My north Idaho neighbors and long time kydex benders, Red Hill Sheaths, have launched a new website. The site features new cart system that makes it easier than ever to put your hands on their excellent knife sheaths and other survival/outdoor gear.
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Optimus Suppressor Overview and Configuration Guide
Griffin Armament produced a video to cover the installation and maintenance of their versatile Optimus Suppressor. It also serves as a great overview for all the various parts and configurations of the Optimus.
Gunstruction April 2016 User’s Choice Builds
Gunstruction compiles the most popular parts from each category in their virtual AR building tool into a single User’s Choice Build every month. These builds are always an interesting look into consumer trends since Gunstruction’s user base and part selection is fairly broad.
Once again, the AR-15 User’s Choice Build features an EOTech optic. This is a trend that has continued, uninterrupted, for nearly a year in spite of EOTech’s recent and very well publicized issues during this time. The vast majority of these builds feature a Magpul grip and this one follows that trend. I also find it noteworthy that many of these builds feature a barrel with a fixed front sight base in spite of their seemingly waning popularity.
The AR308 User’s Choice Build continues the overwhelming trend of precision oriented parts rather than treating the rifle as more of a battle/general purpose rifle. I find it interesting that while the AR-15 build frequently features a fixed front sight base, the AR308 never does.
Buyer Beware: Counterfeit RATS Tourniquets
YouTube user Shortbarrel Shepherd posted a very useful video that catalogues the differences between the real RATS Tourniquet and the counterfeit RATS that can now be found on the market. In short, the fakes are a mess.
The fakes have many material differences that lead to major functional differences and that certainly isn’t good when dealing with something purposefully designed to serve as life saving equipment. As is usually the case with knock-offs, it is easy to make something that looks like the original product but actually making something that works like the original takes real effort and know-how that the counterfeiter just doesn’t possess.
Kudos to Shortbarrel Shepherd for creating this useful resource. I have been a long time subscriber to his channel and I suggest you do the same. You can check out authentic RATS Tourniquets at RE Factor Tactical.
Battle Arms Development MRO Mount
We’ve been following the development of Battle Arms Development’s .78 ounce Trijicon MRO mount for a while now and I am happy to report that it is now available. This mount is machined from 7075-T6 aluminum with a hard anodized finish. It provides an absolute cowitness and mounts via two cross bolts. It’s a lightweight but durable mount for a lightweight but durable optic.
Check out the BAD MRO Mount.
