By The Small Arms Review Editorial Staff
POF-USA
Patriot Ordnance Factory P17, P19 and P34 Glock Slides
The new Glock slides from POF-USA are now shipping. They are available for Glock 19, 17 and 34 in both Gen 3 and Gen 4 models. The slides are machined from 17-4 stainless steel and feature a nitride heat-treated finish for maximum durability. Each slide comes red-dot ready with a cover plate and mounting hardware. pof-usa.com
Federal Premium Ammunition
Syntech Action Pistol Ammunition
Shooters who compete at the highest levels need ammunition built for the demands of their discipline. American Eagle Syntech Action Pistol is specifically designed for the action shooting sports and loaded to power factor requirements with heavy, flatter-nosed bullets for more reliable knock-downs on steel targets in competition. Like all Syntech loads, they feature the exclusive Total Synthetic Jacket (TSJ™), which prevents metal-on-metal contact between the bullet and barrel, eliminating copper and lead fouling as well as reducing damaging heat and friction. Combined with clean-burning powders and the Catalyst lead-free primer, Syntech Action Pistol provides the softest-shooting and most reliable performance possible for high-volume competitive shooters. www.federalpremium.com
Features & Benefits:
- Official Ammunition of USPSA Optimize for actionshooting sports’ power factor requirments
- Reduced felt recoil
- Flatter than typical nose profile for better energy transfer to steel targets
- TSJ eliminates copper and lead fouling, while extending barrel life
- Exclusive lead-free primer formulation provides reliable, consistent ignition
- Clean-burning propellants minimize residue
- Drastically reduces splash-back on steel targets
Blue Force Gear
Tracer Pack
Like the other packs in the Blue Force Gear line, the Tracer Pack is named for an Allied deception operation during WW II quietly revealing its intention as a product to support the Blue Force. Designed to add additional capability in a “day pack” sized format, the new pack has features like side water bottle pockets, a quick-access pocket on top of the pack for sunglasses, travel documents, charging cables and an integrated laptop sleeve. The Tracer Pack is built in America with the same rugged durability and attention to detail as the rest of the combat-proven Blue Force Gear products and will be available 1st quarter of 2018. www.blueforcegear.com
Blue Force Gear
Custom Sling Builder / UDC Padded Single Point Bungee Sling
Blue Force Gear’s Custom Sling Builder allows you to make the perfect sling for your individual weapon. From unique color combinations of webbing and hardware to hardware sewn on for a specific weapon, there are thousands of possibilities. With 12 color options, seven hardware versions and 14 front and rear hardware attachment options, everyone gets to choose how their personal sling is built. In 2018, the Custom Sling Builder introduces the option to create your own Single Point UDC Sling along with the Vickers Sling option they already have.
The UDC Padded Single Point Bungee Sling is a dedicated single point sling that is both fast and comfortable. The UDC Sling has 2-inch inline padding, similar to the Padded Vickers Slings for extra comfor that ends in two sections of bungee. The bungee has a travel of approximately 2 inches—enough to absorb shock from movement or transitions but short enough to reduce the risk of facial injuries or sagging weapons. The overall length is adjustable, ambidextrous and compatible with use of body armor. www.blueforcegear.com
Federal Premium Ammunition
224 Valkyrie Ammunition
Federal Premium has drawn from its 95 years of ammunition manufacturing excellence to develop an all-new cartridge that transforms the MSR 15 platform, unleashes shooters’ long-range potential and shatters the boundaries of ballistic performance. The 224 Valkyrie provides extremely flat trajectories and match accuracy beyond 1,300 yards. The cartridge offers significantly less wind drift and drop than other loads in its class, as well as less than half the recoil of cartridges with comparable ballistics. Loaded in an unmatched array of high-performance projectiles, 224 Valkyrie is the new choice for both long-range target shooters and hunters. www.federalpremium.com
CCI
VARMINT TARGETS/17 HMR VNT
Devastate varmints or drill targets at long range with new CCI VNT. The 17 HMR loads feature a Speer bullet with an extremely thin jacket and polymer tip that team up to offer flat trajectories, superb long-range accuracy and explosive terminal performance on impact. It’s the perfect combination for hunting varmints or shooting at the range. www.cci-ammunition.com
