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/.
Schmidt & Bender announced several new optics products at the recent SHOT Show such as the PMII 3-27×56 High Power Digital BT scope reviewed by Aaron. The company also introduced a pair of new rifle scopes in the Polar T96 line. 3-12×54 Polar T96 Schmidt [Read More…]
Oriskany Arms sells a 1911 pistol that is equipped with basic wilderness survival gear built into the grips. Now, the company offers the grips as a stand alone product for purchase. This would allow any 1911 owner to convert their pistol into a “survival” [Read More…]
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…]
Savage Arms announced a new shotgun under its Stevens line. The new Model 320 is a pump action scattergun designed for turkey hunting. This field grade shotgun is similar to existing Model 320 field guns, but includes a number of options making it more suited for turkey [Read More…]
The Sentinel Professional is the latest 1911 style handgun introduced by Wilson Combat. The new pistol has a shortened slide with a full length grip, and it is available only in 9mm and .38 Super. These pistols are built on a carbon steel frame that has a rounded butt. [Read More…]
Itallian shotshell manufacturing company Baschieri & Pellagri is now selling its lines of hunting and competition ammunition in the the United States of America. The company offers a broad range of ammo to address typical hunting needs including steel, lead and [Read More…]
Safety Harbor Firearms is known for making a variety of short barrel shotguns, 50 BMG uppers plus other guns and accessories that some might consider out of the mainstream. The company recently posted images and a video of a short barrel Armagon G12 shotgun [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. has a long history of working with distributors to produce limited runs of firearms that serve various shooting niches. Frequently, these guns will offer color options not normally available from the factory. This is one of those cases. [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Co, Inc. is offering a pair of exclusive single action revolvers through its distributing partner TALO. One is a Vaquero stainless model and the other is a New Model Single Six Convertible. Vaquero Stainless This revolver is a .45 Colt chambered [Read More…]
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…]
Kinetic Concealment announced the company is now selling a folding knife with a price point that makes it affordable for most anyone needing a blade. The TAC-1 knife has a 3″ blade made of an unknown stainless steel. It has a plain edge. It appears there is a [Read More…]
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…]
It is said that in times of slow sales in the firearms industry, a wider variety of options, colors and calibers are offered in an effort to entice shooters to pull out their collective wallets. During panic buys, the opposite is true – manufacturers suspend [Read More…]
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…]
Wilson Combat is turning out heavily customozed Remington 870 shotguns that have been developed for tactical applications. Called the CQB Shotgun, these new smoothbores are the latest 12 gauge guns to come from the company’s Scattergun Technologies line. The [Read More…]
Caldwell Shooting Supplies introduced a range of new products this year. Some of them, like the AR15 cooler and the long range shooting camera have been previously discussed. This article will highlight a few more of the new products. Ballistic Precision Chronograph G2 [Read More…]
For 2016, Pachmayr announced three new groups of handgun grips: the Renegade revolver grips, Renegade pistol grips and a line of G-10 Tactical pistol grips. Here is a look at each of them. Renegade Revolver Grips The Renegade line uses wood laminate stocks for a classic [Read More…]
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…]
For 2016, Streamlight introduced a pair of new lights they are calling Dualies. The new lights feature two light sources in each torch and are intrinsically safe. 3AA ProPolymer Dualie As the name suggests, this flashlight has a polymer body and operates on three AA [Read More…]
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…]
Nightforce Optics Inc. released a number of new products for 2016 such as the SHV 4-14×50 F1 rifle scope previously seen here. In addition to that scope, the company also released a competition scope and a spotting scope. Competition Fixed 42×44 Rifle Scope [Read More…]
Columbia River Knife & Tool Inc. announced a range of new products this year. Among those are wooden training knives, tactical knives and a variety of other tools that hunters, outdoorsmen and others might find useful. Here is a look at three non-knife tools that [Read More…]
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…]
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…]
Advanced Technology International (ATI) announced the company is now shipping the new T3 TactLite shotgun stocks. If you are not already familiar with the T3 TactLite stocks, they are an evolution of the company’s T2 shotgun stocks that were first introduced in [Read More…]
Daniel Defense announced a new line of ammunition and the first load it will offer in that line. After picking a 300 BLK load to launch the line, Daniel Defense said it will expand the First Choice line of ammo to include other rifle calibers including the 5.56 NATO and [Read More…]
Wilson Combat recently announced a reintroduction of the .458 SOCOM to the company’s rifle line. Currently, the company is offering several different models chambered for the cartridge. Here is a look at three of them: Rifle456 – This rifle has a [Read More…]
SCCY Industries, LLC had one of the best warranties in the gun business. Unfortunately, it is now a thing of the past. On March 17, 2016, the company announced on its website that the warranty was changing in a way that will, unfortunately, impact the buyer in a [Read More…]
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…]
American Tactical Imports (AT) announced today that the company will no longer offer warranty service for ISSC firearms that are not marked “American Tactical, Summerville SC.” This means that the owner of any ISSC firearm that was imported by Austrian [Read More…]