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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 17, 2011 Back in May (2011), Dan Power ran a couple of blurbs on Armor Report about Kryron Terminator aluminum alloy ballistic armor (body armor and vehicle armor), which was developed by Bourque Industries. Kryron reportedly recently “showed major improvement over earlier test results with the ability to deflect several 0.50 …
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Grey Ghost Lightweight Assault Pack/Fight Lite Operator Removable Pack (LAP/FLORP): MOLLE-Attachable Lightweight Tactical Pack (Backpack) for Special Operations Forces (SOF)
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). July 17, 2011 A company called Grey Ghost Outlet is now making their own tactical …
Read More »Kalashnikov AKSU AKM SBR/Sub-Carbine Chambered in 300 AAC Blackout Test-Fired at the Range (Video!)
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 14, 2011 Rob Silvers of Advanced Armament Corp. (AAC) just shot a video of himself firing a Kalashnikov AKSU AK SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)/Sub-Carbine chambered in 300 AAC Blackout. The AKSU’s barrel was made by Troy Sellers of In Range C2 Inc. The ammunition being fired in the video clip below …
Read More »Archangel Armor Internal Frame Load-Bearing System (IFLBS) Version 5 Tactical Armor Plate Carrier/Tactical Vest System: Lighten your load when you’re in combat mode!
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com Most of the photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). Three of the photos contained in this article (IFLBS armor carrier being worn) …
Read More »Spike’s Tactical 5.45x39mm Russian Mid-Length Tactical AR Carbine/Rifle: The greatest training gun ever…if you have to buy your own ammunition, that is.
By Mike Pannone July 11, 2011 I’ve been shooting 5.45 [5.45x39mm Russian] AR platforms for several years now, but the Spike’s Tactical is the best, by far. The names of the other brands are not important, other than the fact that they all ran well and were both direct impingement and piston driven. Reliability being the same, overall accuracy and …
Read More »Happy 4th of July, 2011! Let’s Celebrate the Second Amendment (also written 2nd Amendment) and the Freedom it Ensures.
July 4, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) would like to wish all of our readers and members a very Happy and Safe 4th of July (2011). We hope it’s a great one for you. We’d like to thank our troops for standing on that wall and looking out for the rest of us. Thank you so much. Defense Review also thinks that …
Read More »Knight’s Armament Co. KAC M110 SASS/SR-25 EM Carbine/Compact 16″ 7.62mm NATO Battle Carbine with KAC 762 MAMS Muzzle Brake and KAC QDC and CQB Muzzle Cans (Silencers/Sound Suppressors): Range Session (Photos and Video!)
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). July 4, 2011 Here at DefenseReview (DR), we really like ourselves a cool 7.62x51mm NATO …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »DR Exclusive! Revolutionary DSG Technology Supercavitating Rifle Ammo for Shooting Underwater (Tactical Underwater Shooting), from Air to Water, and from Water to Air: Amphibious Multi-Environment Ammunition (MEA) for Tactical Waterborne Operations (Photos and Video!)
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 25, 2011 While DefenseReview (DR) was at …
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