#ARs

Last month, at DSEI 2019 in London, I had the chance to take a look at some of Nord Arms’ rifles ranging from their NA-9, 9x19mm pistol calibre carbine right up to their new .338 Lapua Magnum marksman’s rifle. Nord Arms are an Estonian company specialising in AR-pattern rifles and is run by a pair of European IPSC rifle champions, Madis Reier and Margus Riso.

Let’s face it – the existence of various accessory mounting systems is not the most convenient thing in the world. Although you can find all kinds of adapters between M-LOK, KeyMod and Picatinny rails, it is still not too convenient. F4 Defense makes our lives easier by combining two of these mounting systems into one. Their Adaptive Rail System (ARS) is like a Picatinny rail with an M-LOK slots machined into it. Pretty simple and straightforward.

Come on guys! What is this? The Catch Up game? A growing number of Canadian police departments are acquiring AR15s in some form or fashion as a patrol rifle for their officers. Many Canadian special response teams already use AR15s for ERT (Emergency Response Team, SWAT equivalent) applications, but three recent news articles specifically cite the Regina Police Service, the Winnipeg Police Service, and the Toronto Police Service all acquiring Colt Canada C8 carbines for their patrol officers. American police departments have been integrating AR rifles as a patrol carbine since at least the 1980s ( unless its the San Bernardino police department, then you have Mini-14s).  This trend is due to the threats being faced by many American police departments that maybe Canadian Police Services are just now coming across for their patrol officers. Within the Canadian patrol officer role, the rifle is being used for vehicle stops, clearing houses, and a number of other types of police work where the officers sidearm can’t perform as well as a long gun.

Funker Tactical spends some time with a former Marine grunt reviewing the myths that are common spewed forth on the various gun forums. Typically, they are based in pseudo-fact and quasi-bullsh*t rooted in (in)experience.

While drinking choice beverages and shooting does not mix well, I will contend that drinking while assembling firearms can be a rewarding combination*. Mesa Tactical agrees and has released the combination AR Stock Wrench Bottle-Opener Multi-Use Tool. I love companies that don’t take themselves too seriously: