Leupold is now selling a variable powered scout-style scope, the VX-II 1.5-4x28mm Scout, through their custom shop. Traditionally scout scopes are fixed power. This scope has 7.75" of eye relief on high power and 8.75" on low power.
If this sells well, I expect we will see a production version of the VX-II 1.5-4x28mm Scout.
Pricing has not yet been released.
Remington is recalling four Lot Numbers of its .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point Match ammunition. They may have been loaded incorrectly.
Remington has determined that four (4) Lot Numbers of its .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition may have been improperly loaded. Do Not Use REMINGTON .223 62 GR (MATCH) HOLLOW POINT AMMUNITION WITH LOT NOS. H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI
To identify if you have one of these Lots of ammunition:
- If you have a case of .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition the Lot Number is stenciled on the outside of the case; and,
- If you have a box of .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition the Lot Number is stamped on the inside flap of the box.
If you have any of this .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition, as identified above, immediately discontinue use of this ammunition and contact Remington at the below telephone number. Remington will arrange for the return shipment of your ammunition and upon receipt will send you replacement ammunition at no cost to you. If you are unsure whether or not you have one or more of these Lots of ammunition or if you have mixed boxes of ammunition; please immediately discontinue the use of the ammunition and contact Remington at the below telephone number – we will replace this ammunition for you.
For any consumer questions or instructions on how to return of your .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition with one of the following Lot Numbers H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI, please contact the Remington Consumer Service Department at 1-800-243-9700, Prompt #4.
The only Remington .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition affected by this recall has one of the following Lot Numbers H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI . No other Lots or ammunition is affected.
You can read the full recall notice here.
[Hat Tip: Accurate Shooter]
Back in 2009 I reported that South Korea's K11 OICW-style weapon was to be the first of its class to be deployed. Since then I had heard nothing about it and seen no evidence that the deployment went though until two articles that appeared last week on Korean news websites.
Chosun.com has reported a range of problems with the new weapon. Apparently 39 K-11 are fielded in total. Of that 20 are in Afghanistan. 7 of 20 in Afghanistan are faulty. The laser range finder has a bug and refuses to reset, one unit has a problem with the barrel and with correctly programming the airburst grenade, another has a condensation problem with the receiving lens and so range measurement does not work at night and another unit fires bursts of 5.56mm instead of single shots when in semi-auto. It sounds like some very poor quality control!
Another news website,MK.co.kr, reported that production has been delayed due to manufacturing problems.
DAPA, the Korean defense acquisition agency, responded by saying there are no production problems and the only problem with the gun that has not yet been solved it is one related to the fire control system.
[ Many thanks to the uribury871 who for info, links and translation. ]
Kit Up reports that the US Army would like hyper-burst capability (firing multiple rounds at incredibly high rate of fire) for the next generation carbine. It is not an official requirement yet for the potential M4 replacement, but could be in the future. Matt Cox reports ...
Small arms companies are already balking at the “hyper burst” requirement the Army wants as a feature on potential replacements for the M4 carbine. It’s not specifically identified in the draft solicitation the service released in late January, but Col. Doug Tamilio, the head of Project Manager Soldier Weapons told me the Army wants a weapon with hyper burst.
Apparently, putting two bullets through the same hole could potentially penetrate some types of foreign body armor more effectively and incapacitate a foe more quickly.
Only one assault rifle, the Russian Izhmash AN-94, features hyper-burst. It can fire a two round burst at 1,800 rounds per minute. For comparison, the Mac-10 machine pistol and FN Minimi LMG both have a maximum rpm of around 1,100 rpm.
The AN-94 was designed from the ground up to achieve this hyper burst capability. You cannot retrofit an existing carbine, such as the Remington ACR or FN SCAR, with a rate of fire of 600-700 rpm, to achieve the same insane cycle speed as the AN-94. The AN-94's entire barreled action recoils freely inside its plastic shell and uses a steel cable and pulley system to operate a two-stage feeding system1 in order to cycle as fast as possible.
If Col. Tamilio wants hyper-burst, he is going to have to field a gun at least as complex (and potentially failure prone) as the AN-94.
On the other hand, this could represent a fantastic licensing opportunity for Izhmash. Maybe one day we will see Army Rangers charging into battle with Russian-designed American-made carbines. Maybe.
[ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
Read more about the AN-94's internals at guns.ru ↩
I am a tactical gun guy. I am not interested in spending a cold, wet morning in a duck blind, and I have little interest in competition shotgun shooting, although I like shooting clays and I respect the skills of those who are very good at it.
Why, then, am I very interested in something like the Beretta A400? Because the technology from these competition and hunting weapons will trickle down into tactical shotguns – I guarantee it.
One thing I failed to mention in the video is the brown/”bronze” anodizing on the A400 Xplor Action that’s intended to look classy with a wood stock – it also happens to be as durable as Type III hardcoat, and took almost a year to develop. Does that sound interesting to a tactical gun guy? Well, it does to me…
Oh, and a big thank you to the beautiful Beretta models Bianca and Antonella for helping with the video! I should have told them to keep their fingers off the triggers – did not notice until the video was done – my fault, not theirs.
From NRA Blog ...
The HK MP5 was developed in Germany during the 1960s. The model used in the movie, the MP5A3, has an effective range of approximately 600 feet with a muzzle velocity of 1,300 feet per second. Weighing just over six pounds, this particular firearm is popular with military and law enforcement units in dozens of countries include Canada, Denmark, Italy, and the United States.
But for the whole story, including whether or not the special forces unit in Die Hard 2 could actually switch between blank and live rounds, join Phil tonight at 10:40 eastern standard time on Curator's Corner, broadcast live on NRANews.com or Sirius/XM Patriot Satellite Radio.
Earlier this year the Dutch police announced the adoption of a new pistol, the Sig Sauer PPNL (Police Pistol Netherlands).
Heckler & Koch and Walther, who lost out on the contract, have announced their intention to take the government to court over the decision.
[ Many thanks to my Dutch source for emailing me the infomation. ]
Manroy USA has purchased Sabre Defence after winning a bidding war with Colt USA. The Tennessean reports ...
Alabama-based Manroy USA bid $4.95 million for the company's assets, more than double what it offered last month in a bank-sponsored sale that was later invalidated by Sabre's bankruptcy filing. Connecticut-based Colt Defense, a leading military supplier, was the only other bidder to attend the auction in a 22nd-floor conference room overlooking the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville.
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From an opening bid of $2.4 million, Colt and Manroy bid back and forth in the minimum-allowed $25,000 increments for about two hours, the mood alternating between tense and good-humored. With bidding at about $4.5 million, Colt Defense General Counsel Jeff Grody said he and Chief Operating Officer Mike Magouirk would take a break "and let Manroy come to its senses."
According to a source, the owner of Manroy is the same person from whom Sabre Defence's former owner Guy Savage bought Ramo Defense from. It is a very small world.
I wonder what this means for Sabre's consumer line of piston-operated AR-15 rifles. I am guessing that Manroy and Colt wanted the company for its military contracts, not its civilian product line.
[ Many thanks to John for emailing me the infomation. ]
Here is a teaser of our behind-the-scenes footage of the Beretta Factory in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy. Enjoy (we did):
