Small Arms Defense Journal - Volume 13 - Issue 1 - Jan/Feb 2021

Oct 4, 2026

Small Arms Defense Journal Volume 13, Number 1 (Jan/Feb 2021) compiles feature articles spanning firearms training, defense industry topics, and weapon technologies. Coverage includes extreme sniper training and altitude shooting experience, target selection and training methods, and evaluations such as an AWT LEO .308 ammunition accuracy test. The issue also addresses equipment and product features, defense industry reform, firearms material innovation, and multiple articles on grenade launchers and automatic firing devices.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time3 h 32 min

AccessFree to download

Features

A Place for Opportunities: Indo Defence Staff

Pitbull Tactical – Universal Magazine Carrier

GP-30 Russian Under-Barrel Grenade Launchers – Combining the Grenadier and the Rifleman

The Rogers Rail Light – The Little Light That Can

Developing the UAG-40 – Ukrainian Lightweight Automatic Grenade Launcher

Defense Industry Reform: Arms & Security Staff

Boutique Beretta 92 Holster Options – Making AIWB Concealed Carry Comfortable

What Target Is Right for You? – Training Goals and Methods

The SM-70 Automatic Firing Device of the Former Inner German Border – The Horrors of Post-WWII

Throw... Throughmountain Sniper – “One Ward...”

How Carjeff Siewt... Ridge Cases Work and Fail

Firearms Material Innovation – Explosive Bonding, ZK Magnesium Alloy and Cryogenic Treatment

AWT LEO .308 Ammunition Accuracy Test

It’s Anything But Simple

Dispatches – Improvised Optical Equipment in the Donbass

Columns

New Products

Industry News

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ON THE COVER
Bryan Morgan at the Hat Creek Training Facility with a Seekins Precision SP10M, SilencerCo Omega™ Suppressor and Nightforce® Optics scope. Other accessories include an MDT CKYE-POD bipod, Wilcox® RAPTAR-S LRF and Really Right Stuff Tripod.
PHOTO: BEN LA LONDE
See story on page 50. | | --- | | FEATURES | | 10 A PLACE FOR OPPORTUNITIES
INDO DEFENCE STAFF
12
PITBULL TACTICAL–UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE CARRIER
OLEG VOLK
16
GP-30 RUSSIAN UNDER-BARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS–COMBINING
THE GRENADIER AND THE RIFLEMAN
LYNNDON SCHOOLER
20
THE ROGERS RAIL LIGHT–THE LITTLE LIGHT THAT CAN
SETH R. NADEL
24
DEVELOPING THE UAG-40–UKRAINIAN LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMATIC
GRENADE LAUNCHER
KRISTÓF NAGY
30
DEFENSE INDUSTRY REFORM
ARMS & SECURITY STAFF
32
BOUTIQUE BERETTA 92 HOLSTER OPTIONS–MAKING AIWB
CONCEALED CARRY COMFORTABLE
ALTON P. CHIU
38
WHAT TARGET IS RIGHT FOR YOU?–TRAINING GOALS AND METHODS
OLEG VOLK
44
THE SM-70 AUTOMATIC FIRING DEVICE OF THE FORMER INNER
GERMAN BORDER–THE HORRORS OF POST-WWII
MICHAEL HEIDLER
50 THROEUST

FAQs

What is the issue information for this document?

The document is listed as Volume 13, Number 1, Jan/Feb 2021.

Which types of topics does the issue cover?

It covers firearms and defense-related articles, including training goals and methods, weapon technologies, ammunition accuracy testing, and defense industry reform.

What major features are highlighted in the table of contents?

The table of contents lists multiple features, including extreme sniper training, target selection training guidance, an AWT LEO .308 ammunition accuracy test, and articles on grenade launcher systems and related equipment.

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