Archive | December, 2014

Magpul Releases Highly Anticipated Products

Magpul rolled out several products today that have been very highly anticipated.

Shipping now:

Shipping January 1st:

  • M-LOK Rail Covers, Type 2

See highlights below…

MAG424 MOE M-LOK Hand Guard Carbine

MOE M-LOK Hand Guards

The MOE SL M-LOK Hand Guards have been out for some time. Now the M-LOK revisions of the original MOE Hand Guards will be on their way to dealer’s shelves.

MAG577 PMAG 25 M118 LR-SR Gen M3 W

PMAG 25 M118 LR/SR GEN M3 Window

I know several AR-10 shooters who have been waiting for these new 25 round magazines. While 25 round 7.62 magazines are considerably heavier than the more typical 20 rounds magazines when loaded, the additional length allows these magazines to be more effective when used as a monopod. Of course, 5 additional rounds of capacity is nice too.

MAG059 Grip Core Lube Bottle

Grip Core Lube Bottle

People have been asking for a lube bottle that works in the Magpul grips for as long as they have offered interchangeable cores (going all the way back to the original MIAD!). The Magpul Polymer Gurus have finally counted us worthy of one! This is a great idea and hope they sell a million of them.

M-LOK Rail Covers, Type 2

This is one of the last glaring omissions from the M-LOK line up and good news for M-LOK users.

White Sound Defense FOSSA-762

The White Sound Defense FOSSA-556 is one of my favorite muzzle devices. It completely eliminates flash on all the ammo that I have tried it with and it adds a measure of muzzle rise reduction as an added bonus. White Sound Defense is now working on a 7.62 version called the FOSSA-762. They recently released a teaser image of a prototype device mounted on an ArmaLite AR10A SuperSASS.

white sound defense fossa 762

SIONICS Weapon Systems Dissipator News

Those of you who have been waiting on SIONICS Weapon Systems to bring their Dissipator barrels to market won’t have to wait much longer. According to SIONICS the barrels are being finished and should be available shortly. SIONICS is exactly the kind of manufacturer that can help secure a niche for the Dissipator and I trust that the quality will be excellent.

From SIONICS:

Barrels are getting finished to include the Dissipator styled ones. We should have pics up soon. Our Dissipator uses a proven midlength gas system with low profile gas block and the ability to pin the FSB in the rifle length position. This will allow you to have the longer sight radius, with a proper functioning gas system and longer rail.

Magpul iPhone 6 Plus Field Case

iPhone 6 Plus users everywhere can stop holding their breath. The Magpul iPhone 6 Plus Field Case dropped today.

Magpul Iphone 6 Case

From Magpul:

The Magpul Field Case for the iPhone 6 Plus is a semi-rigid cover designed to provide basic protection in the field.

Made from a flexible thermoplastic, the Field Case features PMAG®-style ribs for added grip, snap-on design for easy installation and removal, and slides easily in and out of pockets without snagging.

Designed and manufactured in the U.S.A.!

Leitner-Wise e-Sights

The upcoming Leitner-Wise e-Sights are a product that has been missing from the market for a long time now. The e-Sights are basically a minimalist set of back up iron sights that weigh very little and take up minimal space on the rail. Their clever design allows them to fold onto themselves which, when coupled with their already compact dimensions, makes them very unobtrusive.

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The reliability of modern optics, especially Aimpoints, is no longer in question. In my personal experiences, I have seen more iron sights break than I have seen Aimpoints go down. In spite of that, all of my carbines have back up iron sights because, while I trust Aimpoint implicitly, I am less sure of the batteries that power them. I change my batteries regularly and have never had one die at an inopportune time but I recognize the possibility that it could happen. That is exactly why it boggles my mind that something like the e-Sights haven’t existed until now (they will be available very soon).

As optics advance, it becomes increasingly less likely that they will fail but Murphy still dictates that it is prudent to have iron sights. Given that the iron sights are a back up sighting system and the likelihood of their use is ever decreasing, it makes sense that they should be as unobtrusive as possible.

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