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White Sound Defense FOSSA-556

By on January 30, 2013 in Guns

White Sound Defense is introducing a new muzzle device for the AR-15 called the FOSSA-556. It is a device that WSD promises will reduce flash, eliminate muzzle rise, and reduce recoil all without increasing concussion or noise (including that annoying pitch fork ringing that some pronged devices exhibit).

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The FOSSA-556 is made from 17-4PH stainless steel with a titanium aluminum nitride surface coating. This should make it very resistant to corrosion and adhesion of carbon. I have really come to appreciate WSD’s approach to choosing materials and coatings without compromise.

As usual, there is a ton of great ancillary information about the device, its design, and application on WhiteSoundDefense.com. I have one of these inbound for review.

IWC Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod

By on January 30, 2013 in Guns

Impact Weapons Components’ Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT hand stops are one of my favorite products that they make. I own several of them for various hand guards and free-float tubes. They are simple and they just work.

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The most recent addition to the Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT is designed to attach to the various KeyMod hand guards. The Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod – Hand Stop is designed to provide an index point on your hand guard that can keep your hand from moving too far forward or to pull against to drive the carbine back into your shoulder. Like other MOUNT-N-SLOT accessories, it reduces weight and complexity versus comparable products that use rails to attach.

Check out the Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod – Hand Stop at ImpactWeaponsComponents.com. Use the coupon code “triggerjerk” to receive 5% off.

E9 Original Camera Strap Extension

By on January 30, 2013 in EDC, Tactical Gear

I love my ECHO NiNER camera straps. I really like the features of the E9 Original Camera Strap but came to prefer the extra length of the E9 Light Speed Camera Strap. Now, with the introduction of the E9 Original Camera Strap Extension, I don’t have to choose between the two.

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The E9 Original Camera Strap Extension is a simple enough piece of gear. It just replaces one of the camera connectors from the E9 Original Camera Strap with a 10″ strap (the original is 6″). That extra length makes it comparable to the E9 Light Speed Camera Strap in length.

Check out the E9 Original Camera Strap Extension on ENiNER.com.

Tools That Tame Taper Pins

By on January 29, 2013 in Guns, Reviews, Tactical Handyman

I know a lot of you are building AR-15s right now. I recently got an email from a reader who was having their patience stretched thin by some stubborn gas block taper pins that they were trying to remove in order to install a new free float rail. They wanted to know if I had any tips. Well, in addition to saying something about getting a bigger hammer, I passed along these two handy tools…

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The Brownells AR-15 FRONT SIGHT BENCH BLOCK is tremendously handy for 2 reasons. First, it makes it impossible to try to drive the taper pins in the wrong direction which can make a project go from bad to worse in no time at all (ask me how I know). Second, it does a great job of supporting the front sight base so that you can really put some elbow grease into driving out the pins.

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Regular punches can work with taper pins but they frequently deform the ends of the pins. They also have a tendency to walk off the rounded ends of the taper pins. The STARRETT – TAPER PIN STARTER has cupped ends that let you really bear down on the pins with less fear of deforming them.

These two products will make your life a lot easier even if you rarely swap rails. Check them out at Brownells.com.

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