp returns will be how the first few months of testing will subsequently go. As I screwed the T3 suppressor onto my rifle, I noticed how well-balanced the added weight made it feel. Being a short barrel rifle, I am used to the 9” barreled .300 Blackout or BLK having all its weight overloaded up against my chest. With only adding roughly 5” of its overall 6.25” length to the barrel, the rifle remained still very compact. Maneuvering around the range, I noticed the better balance was easier to move from target to target and around corners.

So, it looked good and handled well, so how did it shoot? As it turned out, this would be the best part. Having already had the Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8×24 scope zeroed at 100 yards, I held roughly a 1” high as I normally would at 25 yards to hit the bullseye. I was curious as to what the suppressed “shift” would be as I have seen using other suppressors on this rifle. Depending on load, I have seen suppressors cause rounds to strike as much as 4” left or right and just as much distance lower of zero. Given the fact I was shooting at a ¼ of the zeroed distance, I was expected to see anywhere from an .75” to an inch at least.

Once the first shot broke, I couldn’t help by think, “Wow, this thing is quiet!”. Despite wearing electronic ear protection due to range rules, the shot report was low enough to not trigger the noise blocking protection. When actively blocking sound, the “ears” allow for sound such as people speaking to be heard at a normal level and engages an electronic block to high decibel noises.

As I pulled the trigger the second time, I could clearly hear the couple in the lane beside me talking about how their gun “kicked” when one of them shot it. Through the shot breaking, I never lost volume of hearing the couple next to me talk. The only interruption was the noise of a rifle’s bolt working back and forth and a mild bang at the normal level of a living room television.

After the third shot, I had to pull my target in and double-check what I was seeing through the scope. With getting caught up on how quiet the suppressor made the rifle, I didn’t focus on where my hits scored on the target, just held over the bullseye and pressed the trigger without true follow-up. To my surprise, one shot was at the bottom of the 1” bullseye and the other two made one large hole through the center!

After resetting the target, I took the suppressor off and shot 3 additional shots. This time, shots 1 and 3 were touching at the top of the bullseye and shot 2 was center of the target. I was amazed at the lack of noticeable shift at 25 yards. The accuracy was right on with most of my previously recorded shots from last month’s unsuppressed testing found in our AAC review but with much less shift in suppressed results. I made several notes and photographed both targets for my DOPE book.

Reattaching the suppressor, I loaded up 5 rounds into my new Magpul .300 BLK specific PMAGS and sent them downrange during a slow fire string. As I watched through the scope and listened to the bolt cycle with a muffled report, I could see the top of the bullseye form a hole growing larger with each shot. I couldn’t help but smile while one of the range workers walked over to admire the shot group. I loaded up another 5 rounds and put another group down range a bit faster resulting in a 1” group at the 1 o’ clock of the bullseye.

To finish up my first range testing, I ran a target featuring two targets side by side out to 15 yards. I ran two shots to each target freehand quickly back and forth. The rifle handled impressively with minimum sound and great accuracy. This was just a teaser to being able to get on the range and work on shooting drills around barriers and varying distances.

Wrap Up (For now)

Once the suppressor paperwork comes back from the ATF and I can get the suppressor out of paperwork “jail”, I intend on doing longer distance shooting with the .300 BLK as well as push the distances suppressed with my recent 6.5 Creedmoor build out to around 1000 yards or beyond. I am eager to see if there is a noticeable shift as distances multiple and if so, to what effect compared to the “big name” suppressor companies I have worked with in the past.

Overall, I was very impressed with the T3 .30 caliber suppressor from this new company, Torrent Suppressors. While the company is new to the market, the great minds behind it have been around behind the scenes for years gaining the knowledge and technology to ensure success moving forward in 2018. To find out more about Torrent Suppressors, go to www.torrentsuppressors.com and check out their growing line up of suppressors from .17 / .22 to 7.62 thus far with new products dropping soon!

Source: http://www.thegearlocker.net/2018/01/torrent-suppressors/

SHOT Show 2018: The Third Day

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Keith Finch

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January 25, 2018

Exhibition Shows like SHOT always seem to develop and underlying theme. It’s never announced but there is a feel to how and where the technology is flowing. It’s not even a deliberate direction beyond consumer interest and trying to be predictive.

