Posts by Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

An advocate of gun proliferation zones, Richard is a long time shooter, former cop and internet entrepreneur. Among the many places he calls home is http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/.

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STI Guardian 2011

STI International, Inc. introduced the Guardian 2011 this year. The gun takes the existing Guardian pistol from the 1911 platform and moves it to the 2011 for shooters wanting a little more ammo on tap. STI builds 1911 style handguns in two flavors: the traditional [Read More…]

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Ed Brown Unique Guns

Ed Brown Products, Inc. has been in the firearms business for about 40 years. The company is known for making high end 1911 pistols and parts. The company is now showing off some unique guns that it has built. According to the company, these pistols were built with a [Read More…]

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Midland E+Radios

The Midland Radio Corporation has a new set of radios designed for personal use in an emergency situation. The E-READY Emergency Two-Way Radios are sold in a kit that provides a few of the essentials that may be needed in some kinds of emergencies. When phone lines are [Read More…]

Walther Q5 Match

Walther Q5 Match

In December of 2015, news of a new competition pistol from Walther slipped out. Now, the gun is ready for prime time and will be available in stores by the middle of this month. Called the Q5 Match, the new 9mm handgun is designed for high end performance in [Read More…]

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New Benchmade Products

Along with other knife companies like Kershaw and CRKT, Benchmade announced a lot of new knives and other products for 2016. Here is a look at a few of them. Precinct Family Benchmade’s new Precinct Family is a flipper style folding knife that was designed with [Read More…]

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New Vortex Glass

Vortex Optics introduced a new rangefinder and a new monocular at the recent SHOT Show. This rounds out the company’s 2016 product introduction that included new rifle scopes and new binoculars. Ranger 1500 Vortex Optics previously offered only one rangefinder: [Read More…]

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New Bushnell Gear

For 2016, Bushnell Outdoor Products introduced a range of new optical products. While rifle scopes are a large part of the company’s business, Bushnell also manufactures other gear like spotting scopes and flashlights. Here is a quick look at a small portion of [Read More…]

New SOG Knives

SOG Specialty Knives & Tools LLC announced a number of new knives for 2016. Here is an overview of several of the knives that have been introduced. Quake The Quake is a full size folding knife with a 3.5″ blade made of VG-10 steel. The blade has a straight [Read More…]

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Yankee Hill Machine

YHM M-LOK Handguards

Yankee Hill Machine Co., Inc. announced the addition of M-LOK to its line of hand guards for the AR style rifle. The new YHM-5290 S.L.M. and YHM-5320 MR7 hand guards were developed in response to customer demand. Previously, the company made KeyMod hand guards but not [Read More…]