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I am trying to recruit at least 100 readers for The Firearm Blog Squad. All thats required of you is a few minutes a day for the next couple of weeks on a couple of social media websites. This is an experiment in trying to promote TFB in social media.
There are 3800+ fans on The Firearm Blog Facebook fanpage. All I need is 2.5% of you to help out for two weeks.
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UPDATE: (About 30 minutes later) ...
HA, it ended quicker than it began. One squaddie suggested what I was asking was to much like spamming. I have given it some thought and decided to err on the side of caution and disband the squad. If you don't have integrity what do you have? Not much. So I have disbanded the squad.
I just hope all my squad members (all ten of them) will be able to successfully make the return to civilian life 
Remington will soon be selling the a variant of the Model 700 SPS Tactical that includes a 5/8-24 threaded muzzle. This will allow it to accept AAC and other 5/8-24 threaded flash hiders, brakes and suppressors. A thread protector is included with the rifle. Its MSRP is $757.
I have been very surprised that Remington has not been more active in marketing AAC suppressors to civilians.
[ Many thanks to Sean for emailing me the link. ]
Darren EVP of LWRCI posted this in the comments of my blog post about the LWRCI Jordanian arms deal (note, he is responding the previous comments)...
Guys, this is very common. A joint venture will eventually be formed whereby LWRCi forms a new company along with KADDB. LWRCi will control quality and configuration.
I have met with King Abdullah II 4 times in the last 2 years. He was educated in America and the UK. High School in Virginia, College at Sandhurst and George Washington University. He is the best thing that ever happened to Jordan. He is bringing world class education and technology to Jordan. Jordan is a Constitutional Monarchy with a representative democratic government. The people of Jordan love him. The United States finds Jordan to be one of the best allies of the United States. Jordan does not have Oil or natural resources. The people are their best hope, and they are proving that to be true.
The fact that Jordan does not have natural resources combined with King Abdullah II are two factors that are shaping Jordan to be the very picture of an Islamic country that contributes to peace, security and prosperity for its people.
Mr. Sayeret Sapash really has no idea what he is talking about. But that is what the internet is all about. Giving everybody a voice, right or wrong.
The Jordanians to a person, from regular folks, to the Government Officials I have met, and His Majesty are among the finest, hardest working, honest and hospitable people I have ever met. I am proud they are such a strong ally to the United States.
LWRCI in Cambridge MD has significant production capacity. LWRCI, MATECH and MSI are commonly owned companies with over 250,000 square feet of Manufacturing space. Owned by the CEO Richard Bernstein who is responsible for creation of more than 2000 jobs in Maryland.
Jordan will produce the LWRCI PSD under license.
Lockheed has received funding to develop the Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic (DInGO) scope. From the press release ...
Lockheed Martin won a $3.9 million contract last week for the Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic (DInGO) program to develop an optical scope attachment for standard combat rifles like the M16 and M4 with field-of-view and angular magnification that can be automatically reconfigured and optimized based on the range to target.
Lockheed Martin experts will capitalize on recent developments in reconfigurable lenses, low-power large pixel-count digital imagers, foveated focal plane arrays, and low-power displays to produce revolutionary rifle sight capabilities.
Awarding the DInGO contract is the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, on behalf of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va.
Lockheed Martin optical systems integrators are being asked to produce a prototype rifle sight with rapid, seamless, automated, or hands-free actuation to enable soldiers to keep both hands on their weapons as they use the rifle sight.
The scope must allow for a wide field of view for close quarters battle, as well as sufficient magnification and resolution to hit moving targets farther than a quarter mile away. Lockheed Martin designers will compensate for bullet drop and moderate winds to enhance marksman accuracy at long ranges.
The optical resolution of the DInGO prototype will be sufficient to enable the user to recognize targets at ranges as far away as 1,000 feet between dawn and dusk.
The DInGO rifle sights will operate for as long as eight hours continuous operation -- or seven-day limited operation -- with two AA batteries. Ultimately, SPAWAR is asking Lockheed Martin to develop a rifle sight that costs less than $600 in quantities of 50,000.
[ Many thanks to Mik for emailing me the link. ]
English Russia has posted a collection of portraits of Russia special forces veterans.
The gun shown is the VSK-94 9x39mm sniper rifle
[ Many thanks to Dave for emailing me the link. ]
The 6P62 is a beast of a gun. It is a magazine fed machine gun that chambers the Russian 12.7x108mm cartridge, a round that is slightly more powerful than a .50 BMG.
Note the muzzle brake at the end of the suppressor.
Its short barrel reduces the velocity of the 12.7mm ammunition to 2099 fps (down from the 2800 fps of a standard anti-material gun). The decrease in velocity results in a 44% decrease of energy but at 7847 ft/lbs of energy it is still considerably powerful.
It weights 33 lbs unloaded, fires at 400-500 rpm and is 47" in length.
It was never adopted by any armed forces. If such a powerful shoulder fired gun was needed, a much more efficient cartridge would probably be designed.
[ Many thanks to Val for emailing me the info. ]
ATI's Art Director posted a set of photos showing how the GSG 1911 pistol breaks down. It is well worth a look if you are interested in the gun.
[ Many thanks to John for emailing me the link. ]
Last year I wrote about the poor state of the Indian firearm industry. A government monopoly on manufacture, restrictions on imports and reluctance to issue firearm licenses has resulted in a declining industry.
What I did not know is that while the state factories are churning out poor quality guns, private companies are producing high quality firearms parts for export. One example is INDO-MIM who produce metal injection molded parts. They currently, or have in the past, produced firearm parts for IWI, Sarsilarz, SIG and Meprolight.
If only these companies could produce their own firearms so that Indians would not be forced to purchase exorbitantly priced copies of old designs.
Indian government manufactured "Revolver 32". It costs about US$1366 (excluding taxes).
The mainstream media got wind of these engraved Ruger LCP pistol that are selling in Texas and honor Gov. Rick Perry's shooting of a coyote during an early morning jog.
I have not seen any evidence to suggest that Ruger is manufacturing the pistol. I think some clever company is buying up Ruger LCPs and etching them.
UPDATE: Travis says ...
I was at an Ace Hardware in Waco, TX this weekend. The gun counter employee showed me a Coyote Special. He said that Ruger made 1,000 of them. Also, he said that Ruger had shipped 500 each to two different distributors in Texas. He claimed to have received the pistol from one of those distributors.
[ Many thanks to Cory and Mik for emailing me the link. ]
