#Strike

ARCA Swiss rails are the epitome of stabilization attachment methods for a number of reasons. Precision target shooters and hunters often use them for high-stress situations where quick readjustments are needed. This quickness of adjustment largely comes from the design of the rail which allows the user to simply slide the rail of the firearm through the adapter and then quickly adjust it for tightness. Strike Industries has just announced the introduction of their new 6.8″ Strike M-LOK ARCA rail adapter which fits most handguards and M-LOK-equipped rifle chassis on the market.

The A-10 “Warthog” attack aircraft is beloved by pilots and gun enthusiasts alike, and not the least because of its powerful 30mm GAU-8 Gatling cannon. On the other side the Cold War, though, another aircraft was developed with matched an equally rugged and dependable airframe to an equally fearsome cannon: The Sukhoi Su-25 is called the “Frogfoot” by NATO, but to those who fly it and those who depend on it alike, it is the “Grach” (Грач, “Rook”). This red bird of death has overseen battlefields from Afghanistan to Syria, packing rockets, missiles, and its own potent 30mm gun. It is a twin engined jet with a pragmatic appearance, somewhat smaller than the A-10, and designed more as a generalist attack aircraft than a direct counter to enemy armor. The concept behind the Su-25 goes all the way back to before World War II, when the Soviet Union was exploring attack aircraft as part of a program that eventually led to the famous Il-2 Sturmovik. A tactical aircraft that can carry bombs, guns, and rockets in direct support of infantry was a concept that the Russians pioneered, and which had its baptism in fire on the Eastern Front of WWII against the Germans. Today, the Su-25 carries on that legacy in service with the Russian Federation and 22 other countries. But this is a gun blog, so let’s talk about its gun.

Close air support (CAS) – the direct support of ground forces by low flying combat aircraft – has been a key function of military aviation since World War I. However, since the formation of the Air Force as a separate service in 1947, and especially the Key West Agreement of 1948, CAS as a role has been something of a redheaded stepchild among the priorities of Air Force aviation programs. Flashier bomber and fighter programs have always stolen the spotlight, but that has been changing recently with the Air Force’s OA-X Light Attack demonstration announced in March. The event, conducted at Holloman Air Force Baseon August 8th and 9th, saw no less than four entrants from five companies fly in front of Air Force and foreign officials, demonstrating their capabilities. These entrants were the A-29 Super Tucano from Embraer and Sierra Nevada, the AT-802L Longsword from Air Tractor Inc. and L3 Communications, and the AT-6 Wolverine and Scorpion jet from Textron Aviation (formerly Hawker-Beechcraft).

I promise we are almost done with the epic flood of new Strike Industries parts with the new Megafin Featureless Grip. I mean we love Strike parts just as much as the next guy, but do they really need to be so darned motivated with all these new parts? I guess they do, that is what makes them who they are after all.

Now that we have given you a break from the deluge of new products that Strike Industries is putting out, check out the new Advanced Receiver Extension! Strike has rolled out the handsome new buffer tube in four colors for whatever build you might have planned, currently, the black extension is the only one in stock though. I am told that the red, blue and FDE colors will be back in stock very soon.

Its truly hard to keep up with the pace by which Strike Industries has been putting out product. In fact, we have occasionally missed one, which has not been on purpose (which despite often being Made in Taiwan, tends to be some innovative stuff, like their new safety selector which has me as a believer).

Last year I had the opportunity to review Strike Industries’ Viper hand guards and really found them to be a solid value for the money. Now that the Viper stock from Strike is shipping, I was given the chance to review the matching stock. Now to be fair I have become a bit of a sucker for Strike Industries’ product line, there is just something about a company that provides a quality product at a reasonable price makes me gravitate towards their parts.

A while back Strike Industries introduced their Cookie Cutter Comp in 5.56, I got a chance to take a closer look at one in .300 Blackout/.308. Admittedly the Strike Industries Cookie Cutter Comp has been sitting on my workbench for a while now, I didn’t have a .30 cal gun that had the correct 5/8×24 thread pitch. I guess this was as good of an excuse as any to pick up a .300 Blackout barrel and put together a SBR upper more suited to taking down feral hog here in Texas.

When searching for a flash hider, there are a thousand and one options out there. Strike Industries has made it a thousand and two with the Venom Flash Hider. Strike has done a wonderful job of bringing the shooting community with innovative and fresh products, I was interested to see if the features of the Venom were as innovative as the rest of their line.

A while back Phil posted a review of the Strike Industries Mega Fins XL Keymod rail, you can read it here. I admittedly am a huge fan of many of Strike’s offerings, when I was told that I would be sent the  15″ version of the new Mega Fins XL I jumped at the opportunity.

I haven’t ever been much of a fan of muzzle brakes on a 5.56 AR, but when I was told that I was going to be sent the new Strike Industries Triple Crown Comp I couldn’t think of a reason to not give these headache inducing muzzle devices another chance. Did Strike build a brake that could change my mind?

It isn’t a secret that I like Strike Industries products, when Phil told me they are releasing a new muzzle device for 5.56 rifles I asked him to forward the details to me. With a plethora of muzzle devices already on the market, this one catches my eye. It is rather mean looking without being too gaudy, I can’t wait to take a closer look at it later this month.

If you have spent any time looking at aftermarket handguards for the AR-15 you know there is a dizzying amount of options out there. Strike Industries sent me one of their new offerings to take a closer look at. like many of you I still have a rifle with a front sight post that I refuse to upgrade. Mine just happens to be a Mk18 upper for my SBR. Without further ado lets take a look at the Strike Industries Viper Handguards.

About a month ago I posted a install how-to and review of the Strike Industries Drop-In Free Float Mega Fins handguard. Some of the readers were curious about how well the Mega Fins dissipated heat, so while at the range I did an impromptu test. Admittedly it wasn’t as controlled of a test as I would have liked, but it did achieve the desired result.

It is no secret that Strike Industries turns out some of the most innovative AR-15 parts on the market. I think Strike has a bottomless pit of ideas because they turn out new and exciting products at a rate that makes me believe that there might be some sort of witchcraft involved. No matter how they come up with this stuff, Strike never disappoints.