By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 5, 2018 As long as we’re discussing the latest and greatest Core Survival Hel-Star multi-function LED light beacons, we should also mention the new Core Survival Hel-Star XO K9 (Canine) military-grade multi-function dog light beacon, which is pretty nifty. “A lot of the K9 guys are runnin’ this. It fits right …
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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 2, 2018 As if the Core Survival Hel-Star 6 Helmet Mounted, Multi-Function Light (combat/tactical helmet-mounted LED light) wasn’t already cool and interesting enough, Core Survival’s topped themselves with this little bad boy, the new Core Survival Hel-Star 6 SWIR. DefenseReview (DR) got the chance to view and handle it at SHOT …
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By Jeff Gurwitch April 22, 2018 M855A1 ammunition has been in use overseas since at least 2011, and has been in widespread service at most U.S. Army bases since 2014. I myself first saw it in 2012 in Afghanistan. Now, when M855A1 first came out, like many others, I heard the stories that due to the increased pressure the round …
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By Jeff Gurwitch February 22, 2018 It’s a fact that using bipods and other accessories, such as shooting bags, go a long way in steadying the AR for shooting. While modern bipods work well, they also add extra weight and bulk to the front of the rifle. And, bags designed for stabilizing the rifle are not always practical for carrying …
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By Jeff Gurwitch November 22, 2017 In search of a combat-proven, bomb-proof, red dot combat optic for your AR? Well, it just so happens what you have been looking for has been available since the mid-1990’s. No, it’s not an Aimpoint or EoTech. Instead, it’s the Israeli-made Elbit Falcon MK II Optical Gun Sight, from Elbit Computers LTD (now Elbit …
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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 6, 2017 Back in 2016, DefenseReview (DR) reported on DryWired Defense’s NanoArmor Advanced Rifle Plates with carbon nanotube tech and protective nanocoating tech, both of which they exhibited at SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2016. However, we forgot to mention that there was one other very interesting technology they showed …
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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 31, 2017 Last updated on 9/01/17. Almost exactly a year ago to the day (one day over), DefenseReview reported on the CORE Survival HEL-STAR F2 (Friend or Foe) helmet-mounted multi-function light/strobe beacon/marker, which intrigued us enough to write about it. So, we looked forward to stopping by the CORE Survival booth …
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By Jeff Gurwitch May 30, 2017 ‘Special Operations Turned Instructors – Not So Special?’; that’s the title of an op-ed recently written by Abner Miranda, and published Breach Bang Clear. While Mr. Abner might have some valid points as to why former Special Operators don’t always make for the best shooting instructors, to be honest, with comments like his opening …
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By Jeff Gurwitch March 25, 2017 Last updated on 3/25/17. Born out of 3-Gun competition, offset back up iron sights (BUIS) are slowly taking over as the norm on both competition and general purpose AR-15’s. The advantage they offer over traditional BUIS: With just a slight inward turn of the rifle, you have an almost effortless transition between primary optic …
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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 30, 2016 DefenseReview (DR) recently got to check out the CORE Survival HEL-STAR F2 (Friend or Foe) Helmet-Mounted, Multi-Function Marker Light combat/tactical helmet strobe beacon light at SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2016, and we came away very impressed with it. Similar to the HEL-STAR 6 Gen III, the HEL-STAR …
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