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Every Day Carry
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Radix One Slim Wallet
Axil GS Digital
Glock G19 Gen5 MOS
Trijicon RMR Type 2 Red Dot Sight
SureFire X300U-B Weaponlight
SOG Flash MT Multi-Tool
Filson Travel Pack
MSRP: $329
MSRP: $78
MSRP: $55
URL: surefire.com
URL: soggear.com
URL: filson.com
MSRP: $15 URL: radixproducts.com
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MSRP: $499 URL: goaxil.com
URL: us.glock.com
MSRP: $699 URL: trijicon.com
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Oakley Standard Issue Ballistic M Frame Alpha
ITW Grimloc
Mechanix Specialty 0.5mm
TOPS Knives 3 Pointer Tan Canvas
SureFire 2211 X Wristlight
SureFire SC1 Spare Battery Carrier
SureFire 123A Lithium Batteries
MSRP: $32
MSRP: $125
MSRP: $199
MSRP: $20
MSRP: $25 (12-pack)
URL: mechanix.com
URL: topsknives.com
URL: surefire.com
URL: surefire.com
URL: surefire.com
MSRP: $136 URL: oakleysi.com
MSRP: $2 URL: milspecmonkey.com
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Featured Gun
Samurai 556 AR Pistol Text by ROLAND WILKES Images by JAY CANTER
: : Rare Breed Firearms Samurai lower by Spike’s Tactical : : Custom-designed SD Tactical Arms handguard : : Chambered in 5.56 NATO
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Featured Gun
Modified Aero Precision EPC-9 Carbine Text by MARTIN ANDERS Images by MICHAEL GREY
: : Custom coated by Nevada Cerakote : : Used for training and competition : : Uses Glock 9mm mags
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Product Review
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BAD-CSS Vert PDW Stock System Text by JERRY TSAI Images by ROBERTO FLORES/BATTLE ARMS DEVELOPMENT
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ome say the shorter the better. Length, or lack thereof, is an attribute that some
shooters require or simply desire from their weapons. It wasn’t long ago that the shortest length of an AR-15 measured about 30 inches, give or take an inch. Limited by gas and buffer systems of the time, an AR-based SBR could only go so short. Since those days, the AR-15 pattern firearm has seen many innovations that have kept pushing the decades-old platform to new—shorter—lengths. One of the leaders in firearms innovation, especially in the AR space, is Battle Arms Development. Headquartered in Nevada, the company is known for its out-of-the-box engineering and slick-looking designs. Their latest innovation is a newly improved version of their PDW stock, called the BAD-CSS Vert PDW Stock System. This ultra-short stock collapses down to an astonishing 4.25 inches in length, a feat that might have seemed impossible not long ago. Along with its abbreviated size, the complete stock system—which includes not
“One of the secrets to the stock system’s success is in its newly upgraded buffer system; the ultra-compact buffer and spring combine to form Battle Arms’ patented, recoilreducing, dualspring buffer design.”
only the stock but also the buffer tube, buffer, and buffer spring—weighs only 19.5 ounces.
This sexy-looking stock comes with a carbon-fiber-look cheek pad, and its robust butt-plate features two QD sling mounts machined right into it. One of the secrets to the BAD-CSS Vert PDW’s overall improvement is in its newly upgraded buffer system. The ultra-compact buffer and buffer spring combine to form Battle Arms Development’s patented, recoil-reducing, dual-spring buffer design. What we get from this system is smooth and reliable operation packaged in the most compact form possible. Will it work in your existing gun? All early indications say yes. Battle Arms made sure that their PDW stock was compatible with 5.56mm, .300BLK and 9mm caliber ARs using standard M16 or 9mm PCC BCGs. No extra parts to buy, the PDW system is designed to drop into most ARs without issue. It’s even engineered for fullauto and semi-auto actions. Thanks to innovative outfits like Battle Arms Development, our PDWs keep getting shorter and shorter all without losing functionality and reliability. We look forward to putting some
configurable stock extension includes three
trigger time on a gun outfitted with this stock
options for both two and four length positions.
and we also look forward to seeing what other
extended out to 8.75 inches. Unlike other PDW
One of the options allows you to bypass
innovations Battle Arms Development comes
stocks, it provides a continuous cheek weld for
use of the stock’s release button for quicker
out with in the near future.
comfortable and stable shooting. The user-
deployment.
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This feature-rich PDW stock system can be
: : Ultra-compact 4.25-inch collapsed length : : Continuous cheek rest for stable shooting : : Super lightweight; complete system weighs only 19 oz.
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Customization
Personalized Knife Text by CHRIS LEE Images by CARLO CABREJOS
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ased in Petaluma, California, Begg
series is their “production” line of knives and
Knives consists of a highly skilled
is produced by another fine knifemaking
group of craftsmen who specialize in
outfit, Reate Knives. These Steelcraft series
creating limited runs of knives that combine
blades are labeled as production knives,
exotic materials, modern alloys, and precise
but the attention to detail and fitment of
machining into one-of-a-kind, pocket-carry
components are on par with the knives of
works of art.
some other custom makers.
One look at their knives and we’d think
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The model featured here belongs to knife
you’d agree that the company indeed
collector Christian Cardone. Cardone has
produces custom pieces that could be
amassed quite the collection of one-off
considered more pieces of art than merely
blades and is a devoted fan of finely crafted
utilitarian tools. Begg Knives’ Steelcraft
knives. While showing off his Begg Knives
: : Limited production : : Carbon fiber inlay set into G10 scales : : Optional finishes available on backspacer & pocket clip
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Competition & Training
Shoot This Drill THE MOD NAVY QUAL Text by
CHRIS SIZELOVE
Illustrations by CHARLES “CHIP” LASKY
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’ve been doing this qual (or drill, or whatever the current nom de guerre is for graded shooting), or some variation
of it, for almost 20 years. Both personally, as well as using it for an organizational benchmark and gear/carbine setup shakedown. I’ve come to view it as the barbell deadlift of the fighting carbine. If you don’t understand that reference, get your ass to a barbell gym and get a coach ASAP. This is what I mean: To the untrained eye, this drill is pretty simple (i.e., just bend over and pick the bar up). However, there’s a lot going on here amalgamated into one dose, and unless you want to pick up the shattered pieces of your ego along with your brass at the range, you need to understand and apply rapid basics that are almost perfectly executed. The Qual is simple. Your target is an 8-inch circle at 50 yards. Your loadout is three magazines of five rounds each. Your firing sequence on the buzzer is five rounds from the standing, speed reload, five rounds from an intermediate position, speed reload, five rounds from the prone. Let’s break this thing down piece by piece. THE NAME We can all thank Jeff Gonzales from Trident Concepts for bringing this into the light in the very early 2000s. However, Pat Rogers from EAG Tactical saw its value and did a lot of the heavy lifting in proliferating the drill as great benchmark and skills formulation exercise. How did this drill become popular in some Army SOF circles, even with “Navy” in the name? Pat.
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