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Choosing ammunition for use in your carry gun is an important part of your self-defense plan. That means selecting the correct ammo for the job, so it needs to be specifically designed for defensive purposes. After all, not all ammo is created equally. Aguila Ammunition’s 9mm 124 grain Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) is a good example of a round made by the manufacturer with self-defense in mind.

Aguila Ammunition provides details of their defensive 9mm load:

Aguila Ammunition has introduced the newest addition to the centerfire line; the 9mm, 124 grain Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP). This new round is perfect for those who are seeking accurate ammunition for defense purposes. With its velocity of 1,150FPS and flawless functionality, this new option from Aguila will exceed the performance standards.

Reliability, versatility and accuracy of the new Aguila 9mm JHP, was proven through testing a wide variety of firearms, from micro compacts to full-size. The new addition to the product line will be offered in 50 rd. boxes or bulk 500 rds. in a case.

The ammo maker goes on to say:

Self-defense is the best offense. Born from years of Aguila engineering and countless terminal ballistic tests, this defense and tactical round consistently hits dead center and cycles flawlessly.

Your chosen defensive ammunition needs to cycle reliably and perform consistently. That means it must be well-made and produced with an expanding bullet. The Jacketed Hollow Point is a proven bullet nose type created to expand on impact, creating a substantial wound cavity while simultaneously slowing down to prevent over-penetration. After all, you’re not only defending your life, you want to take care not to wound innocent bystanders. You are responsible for every shot fired, and that’s why you want to spend time training and choose the best possible ammunition for your needs.

According to the manufacturer, ballistics for the 9mm 124 grain JHP load are:

• Muzzle velocity is 1130 feet per second
• Muzzle energy is 386 foot-pounds

For comparison, the company’s FMJ load in the same grain weight lists the following ballistics:

• Muzzle velocity is 1115 feet per second
• Muzzle energy is 342 foot-pounds

It’s always a wise idea to go to a proven manufacturer for your ammo. Aguila is an ammo company that’s been around for quite a while and has built a reputation for loading good ammunition. This 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition is made to give you the peace of mind that comes with knowing your daily carry gun or home defense gun is loaded with ammo that works.

Take the time to practice with your defensive ammo. This gives you the opportunity both to ensure the ammo is a good choice for your specific gun and to familiarize yourself with its capabilities. Check out Aguila’s 9mm 124 grain JHPs, and while you’re at it, take a look at the entire line.

Do you use Aguila Ammunition? Tell us your experience in the comments below.

Blackhound Optics, an Oregon-based manufacturer, upgraded its family of high-value precision optics, with the Emerge line of riflescopes. Designed and engineered in the United States, and built with premium HD glass from Japan, the Emerge line of riflescopes offers outstanding quality, features, and reliability in an all-inclusive package, at a great price.

The Blackhound Emerge optical system, combined with all-new MOA and MIL glass-etched illuminated reticles, offers undeniable clarity and precision for hunters and shooters alike. These First Focal Plane (FFP) riflescopes are equipped with machined aluminum precision turrets with 2nd turn indicator, 34mm main body tube, Type III level hard anodizing, and zero stop.

Each of the four Blackhound Emerge riflescope models is equipped with ergonomically designed knurling on all turrets, parallax and illumination controls, zoom ring, and adjustable eyepieces for comfort and accurate adjustments with or without gloves.

As with all Blackhound optics, the Emerge riflescopes are shockproof/waterproof and go through a rigorous two-step quality control process before ever reaching a customer’s door. First, each optic is thoroughly inspected and tested before leaving the factory, and then personally inspected again by a member of the Blackhound quality assurance team headquartered in the U.S. Every Blackhound Optic includes the inspection card inside the box, welcoming each customer to the Blackhound family.

Additionally, every Blackhound optic includes everything to mount the optic, including the proper torque specs. Included in the box:

• Scope hood
• Picatinny scope rings
• Flip-up lens caps
• Lens cloth
• Two Magnetic mounting bubble levels
• All necessary tools

The Emerge riflescopes will surely be a great addition to the Blackhound lineup, and like every optic that bears the Blackhound name, they are backed by a simple, but unconditional Lifetime Warranty Promise.

