Weaponcraft will be hosting Snake Hound Machine for an AK Armorer’s Class. This is not a builders class so things like pressing barrels and rivets will not be taught. The course material covers the history of the AK, modifications, tuning, and more. There are 8 hours of instruction and you will need to supply your own tools and AK.
See the Weaponcraft visiting instructor page for details.
SerePick is now offering a very unique wallet that is designed to carry your cash and credit cards, your Bogota Pi Entrytool kit, and… teach you to saddle stitch.
SerePick and Fabnik collaborated on the design of the wallet which comes in kit form with everything you need to assemble it yourself. That’s right. You get to assemble the wallet. The instructions exist in the form of an Instructable.
The wallet looks great and it is made from durable goat skin. Check out the new Bogota Pi Wallet Kit at SerePick.
Smith & Bradley have have given their Ambush model watch a bit of a make over in the form of a new hand set, a new sleeker buttons, and lume that matches the LCD screen illumination.
The previous hand set was a bit chunkier and covered more of the digital elements of the watch. The new set are skeletonized so that they don’t obscure as much of the watch face and they look pretty darn good too.
The new pusher is more of a sleek, dome shape. The previous version had a mushroom shape. The new design reduces the chance of the watch catching on gear or clothing. Finally, the lume on the face and hands has been changed to a blue color that matches the illumination of the digital components of the watch.
If you aren’t familiar with the Ambush and it’s many functions, see our original post from when this watch was released. The high points are that the Ambush is a watch with both analog and digital elements. It has the readability of an analog with with many functions of a digital including an alarm, hourly chime, and chronograph. It also has the ability to display the time in two time zones simultaneously – one on the digital display and one on the analog display. The movement is Swiss and the watch is assembled in the USA. On top of all of that, it has an advanced compass features that can show your bearing and a user settable azimuth.
Check out the Ambush at Smith & Bradley.
SIONICS Weapons Systems just released their new Complete Lower Parts Kit. This is a top quality LPK that comes with SIONICS’ brand new Enhanced Mil-Spec Trigger, a tuned 6 pound trigger that achieves a smooth break without sacrificing durability (see previous post for details). They have put 30 sets on sale for $69.95 which is a great deal for a complete lower parts kit of this quality.
Check out the new Enhanced Mil-Spec Trigger and LPK at SIONICS Weapons Systems.
The Q-DC from Aridus Industries is one of those products that you need to have on your radar. It is one of the most exciting shotgun accessories that I have seen in a while.
The Q-DC is somewhat like a hybrid between a shell carrier and a magazine. It consists of 2 main parts – a mounting plate and a quick detach shell carrier. The mounting plate is affixed to your shotgun’s receiver and the QD shell carriers lock into the mounting plate. The shell carriers can be easily released from the mounting plate via a large locking tab that is located on the rear of the plate. The result is a shell carrier that allows the user to quickly and easily swap in new shell carriers much like they would when changing a magazine in a magazine fed firearm.
The shell carriers are made from polymer with an aluminum back plate. Each cell in the carrier has its own leaf spring for positive retention. The use of a spring for retention allows the shell cells to be large enough to easily insert a new shell and to accept shells in either brass up or brass down orientation. Even without quick change functionality, this is a well thought out shell carrier.
The design of the carriers allows them to fit many soft AR-15 magazines pouches. This allows your shotgun to work with the gear that you already have and opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities for new ways to feed your shotgun. Even a typical belt rig that would typically be used for an AR-15 could be used to support the shotgun.
The Q-DC is not available yet. It takes a lot of capital to get a product like this off the ground, especially when it comes to molds for the polymer parts. Aridus Industries has announced that they will be launching a crowd funding effort to make the Q-DC a reality. Consider this an introduction so that you are primed when the crowd fund campaign comes online.
