The top selling rifle in the USA.
I had to visit the KAC booth while I was at shot to see if I saw anything cool enough to share with you guys. Turns out they are now supporting M-Lok on the SR-25, thankfully they let us take some photos. The Knight’s SR-25 E2 ACC M-Lok features high end [Read More…]
We are all familiar with VZ grips wonderful G-10 grip panels offered for many popular handguns, this year at SHOT they introduced their new line of Keymod rail covers under the brand VZ Weapon Solutions. Made from the very same high quality G-10 they use on their grips [Read More…]
The rate at which Strike Industries produces genuinely new products is the envy of many of firearm accessory manufacturers. Each year they have many prototype products on display at their SHOT Show booth and this year was no exception. These prototypes are all slated [Read More…]
While visiting our friends at Kriss I was pulled into what appeared to be a coat closet to see the newest thing from Kriss. When he pulled out a AR-15 I was a little baffled as to why it was so super top secret but after looking at it closer I was well aware as [Read More…]
EOTech introduced their new line of conventional rifle scopes during Shot Show 2016. I was told that they have been working on this for the past three years. The new EOTech rifle scopes will be made in Japan and should be available by the August 2016 timeframe. [Read More…]
Remington, America’s oldest gun company, and also several of its newest, since the Freedom Group consolidation, had a massive presence at the 2016 SHOT Show. Its booth was seemingly an avatar incarnated of the true nature of the company itself: A conglomerate of [Read More…]
I had the opportunity tody to speak with Bob Faxon owner of Faxon Firearms. Much of our conversation surrounded the last year and the products of the coming year. To begin Faxon is now selling AR15 uppers which will retail at $699.00. They sport free floated barrels in [Read More…]
There were a number of Turkish companies at SHOT, specifically three that I came across while on the lower level. There might have been more among the booths, but these were the ones that I was able to make contact with. You might notice that Uzkon and Deryra have very [Read More…]
Sun Devil MFG has come out with a twin AR called the Double Devil. It is two AR lower receivers attached to a solid upper receiver. At first glance it looks like two upper receivers connected by two bridges. The bridges are not separate. The upper receivers are [Read More…]
RISE Armament of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, started out as a manufacturer of firearms parts for many of the gun makers in the industry. Over time, they began to see opportunities and they turned their manufacturing expertise and strict quality assurance to making their own [Read More…]
JP Enterprises makes high end race gun AR-15s. My friend Tom has three of them. I have played with them and they are amazing. Especially the .22LR one he has. On display they have this Iron Patriot styled AR-15. JP has moved away from traditional charging handles in [Read More…]
It is no lie that I am a fan of Primary Weapons Systems rifles. I own both their “Modern Musket” (which is the base of my 3-Gun Rifle), and the Mark 216 (which is actually my first AR-10). I stopped by their booth for a chat even though I wasn’t planning to cover [Read More…]
In this SHOT Show 2016 clip, James meets with Daniel Defense reps to talk about the new DD5V1, the new lightweight .308 rifle from Daniel Defense. Daniel Defense’s press release is copied below: Black Creek, GA- Daniel Defense—engineer and manufacturer of the world’s finest firearms, [Read More…]
OSS has a unique suppressor design. It is not a baffle design but something along the lines of a jet turbine. There are coils that allow the gas to expand in a different method and flows out the front of the can. This design allows the gas to vent away from the muzzle [Read More…]
Kinetic Research Group’s was for me one of the most interesting booths in the whole show. Justin, the CEO of KRG, is a delight to talk to for anyone interested in the details of small arms design. TFB’s Rusty S previously covered some of KRG’s other [Read More…]
If you follow the blog you might know I have become a bit of a Strike fan boy after reviewing some of their outstanding products.I thought that a visit to their booth at SHOT was in order to not only take a look at the new stuff they will be introducing, but to put a [Read More…]
Last year we reviewed the Mod*X chassis for the short action Remington 700 from American Built Arms and were very pleased with it. Since then they have offered two revisions, the latest one being Gen 3 was on display at SHOT. When I walked up to the booth I was very [Read More…]
Do you want a PDW stock that allows the use of a standard bolt carrier group? Normally I would tell you you just happen to be out of luck, but the Battle Arms Development Vert stock changes all of that. With a innovative buffer and dual spring arrangement the Vert [Read More…]
SHOT 2016 Day 2 has come to an end. Below are some pictures I took during Day 2 of SHOT show.
I run the RISE Armaments RA-535 trigger and RA-701 muzzle device on my 3-Gun rifle, both of which I love (and am nearly finished with a review on their “entry level” RA-140 trigger). So I definitely had to stop by their booth and see what was new this year (I only [Read More…]
A student of the development of the M4, M4A1 and MK18 rifles knows that the lineage of these guns goes back to the Vietnam era with the Colt 629. The United States Army bought the Colt 629 and designated it the XM177E2. The United States Air Force bought the Colt 629 [Read More…]
Many of you know that Larue introduced their very own AR-15 trigger to the market this year. They call it the MBT or Meticulously Built Trigger. I am slowly becoming a bit of a trigger snob after installing a SSA-E into one of my rifles, impressing me with a trigger is [Read More…]
TFB stopped at the Beretta Defense booth, where they were exhibiting the new ARX-200 7.62x51mm select-fire rifle. We reported on the rumors, and subsequent release of this rifle last year, but details remained hazy, and there was no word of a US market release. The [Read More…]
Battleline Industries has a small kiosk just outside the press room here at SHOT Show 2016. Their “Ambidextrous Glock Magazine Release” caught my attention. The magazine catch/release is a simple drop in upgrade for Gen3 Glock 17/22, 19/23. In fact they [Read More…]
Cobalt Kinetics is becoming known for their high end sci-fi looking rifles with a number of features that can significantly improve the speed of your operation, from automatic magazine and bolt drops, to an overload usage of the forward assist to operate as a bolt drop. [Read More…]
In this SHOT Show 2016 floor interview, James speaks with Daniel Defense about the *re-released* DD ISR, an integrally suppressed .300 Blackout carbine with a noise signature of only 130dB. MSRP is $3000. Thanks to our Sponsor Ventura Munitions: http://bit.ly/1LKxNRP Check out our Patreon! [Read More…]
Quarter Circle 10 had a very strong line up this year at their booth consisting of several flavors of AR pistols chambered in pistol calibers. Danny walked me through the lineup of their pistols that accept Glock magazines and feature a last round hold open. Currently [Read More…]
Up until now, if you were/are in any of the world’s militaries with lax enough regulations, or are perhaps just a conniving junior enlisted warrior, then you would know that you really only had two options to record those training live fire ranges that you can [Read More…]
Black Dawn has come up with a light weight entry level 3 gun that won’t break the bank. When the rep Tim was walking me through the rifle’s features I was thinking to myself that this thing is going to cost a fortune. When I asked the MSRP he replied with [Read More…]
Tactical Solutions is a company that focuses on innovating in the field of rimfire firearms. Their booth at the show was filled with plinkers of every shape, size, and color, and it would take several posts to cover all their different offerings in depth. The company [Read More…]
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