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2012年04月12日

Springfield Armory TRP .45 ACP


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Tactical Response Pistol for the battle-ready combat operator!



The Springfield design has been vigorously tested and is absolutely is suitable for any operator looking for a pistol to count on in the street or on the battlefield.


It is not uncommon for specialty units to be issued a 1911 pistol in lieu of the now prolific cookie cutter-type polymer pistols out there. This is true whether the unit is a SWAT team, special forces unit, or any other tactical unit. This occurs often with the clear recognition of the limited capacity as compared to many pistols today. Even though high-capacity versions are out there, the single-stack 1911 is still the favored pistol for most. This pistol chambered in .45 ACP has become the favorite of many without regard to the improvements in other calibers with this design. With the exception of the competitive world, most who use a 1911 for work use it chambered in .45 ACP with six to eight rounds in the magazine. This comes with the recognition that capacity is not always the most important criteria when choosing a combat pistol. This is generally all you need in a fight with a pistol, especially if you are a special operations or tactical unit.



The TRP pistol line is truly a custom-quality pistol at a production pistol price. Many of the attention to detail seen in the Custom Shop Guns are present. The TRP features an excellent set of adjustable rear sights with tritium inserts.


Some would tend to think that anyone on a team like this would want the greatest capacity they can get. That simply is not true — seldom do these units use a pistol as their primary weapon. There may be an instance where that is the case in a police environment but even those are rare. It is even more rare in a military environment. For the most part your pistol is your secondary weapon. What are needed are accuracy, reliability, and stopping power, at least as much as you can get with a pistol. The point at which you go to your secondary weapon it is probably more critical you hit what is trying to kill you than provide “suppressive fire” with your pistol. Even more critical is reliable operation in every possible environment, and from an operator’s perspective that you have complete trust in that pistol’s operation. It is one of the reasons that when the FBI decided to pick a new pistol, reliability was one of the most critical aspects of the test.



The beveled mag well makes reloading with gloves more manageable and aids in reloading in high stress conditions.


When the FBI decided to adopt a new pistol for its SWAT agents, it issued what is called a “performance requirement.” These do not specify manufacturers but simply performance levels. In this test the requirements were as stringent as any you generally see, especially for a government contract. These types of tests bring just about everyone to the table who can make it. Although that initial order was simply for 5,000 pistols, it means that any government agency can order as well.

By Dave Bahde, Images by Steve Woods


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Posted by echigoyaworks  at 21:37Pistols

2012年04月12日

Weatherby Mark V TRR Custom .300 Win Mag


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Tactical Response Rifle — cold bore zero, repeatable accuracy and reliability!



The deep barrel channel ensures clearance between stock and barrel allowing for easy cleaning, verification nothing is touching barrel, and aids in cooling down the barrel. The barrel fluting and Teflon finish are also shown. The ATN PS22 Night Vision device is attached via scope connector to the Leupold’s 50mm objective.


While Weatherby hunting rifles are well known and respected, their entry into the tactical bolt-action market is relatively unknown. Yet any precision shooter would be comforted to know about the Mark V SUB-MOA Threat Response Rifle (TRR) Custom offered in .300 Win Mag, .300 Wby, .30-378 Wby, and .338-378 Wby. The TRR comes with a Weatherby guarantee to shoot three-shot groups at a minimum a 0.99 of an inch or less when using premium factory ammunition. Weatherby has chosen to go a different path with the TRR by balancing accuracy, weight, and enhanced cartridge capability compared to the heavyweight .308 offerings or larger tactical rifles. The TRR handles as if you could carry it for lengthy amounts of time and still be able to take a non-prone shot if the mission dictates.

There are different shooting disciplines—target, sport, hunting, tactical, etc. Each discipline dictates its own performance parameters. Each parameter generates different priorities on design. Many of the same desirable characteristics for a tactical rifle crossover into multiple disciplines—cold bore zero, repeatable accuracy, effective range, reliability, and handling. Tactically, when not only the shooters life is at stake, but also others such as teammates or innocent hostages, there can be no compromise in terms of consistent accuracy from 100 yards to 1,000 yards. The high-pressure tactical environment is a demanding proving ground from which other shooting disciplines can benefit.



D.D. Ross designed tactical-style bolt handle provides additional length and weight to improve grasp and handling.



A rail is embedded under the length of the forearm allowing for multiple studs for mounting bipod, sling, or other accessories. Nice attention to detail on a tactical rifle.


The TRR features a hinged floorplate with 3+1 capacity. The stock was a Desert camouflage pattern, with various stocks also available. The TRR follows the proven accuracy equation of other Weatherby rifles—Mark V action, Krieger barrel, tuned trigger, and Bell & Carlson composite stock. The Bell & Carlson stock on the TRR is significantly modified to excel in the tactical realm with multiple adjustments allowing a law enforcement marksman to custom fit it to individual needs. The Weatherby Custom Shop offers optional features such as a D.D. Ross-designed bolt handle, extended drop box magazine with an extra round capacity, and a more aggressively designed muzzle brake. A Mark V SUB-MOA TRR package includes a Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14×50mm scope, Talley Mil-spec rings/bases, Harris Model L bipod and aluminum rifle case.

