The ALG Defense EMR V3 M-LOK is now available to purchase. This M-LOK compatible version of the EMR features a full length, integral top rail unlike the V0 which has no integral top rail and the V2 which has a short integral top rail at the muzzle end.
The EMR series of rails are not just nice rails “for they money.” They would be nice rails if they cost 50% more. These are easily one of the best values out there, especially if you are looking to keep weight to a minimum.
Lone Wolf Distributors (LWD) have introduced their new Billet Locking Block for full-size Glocks (3 pin Gen 3 frames or Timberwolf frames). These locking blocks are machined from 17-4 stainless steel and are a direct replacement for the original metal injection molded (MIM) locking block that comes standard on Glocks. Shooters have had success in improving the accuracy of some Glocks by improving the consistency of their lock up so it will be interesting to see the initial reports about these locking blocks.
LWD is offering 50% off of these locking blocks to celebrate their introduction. Use code “LWD-1447WEB” at checkout. Check out the new Billet Locking Blocks at Lone Wolf Distributors.
Advanced Holster’s AMS-6S Holster for the ALG Defense 6 Second Mount is now available. This holster is made to fit the G17/22/31 or G34/35 with Surefire X300U weapon light. If you have a different requirement, you can contact Advanced Holster directly and they can likely accommodate you.
The AMS-6S Holsters are designed to work with all Safariland compatible mounting hardware and Tek-Loks which means this will be a very flexible holster. Advanced Holster offers a variety of mounting hardware and adapters that can be purchased ala carte with the holster.
Check out the AMS-6S at Advanced Holster.
Forward Controls Design, started by Roger Wang previously of Battle Arms Development, has just rolled out their first website. You can get a look at all their products which are in production and there is even a hint or two about what will be coming in the future. For instance… I see a heading for the AR-15 and a heading for the SCAR. It looks like SCAR owners can expect some interesting news in the future.
Check out the new Forward Controls Design website.
Magpul‘s rollout of the new PMAG 17 GL9 magazines for the Glock 17 has not been as smooth as we are used to from them. There have been YouTube videos, forum posts, and blog posts about reliability issues with the new magazines.
That might be enough to sink a product (or an entire company) in some cases but Magpul has built up enough good will with shooters that this will likely all be water under the bridge soon. Of course, Magpul CEO Richard Fitzpatrick’s, head-on address of the what cause the issues and how it will be dealt with should also help assuage the fears of early adopters.
From Richard Fitzpatrick, Magpul CEO…
OK we screwed up.
After initial release of the Glock 17 PMag (GL9) a few days ago we started seeing random issues of failure to feed with the new magazine in other Glock models primarily the Glock 19 and 26. Of all the challenges of building a Glock magazine with single new composite, issues like drop free, impact strength and feed lip retention were foremost on our mind. The failure to feed came as a bit of a surprise to us and we immediately headed out to the range to investigate.
In short order found the problem. Without getting into technical details, some small, but critical geometry changes did not make it into the initial production molds. We should have caught this but no failures showed up on our factory guns during live fire testing and flaws in our internal processes of checks/balances did not flag the oversight as it should.
So as I said before, we screwed up and here is what we are going to do about it.
Molds are being updated with the correct geometry as we speak and a replacement magazine body with the correct geometry should be available by May 4th 2015. These will be date coded 5/15 and later and will replace any magazine bodies in service of earlier manufacture. Just use your existing spring, follower, and floor plate with the new body.
-If you purchased your magazines direct from Magpul, Brownells or Midway, you do not need to do anything, replacement magazine bodies for the magazines (1 for 1) ordered will be shipped to you automatically.
-If your purchased your magazines from a gun store, replacements will be sent out to the store in question for you to pick up.
-If neither of the above works for you then Magpul customer service will handle the replacement directly.
In short, we are updating ALL of the affected magazines released as quick as we possibly can.
Richard Fitzpatrick
President/CEO -Magpul Industries Corp
It is rare to see such impressive transparency and proactive response in any industry let alone the firearm industry. I hope other manufacturers are taking notes.