Models and Specs

Emerge 4-32×56 FFP MOA

• MSRP: $1,799.99
• Magnification: 4-32X
• Objective Lens: 56mm
• Eye Relief: 3.5”
• Focal Plane: First (FFP)
• Field of View: 29.9 – 3.73’ (at 100 yards)
• Tube Size: 34mm
• Turret Style: Exposed
• Click Value: ¼ MOA
• Travel per Rotation: 25 MOA
• Elevation Adjustments: 90 MOA
• Windage Adjustments: 80 MOA
• Parallax: 20 – ∞ yards
• Length: 12.72”
• Weight: 1.82 lbs

Emerge 4-32×56 FFP Mil

• MSRP $1,799.99
• Magnification: 4-32X
• Objective Lens: 56mm
• Eye Relief: 3.5”
• Focal Plane: First (FFP)
• Field of View: 29.9 – 3.73’ (at 100 yards)
• Tube Size: 34mm
• Turret Style: Exposed
• Click Value: 1/10 MIL
• Travel per Rotation: 10 MIL
• Elevation Adjustments: 25 MIL
• Windage Adjustments: 25 MIL
• Parallax: 20 – ∞ yards
• Length: 12.72”
• Weight: 1.82 lbs
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Emerge 3-24×56 FFP MOA

• MSRP $1,599.99
• Magnification: 3.24X
• Objective Lens: 56mm
• Eye Relief: 3.5”
• Focal Plane: First (FFP)
• Field of View: 35-4.5’ (at 100 yards)
• Tube Size: 34mm
• Turret Style: Exposed
• Click Value: ¼ MOA
• Travel per Rotation: 25 MOA
• Elevation Adjustments: 110 MOA
• Windage Adjustments: 80 MOA
• Parallax: 20 – ∞ yards
• Length: 12.72”
• Weight: 1.82 lbs
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Emerge 3-24×56 FFP MIL

• MSRP $1,599.99
• Magnification: 3-24X
• Objective Lens: 56mm
• Eye Relief: 3.5”
• Focal Plane: First (FFP)
• Field of View: 35-4.5’ (at 100 yards)
• Tube Size: 34mm
• Turret Style: Exposed
• Click Value: 1/10 MIL
• Travel per Rotation: 10 MIL
• Elevation Adjustments: 32 MIL
• Windage Adjustments: 25 MIL
• Parallax: 20 – ∞ yards
• Length: 12.72”
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
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Initially designed for elite HRT units, the Griffin Armament HRT 556 suppressor is the shortest addition to the DUAL-LOK family of suppressors. To this point, the model has not been available to the general public. Griffin utilizes the DUAL-LOK active retention system with this suppressor, an often time demanded feature by government customers.  This combined with generations of R&D brought a compact, highly durable, low flash, and top-performing suppressor to market for government customers. Griffin is now releasing it to the commercial market.

The HRT 556 features the patent-pending DUAL-LOK mounting system, an accurate, robust, reliable, and wear-free system with robust muzzle device support.  The suppressor was designed to have a minimal flash signature, despite its size, weight, minimal POI shift, gas blowback, maximum strength, durability, and sound performance.  This was a tough list of performance attributes to tackle, but Griffin succeeded by bringing unbeatable sound suppression and flash reduction to this compact suppressor.

Baffle technology is carried over and tuned from the 4th generation Recce Suppressors, borrowing the ECO-FLOW patented feature that greatly increases performance. ECO-FLOW baffles reduce back-pressure, increasing flow, thus making the suppressor host firearm operating system more reliable and unaffected by the suppressor and providing cleaner breathing air to the operator’s face.  The patented low profile flash suppressing end cap further adds performance to the low flash baffle system.

Austin, Lead Design Engineer at Griffin Armament, said, “I spent several months very focused on this project with our production managers and technicians making small changes to the baffle system, cutting the prototype parts, welding prototypes, then testing through our B&K pulse system, and repeating this cycle over and over and over.  I wanted the absolute best sound and flash performance in the smallest size possible.  Our team achieved it. I have never made so many prototypes for one series in the last 17 years as I did with the DUAL-LOK cans. Bringing together sound and flash performance, while retaining accuracy and durability in a package this small; we haven’t done it before. This little can has some of the best flash performance of any in our line, regardless of its size.  I’m really proud of what our team did here.”

DUAL-LOK suppressors are machined in Griffin’s Watertown Wisconsin facility by freedom-loving Americans. The Dual-Lok HRT 556 suppressor has an MSRP of $995.

