Author Archives: Brian Sanders

3-Piece Collars

The OPS INC™ 3 piece collar, often referred to as the Gordon Collar, was designed originally for use with the issued M4 rifles of the 90s. It allowed the M4 suppressor to be installed on a 14.5″ barrel with carbine gas system. The clearance cuts on the bottom allow it to be used with an FSB and clear the bayonet lug, however an FSB is not required for use. The 3 piece M4 collar has since become an iconic part of many clone rifles of the era.

Craddock x AE 15.1″ Recce Barrel

The NSW Recce was born from NSW optimizing the MK12 Mod 1 to be smaller and lighter while not significantly sacrificing on precision. We recently got to talking with Craddock about how great the Recce platform is and how we can help modernize it. From that conversation a new 15.1″ Recce barrel was born.