Weapon of the Week

THE "CORNER SHOT 40"

With all the firepower available to the U.S. military today, sometimes besting your enemy comes down to one basic question: Will you see him before he sees you? If you're Superman and have X-ray vision, maybe it isn't so much of a problem, but in many situations, we're still limited by what we can see with our own two eyes.

Corner Shot Holdings, LLC, an American Israeli company, has tackled the problem with a unique solution: the Corner Shot, a weapon system that provides the ability to observe and engage a target from behind a corner. In other words, it allows you to see and shoot around corners without exposing yourself to deadly return fire by the badguys. Designed and developed by Corner Shot's CEO, Amos Golan, Corner Shot attaches to most top-tier semi-auto and select-fire pistols, like the Glock 17/18/19, SIG Sauer P226/228, Browning Hi-Power, and Beretta M9/92F/M93R, which are currently being employed by military Special Operations Forces units, anti-terrorism/counterterrorism units, PMC operators, and law enforcement SWAT/SRT teams around the world.

The Corner Shot made its debut in late 2003, but recently it's been given a bit more oomph - to the tune of a 40mm grenade launcher. Meet the Corner Shot 40™ Personal Grenade Launcher (PGL), which gives military Spec-Operators and private military company (PMC) operators the ability to go 40 mike-mike on the bad guys from around the corner while conducting urban warfare and counterinsurgency operations -- quite a step up from your NATO Standard 9mm Parabellum (9x19mm) pistol and submachine gun ammo.