Author: Aaron

Aaron is a sergeant with a midwestern police department, where he serves as a trainer, supervisor and SWAT sniper. In addition to his broad tactical knowledge, Aaron is an experienced hunter using bow and both modern and blackpowder firearms.

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Rifles Silencers/Suppressors

Daniel Defense ISR: Integrally Suppressed Rifle

Daniel Defense ISR

Daniel Defense has already established themselves as a first rate rifle and component manufacturer, so it was no surprise to visit their booth at SHOT Show this year and find another great design: the Daniel Defense ISR. The ISR, or Integrally Suppressed Rifle, was designed from the ground up to be one complete package, which I explain below. The official model number is DDM4ISR 300.

The Integrated Suppressor (IS)

Matt Mozak of Daniel Defense walked me through the latest, greatest DD rifle. The rifle is designed to be a weapon system, and not just a rifle with accessories added. To accomplish this, Daniel Defense developed and added their all new Integrated Suppressor (IS). The integrated suppressor is threaded, pinned and welded to the rifle’s proprietary lSR gas block, in what Mozak called a monolithic baffel. So the IS becomes a permanent part of the rifle, and not simply an interchangeable accessory. The length of the barrel and Integrated Suppressor together is 16.145″.

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Shooting Gear

ElZetta ZRX Flashlight Mount

ElZetta ZRX

[Ed. note: This is an introduction to the ElZetta ZRX flashlight mount from our experience with it at the 2013 SHOT Show. When we get one to test (on order already), we will have a full review here.]

Over the last couple of years we have come to know ElZetta as an innovative company that offers solutions to fill the voids sometimes left by other manufacturers. Sitting in a smaller booth on the basement floor of the SHOT Show, it would be easy to miss them in the mass of smaller vendors downstairs. Thankfully we picked up on their offerings and have found the reps to be more than helpful in showing off their gear.

This year I stopped by the booth and took a look at one of the newest flashlight mounts ElZetta is offering – the ZRX. ElZetta rep, Dave Barnett walked me through the specifics.  This flashlight mount combines hard anodized aluminum clamp rings with a polymer body that makes the ZRX extremely light weight at only 1.1 oz.

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Rifles

Caracal CC10 Carbine

Caracal CC10 picture

Introduced in the summer of 2012, the 2013 SHOT Show was our first opportunity to get our hands on the new Caracal CC10 9mm carbine. The CC stands for Caracal Carbine. The CC10 has a steel receiver and barrel, with a polymer frame, however no details were given on the type of steel.

The CC10 will come in (2) variants – the SB (short barrel version) and the LB (long barrel version). The SB versions are marketed towards law enforcement, while the LB versions are promoted to the civilian market. Unfortunately, I was not able to put some rounds downrange with this carbine to truly give it a full review. [Ed. note: When we were at the morning session of Media Day during the 2013 SHOT Show, Caracal did not have the CC10 at the range. They promised to have it there later in the day, but it was never seen by any of our writers.]

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news

Crimson Trace CMR 203(G): Inexpensive Green Laser

Review of the Crimson Trace CM203 green laser

While at Media Day I stopped in and checked out the new offerings from Crimson Trace. The CMR 203 (G – for green) immediately caught my eye for its ambidextrous controls, and ease of mount to a pistol or rifle rail.

UNIVERSAL MOUNT

Crimson Trace advises this laser system is designed to be universal to any M1913 Picatinny or Weaver Accessory rails, with (4) fit inserts included. This laser can be mounted to pistols, rifles, or shotguns. The CMR 203(G) easily mounts to the rail system and is secured by two retention screws.

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Rifles

Stag 8T Tactical Piston Carbine

Stag 8T

Nothing earth-shattering from Stag at this year’s SHOT Show, but they did have the new Stag Model 8T – Tactical Piston Carbine. Alright, before you get too excited, this is a Model 8 with the addition of the modular free-floating VRS-T hand guard. Yep, that’s it!

Before I get too negative with Stag I have to admit that this is a pretty nice hand guard. The VRS-T takes on a triangular shape with the base wider than the top. This handguard is made by Diamondhead. It mimics the original AR-15/M-16 hand guard in a way, but the VRS-T goes way beyond that. The VRS-T is a modular hand guard that allows you to deck out your AR-15 to your wildest dreams. Just add some rail sections to the pre-drilled holes and you’re ready to go tacti-cool! Stag even offers VRS-T rail sections (3″ for $15, and 6″ for $22).

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