2012年04月19日
Ruger S R-556E 5.56mm
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Essential duty/patrol AR — everything you need and nothing you don’t!
The Ruger SR-556E, despite its piston-operated upper receiver, employs a standard lower receiver with traditional AR controls in the familiar locations.
I think it would be fair to name the current times the “Age of the AR-15.” Few weapon platforms currently enjoy the popularity of the AR, with models and variants continuously being introduced by multiple manufacturers. In reality, these models are nothing more than hardware modifications with varied accessories such as stocks, grips, sights, forends and the like being swapped about with the guts of the platform remaining the same. There isn’t really much that can be changed to the basic design beyond making it a gas piston operation in direct opposition to the somewhat dirty direct gas function. Though, in all fairness, the direct gas impingement action has been perfected and works just fine. So what does a company add to their product line once they have produced a popular model? How about offering it at a reduced cost? That is exactly what Ruger has done with their extremely popular SR-556 gas piston rifle, and I believe they may be on to something here.
Ruger SR-556E offers the same internal features that made the original Ruger SR-556 a success, but it is a more basic configuration with a simplified forend and A2-style pistol grip. Shown here with Aimpoint CompM4s and Troy BattleSights.
If you take a moment to study the AR-15 phenomenon, the whole “It’s Barbie for men” joke is really not that farfetched. Please understand, I am not making fun of anyone here—I’m just as guilty as the rest for trying different equipment options for my AR. Is this really any different than trying various holsters, magazine pouches and other related gear to find the best daily carry set up? I think not! Where it becomes absurd is adding gadgets to the gun for the “cool factor” with no realistic, foreseeable problem being solved. If you have hung an accessory on your gun for no other reason than “it looks cool,” you have missed the point of the exercise.
The SR-556E employs an effective multi-stage regulator system with a knurled adjustment knob on the forward face of the gas block.
Ruger looked at what accessories well-informed end users purchased for their gun and decided to let them choose what was best on an SR-556. Thus, the SR-556E (Essential) is a carbine shipped from the factory with only those essential features you need to build your gun the way you want it. By doing so, Ruger is able to reduce the cost of the gun, which will lead some to believe that “E” stands for economy.
Rather than using a more common A2-style birdcage flash suppressor, the SR-556E employs a classic Ruger-style slotted suppressor on its threaded muzzle.
By Dave Spaulding, Images by Sean Utley
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2012年04月19日
Nighthawk Tactical 6.5-.284 RIFLE
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Wily wildcat cartridge and custom platform makes it the Lamborghini of sniper rifles!
If you need a cutting-edge custom precision rifle capable of putting lead on target at 1,000 yards and beyond, the Nighthawk Tactical Rifle in 6.5-.284 should fit the bill superbly.
It seems that just about every tactical rifle built these days is chambered in the ubiquitous .308. I understand the allure of the cartridge from a logistical perspective. It’s everywhere — you can find .308 ammunition at the corner drug store, under the seat of most pick-ups and at just about every law enforcement agency/military organization in the United States of America. While it is easy to find and some of the least expensive ammunition out there, the .308 is a ballistic pig. Compared to some of the other cartridges available to today’s shooter, the .308 is about as aerodynamic as a bowling ball.
Gasp! How dare a gun hack blaspheme our nation’s pet tactical cartridge of choice! I didn’t say that I hated the .308, I’m saying I don’t “love” it. The .308 is a fine choice for short-range work and really offers a lot for marksmen shooting out to 600 meters. The short action is nice for rapid bolt work and the .308 is easy on barrels. However, if you want to shoot farther than 600 meters or so, there are many calibers that would make a better choice. One of my favorites is the 6.5-.284, the cartridge chambered in the Nighthawk Tactical rifle here.
Cartridge Details
The 6.5-.284 started off as a wildcat cartridge from its parent, the .284 Win. Necking the .284 down to 6.5mm proved to be a winning combination for long-range enthusiasts searching for mild recoil, high muzzle velocities and high ballistic coefficients. The 6.5-.284 proved to have all three in spades and has become the darling of serious long-range shooters for almost a decade.
