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Battle Arms Development AR-15 Lower Receiver News
I bet the guys at Battle Arms Development (BAD) are the types that don’t like the food on their plate to touch.
They recently showed images of the custom containers they had manufactured to move their lowers around their shop in individual foam swaddled luxury. The new containers will ensure that the high level of fit and finish that BAD is building into these lowers isn’t ruin by careless handling. Something as simple and two lowers knocking together carelessly might blemish the lower enough for it to fail their QC checks… hence the AR-15 Ark.
If they are putting this much care into just carting these things around the shop, I can’t wait to see how they turn out.
These lowers should be available soon. In the mean time, check out Battle Arms Development.
Manticore Arms ARC LOK
Manticore Arms has released details of their own direct-connect mounting system called ARC LOK. The new system works with their Tavor handguard and, presumably, other accessories that are still in their pipeline.
ARC LOK consists of a what Manticore Arms calls ARC LOK Tabs which closely match the size and shape of the slots that they pass through when they are in the closed position. Once they are placed through the slot and the user begins to tighten them, the rotate until they are stopped by the stationary portion of the tab which effectively locks them in the open position. The user can then continue to tighten the bolts until the desired tension is reached. It is best explained by watching the video below.
The ARC LOK rail sections are already in production. You can expect to see them on ManticoreArms.com soon.
The MOAT Group Carbine Standards Drill and Target
The MOAT Group recently shared their Carbine Standards Drill and printable target via their website and Youtube channel. This would be a great drill to add to your range sessions.
There is a lot to like about this drill. It requires only a 50 yard range yet still requires a demanding level of accuracy. The speed requirements are demanding but are attainable. The drill incorporates physical stress and the stress of shooting for time/score both of which up the level of mental focus required to complete the drill successfully. It incorporates several elements into a single drill like adjusting for mechanical offset, shifting natural point of aim, various shooting positions, precision, speed, recoil control, breath control, and more.
The target has space to record vital information like time, hits, conditions, and date which make it easy to have a repeatable process when you hit the range. You aren’t really learning as much as you could be unless you are documenting your progress in some way.
One quick word of caution regarding diagnostic drills like this… They are best run when you first arrive on the range with no warm up. Your cold performance will give you the best gauge of your actual on-demand skill level. If you run the drill over and over, your performance will improve but that will only prove mastery of the drill, not mastery of the skills. Don’t get caught in the trap of training to the drill instead of the skill.
This is a well designed drill that should be very easy to incorporate into a range session. Check out the target at The MOAT Group’s website and the video on their YouTube channel.
Battle Arms Development Lightweight AR-15
Your lightweight AR-15 build is now too heavy. Battle Arms Development and Brentwood Gunsmithing are showing off their new, super secret, custom, lightweight AR-15 that weighs LESS than 4 pounds. Let that wash over you for a minute.
Not only does it weigh less than 4 pounds, but it manages to do so with forged upper and lower receivers (with some obvious modifications). It includes several custom made parts including Battle Arms Development’s new Grade 5 Titanium Enhanced Pivot & Takedown Pins. Battle Arms Development assures us that we will see several new items that come from this R&D project.
It is great to see a company involved in this sort of project even if the carbine shown never makes it to market as a complete project. This kind of research and development works in auto racing and it looks like it could work in firearms too.
Check out Battle Arms Development.