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Griffin Armament M4SD Linear Comp 5.56mm

Griffin Armament just rolled out their new M4SD Linear Comp. It is unique in that it is the first linear compensator designed to serve as a suppressor mount. It also has small ports at the time to help with muzzle rise (most linear comps have no vertical or lateral ports).

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This represents what could be an interesting functional combination. The user would have sound suppression when the suppressor was installed and even when the suppressor is not installed, the concussion would be directed down range.

S.E.T. War Belt from Snake Eater Tactical

The S.E.T. War Belt from Snake Eater Tactical is actually three belts that comprise one system which can be warn multiple ways.

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The first belt is a thin Hypalon pants belt with Velcro sewn to the exterior. This serves as the anchor point for the other belts.

The second belt is a 1.75″ duty belt made from parachute webbing and closed with a Cobra buckle. This belt is the outer most component of the system and features a Velcro lining to mate with the other components. This belt also has channels built into the underside to capture MOLLE straps and prevent your gear from sliding around on the belt.

The final component is the belt pad which is made from closed cell foam and heavy mesh. It has Velcro on both sides so that it can mate with both the pants belt and the duty belt.

The strength of this design is it’s modularity. All three components can be worn together, the pants belt and duty belt can be worn without the pad, or either belt can be worn separately. The S.E.T. basically scales up from simply holding up your pants, to CCW, and then all the way up to supporting a basic fighting load.

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Abner Miranda on Single Point Slings

I am generally not a huge fan of single point slings unless they are the convertible type that can be converted to a 2 point sling. However, a video that I watched yesterday has me thinking about single point slings in a different light. I am not going to throw out all my 2 point slings but I might just spend a bit more time with a single point to see what it is all about.

The video was produced by Abner Miranda and in it, he shows techniques that mitigate many of the commonly mentioned shortcomings of single point slings. You can view it below. If you hate single point slings, you might just gain a little appreciation of them. If you already use single point slings, you will pick up a couple of techniques to make living with them easier.

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