Posted January 26, 2016 12:40 pm by Comments

By Caleb

Still talking about products from SHOT Show 2016, today we have the new limited edition carbine from Troy Industries, the GAU-5/A/A. That designation stands for “Gun, Aircraft, Unit” – that odd designation indicates this gun is the Air Force version of the XM117E2 Commando Carbine. What makes this significant is that Troy is offering this limited edition to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of the Son Tay Commando Raid, also known as Operation Ivory Coast. The Son Tay raid was a large scale commando operation during the Vietnam war that inserted over 50 Green Berets deep into enemy territory with the goal of extracting US POWs. Unfortunately, the POWs had been moved before the raid; however the raid itself was a tactical success. The commandos successfully inserted, raided and searched the compound, killed quite a few of the enemy, and then extracted with no loss of US lives.

The GAU-5/A/A was the rifle they used, and now Troy is offering a faithful reproduction that you can pre-order today from My Service Rifle.

The TROY GAU-5/A/A is the most authentic, fully functional military carbine replica ever produced. These 5.56MM semi automatics, are manufactured to exact military specifications. The flash suppressor …Read the Rest

Source:: Gun Nuts Media

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