2012年04月13日
Sig Sauer P226 TAC OPS .40
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Delivering high performance in combat-proven firepower!
The Cam-Clamp mounting system for the Xiphos NT takes some of the pain out of adding a weapon light, allowing the user to add it directly to the spot where it is needed, and fasten it securely without tools.
The handgun serves only one purpose, whether riding in a duty belt or concealed by plainclothes officer or civilian—to be there when needed. Because the handgun is the poorest of firearms when it comes to delivering devastating firepower to an assailant, it is incumbent that it works perfectly every time it is produced. Or, as renowned trainer Clint Smith says, “The handgun is there so you can fight your way to a rifle.”
Any number of manufacturers will be glad to tell you their handgun fits the bill, and, in fact, many of them will be correct. However, one name that always rises to the top is Sig Sauer. My first experience with the pistols of Sig Sauer dates back several decades or more, and involved their P220.
Whether you ride in a patrol unit, work plain clothes, kick in doors, or tromp through some dusty foreign land, the Sig Sauer Tac Ops can get the job done for you.
Some time after that, the Texas Department of Public Safety decided to swap their hallmark S&W .357 Mag revolvers for pistols. When the Texas dust settled, Sig Sauer was riding the hips of DPS commissioned officers, where they still remain (chambered for the .357 Mag equivalent .357 Sig today) and my exposure to these fine Swiss-originated pistols increased.
Polymer Magwell two-piece grips with a highly effective pebbling on the side and rear of the panels (along with checkering on the pistol’s front strap) make the Tac Ops secure in the hand when shooting. Checkering on the Tac Ops frontstrap is sharp enough to provide an extra measure of recoil control. Note the vertical serrations on the Plus Two mag basepads.
The Texas DPS personnel are not alone in choosing Sig Sauer, with estimates running as high as over 30 percent of officers choosing them, including a number of Federal agencies. (Even the Navy SEALs are known to have more than a few around.) Aside from the legendary Swiss clockwork smoothness of the Sig Sauer pistols, the one thing most attributed to the pistols is ruggedness. They certainly meet our earlier qualification that the handgun should “work perfectly every time it is produced.”
By D.K. Pridgen
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2012年04月13日
U.S. Marsoc Training center
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Top of the line tools and training for Marines keep the tip of the spear extra sharp!
Whether training in the California desert or fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan, the operators of MARSOC are among the best trained and equipped warriors in the fight for freedom.
“In every clime and place” is more than a line in the Marine Corps hymn; it is the mantra of a new breed of warriors. An elite force in itself — because they are Marines, and special because of their missions — the trigger pullers of Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) assure the tip of the SOCOM spear is honed and ready.
MARSOC
After September 11, 2001, the National Training Center (NTC), located thirty-plus miles north of Barstow, California, became the training ground for counter-insurgency missions. Subsequently, special operations forces came to practice the deadly art of unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance and direct action missions. MARSOC was activated on February 24, 2006 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where it is headquartered, as the Marine Corps component of the U.S. Special Operation Command (SOCOM). Though it began with a humble start, plans are for the unit to swell to 2,500 Marines, once it is fully operational. After its initial activation, members from both the 1st and 2nd Force Reconnaissance companies transferred to MARSOC, where they formed the 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions (MSOB) located at Camp Pendleton, California, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina respectively.
In addition to the two MSOBs, the other subordinate units based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, include: 3rd Marine Special Operation Battalion (MSB), Marine Special Operation Intelligence Battalion (MIB), Marine Special Operations Support Group (MSOSG) and the Marine Special Operations School (MSOS).
The M4A1 is designed for speed of action and light weight, while the M203 Grenade Launcher provides additional firepower to the operator.
As an active component of SOCOM, these spec op Marines conduct the following special operations force (SOF) missions: Direct Action (DA) — short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions taken to seize, destroy capture, recover or inflict damage in denied areas. Special Reconnaissance (SR) — acquiring information concerning the capabilities, intentions and activities of an enemy. Foreign Internal Defense (FID) — providing training and other assistance to foreign governments and their militaries to enable the foreign government to provide for its country’s national security.
