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  1. D.E. Watters
    That is Art Alphin, who also started the A-Square rifle company. Most of the A-Square wildcats were designed for use on heavy/dangerous African game.
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    Or repositioned. Think of it as a quickly adjustable Magpul AFG.
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    Back in the 1960s, Colt was only making 10 out of the 126 parts used in the M16. Admittedly, they were the most important parts, but the remainder were outsourced to subcontractors.
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    Art Miller patented the concept of milling the cam path into the bolt stem back in the late 1960s. While Bernie White designed what became the Desert Eagle, it was IMI's Ilan Shalev that changed the bolt to its current configuration. IWI's website credits Ilan Shalev as a member of the Negev's design team, but not the Tavor.
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    Speaking of Ti cylinders... https://www.all4shooters.com/en/home/technics/2012-articles/Titanium-cylinders/
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    S&W and Taurus have made commercial revolvers with varying amounts of titanium parts. S&W has limited itself to Ti cylinders and firing pins, but Taurus went as far as making complete Ti frames. There used to be a fair number of M1911 action parts in Ti, as well as complete frames.
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    You could build your own ships in the old DOS-based PC game "Action Stations!" However, the historical scenarios should be enough to keep you busy.
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    How about the old M202 Flash? https://youtu.be/mkFU7o3IAaM
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    Actually, that revolver isn't the QSPR. The QSPR wouldn't require an external suppressor given that the propellant gases were captured within the case itself. The photo appears to be a display of the US Army Limited Warfare Laboratory's "Tunnel Exploration Kit." The kit included a .38 Special revolver fitted with a suppressor and flashlight, as well as a headlamp and communication system built into the fatigue cap. It was developed in response to an April 1966 requirement issued by the 1st Infantry Division, ACTIV, and USARV. The LWL quickly knocked together six kits and shipped them to Vietnam, and they were issued to the field units by September 1966. Here's the report on the kit: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/804859.pdf
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    No, the Springfield 1911 were sourced from IMBEL in Brazil. IMBEL also provided Springfield's FAL (SAR48) before the import ban.
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    Actually, the rifle variant was based upon the Ruger Super Redhawk. The GP100 variant was a handgun only. The ammunition for the KAC suppressed revolvers used a captive sabot. The large caliber sabot stopped against the forcing cone of the small caliber barrel to seal the cylinder gap. The propellant gases were then left to flow into the suppressor. In articles that I've seen, the project was credited to Reed Knight and John Anderson. However, the cartridge concept is derived from an earlier design by Charles R. (Bob) Olsen. He saw it as the basis for a high velocity revolver cartridge without the need to use a bottlenecked case with its setback problems. He called it the Invicta. The models he showed to the shooting press back in the early/mid-80s were built on Dan Wesson revolvers. I suspect that no one wanted to market it due to the possibility that some idiot would slip a standard cartridge into the cylinder and try to shoot it out of the smaller diameter bore. Olsen's US Patents can be seen online: http://www.google.com/patents/US4393782 http://www.google.com/patents/US4457093
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    Rainbow Six has been dead to me since Raven Shield. Likewise, Ghost Recon died after the original expansion packs. Ubisoft destroyed both of the properties after buying Red Storm Entertainment.
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    Alas the late, great Charlie Kelsey! His ideas always seemed to make money for someone other than himself. https://www.google.com/patents/US5116224 https://www.google.com/patents/US5133261
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    Correct on all counts. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-10-16/news/0510160090_1_barr-inventor-glenn-l http://www.goordnance.army.mil/hof/1980/1985/barr.html
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    That would be Irwin Barr.
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    That looks more like the Peace Officer Equipment Company extended magazine, and not the Krieger. http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/?page_id=659
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    In an era where forwarding an e-mail can be considered illegal smuggling, this doesn't surprise me. http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/6430
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    Is it my imagination, or is the 12.7x108mm shown here the duplex variant?
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    You might enjoy these titles: http://www.amazon.com/Iowa-Class-Battleships-Weapons-Equipment/dp/0870212982/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JSS1XPSJJND69V6HGD9 http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Battleships-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/0870217151/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0B3T4711X509NSA944Q9 http://www.amazon.com/Battleships-United-States-1935-1992/dp/1557501742/ref=pd_sim_14_44?ie=UTF8&refRID=1F5GC8JKBZXA16VS5MP3
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    Yeah, it is pretty obvious over at Military.com's "Kit Up!" pages.
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    He has been a problem at other sites too.
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    One fellow used to type out CAI's name as "Scent Urea."
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    5818 is the Springfield Armory SPIW Concept #1 prototype circa 1962. There are publicity photos of John Garand holding it during an April 1962 tour of the Armory, and thus, it is a commonly misidentified as the T31 bullpup. The hinged lower Concept #1 was rejected for future development in favor of the Concept #2, of which 5814 is a cannibalized example. 5824 is a further development of the Concept #2 along the lines of what was submitted for the 1964 SPIW trials. You can see that the magazine well was lengthened for the quirky tandem magazine arrangement. The latter was required to meet the 60rd magazine requirement without resulting in excess tube height. I have not seen documentation on the sound suppressor seen on this variant, as it was not used on the trial models. 4186 is marked as a Silent Weapon System - Alpha concept model, but it looks like a restocked air rifle. SWS-Alpha were developed around captive piston cartridges like the Cal. .30 XM76 and the Cal. .38 XM202. Popenker posted that. Upper guns are connceted to SPIW, i think, lower are unknown to me.
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    Besides the Bushman IDW/Parker Hale PDW, George D. Ealovega has tried to rework his electronic rate reducer to fit legacy firearms. He has even tried to develop a hydraulic version, along with another scheme that combined the electronic and hydraulic rate reducers. https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=ininventor:%22George+D.+Ealovega%22&gws_rd=ssl#q=ininventor:%22George+D.+Ealovega%22&hl=en&tbm=pts&tbs=sbd:1
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