
Spyderco Junior by Dialex The folks at Spyderco are rolling out plenty of new blades this year, but this one impressed me so much, I couldn't wait until next week for the Best Knives of SHOT gallery to share it. This is the Spyderco Junior by Dialex. Looking at it the first time, I couldn't imagine how it would be comfortable to use, but like many good knives, I understood the moment I picked it up. The deep choil or guard created by the large cutout in the handle , creating a block, effectively eliminating any possibility of the fingers sliding forward onto the edge, just as any guard should. However, this folder does that without adding the extra bulk of a traditional guard. Romanian Technical Manager Alexandru Diaconescu developed the concept when his son asked for his first pocketknife. Wanting his son to be safe, Diaconescu designed the handle for small hands, but the G10 grip felt very comfortable in my big mitts, providing superb control over the razor sharp leaf-shaped blade. Blade length: 3.2"; overall length: 7.25"; weight: 2.9 oz.; blade thickness: .125"; blade steel: VG-10. MSRP: $219 --DM.









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With a Magpul AS stock and Moe Grip, this new AR from DPMS chambered in .223/5.56 already has a great start, but the best feature on this carbine is, oddly enough, in the forend. The TAC2 debuts the DPMS M111 modular handguard system, which allows a shooter to move the side and bottom rails to several positions along the length of the handguard. One can clamp on as many attachments as one could on a quad-rail handguard, but without the need for rubber ladders to save your hands from being torn up on unused portions of rail. The rail segments can also be removed. Additionally, the front sight is positioned close to the muzzle allowing for an impressively long sight radius on a 16-inch barrel. This carbine would be equally suited for a multigun competition, or as your first line of defense in the zombie apocalypse (see below). –DM

Finish: Black
Magnification: 20x-60X
Objective Diameter: 85mm –AR


Finish: Matte
Eye relief: 4-3.7
Tube Diameter: 1 inch
Weight: 19 ounces
Adjustment Value: 1 click equals 1/4 at 100 yards. –AR