By Fred Pushies
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2012年04月13日
Detonics .45 Combat Master
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Another photo review of the Detonics .45 Combat Master, black version, from Tokyo Marui
The box
In the box with the usual black cloth covering the styropor for proper presentation.
Comes with one 18 rounds silver magazine
Left and right side view. I would say the finish looks good but not exceptional.
The sight kind of hard to use without white marks on it.
Thumb safety is not ambidextrous, although it is like the real one, it is a minus factor for me since I am a lefty.
The plastic wooden finish grips looks good, better than the gun's body. Although small it fits nicely into my medium sized hand.
Barrel looks authentic.
I tried to shoot it for about 6 meters and I was surprised at the first shot, it went to high above the traget. But after 5 rounds the groupings got better. the last 4 rounds went into the center a groupings of about 2cm.
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2012年04月13日
Bulgarian AK-74 5.45×39mm
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A custom Kalashnikov project turns a pile of parts into a treasured warfighter!
By combining a demilled AK-74 parts kit with U.S.- made parts from TAPCO and Century Arms. In Range built this custom semi-automatic, civilian-legal Bulgarian 5.45mm Kalashnikov.
Those who know me well know that I am a big fan of 5.45×39mm-chambered AK-74-pattern rifles. Their combination of rugged reliability, exotic appearance (at least by Western standards), and a soft-recoiling and affordable chambering makes them practically irresistible to me. So, what I recently saw within Century Arms International’s catalog pages was particularly intriguing.
What caught my eye was a demilled Bulgarian AK-74 parts kit featuring a wooden stock set. The kit was described as being in “good condition,” and offered with either a new U.S.-made barrel for $398.95 or without the barrel for $265.95. My immediate thought was that this kit would make for an excellent candidate for building into a semi-auto rifle.
Building Blocks
The AK-74 employs a large safety lever on the right side of the action that also acts as a dustcover when engaged. Note the paddle-style magazine release forward of the triggerguard.
Although I am reasonably familiar with the Sec. 922(r) parts compliance legalities (for questions regarding Sec. 922(r) requirements, visit the BATFE at atf.gov) involved in building these guns into semi-automatic civilian-legal rifles, I personally do not possess the expertise or equipment required to do this properly on my own on a Kalashnikov project. As a result, I decided to contact an AK builder whom I have heard very good things about from other Kalashnikov enthusiasts. That person is Troy Sellars, and his company is In Range, Inc.
“If I am out of the shop, then rifles are not being built,” Sellars told me once we started communicating about this project. He explained that he is the sole proprietor of this business, and builds each and every gun himself. To be frank, it was very illuminating discussing this project with him as I quickly ascertained that Sellars really knows his way around a Kalashnikov rifle.
As some background, Sellars began his career as a machinist, later moving over into the automotive industry in metal stampings. When that industry began having trouble in the mid-1990s, Sellars started a career as a law enforcement officer, and attended just about every armorer’s course that was offered. Taking his background in metalworking and manufacturing, and combining it with his expertise with firearms, Sellars decided to explore his passion for building Kalashnikovs in 1997 and started In Range, Inc. that year. He ran it as a part-time business until 2004, when he then moved over to it as a full-time job.
“Am I am going to get rich building these AKs? No. But I love doing it and it makes me happy,” he bluntly told me. And I quickly surmised that he is well versed in the production of these types of rifles, having built them for companies such as Tennessee Guns and MarColMar Firearms as well as for individuals. I also found out that he spent some time doing hands-on training at a Kalashnikov factory in Central Europe, further burnishing his credentials.
The Bulgarian AK-74’s buttstock features a ribbed steel buttplate with a cleaning kit trapdoor and horizontal grooves along each of the stock’s sides.
Once we got down to the details on the project, I received a refresher course in the requirements on building a semi-auto civilian-legal rifle from parts kits. “To put it in layman’s terms, a good rule of thumb with Kalashnikov’s is that you will need six U.S.-manufactured replacement parts from the BATFE-mandated list for a stamped-receiver rifle like this Bulgarian kit you are looking at, and five parts for a comparable milled-receiver rifle,” Sellars explained to me.
By Michael O. Humphries, Images by Steve Woods
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