It’s late so just some rough notes:
NLT is coming out with a number of pistol-related SIRT options in the immediate future:
- The long awaited M&P SIRT should be out 1Q12.
- A 92FS SIRT, complete with reciprocating slide and both DA & SA trigger strokes, will be available 2Q12.
- A G19 SIRT is in development and will also have a reciprocating slide. It will probably be the next release after the Beretta.
- To address issues that have been raised about force-on-force training in which some people keep the trigger pressed and just “paint” the laser to the target, NLT has developed a laser module that produces one short pulse per trigger pull instead of a constant beam.
- Probably the biggest news: NLT is developing a version of the Glock 17 SIRT that will have a plastic slide and some other cost-saving features which will allow them to sell it for an MSRP of $150 or less.
I got a sample of the super-secret super-cool new AIWB solution from Raven Concealment. It’s not officially debuting until tomorrow at 1pm so I cannot post pics or anything, but it’s a genuinely good idea for certain specific situations. It’s not intended to replace a standard dedicated AIWB holster, but my guess is that it will get used that way by a lot of people.
Sphinx has a new budget-minded version of its CZ clone that is aimed at the law enforcement and military market. It is still a big, chunky pistol with a bad DA/SA trigger and hard to reach controls. The slide and barrel are steel. The top 3/4″ of the frame is aluminum to provide a full length metal-on-metal slide to frame rail contact, while the rest of the frame is polymer with interchangeable rubber grips (like the M&P, consisting of both the backstrap and the side panels) available in three different sizes. The silver lining is a new front sight they’ve patented, which consists of a large fiber optic with a tritium capsule embedded in the center. It’s like looking at a donut. The outer ring glows with enough ambient light and the inner circle glows in darkness. Without trying it on the range it’s impossible to assess, but it is definitely interesting.
Tomorrow I’ll begin hitting the big pistol companies. In particular I want to see the new striker-fired FN pistol and the SIG P224.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
Damn it! Yet again one of my ideas has been stolen.
I need to write some of this crap down.
Fantastic news from NLT. Can’t wait for the M&P version and the short pulse module.
“Glock 17 SIRT … for an MSRP of $150 or less” as a poor college student that loves IDPA a little too much this is wonderful news!
Any estimates on when? And any chance that it will also have the reciprocating slide like the other new models?
One question about the m&p model, will it accept the factory backstraps?
FNS=new endurance gun?
Budget-minded Sphinx? So it will only be $2000 instead of $3000?
Now if NLT would only create a 1911 SIRT …
Can’t wait to hear about the P224!
Did anyone notice the trigger specs for the new spinx? 8 lb da 3.5 sa
@Digiadaamore: that’s factory standard for Sphinx.
Wow i didnt know that. Has anyone shot one? Hows it feel
@Digiadaamore: feels like sex. I shot one and ordered my own right on the spot, it should arrive any day now. I don’t understand Todd’s nagging, if the SDP is even half as good as a competition production it’s a great gun.
“The long awaited M&P SIRT should be out 1Q12.”
Sold.
Anyone know what they mean by “reciprocating slide”?
Does that just mean that you’ll be able to manipulate the slide unlike in current versions, or will the thing actually cycle when you pull the trigger as though you fired it?
I’m assuming the former, but the latter would be interesting since it would provide some simulation of recoil.
excelon — It is, in fact, your first guess. You’ll be able to rack the slide to perform various manipulations that aren’t possible with the current version.
Looking forward to the G19 release. Hoping it’s in the $150 range as well.