FOG VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4

HORN OCTOBER 2, 2010

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

The end of the year is nearly upon us and soon we will slow our pace to enjoy our lives and our families as the holiday season approaches. Many of our warriors will
be returning home, for the first time after extended deployments in Iraq, but many others will not. Some are no longer with us and many more leave for Afghanistan.
To all those who gave their lives, you will always be remembered, to those that continue the fight, you are not alone. You have a nation at your side. On November 11,
take a few moments out of your day to remember all of those that have answered the call past present and future.

This is Fog Horn’s last newsletter for 2010. It has been a great year and we look forward to 2011. We wish you all a memorable holiday season and may your lives be
filled with the best that life has to offer.

We are always looking out for you!

2010 INTERNATIONAL SNIPER COMPETITION Inside this issue:

On October 11th, snipers from
around the globe will gather at Ft.
Benning, GA to compete in what is
surely the most grueling sniper
competition in the world. Team
members representing armed forc-
es and law enforcement from all
ITW’s FASTMag 2
branches and countries of origin
will compete for five days.. The
competition involves marksman- Energizer’s Hard Case Tactical 2
ship, field craft, navigation and Helmet Light
physical endurance. Participants
will fire a variety of calibers SOG Swedge II 2
5.56x45, 7.62x51, .300 Win Mag
and .50BMG to ranges of 1000
meters and beyond. Use of a side Remington Reconfigures M24 3
arm has also been incorporated in
this competition.
2010 Sniper Competition 4
Teams representing the U.S. Ar- Timeline
my, USMC, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air
Force, Spain, Ireland, FBI, San
Diego Police Dept. and others will
be competing for a chance at the
top spot, in what is sure to be an
intense test of skills.
The competition will be followed
by a vendor exhibit, vendor shoot
and awards ceremony. Photo Courtesy of Sal Palma
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PHOENIX TACTICAL’S DLOC SYSTEM

In 2007, Scott Hansen formed Phoe-
nix Tactical with the expressed mis-
sion of enhancing the performance of
tactical and precision shooters eve-
rywhere. He introduced the, now
ubiquitous, Pod Claws, created to
replace the rubber feet on the Harris
bipod. Since then, his ingenuity has
brought to market a number of
enhancements designed to provide
the operator with a better firing
platform. More recently, Phoenix
Tactical has added the DLOC attach-
ment system, pictured on the right.
The DLOC provides a rock solid
attachment device for mounting a
rifle to a camera tripod. The DLOC-
M enables the operator to mount a
rail equipped rifle to the Manfrotto head and
create a superbly accurate firing platform.
Because it uses a standard Picatinny rail as the
attachment point, the DLOC system will
accommodate virtually any weapon system. Its
ease of use and installation are obvious. What
is not obvious is the degree to which this
system will enhance your performance.
Phoenix Tactical offers a variety of models to
suite a variety of applications.
I suggest that you give it a try, and we look
forward to doing a comprehensive review in
2011.
Visit Phoenix Tactical at http://
www.phoenixtactical.com/index.php?
main_page=page&id=15
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ITW’S FAST MAG GEN III

The FASTmag, developed and patented
by Down East Inc. of Bridgton, Main is
now in its 3rd generation. Since its
inception, FASTmag has garnered a
number of accolades from the media and
professionals around the world. It is sold
and distributed by ITW through its
Military Products Division.
Down East describes FASTmag as a
“Rapid Change Magazine Pocket,” which
in my view is entirely too modest. The
FASTmag uses a clamshell design. The
two halves function as hinged pressure making for lower IR signatures. ITW
plates that capture an M4 / M16 30 uses a special polymer formulated to be
round magazine with adjustable tension. anti-fragmentation. In other words, the
It performs this function so well that polymer does not become a secondary
magazines can be inverted without fragmentation source.
anxiety of having them fall out.
The FASTmag is a valuable accessory
Its designer’s did not intended to replace that will prove its worth under the most
the traditional magazine pouch; rather, difficult conditions. Simply stated, it
their objective was to provide a maga- could save your life.
zine system that could be used for rapid
magazine changes in CQC/CQB; for that
reason you’ll generally see two FASTmag
(s) integrated with traditional, nylon
magazine pouches on a vest or duty belt.
The Generation III FASTmag is also
stackable, and you can easily stack two
FASTmag systems using one MOLLE
compatible unit, i.e. with tabs, and one
belt version – without the tabs.
ITW’s polymers are infrared reduced