Key Features

• Wear-free mounting system, requires no consumable parts
• Taper lock interface ensures security and accuracy
• ACME thread provides speed of attachment
• Locking ring incorporates 3 anti-rotation teeth to eliminate inadvertent loosening
• 120 effective positions ensure a rock-solid suppressor mount and provide extremely low POI shift
• 17-4 stainless steel & 718 Inconel materials
• Traditional Tube Design with internal flash hiding characteristics
• Patent pending ECO-FLOW baffle system for reduced blowback
• Patented flash reducing end cap
• ¾” wrench flats on muzzle devices
• Collar Nitrided black for increased surface hardness, corrosion, and wear resistance
• Heat treated and Cerakoted Black and FDE in a heat resistant finish
• Warrantied for life with Griffin’s Perpetual Lifetime Warranty

DUAL-LOK 5 Specs

• Dimensions: 1.5”x 5.9”
• Weight: 14.4oz
• Material: High strength, high temp, corrosion resistant 17-4PH Stainless Steel & 718 Inconel
• Sound pressure Level:  134.01db – 16”,  135.6db – 11.5” (5.56mm Griffin MK1 rifles)

Whether or not a specific optic can handle the recoil of larger-caliber guns is a question that comes up often. If you’re a fan of red dots, but you’ve been worried about the potential for the recoil of your firearm to damage the dot, you’re in luck. The Crimson Trace HRO (Heavy Recoil Optic) is specifically made for serious use on larger-caliber guns. It’s made to handle greater recoil, and then some, so you can have your big caliber gun and a red dot, too.

Crimson Trace provides details of their optic:

The HRO (Heavy Recoil Optic) is the next generation of quick acquisition tactical reflex sights. Packed with best-in-class features like CT Motion “shake-to-wake” sensor and integrated Pic Rail mount, the HRO looks good and performs even better.

According to the manufacturer, this red dot has a 50,000-hour battery life. That’s probably due in part to the fact that the optic relies on the company’s motion sensor technology and has an automatic shutoff as well. The HRO is designed to mount to Picatinny rails by way of an integral rail mount.

The use of a red dot can increase target acquisition speed and provide the user with a broader field of view. The clarity of Crimson Trace glass is historically clear and of good quality. Red dots are great for everything from tactical use to defensive use to hunting applications. It’s well worth installing one and taking the time to learn to run it effectively.

Crimson Trace HRO Features

• Instant acquisition window with large field of view
• Innovative top strap design in place to deflect the force of impact if the sight is dropped
• 2 MOA red dot
• 12 brightness settings
• Fully multi-coated lens
• Recessed window to protect glass
• Side access battery for easier access
• 6061 series aerospace aluminum construction
• Full co-witness height for use with flip-up or other backup sights
• Integrated universal Picatinny rail mount
• Battery life of 50,000 hours
• Manual on/off (manually turn the optic off or on by using the brightness adjustment buttons on the side of the optic)
• Auto shutoff (will automatically turn off after eight consecutive hours of operation to conserve battery life)
• Crimson Trace motion sensor (designed to detect movement of the firearm and automatically turn the sight on)

Are you a fan of red dot optics? What do you think of this one? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.

MSRP for the Crimson Trace HRO is set at $479.99.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Crimson Trace
• Model: HRO (Heavy Recoil Option)
• Mount: Picatinny
• Reticle: 2 MOA red dot
• Battery Life: 50,000 hours
• Construction: Aerospace Aluminum
• Crimson Trace Motion Sensor: Yes
• Waterproof: IPX7
• Weight: 8.5 ounces, with battery

Liberty Suppressors upgraded its Leonidas suppressor to the Leonidas Gen 2, a centerfire suppressed rifle system for the AR15.

Liberty Suppressors stated, “We are driven to constantly improve upon our products. We’re happy to introduce the very latest in our quest to level up our line of state-of-the-art suppressors. Available now is the next generation of our Leonidas integrally suppressed .300 blk upper.”

The original Leonidas TI was built to maximize suppression and the Gen 2 builds on that legacy. The Leonidas Gen 2 is the next step in achieving the perfect .300 blk rifle, according to the company.

The new Leonidas Gen 2 balances gas blowback and ejector port noise with suppression to give the user an extremely pleasant shooting experience. Liberty Suppressors believes the Leonidas Gen 2 is the king of the 300.

The Gen 2 features the same 8” monocore suppressor technology that made its predecessor such a great rifle, only with improvements.