The overall theme is an industry classic: Evolution not Revolution.

U.S. Optics newest offering. A 1-6x34mm wire reticle LPV sitting on a Desert Tech MDR

The industry leaders are honing their craft and their products to finer and finer levels of usability and the consumer/end user market communication has been a key to that.

LPV (Low Power Variable) Optics are a rapidly broadening field with offerings from every major manufacturer

This is the technological direction of future optics and LPF (Low Power Fixed) optics like the Trijicon ACOG are going to go into a retention space with many other proven technologies. They LPF though won’t gain any new ground. They have their territory covered. New ground belongs to the LPV’s

In their field we will start seeing the 1-6 and 1-8 optics start to achieve shorter and lighter variants.

U.S. Optics B-10, bridging the LPV/DMR optic gap

Lights are following a similar trend. Lumens are trending between 400-800 on most lights and they’re gaining ground in end user sustainablity. More fuel options with rechargeables gaining ground. More programming options so the user can select the settings they want. More lockout features to prevent unintentional activation and resource waste.

Streamlight TLR-8, new light laser in a whole new field for them

Light options have never been better.

ASP’s handhelds, nearly all models are USB rechargeable

Firearms are the ultimate expression of the Evolution>Revolution. Nothing is truly new but plenty are fine refinements on proven concepts.

The SC is a refinement of the PDW which is a refinement of the 16. Each iteration incorporating more current and future projected users

FN, as an example, has several upgrades on the SC that will migrate back to the standard SCAR lineup as time and opportunity permit. The new lower receivers and the non-reciprocating charging handle I’m hoping make the cut sooner rather than later.

And on the SCAR-SC, when asked if there would be a commercial release I was answered “It would make sense as the next logical step in the offering.” but it was also an indefinite time uncertain delivery. They won’t be doing one… until they do.

FAL’s classic and modern. DSA is always a good bet.

Most off the wall concepts like the FA Reformation are exercises in theoretical engineering to get around a problem or nuisance that become commercial as opposed to core practical gear. It’s a lot of fun that we can do it even if there isn’t a practical demand.

Strait lands and groves and a Nerf Bullet. If it’s stupid but it works it isn’t stupid.

Overall the slump and leveling off in the firearms market has resulted in companies focusing on using their core products in new ways to satisfy demand and parallel emerging tech.

But on occasion something newer and cool does jump out.

Aklys Defense Prototype for a full integral AK suppressor assembly that remains auto regulating and won’t gas the shooter.

SHOT Show 2018: Haley Strategic Partners

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Keith Finch

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January 25, 2018

Stopping by Haley Strategic’s booth I met up with a couple familiar faces.

After shaking hands and exchanging the pleasantries we headed back to check out the prototypes.

The new modular D3 Micro’s are soon to be released. Shipping will start once availability and supply are secured. The Micro’s are a streamlined evolution of the D3 chest rigs with a modular bearing interface. You can set the system up to run and retain PCC, 5.56, and 7.62 magazines with scaled inserts.

Supporting equipment is attached and removed quickly as needed. The rig will be worn either stand alone or interfaced with a plate carrier as you need it to be.

Also with their D5 Pistol course being the most popular of the training curriculum they prototype’d this single cell handheld. The light is designed to take advantage of a two handed pistol technique the HSP guys teach made infinitely easier by this design.

We’ll be looking at the details on the rigs closer in the future. Back to the SHOW.

We Like Shooting 229 – Stomp

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We Like Shooting

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January 25, 2018

Welcome to the We Like Shooting show, Episode 229 – tonight we’ll talk about Kel-Tec, Drinking your own pee, Botach Inc, Manticore Arms, Honor Guard and more!

Source: https://welikeshooting.com/show/229/

SHOT Show 2018: A Theme Emerged

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Keith Finch

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January 25, 2018

Exhibition Shows like SHOT always seem to develop and underlying theme. It’s never announced but there is a feel to how and where the technology is flowing. It’s not even a deliberate direction beyond consumer interest and trying to be predictive.

