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A company called GWACS Armory out of Tulsa, Oklahoma has acquired the manufacturing rights, tools, dies and equipment of the Cavalry Arms CAV-15 MKII receivers. The CAV-15 MKII were a popular option for use in ultra-light AR-15 builds since their all polymer construction offers some weight savings against typical aluminum receivers.
These lowers use the same small parts as a standard receiver with the exception of proprietary take-down pins. They have an A1 length fixed stock and utilize a carbine buffer system. They will be available in a wide variety of colors (another reason the CAV-15 MKII was so popular). The CAV-15 MKII will be able to be purchased stripped with just the take down pins or as a complete lower with all lower parts (including the buffer and spring).
The arrival of GWACS Amory is also good news for owners of the original CAV-15 MKII receivers since GWACS will handle the warranty service on those lowers as well. Check out the GWACS Armory website for more information.
I am thrilled to announce that JTT has a new contributing partner on board. The blog is continuing to grow at a rate that it makes sense to have some help and Jon is just the guy for the job. Trigger Jerks, please join me in welcoming my friend, Jon L.
Jon is going to be a great contributor to Jerking the Trigger. His background and real life experiences will help provide valuable insight. Jon joined the USMC reserve in 1999 and was trained as an 0331 machine gunner. Shortly after finishing college his unit was activated, and he served one tour of duty in the Al Anbar province of Iraq in support of OIF II during 2004. After returning home, he was hired by a large metropolitan police department in the midwest where he currently continues to work full time as a patrol officer.
In addition to police and military training, Jon has attended several firearms courses taught by professional instructors. He recognizes the value in staying current in the rapidly evolving world of tactical gear and firearms and looks forward to sharing his perspectives.
Jon is a no BS kind of guy and I am thrilled to have him on board. He is a heck of friend, a heck of a cop, and a heck of a shooter. Over the next several weeks he will start to become more noticeable as he ramps up. This is the first of several big changes that you will see in the coming months at JTT so stay tuned!
This is a public service announcement: The size of the ballistic plate dictates the amount of coverage in terms of area, not the size of the carrier. I am certain that many of you know this already but I get emails and comments about it frequently enough that it merits discussing it here.
I have posted about a very budget friendly ballistic protection package, a review of the low profile plate carrier from Beez Combat Systems, and the Shellback Tactical Banshee plate carrier. After each of these posts, and every once in a while since posting them, I have received emails that contain questions about or even derision of these set ups because they are perceived to be too small to provide enough coverage. This point of view represents a fundamental misunderstanding of how body armor works.
In most cases, the carrier itself provides no protection at all. It is the hard armor plates that provide protection from rifle threats (they will also stop handgun threats) and soft armor inserts that provide protection from handgun threats (and protection from plate deformation and fragmentation). The size and placement of the hard and soft armor dictate the amount of coverage that is provided, not the size of whatever carrier you are using to hold the plates.
Even the most compact plate carrier and a full coverage body armor set up will provide the same area rifle threat coverage if they are using the same size plates and most do use the same plates. Hard armor plates are sized to be just large enough to cover the heart and lungs of the wearer which is a roughly 10″ by 12″ area. Full coverage body armor can provide additional handgun and fragmentation protection due to larger areas covered with soft armor inserts but the carrier has nothing to do with this. Only those areas covered with hard armor will be protected from rifle threats.
So, while I really like hearing from readers, hopefully I don’t have to get any more emails about how compact plate carriers don’t cover enough. Remember, the size of the hard and soft armor that is inside of the carrier dictate the coverage area, not the carrier itself.
It is always a good idea to train in low light scenarios, not just so you know how to fight in low light, but also so you can see how your gun and ammo choices perform. God, Gals, Guns, Grub just posted an amazing series of photographs of the muzzle flash on a few different firearm and ammo combinations. The photos clearly show the both the firearm being used and the flash that it creates which is very educational.
Check out all of the pics and commentary on God, Gals, Guns, Grub.