It has a chrome-lined Criterion barrel that’s 8.3” long with an 8” monocore suppressor and 5.5” reflex chamber. This means the shooter gets a total suppressor length of 13.5” and the pinned barrel length is still 16.5” overall, so there isn’t a need for an additional tax stamp.

To top it all off the rail will be a full 12.5” in length and since the overall barrel/suppressor length is only 16.5” giving the ability to run weapon-mounted lights and IR devices as far forward as possible. The company says there won’t have to compromise with a suppressor blocking a portion of your visible/IR light throw.

Specifications

• Lenght of suppressor module: 13.5″
• Length of barrel/suppressor assembly: 16.5″
• Barrel length: 8.5”
• Weight of complete upper: 4.7lb (including BCH and charging handle)
• Diameter of suppressor: 1.625”

Suppressor Material

• Core –  6AL-4V Titanium (Grade 5)
• Front retaining ring – Alloy steel
• Tube – Titanium (Grade 9)
• Blast baffle – Stainless steel
• Rear cap – Aluminum
• Barrel – Criterion 8.3″, 1:7 twist, 5r, chrome lined
• Gas block – 416 stainless steel
• Coating – Matte Black (Type “C”) Cerakote

As always, it will still be available in an option “B” configuration. The “B” configuration has the end user sending their intended upper receiver, rail, and gas block to Liberty and they build an upper with the suppressor and those parts. This allows the end user to choose certain components that go into the build that better suit their personal type and style of shooting.

The Leonidas Gen 2 has an MSRP of $2,295 for the complete upper, or $1,174 for the “B” configuration.

Choosing a muzzle device for your gun might seem simple, but considering how many muzzle devices are on the market, it can get complicated. If you’re interested in muzzle devices that both look good and perform to a higher standard than many others, take a look at the Blackout Defense Key-Mo compatible line. The line includes both a KeyMo Flash Hider and Hybrid Comp/Flash Hider design.

Blackout Defense provides the following details of these muzzle devices:

Both designs are made from 17-4 stainless steel and heat-treated in-house to condition H900, providing 14% higher ultimate tensile strength over hardened 4140 steel. Every 90-degree corner is meticulously machined with undercut profiles, improving suppressor seal and engagement. The close-pronged feature in both designs helps reduce flash and eliminates the tuning-fork “ping.”

The manufacturer goes on to say:

In addition, the KeyMo Hybrid features four jet ports drilled at 51 degrees to direct gas forward and away from the shooter. These jet ports are recessed with a flat face to reduce carbon buildup on the device and provide easier removal of the suppressor. This reduces muzzle rise, softens recoil, and reduces excessive flash typically found in muzzle brakes.

Because Blackout Defense is officially licensed, Dead Air will honor its lifetime suppressor warranty when using Blackout Defense KeyMo muzzle devices.

KeyMo is an attachment point specific to Dead Air Silencers. Thanks to the way this Blackout Defense muzzle device line was created, it’s designed to function not only as a muzzle brake but as an attachment point compatible with KeyMo suppressors. These devices are heat treated and have specially-shaped prongs made to fine-tune your shooting experience. They’re offered in either black or H900, the latter of which is a deep gold or bronze color.

To learn more about KeyMo, which is a Dead Air Silencers feature, check out this video:

Features of the Keymo muzzle devices include:

• In-house heat treated to condition H900 for a through-hardness of 45-47 HRC
• 17-4 stainless steel that is heat treated to condition H900 exhibits 14% higher ultimate tensile strength over hardened 4140 steel
• Every 90º corner is machined with undercut profiles to improve seal and engagement with the suppressor
• Four jet ports drilled at 51 degrees to direct gas forward and away from the shooter
• Two jet ports at 12 o’clock, one at 4 o’clock and one at 8 o’clock
• Recessed jet ports with a flat face to reduce carbon buildup on the device and improve ease of separation with a suppressor
• Forward-directed gas reduces muzzle rise, softens recoil, and pushes all explosive gasses away from the shooter
• Closed-prong design reduces flash and eliminates tuning-fork “ping”

Specifications

• Material: 17-4 stainless steel
• Threads: 1/-28
• Bore Diameter: .272 inches
• Finish: H900 or Black Nitride

MSRP for the Blackout Defense KeyMo Hybrid muzzle devices is set at $129.99.