The reason the 6.5-.284 is such an excellent choice for long range shooting is that it combines high muzzle velocity with exceptional ballistic coefficients. The higher the muzzle velocity of a cartridge, the flatter it will shoot. A flat shooting rifle is more forgiving to a sniper who fudges his range estimation because the flatter the trajectory of the bullet means that the bullet flies closer to the sniper’s line of sight. In a perfect world, bullets would fly along the line of sight and we wouldn’t even need to estimate range. Alas, we live in a world of gravity where bullets have to be lobbed to their targets. The less parabolic the lob, the less precise we have to estimate our range. Flatter trajectory is always better. The 6.5-.284 has, on average, a 300 feet per second (fps) faster muzzle velocity than the .308.
Where the 6.5-.284 really makes me weak in the knees is when we start looking at its ballistic coefficient (BC). 6.5mm bullets commonly fired in the 6.5-.284 have ballistic coefficients from .595 - .627. BCs of the .308 hover between .488 and .505. While it might not look like much, the higher BC of the 6.5-.284 offers a tremendous advantage to the long-range shooter. The higher BC bucks the wind better, so the sniper has a greater margin of error with his wind calls. For example, the .308 rifle I was issued when I was in the service would have required 7.6 minutes of correction for a 10 mph wind at 900 meters. This Nighthawk Tactical rifle featured here would have only required 5.6 minutes of correction. As a rule, the more aggressive a correction required to compensate for the wind, the higher a probability of a botched wind call.
Nighthawk Tactical has been making custom 1911s for a long time now and has earned the reputation of being one of the finest manufacturers available. They recently started making tactical rifles and, from what my experience has been with this rifle, they’ll soon be known for their quality custom rifles as well.
By Tom Beckstrand, Images by Ichiro Nagata
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2012年04月19日
Panteao’s Colt Model of 1911 - “100 Years of Service”
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The brainchild of John Browning, the Model of 1911 is the most widely copied handgun design in firearms history. Today virtually every major firearms manufacturer offers a version of it. Colt, however, is the only manufacturer to produce the 1911 continuously since its adoption by the US Army on March 29, 1911.
The Colt 1911 saw service in World War 1, World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam. Specialized units of our military continued to use the 1911 in Operation Desert Storm and even today it is seeing action in the hands of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 1911 celebrates 100 years of continued production and service.
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2012年04月19日
Savage Model 110 BA .338 LAPUA MAG
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Blasting through barriers when deployed in an over-watch, perimeter security or countersniper operations!
Savage Arms 110 BA in .338 Lapua bridges the gap between the 7.62mm NATO and .50 BMG with an innovative and state-of-the-art bolt action rifle that delivers the goods in terms of both accuracy and terminal ballistics.
Savage has a long history of manufacturing affordable bolt-action rifles that are reliable and accurate. Most often considered a company that manufactures hunting rifles, Savage also offers tactical-style rifles specifically suited to the law enforcement and military community. It’s true that Savage rifles cost a bit less than some of the competition, but Savage has never taken a back seat to any company when it comes to reliability, innovation and accuracy when it comes to their rifles.
The latest tactical offering from Savage is the Model 110 BA, considered the flagship of their Law Enforcement Series. It is available in two chamberings; .300 Win Mag and .338 Lapua Mag.
The 110 BA comes standard with Savage’s amazing AccuTrigger, which broke at exactly 2 pounds every time with no take-up. The center, actuation lever provides just enough resistance as you take up the slack in it to let you know when the trigger will break.
The Savage .338 Lapua is a big rifle. It weighs over 15 pounds and is just shy of 51 inches long. You would have to be on some strong prescription medication to not look at this rifle and have wickedly tactical thoughts. It looks more like something from some commando movie than what you would expect from Savage. The appearance of the rifle was not devised to get your attention; it is the culmination of a variety of features perfectly suited to tactical application and deployment.
The uniquely designed optics rail, exquisite AccuTrigger and oversized tactical-style bolt handle makes the 110 BA .338 Lapua a top-notch precision tactical rifle.
For starters, the 110 BA’s stock is an all-aluminum AccuStock. The forearm is nothing more than an aluminum, U-shaped channel that bolts to the AccuStock where the action is solidly secured both laterally and horizontally. There is so much space around the barrel there is no way the forearm will ever come into contact with it. At the muzzle end of the forearm there are three sling swivel studs; one on each side and one on the bottom.
