My friends at LAG Tactical are running a great promotion right now. When you buy one of their holsters, you get a matching magazine pouch for free! All you have to do is visit LAG Tactical and use the code “sparemag1” at checkout.
Check out the JTT review of LAG Tactical’s Warrior holster and mag pouch.
A handful of companies have targeted the AR-15’s cam pin for improvements over the years with varied success. V7’s approach is simpler than most. They start with 4340 steel, heat treat to 43 Rockwell, and the Melonite treat it for durability and corrosion resistance.
The top of the V7 Cam Pin is scalloped and well rounded to allow for less bearing surface and smoother function. The very hard and smooth Melonite treatment should also help here. This is a simpler approach than the rollers that some have used. I can’t say whether you will see measurable benefits from such a part but the concept is certainly interesting.
Of course, as a reader of this blog, it should come as no surprise to you that the V7 Cam Pin is also a bit lighter than a standard cam pin. The scalloped top and a machine indent on the bottom reduce the weight ever so slightly. Making things lighter is what V7 Weapon Systems does. However, the lighter weight isn’t really the point here and they don’t really tout it.
Check out the V7 Cam Pin.
Some shooters can feel when their AR-15 (or other magazine fed rifle with an automatic bolt hold open feature) locks back on an empty magazine and use this as their cue to execute a reload. AK shooters typically don’t have that same cue. Instead, their cue is the click of the hammer falling on an empty chamber unless they use bold hold open magazines.
Until recently, if you wanted bolt hold open magazines you were limited to finding surplus Yugoslavian magazines, new Croatian magazines, or modifying certain types of Chinese magazines. These aren’t necessarily bad options but they are all fairly similar in that they are steel magazines. Now, with the introduction of the WeaponTech AK47 Enhanced BHO Followers, any AK-47 magazine can be converted to hold the bolt open on the last empty.
The WeaponTech AK47 Enhanced BHO Followers are polymer followers with metal reinforcement that replace the follower in any AK-47 magazine (expect the new Magpul MOE magazines) to add bolt hold open functionality. Many AK magazines have detents inside the magazine body that prevent the follower from coming up so high that it interferes with the bolt but these appear to bypass those in order to place the follower at the correct height to capture the bolt.
Like other BHO magazines, the bolt will slam closed as soon as the magazine is removed.
Check out the WeaponTech AK47 Enhanced BHO Followers at Primary Arms.
How cool is this?!?! If you buy a Blue Force Gear Victory single point or two point sling between now and Sunday (8/10/14), they will send one to the friend of your choosing. The only catch is the friend’s mailing address has to be in different state from your primary mailing address.
From Blue Force Gear:
Buy One Give One – it’s not your typical sale page. Here’s how it works: you buy any item off the B1G1 page and we’ll send a second duplicate product to your friend, family, co-worker, or shooting buddy of your choice. The second address must be in a different state than your primary “Ship To” address. Just put the second address in the comments section and we’ll get both packages where they need to go with economy shipping for just one shipping cost. You win, your buddy wins, and we’re happy knowing we’re getting our kit into the hands of those that appreciate good gear.
Check out the B1G1 page at Blue Force Gear.
The Battle Arms Development AR-15 Lower Receivers that I have been keeping you updated on will be available extremely soon from Brownells and other retailers. Here are the latest images of what will likely be the finest forged lower receiver on the market and will retail below $250.