By Todd Burgreen


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Posted by echigoyaworks  at 19:02Sniper Rifles

2012年04月12日

POF-USA P308-12-MRR 7.62mm NATO


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Accuracy, reliability and lethality — all in a SBR package!





The AR small arms family, which includes the current standard M4 carbine, hasn’t exactly been covering themselves with glory in the War on Terror presently being waged in Afghanistan, Iraq and other charming spots around the globe. Issues of both reliability and lethality have commonly been reported from those warriors at the “sharp end of the spear.” To rectify at least some of those issues, the military has quietly been withdrawing M14 rifles from storage and issuing them by the thousands. Unlike the ARs, the M14s have a proven track record of reliability and lethality, plus the capability of penetrating cinder block and mud brick structures that have proven impervious to .223 rounds. Of course the M14 isn’t without issues of its own.



The P308’s fire controls are pure AR, so anyone who is familiar with the basic AR platform will be right at home with the P308. The two-stage match trigger broke at 3.5 pounds.


The weapon was never intended to accept the many accessories that characterize modern tactical operations, and tooling to make new ones to military standard no longer exists. Worse, the supply of M14 parts is drying up, and things have gotten so bad that the military has been requesting M14s previously transferred to law enforcement agencies to be returned. New production is pretty much out of the question because the M14 is a very expensive rifle to manufacture, essentially being a modified version of the venerable M1 Garand. This isn’t to say that there aren’t quality commercial versions of the M14 – there are, but getting them certified to full military specification would be very expensive and our military would still be equipped with a rifle that had its origins in the 1930s. If our military is to have a .308 rifle, it should be state-of-the-art…enter POF-USA.



The OSTI AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight is current military standard and is also in widespread use by law enforcement tactical teams.


Patriot Ordnance Factory USA has been manufacturing AR-type rifles and carbines for several years that not only have their very simple and reliable gas piston/operating rod C.R.O.S. (Corrosion Resistant Operating System) but that also operate without lubrication of any kind. As far-fetched as this may sound, the anodized receiver’s interior is plated with electroless silicon nickel, and the other operating components are hard-chromed, NP3-plated (NP3 is a process that combines sub-micron particles of Teflon and electroless nickel, a product of Robar. POF also offers its weapons with both upper and lower receivers NP3-plated). For patrol and entry work, the latest 12-inch barreled P308 is arguably the best choice available.

The P308’s barrel and barrel extension are heat-treated by a proprietary process referred to by POF-USA’s CEO Frank Desomma as “deep nitride heat treatment.” While Frank is understandably reluctant to divulge the exact nature of the process, the results are obvious. The treatment penetrates the barrel steel to a depth of three to five thousandths of an inch and gives a surface hardness of Rockwell 68-72. To put this in context, hard chrome has a surface hardness of Rockwell 65-68, but there are issues with hard chrome that make it less than ideal for rifle barrels, primarily that hard chrome has surface irregularities that cannot be eliminated, the primary reason that match rifle barrels are almost universally plain chrome-molybdenum or stainless steel. Meanwhile POF-USA’s deep nitride treatment has zero imperfections and is incredibly smooth. For this reason, the P308’s barrel regularly achieves outstanding accuracy. The deep nitride process also virtually eliminates fouling of any kind — copper included.



A unique feature of the P308 is the ambi bolt release that allows the shooter to drop the bolt with his trigger finger after inserting a mag into the mag well–a significant ergonomic enhancement.


Our P308 test resulted in shot groups that are more in keeping with a bolt-action precision tactical rifle than a gas-operated carbine. Our test carbine with its 12-inch barrel (14.5 inches with muzzle brake) shot sub-minute of angle groups out of the box with no break-in other than a few test rounds at the factory prior to shipment to verify function and a few rounds to get the optic zeroed.



The short-barreled POF-USA P308 accepts a variety of tactical accessories preferred and used by many SpecOps units — including EOTech HWS, SureFire M900 WeaponLight, Laser Devices DBAL-A² and OSTI AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight.


The P308 gas system consists of a gas piston and operating rod. When it becomes necessary to clean the gas system, disassembly is accomplished by simply rotating the FAL-type plug a quarter turn while depressing the spring loaded latch and pulling it out of the gas cylinder. The piston and operating rod then just fall out when the carbine is pointed muzzle down. The operating system should be checked periodically, since it takes the brunt of hot gases when the rifle is fired. Any carbon buildup in the gas system can be removed with a Scotch Brite pad — no solvent is needed to clean the P308, nor is any lubrication required.

