Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we started off with an introduction to the latest SureFire rifle suppressor, Today we [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last week we got a look at the Knight’s Armament QDC/MCQ-PRT 5.56mm rifle suppressor, This week [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last week we compared the YHM Turbo lineup with the YHM Fat Cat on 5.56 semiautomatic hosts. This [Read More…]
During a video introducing some new products published on 31 August, Bill Geissele announced that Geissele’s submission to US SOCOM’s MRGG-S (Mid-Range Gas Gun) program had been selected. The new rifle appears to have beaten out rival designs from other [Read More…]
SAR makes handguns for the Turkish military and special forces, and they also make concealed carry guns for the US market. Hop stopped by the SAR USA booth at NRA Annual Meeting 2023 to check out the new Gen 2 and Gen 3 SAR optics ready carry guns, and the SAR9 SOCOM pistol designed for […] [Read More…]
For those who do not know Alex Young, he is an avid aficionado and collector of Colt products and rare AR-15s. I wrote an article on his collection of original Colt roll dies for the AR-15 and M16. Well, Alex has managed to acquire a Colt OHWS. Here are some photos he [Read More…]
The US Department of Defense has ordered over $80 million worth of Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle ammunition and shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (confined space and reduced sensitivity) anti-armour weapon systems. The order was made within a 2019 Indefinite Delivery, [Read More…]
SIG Sauer is set to be awarded a contract to fulfil US Special Operations Command’s requirement for a commercial, off-the-shelf, personal defense weapon (CPDW). A notice of intent from SOCOM to award a five-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract was shared on 19 [Read More…]
Many shooters know of Horus from their family of reticles which are licensed out to various scope manufacturers, including big names like Leupold, Nightforce, and Vortex. Recently, Horus entered the scope market with their HoVR 5-20×50 riflescope. Horus graciously [Read More…]
Nightforce have announced that their Nightforce MIL SPEC ATACR 4-20 has been selected by the US Special Operations Command as part of SOCOM’s Miniature Aiming Systems – Day Optic (MAS-D) Program. The Ranging – Variable Power Scope or R-VPS will be [Read More…]
SOFWERX, in concert with USSOCOM PEO-SOF Warrior (PEO-SW) has announced they will be hosting a Lightweight Machine Gun – Medium (LMG-M) Virtual Industry Day to foster the development of the new machine gun sought by US Special Operations Command. You may know [Read More…]
The US Army is forging ahead with the evaluation of the prototype Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles and automatic rifles and it has been confirmed that U.S. Special Operations Command is both involved in the program and watching its developments closely. SOCOM has [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of the Day features a beautifully composed photograph of a U.S. Army Special Operation Soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) firing an M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle during Integrated Training Exercise 3-19 at the US Marine [Read More…]
Back in March 2019, US SOCOM selected the Barrett MRAD to fulfill their requirement for an Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). At the end of last year, Nighforce’s MIL-SPEC ATACR 5-25×56 Dayscope and their MIL-SPEC ATACR 7-35×56 Long Range Dayscope l were selected [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced that their light weight medium machine gun, the MG 338, has been purchased by US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM). The guns weigh under 20lbs and are chambered in .338 Norma Magnum giving the gun an effective range out to 2000 metres. The [Read More…]
A new set of US Department of Defense solicitations has been published on the website of a US government program called SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research). While browsing the list of projects, I came across a USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have marked National Medal of Honor Day (25th March) by presenting a commemorative, presentation pistol to Medal of Honor recipient Command Master Chief Britt Slabinski, a 24-year SEAL team veteran. SIG Presented CMC Slabinski with a special [Read More…]
The US Department of Defense has announced that Barrett Firearms Manufacturing has been awarded a near $50 million contract to produce their MRAD sniper rifle to fulfil US Special Operations Command’s requirement for an Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). While not [Read More…]
Nightforce brought in a new reticule configuration for their first focal plane scopes, called the MIL-XT. Essentially the reticule was built from much feedback from numerous long-range shooters who required a very precise ranging and stadia line system with which to make quick follow up shots while [Read More…]
L3 Technologies, parent company of EOTECH, has confirmed they have been awarded a $26.3 million contract to supplied the latest version of their EOTECH holographic weapon sight and G33 magnifier to USSOCOM. The five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity [Read More…]
US Special Operations Command has awarded L3 Technologies a $48 Million contract for a Squad Aiming Laser. The Department of Defense confirmed the contract award on the 21st September. The project began in 2017, and was run by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane [Read More…]
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has published a solicitation for development of lightweight machine gun ammunition. The solicitation was published on the website of a US government program called SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research). SOCOM [Read More…]
The Department of Defense has announced the award of an $8 million contract to the Michigan-based sight manufacturing company Trijicon for ‘handgun reflex sights’ on behalf of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane. The award fulfils the RFP to meet a [Read More…]
At the end of July, we reported that SIG Sauer had been awarded the $48 million contract to provide US SOCOM’s Suppressed Upper Receiver Group or SURG. At the time there was no confirmation of what form this new SURG took. SIG Sauer has since released a press [Read More…]
Many of you may be familiar with the H&K USP but did you know it has a bigger sibling and they were developed at the same time? In the early 1990s US SOCOM needed a new service pistol. They held the Offensive Handgun Weapon System trials. Only Colt and H&K [Read More…]
On the April 27 Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division posted a sole source notice announcing their intention to extend the current Combat Assault Rifle (CAR) Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a further five years. The Combat Assault [Read More…]
Let’s do the math, shall we: At a conservative estimate of $0.30 per round, these SureFire suppressors spit a metric tonne of copper and lead. Carry the one, move the decimal point, grab the calculator… a grand total of a brand new, fully loaded Toyota Camry [Read More…]
We recently wrote about Enhanced Tactical Arms with their new grip design at SHOT 2018. But during the show, we were able to get a behind the scenes look at the small companies efforts to replicate the developmental history of the M4 carbine from the early beginnings [Read More…]
Almost a year ago, back in March 2017, US SOCOM posted a request for information (RFI) seeking proposals for conversion kits for M4A1 Carbine receivers. SOCOM sought a kit that would turn M4A1s into Personal Defence Weapons weighing less than 6lb, measuring less than [Read More…]
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 at the Surefire booth. Miles talks to Andrew about the new M600 DF which is their new lithium and rechargeable scout light boasting 1500 lumens when used with rechargeable 18650 batteries. The mini scout lights have also been upgraded with the [Read More…]
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