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US Ordnance M2A2 .50 caliber machine gun with the Aimpoint MPS3 Optic

US Ordnance M2A2 .50 caliber machine gun with the Aimpoint MPS3 Optic

29 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

Aimpoint has had a lot of success in the individual weapon categories, with their military and civilian programs. After years of being asked to address…

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Radon MSBS-5.56: Poland’s New Battle Rifle

Radon MSBS-5.56: Poland’s New Battle Rifle

29 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, New Products, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: Norbert Piechota of FB Radom demonstrates the MSBS-5.56B rifle. Note the steadiness of the weapon in full-auto firing: two cases are already flying, the…

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ORSIS T-5000: New Name in Precision Rifles

ORSIS T-5000: New Name in Precision Rifles

22 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, New Products, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: T-5000 with night vision adapter. Until recently, Russian small arms were famous mostly for their ruggedness, durability and reliability, even under the harshest of…

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FAL-Based Submachine Guns from IMBEL’s Fábrica de Itajubá

FAL-Based Submachine Guns from IMBEL’s Fábrica de Itajubá

22 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: Author firing an MD1A1 at Fábrica de Itajubá; the weapon offering a moderate cyclic rate of fire in the region of 550 rounds per…

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Interview with Jeff Hoffman, President of Black Hills Ammunition

Interview with Jeff Hoffman, President of Black Hills Ammunition

15 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Interviews, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: Jeff Hoffman adjusting his scope on a Lewis Machine & Tool LM8MWS 7.62x51mm rifle as he engages targets out to 850 yards. Notice the…

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SIG P320

SIG P320

15 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: The P320 in full business attire. The extra-long Picatinny spec rail allows for a multitude of add-ons. SIG Sauer means quality and performance. Their…

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Argentina’s Indigenous Rifle Attempts

Argentina’s Indigenous Rifle Attempts

8 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: This particular example of a scoped Argentine rifle shown in a publicity photo has the cocking handle on the left side and, barely discernible,…

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Portable Anti-Tank Weapons in Mexico & the Northern Central American Triangle

Portable Anti-Tank Weapons in Mexico & the Northern Central American Triangle

8 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: Mexican soldier atop of a Humvee with a RL-83 Blindicide. This is an obsolete AT weapon, but still applicable to the potential threats faced…

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Zastava M93 Black Arrow (Crna Strela)

Zastava M93 Black Arrow (Crna Strela)

1 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: The scope mount had to be canted to the left and the carrying handle to the right to locate the handle at the rifle’s…

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Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments

Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments

24 April, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Grenades & Rockets, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: From left to right: 20x30B K-11; 20x42B PAW 20; 25x40B XM25; 25x59B LW25; 30x29B VOG-17; 35mm CL DFS10. The VOG-17 is genuine; the others…

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The Future of the Military Assault Rifle

The Future of the Military Assault Rifle

17 April, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: ISAF Troops returning fire in Afghanistan. Insurgent forces partially overran COP Kahler in Afghanistan in July 2008 in part due to the failure of…

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Live Firing the HK121/MG5: The German Army’s New Universalmaschinengewehr

Live Firing the HK121/MG5: The German Army’s New Universalmaschinengewehr

10 April, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: A useful comparison of similarities between the 7.62 NATO caliber HK121/MG5 in front, with its predecessor, the 5.56mm MG4 in the background. The 22…

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OIP: Less Really Is More

OIP: Less Really Is More

3 April, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, New Products, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

Our fighting soldiers – the recon units and scouts and expeditionary fighting forces that carry all of their equipment on their backs in and out…

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AAD 2014

AAD 2014

27 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: South Africa’s famous SS77 machine gun from Vektor has a venerable history, replacing the FN MAG as the General Purpose Machine Gun in South…

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Combined Systems expands non-lethal capabilities with more options from VENOM

Combined Systems expands non-lethal capabilities with more options from VENOM

20 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
New Products, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

Combined Systems is excited to announce the expansion of its VENOM Non-Lethal Tube Launched Munitions System product line. In 2014 CSI made the push for…

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Eurosatory 2014

Eurosatory 2014

13 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: Steyr STM 556 assault rifle. (Steyr) Eurosatory 2014, the Defence and Security Exhibition was held in Paris Nord Villepinte (near Charles de Gaulle airport)…

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New Review: Volume 7, Number 1

New Review: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, New Products, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

American Built Arms Introduces Aluminum Forearm T*Rail American Built Arms Introduces Aluminum Forearm T*Rail American Built Arms Company (A*B Arms), a veteran-owned manufacturer of firearms…

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Industry News: Volume 7, Number 1

Industry News: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

Iran looking to upgrade weapon systems Faced with the arms embargo enforced by the West, China may be Iran’s last hope in upgrading its obsolete…

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 7, Number 1

International Legal Affairs: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

International Shipping: Why Does Everything Cost So Much? A recent call from a prospective client came in, and went something like this. “I’m in Canada,…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: Volume 7, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, History, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: British Machine Gun Corps shoulder patches as adopted for the 101st Machine Gun Company. This rare and unique patch features the image of a…

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Distributed at trade shows worldwide, Small Arms Defense Journal is a bimonthly publication that focuses on small arms, accessories, gear for the soldier, new products, industry news, and defense trade shows. The first issue of SADJ was Spring 2009, which launched at the LAAD show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SADJ (pronounced “sage”) is targeted toward military, law enforcement, and defense industry professionals. Our job is to reach these groups and tailor content to their interests while producing a publication that is applicable to an international audience.
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