As good as it is, the improved gas system is only the beginning of the P308’s story. The bolt carrier has been modified for increased reliability and accuracy with surfaces that ride on the upper receiver being somewhat larger than conventional ones, while maintaining recesses to accommodate any fouling that might accumulate. Also, the rear portion of the bolt carrier is essentially unstressed, allowing for lightening cuts as a weight saving measure. Every effort has been made to make the P308 as light as possible and still maintain reliability and accuracy. As a top-end AR-type rifle, the P308 has virtually all the features to make the rifle as close to perfection as possible. A unique characteristic is the P308’s ambidextrous bolt release that allows the shooter to drop the bolt with his trigger finger after having inserted a magazine into the magazine well — a significant development in terms of ergonomics. Our test rifle came with a two-stage match trigger that broke crisply at precisely 3.5 pounds with zero creep or backlash.

Another standard feature is Vltor’s Modstock — available in several colors and configurations, including black, flat dark earth and OD green. There are two collapsible Modstocks; standard and “clubfoot.” The clubfoot version like that of our test carbine facilitates using the off hand to pull the stock into the shoulder for greater stability. Vltor’s waterproof compartments can be accessed with the stock on the carbine. The compartment adapters provide a flat surface for an excellent cheekweld. It also raises one’s line of sight to an ideal level for either open sights or optics. The improvements don’t end with comfort and utility, though. Vltor also redesigned the latch on both standard and clubfoot configured stocks. The Modstock offers several different sling options. The standard M4 sling can be used, but the Modstock has a provision for Uncle Mike’s quick detachable sling swivels that can be fitted to either side of the stock.

From an interoperability standpoint, almost all AR-15 type parts including springs and fire control components fit the P308, save for the front hinge pin that is 0.25 of an inch longer than that of a smaller caliber AR. Thus, those organizations changing over from 5.56mm ARs to the P308 will have minimal logistics issues. Naturally, components like bolts and bolt carriers from 5.56mm ARs do not fit the P308, but POF magazines are interchangeable with C-Products, DPMS and Knight’s SR-25 magazines.

Optics

About all that are necessary to complete the P308 as a tactical carbine suitable for just about any situation are an optic and night vision, so the rifle is capable of true 24/7 operations. We began with an EOTech Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS), arguably the fastest optical sight available for CQB use. The HWS has a 65 MOA reticle with 1 MOA central dot that is totally parallax free and causes the shooter’s eye to naturally align with the target. In use, the shooter simply keeps both eyes open, shoulders the rifle and alignment with the target is virtually automatic. The HWS is now being purchased by the thousands for military use and frequently can be seen in photos of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some special operations users do not turn on the reticle for CQB use, instead simply framing the target in the HWS window and firing. At CQB distances of 25 to 50 yards, this is probably adequate. The HWS also has ten levels of infrared (IR) reticles, but with the latest in night vision technology, an illuminated reticle in either visible or IR is not necessary. The latest HWS runs off a single 123 lithium battery mounted at 90 degrees to the rail axis, significantly shortening the overall length of the optic and allowing more room on MIL-STD-1913 rails for other accessories such as the current military standard AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight (UNS).



The SureFire muzzle brake is instrumental in reducing felt recoil and muzzle rise during strings of rapid fire.


We noted above that the 7.62×51mm NATO round has become a favorite in the “sandbox” based on reports we have seen. Now there is a .308 caliber carbine that delivers everything a rifleman could want – remarkable accuracy, reliability and lethality, all in a compact lightweight package. If the U.S. military is seeking a replacement for the M16 or M4, it would do well to start with POF-USA’s P308. If we could sum up our impression of POF-USA’s P308 carbine, we’d say first that the company’s motto “Relentless Reliability” doesn’t go far enough – as true as that is, we’d also add “amazing accuracy.”

By Charlie Cutshaw, Images by Doug Richardson


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Posted by echigoyaworks  at 12:14Rifles

2012年04月12日

Super Sentinel: Wilson Combat


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Wilson Combat just released the super-compact 1911-style “Super Sentinel.” They are calling it the most concealable .38 Super automatic pistol on the market today. It’s a highly controllable round, it’s relatively inexpensive and easily available (in non-election years). I’m pretty much a 9mm guy, but the .38 Super is a great defensive round that does address a few of the 9mm’s shortcomings, most notably in energy delivered to the target.



Wilson says “loaded with quality defensive .38 Super ammunition, the Super Sentinel generates .357 magnum-level energy with every shot and exceeds the power of +P+ 9mm rounds with the reliability and match grade accuracy of the .38 Super cartridge. The Super Sentinel retains ballistic superiority over the 9mm Sentinel and launches a typical defensive load like Wilson’s 115 grain TAC-XP load at approximately 1250 fps.”

From militarytimes


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