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C-More has traditionally been more known for the companies competition sights than shotguns. But starting with the Master Key program in the 1990s at Picatinny Arsenal to get slide action shotgun mounted to an M4/M16, C-More submitted a bid and won the contract. [Read More…]
Operation Solutions International is a company in the United States that is bringing in an interesting take on magazine carriers with a single point of entry and insert. The working concept has been around for a year or more, but with OSI’s involvement in [Read More…]
Stag Arms is quite famous for the companies left hand ARs, offering variants where other manufacturers tend to not operate in the Southpaw domain, Stag has curved out a niche in the market. This year is no different, with .308 Win rifles and a featureless rifle being added to the line up. The [Read More…]
If you noticed the green barrels in the FLIR video: we did too! We took Edward O and the camera crew over to the Falkor booth to learn about their new Dracos straight jacket barrel sleeve system. This barrel uses a composite sleeve as a heat sink to maintain accuracy even after thousands of high [Read More…]
To celebrate 10 years of the PMAG, Magpul set up an impressive display to show the development cycle of the PMAG. They had some really rare and interesting mags on display to include some of the very first prototypes. Just recently it was announced that Magpul would be the new magazine of the USMC. [Read More…]
Having a folder on your AR-15 is nice, but the large downside to that is you can’t shoot it folded. The guys at Deadfoot Arms saw this as a large problem and came up with a solution that allows you to shoot an AR-15 with the stock folded. No other drop in solution exists for […] [Read More…]
During the 2017 SHOT Show, Lucid premiered their new C3 Weapons light. The Lucid C3 Weapons Light is a 300 lumen weapon light that is designed for use on a carbine rifle. The light housing is made of 6061 aluminum, and has an IPX8 waterproof rating. The Lucid C3 runs on [Read More…]
Midwest Industries showed off two new rails during the 2017 SHOT SHOW. Joining an already impressive suite of accessories are the MI AR-15/M16 Gen3 Extended Rail One Piece Free Float Handguard, and the MI Gen 2 Extended Universal AK Handguard. The MI Gen2 Extended [Read More…]
Safe Shoot is an Israeli company that was showing their device off at the Next booths. The device is a picatinny or scope mounted block, that electronically links up with blocks or transmitters on other rifles or just about anything you want to mount it on (if you can). [Read More…]
Australian founded, U.S. operated Nightforce Optics is introducing some new products this year, especially for an optics company. Apart from the 7×35 ATAC-R, and CMP Service Rifle optic the company is bringing to market an interesting tripod with detachable legs for either hiking, shooting [Read More…]
The visitors of SHOT Show had the possibility to both see and feel the HERA Arms CQR stock and grip in person. Stag Arms, RSR Group, JP Enterprises, Phase 5 and Juggernaut Tactical had rifles with the HERA Arms stock mounted. According to LAN World Inc’s [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Edward O takes a quick look at the Aptus rifle from DRD Tactical. The take down 5.56 rifle is the offpsring of the Paratus .308 take-down rifle. We managed to get our hands on one of the rifles on the floor at Shot Show 2017 and look at the basic […] Read More [Read More…]
Franklin Armory has been making an AR chambered in .17WSM called the F17 series. The beauty of this is that they are exempt from California’s assault weapon bans as those statutes only apply to center fire weapons. The basic F17-M4 starts at $1,499. There are a [Read More…]
Brownells has traditionally been a gunsmithing and parts destination for a number of decades but at SHOT 2017 the company has come out with offering full firearms for sale through their dealer network. We reported on this back in November and the company is in full [Read More…]
Gunpower Inc, is a South Korean company that has introduced training equipment very similar to the currently issued MILES used by a number of militaries around the world. The equipment is called the GPR System and comes with a full suite of products. The catch is that [Read More…]
LMT introduced the MARS-L for the civilian market in the United States this year. The MARS-L is essentially the same model that has recently been adopted by the Armed Forces of New Zealand, but without the selector switch capability. LMT also showed off their PDW carbine as well. The PDW was [Read More…]
Daniel Defense is introducing their NFA, civilian legal SBR at SHOT 2017 this year, in addition to their DD Magazine that can be loaded to 32 rounds instead of a standard 30. The DDM7 SBR is building off of both previous success with the M7 series, and their Mk18, in use by SOCOM. Many [Read More…]
The Magnetospeed M-Series Grip, is a new AR15 grip with modular storage. The grip has a springloaded plate so your stored accessory shoots out with force. The module is held in by a toe catch. Similar to a heel mag catch but this one is in the front of the grip. The 3rd [Read More…]
Hot on the heels of Strike‘s MP5 receiver replacement is their AR quick change barrel upper receiver. This model is an injection molded prototype, with actual production versions being made out of aluminum. Strike’s interest in a quick-change barrel comes [Read More…]
The American company Aeroscraft, founded by an immigrant from Ukraine, and the State owned company Ukroboronservis will co-operate to produce M4 carbines to NATO standard. The production will take place in Ukraine, and is a start to NATO-ify the Ukranian Army. The M4 [Read More…]
New for Shot Show 2017 is the Diamondhead USA Hole Shot. It is a new rear sight design. They eliminated the lock out button so you just flip them up to deploy them. Just like their diamond shaped rear sights, the aperture can be folded down for quick CQC sight [Read More…]
The mad geniuses at Battle Arms Development are hard at it again this year with a product for SHOT Show 2017 that is entirely relevant to the AR-15 shooter stuck with California’s new firearms laws. Battle Arms Development have designed a rather clever new way [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms has been busy getting ready for SHOT Show like all of us. They introduced new SLIMLINE barrels and muzzle attachments as well as new bolt-carrier groups (BCG). The two newest ones are for .308 Win/7.62 NATO and 9mm. The new .308 Win/7.62 NATO BCG has a [Read More…]
At last years SHOT Show it seemed like everyone was making pistol caliber ARs that used Glock mags. At SHOT Show this year I stumbled upon a company that’s making a new product to cater to all those pistol caliber AR owners. Tritech Tactical debuted their new AR [Read More…]
PWS has a ratchet lock castle nut. It eliminates the need to stake the castle nut to the end plate. Right above the QD hole in the endplate is a small piece of wire spring. This interfaces with the ratcheting teeth on the castle nut. The ratchet locking [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Heckler & Koch was proudly displaying their victorious CSASS entrant, now designated the M110A1 by the US Army. The Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System competition was created to find a lighter weight, more compact sniper weapon system to [Read More…]
Yes, yes, I know I covered RISE at Industry Day at the Range (technically it was pre-coverage since we were out there on Sunday), but that article was only about the full rifles they had out there, not the other offerings they are also highlighting this year at SHOT. [Read More…]
The Saxony Police in Germany gets an Anit-Terror package from the Minister of Interior. The package is worth 15 million Euro according to Sachsen.de. and contains 7 armored Toyota Land Cruiser V8s, ballistic helmets, plate carriers, Haenel CR223 (AR-15) in 5,56 mm and 9 [Read More…]
This episode Patrick gets a chance to shoot the brand new to market Caracal Model F as well as their outstanding, military grade AR-15 rifles. Check out continuing coverage of SHOT Shot 2017! Thanks to our sponsors: Proxibid – Track Down Your Perfect Rifle On Proxibid.com Ventura [Read More…]
KRISS USA out of Chesapeake, Virginia are rolling out last year’s biggest “secret“, their DEFIANCE DMK22 series. Perhaps most know for the characteristic KRISS Vector carbines, it’s now time for Kriss to get their AR-15 .22LR onto the market. [Read More…]
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