Streamlight TLR-1, TLR-2: Brighter and with Strobe
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The popular TLR-1 and TLR-2 weaponlights from Stremlight have been upgraded for 2010. The new lights feature brighter light, and add a strobe feature.
From Streamlight:
Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of lighting tools for the law enforcement, tactical and military professions, announced it has introduced the TLR-1® s and the TLR-2® s, strobe-equipped versions of its leading tactical gun-mount lights. The new lights, which feature C4® LED technology, provide even greater brightness than earlier models equipped with power LEDs. The TLR-2®s also comes with an integrated laser sight.
Steyr SSG 08 Sniper Rifle Review
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Most of those who recognize the name Steyr immediately think of the Steyr AUG series rifles with their unique European minded design that sets them apart from most patrol rifles used in the United States. That design creates a very sleek profile that places the rifle’s magazine to the rear of the trigger assembly and generates a profile like no other.
Designed to meet the strict specifications of the Austrian Special Forces, Steyr rifles make a bold statement of excellence in the tradition of European engineering. And what many may not know is that Steyr has made a strong bid in the American market with its Trussville, Alabama manufacturing plant. Now the Steyr AUG rifles sold in the United States will be manufactured in the United States in a partnership with Saber Defense. Some parts are still manufactured in Austria, but more and more these rifles are becoming home grown.
What many people might not know is that Steyr (officially Steyr Mannlicher) is also the producer of high quality sniper rifles. The latest release is the Steyr SSG 08, available in .308 Winchester and 300 Win Mag. This rifle incorporates many of the latest trends in mission ready sniper rifles. For instance, the Austrian engineers have used light weight aircraft aluminum in the stock, as well as highly durable synthetic components to keep the rifle’s weight easily manageable.
Center Mass Patrol Rifle Magazine Pouch
By · CommentsCenter Mass, Inc. has an ingenious pouch for AR-15 magazines that attaches to your duty belt behind your pistol mag pouch. The Patrol Rifle Integrated Magazine Pouch ensures you always have an additional rifle mag with you, without the need for strapping anything else to your rifle.
Let’s face it, mag couplers can get heavy when holding a rifle on a subject for a long period of time. The pouches that strap to the rifle’s buttstock can come loose, and they can get in the way if you transition between shoulders to work around corners and cover.
The integrated mag pouch simply goes between your regular pistol magazine pouch and your belt, putting it where your hands have already trained to go for a reload.
Hopefully, we will be getting some of these pouches to test in the near future. I want to see if the system works as well as it looks like it should.
Random Gripe
By · CommentsI’m really tired of paying the salary of all of the people I arrest. It seems that 2/3 or more of my suspects are on disability and getting money from the Social Security Administration. That doesn’t include food stamps or other perks like government provided cell phones. (Since when did having a cell phone become a right??)
But now I understand it. You see, work is for suckers. I got my Social Security statement in the mail today, and here is how the numbers play out.
Without overtime, my take-home pay is roughly $2400/month. If I was to fake an injury and go on disability, my take home would be about $1500/month. But, a big chunk of that $900 difference is made up by food stamps (roughly $400/month), meaning the difference is really only $500. Does anyone think I can’t make $500 in cash labor in just a couple of days, leaving the rest of my month free? And those numbers don’t include any additional cash the government hands out because I have kids. I could be making more money not working.
I have more than 20 years to go to hit early retirement (age 62). If I continue to work full time for the next 20-something years, as I have since I was 16 years old, my Social Security check would be about $1150/month, which is $350/month less than tapping out now, and collecting disability.
Ever get the feeling the wrong people are being rewarded?
Mumbai-Style Attacks: Are We Vulnerable? (part 1)
By · CommentsTen terrorists spread out through the city of Mumbai in the early evening hours of November 26, 2008. It would be three days before all of the terrorists were dead or captured. In their wake, they left at least 165 people dead and hundreds, if not thousands, more injured. What happened? Can it happen here?
In the 2008 Mumbai attack, five two-man teams hit targets that were likely to generate high numbers of casualties. The targets included a train station, a hospital, a restaurant, two hotels and a Jewish center. All of the targets were ‘high-visibility’ locations, with the exception of the Jewish center. The Jewish center was a very low-profile location, and the selection of it as a target clearly indicates the anti-Jewish sentiments of the terrorists.
LuckyGunner.com New Site Sponsor
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