CMMG
MkGs GUARD
CMMG’s new MkGs GUARD in 9mm is a pistol caliber carbine (PCC) AR-15 that is fed from 33-round factory Glock magazines and runs on CMMG’s patent pending Radial Delayed Blowback operating system. When using the same Radial Delayed Blowback operating system to chamber 9mm, CMMG’s newest version of the GUARD boasts a lighter buffer and bolt carrier group than other 9mm PCC’s that use a straight blowback system. The combined difference in weight of the BCG and buffer when comparing straight blowback versus Radial Delayed Blowback can be as much as 6.5 ounces. This reduction in reciprocating mass on the CMMG GUARD makes it a smoother shooting firearm and makes it easier to keep follow-up shots on target. An incredibly smooth shooter, the new GUARD in 9mm is a great option for home defense, PCC competition or as a plinker to bring to the range. www.cmmginc.com
Comp-Tac Victory Gear
Wheel Chair Holster Mount
For folks confined to wheel chairs who want to compete or open carry for self-defense Comp-Tac Victory Gear has the solution. This all new wheel chair holster system uses Comp-Tac’s popular International Holster with a hex screw mount that allows it to be clamped to a wheel chair using two firm gripping clamp mounts that are adjustable to different bar diameters. System comes complete with holster and clamping assembly. www.comp-tac.com
SAVAGE ARMS
10/110 Stealth Evolution
Blend pinpoint precision and torture-tested toughness to beat the most challenging targets and conditions. The new Stealth Evolution pairs a heavy-fluted barrel with a monolithic aluminum chassis finished in rugged bronze Cerakote. The incredibly hard polymer-ceramic coating greatly enhances resistance to abrasion, corrosion and impact. Its factory-blueprinted 10/110 action, matched with Savage’s zero-tolerance headspacing, user-adjustable AccuTrigger and 5R button rifling, produces sub-MOA accuracy at extreme ranges, right out of the box. The rifle is available in six of the hottest calibers in long-range shooting, including the new 6mm Creedmoor. savagearms.com
SAVAGE ARMS
110 Long-Range Hunter
Making an extreme range shot on the trophy of a lifetime requires not only a rifle built for accuracy, but a rifle built for you. The Savage 110 Long Range Hunter’s AccuFit system lets you easily customize the length-of-pull and comb height for a personalized fit, while the user-adjustable AccuTrigger offers a crisp, clean pull. Together with the AccuStock, which secures the action three-dimensionally along its entire length, the 110 Long Range Hunter provides the fit and function of a custom rifle—right out of the box. Its 26-inch button rifled barrel provides the utmost precision and consistency and is topped by an adjustable muzzle brake. savagearms.com
ACCU-TAC
SR-5 Quick Detach Bipod
The SR-5 Quick Detach Bipod has several features such as individual leg adjustments with five different positions, spring-loaded legs with a one button retract, the ability to cant for precision shooting and a quick detach option. Its design is sleek, tactical and modern which compliments any rifle. Accu-Tac believes in offering the best quality by using 6061 high grade aluminium alloy and type 3 hard anodize to coat our bipods. All our products are manufactured and assembled in the USA and come with a limited Lifetime Warranty. www.accu-tac.com
SPEER
Handloading Manual No. 15
Decades of reloading knowledge and the latest recipes and techniques have been distilled into a single source: The Speer Handloading Manual No. 15. This new edition is Speer’s largest volume yet, featuring updated recipes with the latest propellants for more than 120 legacy cartridges, as well as data for 13 new cartridges, including 204 Ruger, 6.5 Creedmoor and 300 Blackout. The all-encompassing manual also provides recipes for loading new Gold Dot rifle component bullets and articles by professional shooters Julie Golob and Jim Gilliland. www.speer-ammo.com/reloading-manual
Blue Force Gear
Custom Sling Builder
Blue Force Gear’s Custom Sling Builder allows you to make the perfect sling for your individual weapon. From unique color combinations of webbing and hardware to hardware sewn on for a specific weapon, there are thousands of possibilities. With 12 color options, seven hardware versions and 14 front and rear hardware attachment options, everyone gets to choose how their personal sling is built. In 2018, the Custom Sling Builder introduces the option to create your own Single Point UDC Sling along with the Vickers Sling option they already have. www.blueforcegear.com
| This article first appeared in Small Arms Review V22N2 (February 2018) |
