Thursday, January 22, 2015

Magpul

Magpul is clearly the market leader in polymer accessories and they are making their way in to AK furniture market. Here is the fixed buttstock, non-reinforced AK magazine, grip, and M-LOK handguard.

The more fancy version is with the folding stock, steel-reinforced magazine and longer handguard. The metal-reinforced magazine has a stud at the back so the magazine won't be damaged by repeated use. A simple and effective solution.

The AK folding stock folds to right and length of pull can be adjusted as well. It will not impede with charging handle when folded.


Longer handguard is really nice and users would have to get rid of handguard mount on AKs but this handguard is a vast improvement.

M700 Stock is nice addition that Magpul has been working on and works very similar to their shotgun stocks


You can see the are for detachable magazine reinforced with metal

D-60 drum magazine will take over larger capacity magazine. It can be loaded like a regular magazine instead of opening the back and trying to put rounds in it like the old ones. You have to use the lever that is just around where the staff's left thumb is to relieve the spring pressure.

Glock Magazine is also a nice addition(You can see PMAG Sand on the right and yes, you can paint it anyway you like it). Unlike the factory Glock magazine, it only has round window for 17th round, but the base plate makes it far better than the factory Glock mag with those tiny wings.



Leupold

D-EVO is the new scope that allows shooter to use red dot and 6X scope. Leupold gave D-EVO a nickname of 'Z scope' due to its looks. Shooter would first install a RDS like Leupold LCO(or other similar products) and then install D-EVO behind it.

From shooter's perspective, just moving eyeball a little allows user to utilize either the red dot or D-EVO's 6x magnified view.

One short-coming is the short eye relief of the D-EVO at about 4 inches. If your head is not correctly positioned, you can't see through D-EVO well and it doesn't take much for that to happen.

You can see the photo from The Firearm Blog

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/01/21/leupold-lco-d-evo-shot-show-optic-preview/

IWI

Jerico pistols are back in US with slightly redesigned frames. The polymer is nice and all the models on the floor had safety on frame instead of slide. They should be available in March

Galil Ace
This is a nice little addition to IWI line of products. It takes 7.62X39mm and will come in folding stocks, fixed stocks, and pistol form as well



Glock


Glock came out with MOS configuration series this year for models 34,35, and 40(10mm). They were geared towards competition market and hunting market. User can replace plates in the cutout to mount different optics

Geissele/ALG

Geissele came out with a new AK trigger. It is really nice especially compared to stock AK trigger.


6-second mount was developed for a counter-terrorism group and the name comes from the fact that everything would be over in 6 seconds in a tube. This mount is very nice and it will be commercially available sometime this year.

FN



FN has FNS9c, striker version of their FNS handguns. Priced at $399, it comes with 3 magazines. When seated, biggest magazine equals to grip of the full-size FNS9, and there are smaller versions, one with extension and the other without.

CZ/Dan Wesson


Scorpion pistol has been generating some buzz and here is Angus Hobdell showing the bad ass expression that automatically happens when you hold the gun. MSRP is $849 and although the picture only has a 10-round magazine there are 30 round magazines for it too.

ok, one more look

Of course 805 Bren has been turned in to a pistol too and it also replaced the old European paddle magazine well with STANAG/push button magazine release. You can see 805 Bren in various configurations as well as the Scorpion

Proprietary sights are quite nice. It feels like HK's diopter sights but the ring is not in the front, but in the back and it will be inside of the front sight blades.

Another one that caught my eye was CZ 1911 A1. When the news broke out it seemed like another gun manufacturer was jumping in to 1911 market. CZ said they were making this mostly based from M1911A1 specs and is priced at mid $800s which fills Dan Wesson's lower line.


When you actually handle one it is something. The first time you rack the slide you will feel the slide moving very nice and clean. Last time this kind of feeling happened was when S&W 1911 was first introduced and I had chance to try it out. The slide and frame are really tight and finish is also pretty nice. It seems like this can be a strong contender for the basic 1911 market.

40th anniversary of CZ 75B means another anniversary version. Price is a bit over $1300 to the best of my recollection.

Dan Wesson Silverback is the new addtion to Dan Wesson line, and will go for $1883, and Valkyrie will go for $2012