ENERGIZER’S HARD CASE TACTICAL HELMET LIGHT

Case Tactical brand. This helmet light is
“Energizer’s Hard amazing in its ease of use. All functions
or modes are easily accessed with one
Case Tactical Light is gloved hand. Both the light controls and
mounts are ambidextrous, one press of a
a well-designed, highly button accesses white light; press the
other button and it delivers blue light.
functional and robust Flip a switch down and you now have IR
illumination. Flip the switch up and you
personal light. “ now have an IFF beacon. A quarter turn
on the battery cap and you lock out the
light disabling all functions. This light is so
easy to use, and I cannot say enough
about that.
nications headsets nor interfere with the
operator establishing cheek weld. Using
the helmet mount the Hard Case Helmet
Light will rotate along a vertical plane
360⁰ in 18⁰ increments. There are no
complex latches – simply pull on the light
and rotate the light in any desired direc-
tion with positive feedback detents.
Energizer’s Hard Case Tactical Light is a
well-designed, highly functional and
robust personal light. Energizer took the
time to study field requirements.

The light housing is waterproof and O- A completely waterproof and shock-

Shortly after Surefire introduced the
helmet mounted light, the folks at Ener-
gizer introduced their version of a mili-
tary grade helmet-mounted personal
light, which they market under the Hard
ring sealed. The Hard Case Tactical proof housing, and an assortment of
Helmet Light operates on a single AA mounting options makes this light a must
battery. Excluding the mount, this light have item for hands free illumination in
weighs an amazing 3.5 ounces. Mounted the field.
on a helmet, the Hard Case does not
protrude beyond the rim. This means
that it will not get in the way of commu-

SOG’S SWEDGE II - A COMPACT BLADE WITH FANGS

The Swedge is an interesting design and unique in that it breaks the mold for most fixed blade
designs. I couldn’t call it a fighting knife or a survival knife - so let us refer to it as a utility knife,
or every day carry (EDC) design – with fangs.
This knife has a radical look and feel. When you first look at its asymmetric blade angles, it
leaves you with a sense that it belongs on an F-117 stealth fighter. Aside from its high cool
factor, the Swedge has a great deal going for it. The Swedge II is a full tang design, weighing
7.5 oz., with an overall length of 9.2 inches. The blade is 4.75 inches in length, at a thickness
of .156 inches, and bead blasted to a beautiful satin finish.
The blade is AUS8 steel cryogenically treated to increase blade toughness and wear re-
sistance. The result is a blade with a Rockwell Hardness of 57-58. An HRC that is as high as
the best survival or combat knives on the market today. This gives the knife sufficient tool
strength to handle most everyday tactical tasks.
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REMINGTON SELECTED TO RECONFIGURE THE VENERABLE M24

US Army Awards Contract to Reconfigure M24 Sniper Weapon Systems to Remington®
Arms
Madison, NC – Remington Arms Company, Inc.
(“Remington”), a member of the Freedom Group of Compa-
nies, is pleased to announce that the United States Army’s
Joint Munitions and Lethality Contracting Center has award-
ed Remington a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/
Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract (W15QKN-10-R-0403) for
the upgrade of up to 3,600 M24 Sniper Weapon Systems
(SWS) currently fielded to the Army pending type classifica-
tion as the “M24E1”. The major configuration change for this
system is the caliber conversion from 7.62mm NATO (.308
Winchester) to .300 Winchester Magnum to provide sol-
dier’s with additional precision engagement capability and range. The contract is for a five (5) year period and has
guaranteed minimum value of $192K with a potential value of up to $28.2 million. This award follows a full and open
competitive evaluation lasting 9 months, which began with the release of the Army’s Request for Proposal (RFP) on
13 January 2010. The program will be executed under the authority of Project Manager Soldier Weapons, Picatinny
Arsenal, NJ, and managed by its subordinate unit, Product Manager Individual Weapons.

Remington’s winning sniper rifle features the following enhancements above and beyond caliber conversion
from 7.62mm NATO to .300 Winchester Magnum:
 - A completely new chassis (stock) assembly, which maximizes the amount of physical adjustments for the
sniper to provide a true customized fit. The chassis has a folding buttstock that radically shortens the system
for easier transport and greater concealment during movement and accommodates the mounting of acces-
sories via removable Mil Std 1913 Picatinny Rails.
 - An improved 6.5-20x50 variable power Leupold® riflescope with an enhanced reticle within the first focal
plane and a .300 Winchester Magnum bullet-drop compensator (BDC)
 A quick-attach/detach Advanced Armament Corp.® suppressor with muzzle brake.
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