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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

SIG SAUER, Inc. introduced its newest 300BLK ammunition – the 120gr supersonic 300BLK SBR Elite Copper Duty load, specifically designed for short barrel rifles. This supersonic duty round is engineered for reliable, controlled, 1.8x expansion, and superior feeding out of rifles with sub-9-inch barrels.
Beretta is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Zamberlan to bring our customers a brand-new line of hiking and high-performance boots designed to work in any environment.
Rock River Arms will be attending the Nation's Best Sports 2019 Spring Semi-Annual Market. This event is being held this week at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.

Taurus has announced that the company will be displaying at the upcoming Nation's Best Sports 2019 Spring Semi-Annual Market. This event will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.
ALPS OutdoorZ is excited to participate in the Sports, Inc. Outdoor Sporting Goods Show being at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.
ALPS OutdoorZ will be displaying at this week's Nation's Best Sports Spring Semi-Annual Market. The show, which is open to NBS-member retailers, will take place February 14-18 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.

Retail Technology Group will showcase AXIS, the Point of Sale and Range Management software designed specifically for the firearm industry, at the 2019 NBS Spring Semi-Annual Market, February 14-18 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
In recognition of all our American Warriors do, TAC SHIELD is proud to launch Warrior Week. Beginning now, each Warrior Week, TAC SHIELD will remind its social media followers to bring them a story—a story of Proud Americans and their rugged individualistic efforts to serve, guard, protect, and shelter.
Viridian Weapon Technologies will be exhibiting new and popular products at the Nation’s Best Sports Spring Market in Fort Worth, TX. Viridian will display several firearm accessories, including the REACTOR Gen 2 lasers and taclights as well as its popular line of X-Series Gen 3 Weapon-Mounted Cameras.

Breakthrough Clean Technologies will be exhibiting at the 2019 NBS Spring Semi-Annual Market in Fort Worth, Texas at the Fort Worth Convention Center, February 14-18.
Savage introduced more than 40 new firearms at the SHOT Show. The company announced several additional firearms not mentioned prior to the show in marketing materials or its product catalog. These include the new Model 64 Takedown, 110 Prairie Hunter bolt-action 224 Valkyrie and four new left-hand models in the company’s pint-size rimfire Rascal family.
Lyman is excited to announce the sponsorship of junior shooter Cheyenne Dalton. Dalton, who has been shooting competitively for six years, said her main goal is to introduce as many women and girls as she can to shooting sports.

Trijicon, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Charles Wahr to Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Chuck joined Trijicon in January 2015 as Vice President Sales and Marketing.
RSR Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of CamelBak Products, LLC to its product offering – providing personal hydration gear to authorized CamelBak retailers. The CamelBak line is now in stock and available for purchase through RSR Group.
Precision Rifle Series LLC. announced that Daniel Defense’s new DELTA 5 bolt-action rifle, as the 2019 Official Bolt Gun of the Precision Rifle Series.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce the Government of India, Ministry of Defense has officially contracted with SIG SAUER to build and deliver 72,400 SIG716 rifles for its frontline infantry soldiers.
Crimson Trace announced that it is shipping the Laserguard LG-422 laser sight with red diode and the LG-422G laser sight with green diode, both designed for secure fit onto the Sig Sauer P365 pistol.
A new, national program is working hand-in-hand with law enforcement and other public safety entities to give young people direct, intensive experience in the field. The Public Safety Cadets is a nonprofit organization that aims to mentor, train and prepare young men and women for a career in Law Enforcement, Fire-Rescue or Emergency Medical Services.
Ballistic editors pay a “Happy 20th” homage to Magpul, the company that’s been rebelling and revolutionizing the world of guns like few others. Readers will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at Magpul’s Wyoming facility, first-looks at its newest gear and gain insight from exclusive, and rare, employee interviews.
 

Fabrique Nationale’s F.A.L. – Fusil Automatique Leger or L.A.R. for Light Automatic Rifle – has been called “The Right Arm of The Free World.” It has been used at various points by over ninety countries. It’s popular everywhere, except in the states; you’ll see one every once in a while, but not very often. It’s kind of the Browning Hi-Power of rifles. I don’t have one – have shot them a good bit – but it’s on top of the list for future rifle purchases.

Credit for the FAL battle rifle’s design goes to Dieudonne Saive, who worked closely with Browning and actually finished the Hi-Power project, and Ernest Vervier, another prolific designer. The FAL is a “post-war” rifle – after WWII – and went into production in the mid 1950s. Think of it as the European protagonist to the Soviet’s AK 47. It has a short stroke gas system that’s tunable, and has been produced in a variety of barrels lengths, both short and heavy barrels, semi-auto and select fire, full auto versions. There are heavy “squad automatic weapon” FALs and lightweight versions for individual field use. Several counties produced FALs in “metric” and “inch” versions; some parts are interchangeable and some aren’t. If you want to get into a deep subject start studying the FAL. (The premier source for this subject and others is Collector Grade Publications’Gun Books Bookshelf #4 -- they have multiple volumes on the FAL.)

Due to the adjustable gas system design you can tune the rifle to the ammo you’re firing. And recoil is surprisingly light compared to other rifles of the same caliber. I’ve never fired one full auto, but have heard it’s difficult to control. Compared to the AR the FAL is heavy, but you have to keep in mind the FAL is a battle rifle; by definition, it’s good out to 800 yards. The AR is an assault rifle, designed for use out to 300 - although Colt tried to turn the AR assault rifle into a battle rifle with the H-Bar series.

True FALs were built almost like a custom rifle. Workers, who were truly craftsmen, had a variety of parts available, and would “fit” parts, swapping them out to match the particular rifle they were building. This meant when they left the factory they were right. It also means trying to build a FAL, or pick up a commercial model can take some time and effort to get it just right. Then there’s the whole 7.62 vs. .308 conundrum – again, FALs can be confusing.

If you’re thinking about wanting/needing a reliable semi-auto platform in .308 this should be on top of your list as well. Just remember, “Buyer beware.” Definitely check out the DSA models from Atlantic Firearms. As I mentioned above, the FAL is on the top of my rifle list.

Tiger McKee is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy, located in northern Alabama. He is the author of The Book of Two Guns, AR-15 Skills and Drills, featured on GunTalk’s DVD, “Fighting With The 1911 and has regular columns in Gun Digest and American Handgunner.

www.shootrite.org

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