The following is a Saber Defence Industries press release: NASHVILLE, TN (July 15, 2008)- Sabre Defence Industries, LLC (SDI), a government contractor for the manufacture of machine gun parts and accessories and commercial XR15 rifles, is proud to announce that Sabre Defence has been awarded an IDIQ contract for a minimum of 4,952 M16A3 and 702 M16A4 rifles to support …
Read More »Colt M4 Carbine’s Future Uncertain: Dark Clouds Forming
By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com Perhaps the single most exciting thing that happened at NDIA International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium 2008–away from the firing range, of course–was a confrontation between Jim Battaglini (Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James R. Battaglini) of Colt Defense and U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Mattes, the director of …
Read More »5.56 Optimized/Brown-Tip Ammo: Enhanced Terminal Ballistics for SpecOps SBRs
By David Crane defrev at gmail.com May 14, 2008 Modified on 5/15/08 — Some information has been redacted/removed from this article by the author/editor (David Crane) for OPSEC. Updated again on 9/11/09 with originally-provided bullet and manufacturer info redacted on 5/15/08. A number of months ago, DefenseReview was informed by one of our contacts in the U.S. military Special Operations …
Read More »FN SCAR Mk16 MOD 0 (CQC config) Firing Demo Video
By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com May 1, 2008 Last month (April), DefenseReview received a link to an entertaining FN SCAR Mk16 MOD 0 (CQC config) a.k.a. FN SCAR-Light a.k.a. FN SCAR-L select-fire SBR/subcarbine firing demonstration video via email from a contact of ours at FNH USA. The shooter in the video fires 2-round full-auto bursts, a 30-round …
Read More »High-End Tactical AR Components: Vltor MUR, VIS, CASV and More…
by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com All photographic images contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com at SHOT Show 2008, and they are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150). April 20, 2008 While we’re discussing Vltor Weapon …
Read More »USMC Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) Program Enters Phase 3
by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com April 11, 2008 It’s DefenseReview’s understanding that the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) program officially hit "Phase 3" (or, "Phase III") about two (2) weeks ago with a Phase 3 solicitation notice for IAR submissions (unconfirmed/unverified). As of the Phase 2 (a.k.a. Phase II) solicitation notice, the Marines were …
Read More »McCann Industries Ultra-Lightweight Carbon Fiber M14/M1A Rifle/Carbine Chassis
by David Crane defrev at gmail.com All photographic images contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com at SHOT Show 2008, and they are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150). March 21, 2008 While DefenseReview was exploring the booths inside …
Read More »HK416 Carbine/SBR Confiscation Program Unleashed on U.S. Army AWG
by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com March 20, 2008 DefenseReview was one of the first publications to report on the results of the Fall 2007 M4 Carbine "Extreme Dust Test". We published that story on December 18, 2007. Well, on December 19, 2007, we received two email communications (below) from one of our professional contacts in U.S. Army …
Read More »Osprey Defense OPS-416 Gas Piston Conversion for AR-15/M16-Platform Weapons
by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com All photographic images contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com at SHOT Show 2008, and they are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150). March 13, 2008 Updated on 3/14/08 DefenseReview came …
Read More »MagPul Masada / Bushmaster ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) Update
by David Crane defrev@gmail.com March 6, 2008 DefenseReview recently published an article about Bushmaster Firearms and MagPul Industries teaming to manufacture the MagPul Masada Adaptive Combat Weapons System (ACWS) a.k.a. MagPul Masada rifle / carbine, whereby Bushmaster manufactures the weapon as the Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) under licensing agreement. Well, the MagPul Masada rifle/carbine / Bushmaster ACR just… made …
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