By Richard Mann, Images by Ichiro Nagata
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2012年04月19日
Zel Custom Tactilite .338 Lapua
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Capitalizing on the well-documented field success of the .338 Lapua Mag, Zel Custom offers their Tactilite upper receiver, shown here on a C3 Defense AR lower. The hyper-accurate .338 is proving to possess outstanding anti-personnel capabilities at jaw-dropping ranges in excess of 1,500 meters.
If nothing else, the Global War on Terror has provided an excellent proving ground for testing guns and gear, thus determining what really works. A few weeks before beginning this review, a British Army sniper in Afghanistan set a new long distance sniper record by killing not one, but two enemy combatants at a distance of 8,120 feet (verified with GPS). The previous record, held by a Canadian sniper, was 7,972 feet. What cartridge did the Brit sniper use to break the record? Nope, it wasn’t the .50 BMG — it was the .338 Lapua.
Officially designated by the manufacturer as the “.338 Lapua Magnum,” the cartridge has actually been in the developmental stages since the early 1980’s. The .338 Lapua was spawned at the request of the U.S. Military for a long-range sniper cartridge, with the need for a round to be effective at distances up to 1,500 meters.
Made from 4340 alloy steel, the Tactilite bolt retracts into the vacant buffer tube. Rounds are loaded singly into breech via a push-feed mechanism.
While it might not have the equipment-crushing power of the .50 BMG, the .338 Lapua using 250- and 300-grain projectiles has serious long-range anti-personnel capabilities. Ballistic coefficient numbers are impressive. The 250-grain BTHP has a 0.61 BC and the 300-grain calculates to 0.73. By comparison the 175-grain .30 caliber BTHP is 0.54 BC. Before getting buried in numbers, it helps to take a look at the hardware.
Question: What is the most versatile rifle available today? Answer: The AR-15 and its myriad clones. Hundreds of thousands of AR variants are in circulation. Dovetailing with the popularity and success of the “black rifle,” Zel Custom Manufacturing is offering specially designed upper receivers in several large rifle calibers.
The initial offering from Zel Custom was the Tactilite T1 in .50 BMG. I had the opportunity to work with one of these rifles last year and found it to be a quality item. Zel surveyed the market and asked the public what caliber they’d like to see next, and the overwhelming response from the public was the .338 Lapua.
By Paul Markel (tactical-life)
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Capitalizing on the well-documented field success of the .338 Lapua Mag, Zel Custom offers their Tactilite upper receiver, shown here on a C3 Defense AR lower. The hyper-accurate .338 is proving to possess outstanding anti-personnel capabilities at jaw-dropping ranges in excess of 1,500 meters.
If nothing else, the Global War on Terror has provided an excellent proving ground for testing guns and gear, thus determining what really works. A few weeks before beginning this review, a British Army sniper in Afghanistan set a new long distance sniper record by killing not one, but two enemy combatants at a distance of 8,120 feet (verified with GPS). The previous record, held by a Canadian sniper, was 7,972 feet. What cartridge did the Brit sniper use to break the record? Nope, it wasn’t the .50 BMG — it was the .338 Lapua.
Officially designated by the manufacturer as the “.338 Lapua Magnum,” the cartridge has actually been in the developmental stages since the early 1980’s. The .338 Lapua was spawned at the request of the U.S. Military for a long-range sniper cartridge, with the need for a round to be effective at distances up to 1,500 meters.
Made from 4340 alloy steel, the Tactilite bolt retracts into the vacant buffer tube. Rounds are loaded singly into breech via a push-feed mechanism.
While it might not have the equipment-crushing power of the .50 BMG, the .338 Lapua using 250- and 300-grain projectiles has serious long-range anti-personnel capabilities. Ballistic coefficient numbers are impressive. The 250-grain BTHP has a 0.61 BC and the 300-grain calculates to 0.73. By comparison the 175-grain .30 caliber BTHP is 0.54 BC. Before getting buried in numbers, it helps to take a look at the hardware.
Question: What is the most versatile rifle available today? Answer: The AR-15 and its myriad clones. Hundreds of thousands of AR variants are in circulation. Dovetailing with the popularity and success of the “black rifle,” Zel Custom Manufacturing is offering specially designed upper receivers in several large rifle calibers.
The initial offering from Zel Custom was the Tactilite T1 in .50 BMG. I had the opportunity to work with one of these rifles last year and found it to be a quality item. Zel surveyed the market and asked the public what caliber they’d like to see next, and the overwhelming response from the public was the .338 Lapua.
By Paul Markel (tactical-life)
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