The overall theme is an industry classic: Evolution not Revolution.

The industry leaders are honing their craft and their products to finer and finer levels of usability and the consumer/end user market communication has been a key to that.

LPV (Low Power Variable) Optics are a rapidly broadening field with offerings from every major manufacturer

This is the technological direction of future optics and LPF (Low Power Fixed) optics like the Trijicon ACOG are going to go into a retention space with many other proven technologies. They LPF though won’t gain any new ground. They have their territory covered. New ground belongs to the LPV’s

In their field we will start seeing the 1-6 and 1-8 optics start to achieve shorter and lighter variants.

Lights are following a similar trend. Lumens are trending between 400-800 on most lights and they’re gaining ground in end user sustainablity. More fuel options with rechargeables gaining ground. More programming options so the user can select the settings they want. More lockout features to prevent unintentional activation and resource waste.

Light options have never been better.

Firearms are the ultimate expression of the Evolution>Revolution. Nothing is truly new but plenty are fine refinements on proven concepts.

FN, as an example, has several upgrades on the SC that will migrate back to the standard SCAR lineup as time and opportunity permit. The new lower receivers and the non-reciprocating charging handle I’m hoping make the cut sooner rather than later.

And on the SCAR-SC, when asked if there would be a commercial release I was answered “It would make sense as the next logical step in the offering.” but it was also an indefinite time uncertain delivery. They won’t be doing one… until they do.

Most off the wall concepts like the FA Reformation are exercises in theoretical engineering to get around a problem or nuisance that become commercial as opposed to core practical gear. It’s a lot of fun that we can do it even if there isn’t a practical demand.

Overall the slump and leveling off in the firearms market has resulted in companies focusing on using their core products in new ways to satisfy demand and parallel emerging tech.

But on occasion something newer and cool does jump out.

SHOT Show 2018 Nighthawk Custom and Agency Arms Party: LIT UP!

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Keith Finch

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January 24, 2018

Last night was the Nighthawk Custom and Agency Arms sponsored shoot and party.

There were guns from FNH, Kalashnikov USA, Agency, and Nighthawk on the lines to light up the night at Pro Gun Club just outside of Las Vegas.

FN brought a line up of SCAR rifles, an FN15, and a MK46, and a few others. The SCAR17/MK17 SBR full-auto was always roaring. Everyone needs to shoot one, that is simply an inescapable fact.

The finale after a hungers were sated with tacos was a minigun shoot in which a Winnebago was the the target.

Party was lit up my friends. Drinks were had, stories exchanged and then back to the Expo in the morning

SHOT Show 2018: Armament Systems and Procedures

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Keith Finch

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January 24, 2018

My visit to Armament Systems and Procedures has been one of the most productive stops at the show so far.

ASP was an entirely unknown entity to me. Their track record in law enforcement circles stretches better than two decades though so I was never the intended recipient until recently.

ASP is known for training law enforcement as well as supplying them. Flashlights are far from their only product although it is most relevant to civilian carriers.

Talking with ASP they wanted to stress a very specific vision that hasn’t changed with their products.

I’d asked if they had considered any weapon mounted lights and got a straight “no”. ASP isn’t a company just reshaping and making lights and seeing if they stick on the market, they are a mission centered training and supply company for law enforcement in the field and in the moment. Nearly every product they sell is directly tied into there training curriculum for officers around the country

That curriculum is offered for free. Any department can send officers to become trained instructors on the use of their less-lethal’s. Batons, hand-cuffs, and spray devices all round out the offerings and a massive selection of red gun training weapons and tools compounds their ability to focus on their training mission.

Talking with ASP you realize the product they want to push the most of is actually the entirely free training. The purpose designed gear the training is designed to utilize is the secondary despite being the revenue stream.

Now there is definitive overlap value from law enforcement into the individual civilian carrier realm. The most popular product line among the civilian individual purchasers is flashlights, eminently usable.

The uses for observation, disorientation, or engagement parallel too and lights like the Tungsten are just as useful to me at night if I need to shoot as an officer.

I’m looking into finding out more about the less-lethal training programs ASP provides so that and LEO readers here can go to their individual departments if interested.