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New Magpul All-Steel MBUS

By Aaron on April 29, 2013 No Comments

Magpul Industries Corporation has been in the news lately with their bold stand for gun owners and gun rights.  When the Colorado elected officials voted to limit law-abiding citizens use of high capacity magazines, Magpul immediately put out a press release stating that they would be moving their business out of state.

Magpul MBUS Pro sights

Now in the midst of their big move Magpul has announced the release of new furniture for AR-15 style rifles and the venerable 1911 pistols.

MBUS Gen II

Magpul has already produced a very popular AR-15 flip down sights in the original and Gen II MBUS (Magpul Back-Up Sight).  Made with the same high quality polymer construction as their extremely popular PMags, Magpul’s original MBUS sights have found great popularity and high reviews for durability and function.  The original MBUS was lightweight, yet sturdy, and used a nice spring-activated mechanism to flip the sight into shooting position.  The user could then simultaneously press two levers on opposite sides of the sight to fold the MBUS back into a low profile position.

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Categories : Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : AR-15, M-4, Magpul, MBUS, optics, sights

Aimpoint FCS12 in Swedish Army

By Richard on January 31, 2013 1 Comments

Aimpoint FCS12

Aimpoint announced the company’s FCS12 fire control system passed through field trials and has been placed in active duty with the Swedish Army.  The system will be used on the 84mm M3 recoiless rifle.

The M3 is a multi-purpose, man-portable weapon capable of anti-armor, anti-personnel, anti-bunker and other roles.  The Aimpoint optic incorporates a laser range finder with a targeting computer that automatically corrects the point of aim based on the munition used.

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Categories : Military Firearms, Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : Aimpoint, military, optics

Sightmark Mini Shot Pro Spec Reflex Sight

By Richard on November 26, 2012 No Comments

Sightmark Pro Spec Sight

Sightmark introduced the Mini Shot Pro Spec reflex sight last week.  The new sight is available with red or green reticles, and comes with a removeable bas and Weaver/Picatinny mount.  Pistol mounts for this reflex sight are available separately.

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Categories : Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : optics, reflex sight, Sightmark

Gun Industry News

By Richard on November 6, 2012 No Comments

Here are a few of the new bits of gear and other gun information to hit my mailbox in the past few days…

Burris Eliminator scopes

Burris Eliminator II and III LaserScopes

Burris is now shipping the Eliminator II and Eliminator III LaserScopes to dealers.  The scopes are an extension of the original Eliminator LaserScope that use an automated trajectory compensation system to help improve shooter accuracy.

The Eliminator started shipping last month.  It is a 3.5-10×40 with a 0.3 MOA dot.  MSRP is $799.  The Eliminator II and III are 4-12×42 and 4-16×50 scopes respectively.  MSRP is $999 for the II and $1,499 for the III.

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Categories : news
Tags : Burris, news, optics, scopes

EOTech HWS Simulator

By Richard on January 10, 2012 No Comments

EOTech SightsEOTech manufacturers a range of popular holographic weapon sights.  The sights are very easy to use and are quite durable.  If you’ve never shot a rifle with a good holographic sight, you don’t know what you are missing.

In an effort to demonstrate how the sights work, EOTech developed an online simulator.  The simulator is relatively basic, but it does a pretty good job of demonstrating the sight picture.  I find that target acquisition in the real world is much easier and smoother than in the simulator, so don’t freak out if moving a mouse to move a rifle doesn’t excite you.

Click here for the simulator.

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Categories : Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : EOTech, optics, Red Dot, sights, simulator

Carson Lens Cleaners

By Richard on December 21, 2011 No Comments

Carson lens cleanerCarson Optical announced a line of lens cleaners for your scopes, binoculars and trail cameras.  The C6 series of cleaners use a dry nano-particle compound that cleans the lenses of your optics.

Carson has kits for all kids of optics, and the cleaners are safe to use with an iPad, Kindle and other touch screen electronics.

Carson Optical will be at the 2012 SHOT Show, and I hope to make it by their booth to see how well this cleaning system works.

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Categories : Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : Carson Optical, optics, scopes

LaserLyte RL-TS Laser for Taurus Slim

By Richard on August 26, 2010 No Comments

LaserLyte rear sight laser for the Taurus Slim pistols

LaserLyte officially announced the rear sight laser for the Taurus 709, 740, and 708 Slim pistols. As I previously posted, the RL-TS laser was shipped to me in advance of the notice, and a full review will be posted next week.

The new laser sight is similar to the previous models released by LaserLyte. The laser unit is incorporated into the rear sight, meaning it generally will not affect the use of any holsters you may already have for your Taurus Slim pistol. This is a huge advantage over some competing products.

The LaserLyte RL-TS has two modes: steady-on and pulse. The laser is red, and has an approximate run time of six hours.

Check back next week for a full review.  In the meantime, I have more photos below.

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Categories : news, Optics and Sighting Systems
Tags : 708, 709, 740, laser, LaserLyte, optics, rear sight, red, sight, SLIM, Taurus
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