Griffin Armament showed the new Revolution suppressors at the SHOT Show. The suppressors are available for both 9mm and .45 ACP calibers. These suppressors are adjustable length cans. The longer it is, the more noise attenuation it offers. For example, in the 9mm, the [Read More…]
Sellmark is offering a new thermal hunting scope for 2015. Called the Pulsar Apex XD38A, the scope uses picture in picture technology to give the shooter a wide view of the scene in the lower portion of the scope while he focuses on the target. A battery pack will power [Read More…]
I swung by the Tacprogear booth at SHOT a couple times to take a look at their packs and Black series of products. They were fairly busy, but I was still able to get some pictures for you guys. Among SHOT offerings were a variety of vests, plate carriers, helmets, and [Read More…]
X-Products is making a 50 rd drum for colt magazine ARs. They are also going to make a 50 rd drum for 9mm ARs that use glock magazines. For a third product they are making a 32 rd drum magazine for Glock pistols. This seems overly complicated and unnecessary when Glock [Read More…]
PWS unveiled their new Glock EDS (Enhanced Duty Slide). You provide your own barrel and recoil spring but it is a simple drop in upgrade. The rep said they did not want to make any modifications to the frame or trigger of the Glock yet were able to bring the factory [Read More…]
I found Recover and they have some really cool products coming out this year. First up they have a pistol-carbine conversion kit similar to the other pistol conversion kits like the Roni or SIG ACP. However the Recover Morphy BCZ has better features than the others. [Read More…]
Sarsilmaz has an extensive line of handguns and long guns, and new this year at SHOT for shotguns are a variety of colors and patterns. The new finishes are available on both their pump and semi-auto shotguns. New colors include skulls, multiple camos including pink, [Read More…]
SureFire is coming out with a new pistol light. This one was designed with X300 user complaints in mind. SureFire received many requests for a pistol light that does not protrude past the muzzle of common pistols like a Glock 17 or 19. The XC1 is similar to the new [Read More…]
Flambeau has been manufacturing injected molded products since 1947; 68 years ago their first creation was a bass lure, and in the years that have followed they’ve ramped up production to include everything from duck calls to turkey decoys to hard-sided gun cases. [Read More…]
A new company called RZE (Ross & Zheng Engineering) is introducing a magazine at SHOT this year that I had a chance to take a look at today. It looks like a standard 30-round AR magazine, but it has a clever follower design that allows it to adapt to the angle of a [Read More…]
We did a review on Rigel Products’ Boresmith in 2013. This year they are bringing something new to their product line–a Jag Brush for cables, in response to demand from dealers and customers. The male end of the brush has an 8/32 thread that will fit [Read More…]
I have been actively using a Clipdraw for years on my Glock 17 (and my wife has one on her Glock 19). I can’t really think of a simpler way to carry a pistol on your waist that will hold it in place (queue the comments about duct tape). The only place I think it [Read More…]
Here are all our posts published on 22 January 2015 during Day 3 of SHOT Show. We can only fit 30 posts on the homepage, so if you missed any here they in chronological order from earliest to latest …
Who here carries absolutely everywhere? And I mean everywhere… I try my best to do so (obviously I’m not carrying at SHOT), but while exercising, I’ve never really found a solution that works for me. I’ve tried everything from belly bands to [Read More…]
Holosun has a small red dot that is very similar in style and size to the Aimpoint T1 but at a fraction of the cost. The HS403C is a 2MOA LED red dot. It is parallax free and has a run time of 50,000 hours. On top of that the HS403C has a built in […] Read [Read More…]
EAA Corp teased us last year with their polymer framed 1911, but they confirmed at the 2015 SHOT SHOW Show that it’s finally coming to market. Their rep estimated it should be available around March of this year. It features a polymer frame and an unloaded weight [Read More…]
Glock customizers Zev Technologies showed off their new .22LR conversion kits at the 2015 SHOW Show. They had it behind glass so I wasn’t actually able to fondle it, but from what I saw it looked to be of pretty good build quality, as is the case with many of Zev [Read More…]
In Part 2 of 3 in the Springfield SHOT Show Range Day series, Rob Leatham gives me the details on the new Range Officer Compact 1911 in 9mm. It features a dual spring recoil systems, fiber optic front and low profile combat rear sights, a Parkerized finish, a 4″ [Read More…]
For SHOT 2015, Aimpoint has two newish products: the Aimpoint Carbine Optic (ACO) and the Aimpoint Micro T2. Both features improvement comes from the full size Aimpoint CompM4 red-dot sight. The Micro T2 features an improved optical design. The 2nd front lens [Read More…]
While it’s not really an optic, I was very impressed by the new ALG 6-second Optic mount during the Media Day at the Range. The ALG mount is compatible with Aimpoint Micro T1/H1/T2 or any similar size mini red-dot sight that uses the same Aimpoint Micro mounting [Read More…]
The Remington R51 is back – Big Green has 4 of them on display in their booth at SHOT. They have made some changes to address some of the gun’s issues, and those changes sound good – but of course it remains an open question whether they will solve the [Read More…]
William Smalley of Remington (and formerly of Para Ord) has been working on the R51 since its inception. I spoke with him about the R51’s troubles, and its planned return to production in early Summer this year. William is a “gun guy”, not a marketing [Read More…]
Armalite has significantly re-worked its M-15 and AR-10 product line. Still offered are Armalite’s more trademarked “A4” style AR-10s, but now Armalite is offering railed, braked guns intended for 3-gun competition, as well as brace-equipped M-15 and [Read More…]
Hill & Mac Gunworks had on display a very interesting and innovative electronic target system, featuring a wireless reset function. The system is powered by AA batteries, and is capable of rising from a falling position in about 1.5 seconds, as well as powered [Read More…]
TriStar, an importer of firearms from several Turkish factories, was showing off its lineup of budget shotguns and pistols at the 2015 SHOT Show: TriStar advertises the factory that makes their CZ-75-based handguns as “NATO approved” in their [Read More…]
Hazard4 – one of my favorite gear makers (I use a Hazard4 “M.O.D.” briefcase for work every day) – had a fairly large display of their Cordura gear, accessories, bags, and packs. Hazard4 did unveil three new products for SHOT. So new, in fact, [Read More…]
The new rifles shown by Barrett at the 2015 Shot Show have been lightened and slimmed for this year. The REC7 piston carbine has new Gen II models, the DMR and Flyweight. The DMR comes standard from Barrett with an 18 inch hammer forged barrel, Magpul MBUS Pro and the [Read More…]
On display at Boyd’s Hardwood Guntocks is their Sporter stock with custom adjustable buttpiece in Apple Jack red. It has their “Cold Dead Hands” design laser engraved with finger bones laid out where the shooter’s hands go. The Apple Jack red [Read More…]
New this year from UMAREX USA airguns is a blowback action replica of the famous P.08 Luger pistol. Though I’m not an airgun guy, I think the replicas are very cool and this Luger is no exception. It’s full metal and feels real in your hand. It is single [Read More…]
I had the opportunity to have Rob Leatham tell me about the new Springfield XD Mod 2 in .45ACP. It’s an extremely tiny .45 considering it packs 9+1. I will be honest guys, I have never owned an XD, but I was thoroughly impressed with the Mod 2 and how well [Read More…]
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