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Israel Weapon Industries IWI ACE 52 7.62x51mm NATO “Assault Rifle” Battle Rifle for Military Infantry Special Operations Forces (SOF): Coming to the Commercial Market for Civilian Tactical Shooters?

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 12, 2012 As if a new lightweight select-fire belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun isn’t enough, the hard-working little elves at Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) have also introduced a select-fire (full-auto/semi-auto) 7.62mm NATO battle rifle/carbine called the IWI ACE 52/52L/53 “Assault Rifle”, which is based on the combat-proven/battle-proven Galil assault rifle (i.e., Kalashnikov …

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The U.S. Army’s Next Carbine: Hello Gas Piston/Op-Rod “Enhanced M4/M4A1 Carbine”-Type AR (AR-15), Goodbye Direct Gas Impingement (DGI) Operation?

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and some video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos and some of these video clips. Ferfrans Specialties and Falcon Security Group (FSG) own the copyright on some videos contained herein. The accompanying photos and video clips …

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300 AAC Blackout (300BLK / 7.62x35mm) LVAW (Low-Visibility Assault Weapon) Honey Badger Suppressed Tactical AR (AR-15) SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)/Sub-Carbine Demo Video, and 300 BLK SIG516 (also written SIG 516) Heads-Up

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com November 19, 2011 A two days ago (Thursday), DefenseReview (DR) received a heads-up from our friend Rob Silvers at AAC (Advanced Armament Corp.) about SIG SAUER offering a 300 AAC Blackout (300BLK / 7.62x35mm)-version SIG516 (also written SIG 516) gas piston/op-rod (push-type operating rod) tactical AR carbine (AR-15 carbine) for the civilian …

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Beretta ARX-160 (also written ARX160) Modular Assault Rifle/Carbine/SBR Demo Video and Interview Transcript from SOFIC 2011: Military Special Operations Forces (SOF), Law Enforcement Officers (LEO’s), and Civilian Tactical Shooters Get Tactical Rifle/Carbine with Ambi (Ambidextrous) Controls, Side-Switchable Charging Handle, and Quick-Change Barrel (QCB) System!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and the first two (top two) video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos and video clips. The accompanying photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). …

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Silencerco Osprey and 22Sparrow Rectangular Polygonal Muzzle Cans (Gun Silencers/Sound Suppressors) for Tactical Pistols, Rifles/Carbines/SBRs, and PDWs

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). August 19, 2011 Gun silencers/sound suppressors, or “muzzle cans”, for …

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Next Carbine? Not So Fast. Next M4/M4A1 Carbine Contract Goes Up for Bid. Let the Games Begin!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 1, 2011 It goes without saying that everyone and their mother in the small arms manufacturing game wants to get that uber-juicy “Individual Carbine” contract to provide the U.S. Army general infantry with the “Next Carbine”, and/or land at least some part of the M4/M4A1 upgrade/modification/improvement contract. That would be great …

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Back to the Future! FN SCAR Moving to 7.62mm/5.56mm Multi-Caliber MK 17 SCAR-H “Common Receiver”: FN MK17 SCAR-H Common Receiver vs. Colt CM901 Universal Lower Receiver AR Weapons Platform

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com June 27, 2011 Shooting Illustrated associate editor Ed Friedman sent DefenseReview (DR) a heads-up on their latest blurb on the SCAR program, which contains a message from FNH USA’s Military Operations VP Mark Cherpes as follows: “In the early stages (presolicitation) of the SCAR program, the draft requirement defined a single weapon …

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DR Action Video! Colt IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) 5.56mm NATO Mag-Fed AR: Light Machine Gun/Squad Automatic Weapon (LMG) Proposed Replacement Fired on Full-Auto at the Range!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these materials. The photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). June 8, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) had a lot …

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DR Action Video! Colt Model P0923 APC (Advanced Piston Carbine) Fired on Full-Auto at the Range: Colt Piston-Driven AR Carbine/SBR on the Way

by David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these materials. The photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). June 7, 2011 DenseReview (DR) recently experienced the …

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DR Action Video! 300 AAC Blackout (300BLK) 7.62x35mm Suppressed PDW-Type Tactical AR SBR/Sub-Carbine and FN Mk46 MOD1 Fired on Full-Auto: Quiet-Killer Cartridge Impresses at the Range!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these materials. The photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). June 5, 2011 Last updated on 6/06/11. DefenseReview …

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