News & Notes

High-Tech Simulations

The Theater 300, from MILO Range Training Systems, utilizes ve high-de nition projectors and Surround Sound to envelope trainees within 300-degrees of interactive surfaces, providing the company’s most fully immersive use-of-force training experience. The system, which offers scenario authoring that allows a single instructor to run a simulation that responds to the actions and decisions of the user/users, is compatible with the company’s line of simulated rearms and will register red hits and misses accordingly.

Senior Executive Editor Brian C. Sheetz traveled to MILO Range’s Ann Arbor, Mich., headquarters recently with the “American Ri eman TV” crew to lm an upcoming episode, and he had the opportunity to run the Theater 300 through a couple scenarios.

A potent tool that allows peace officers to train not only in close quarters combat but also in situational awareness and verbal de-escalation skills, some MILO Range systems are even making their way onto the consumer market—allowing civilians to experience a taste of the stresses and difficulties of law enforcement work. A commercial spinoff dubbed SMART, for Simulated Marksmanship Active Response Training, is now available for establishments that wish to offer a state-of-the-art training simulator to consumers. To find out more, visit smartsimulator.com.

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REPORTS | NEWS & NOTES M249S Safety Recall

FN America has announced the mandatory recall of certain FN M249S semi-automatic, belt-fed ri es in both standard and PARA con gurations. According to the company, “A recently identi ed design issue within the hammer group of the ri e may adversely affect the ri e’s reliability. Under certain circumstances, a reset failure within the hammer group may cause the M249S to cease to function, causing an unsafe ring event. To correct this condition and restore consistent, proper and safe operation of the rearm, it is necessary to replace the hammer group.”

The company is instructing customers to discontinue use of the ri es immediately and return the affected products to FN directly for installation of a new hammer group, at no cost. Owners of the guns are asked to visit the FN M249S Safety Recall webpage and input their serial number. If the rearm is affected, further instruction on returning the FN M249S for service on returning the FN M249S for service will be provided. fnamerica.comwill be provided. fnamerica.com

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2018 NRA National Match Schedule

Beginning in March 2018, with the Intercollegiate Pistol and Ri e Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., the upcoming target-shooting season includes iconic competitions, Train, Shoot, Compete & More! such as the NRA Bianchi Cup, the National High Power Matches at Camp Atterbury, Ind., the National Pistol Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio, the National Smallbore Championships in Bristol, Ind., the NRA World Shooting Championship in Glengary, W.Va., the National Police Shooting Championship in Albuquerque, N.M., and many more exciting events throughout the spring and summer. For more information about NRA Competitive Shooting, including how to get started, program rules and regulations, match information and more, visit explore.nra.org.