Remington announced a new line of hunting ammunition called Hog Hammer. As one might infer from the name, the ammo is designed specifically for hunting wild pigs. The loads use the all copper Barnes TSX bullets. The TSX, or Triple Shock, bullets are designed to [Read More…]
DRD Tactical’s Paratus-16 is making its Shot Show debut in the RSR Booth. The Paratus-16 was introduced in August of last year, and is one of the truly one of the more innovative rifles out there. For the uninitiated, the Paratus-16 is a quick break down [Read More…]
Ruger has introduced the LC380 based on the LC9 frame. The new pistol changes to a .380 barrel, extractor, extractor spring, magazine, and slide, but otherwise is very similar in size and features to the LC9. There are a few other differences that I will outline [Read More…]
One of the fun things about SHOT Show is seeing some very unique weapons. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen anything like the Swedish FX Verminator Extreme air gun. It’s a convertible air rifle and arrow thrower, where the pellet barrel [Read More…]
There are lots and lots of random things at SHOT Show, and here’s one that I thought was novel. Let’s say you’re at home watching TV, and you like to have your pistol at the ready but in concealment. If grey, black, or beige match your couch, then take [Read More…]
Schmidt & Bender is known for high quality glass, and their new line of hunting scopes is no exception. With their Flash Dot technology, you can get a red dot of varying brightness which is very useful depending on the weather. What was unique to this line is the [Read More…]
At the 2013 Shot Show ArmaLite introduced the new AR-30A1. This bolt action rifle bears some resemblance to its predecessor the AR-30, however it has been completely redesigned piece by piece. The team at ArmaLite went through the gun and assessed each piece based on a [Read More…]
Taurus is showing a variety of their firearms in different colors: black, tan, pink and purple. Nevermind all of the blued and stainless handguns. Who is the target audience for all of the rainbow colored guns? Some companies try to market the guns to [Read More…]
Horus Vision has been an innovator in developing reticles for a long time now. They have developed reticles and software applications that have helped shooters obtain unsurpassed accuracy. This year Horus is introducing two new user-friendly reticles for civilian and [Read More…]
IO Inc., best known for their AK rifles, will soon be selling M16A1 rifles made from original Colt M16A1 parts. The only non-Colt parts will be the IO-manufactured semi-automatic lower receiver and the barrel. The upper receiver, sights and furniture are [Read More…]
To prove that their Leupold VX3 scope could take pounding the Leupold crew mounted it onto a picatinny equipped ”tactical” Bosch jachhammer. After 30 minutes of jackhammering, the scope was attached to a rifle and used to shoot a 3 round 1″ group [Read More…]
Magpul’s first AK platform accessory is the MOE AK Grip. The grip will be introduced sometime in 2013 and will retail for $20.95. A drop-in upgrade for AK-pattern pistol grips, the MOE AK Grip (MSRP $20.95) is compatible with reinforced and unreinforced [Read More…]
Back at SHOT 2011 we reported on the Glock beavertail backstraps for Gen4 pistols. Well, now it’s SHOT 2013, and the backstraps are supposedly finally coming out of R&D to the market sometime this year. My Glock buddy had to ask four other associates where [Read More…]
Looking a bit like something from a cheesy science fiction flick, the new ZiP .22 is a polymer rimfire bullpup pistol. Okay, it looks more than a bit like something from a cheesy science fiction flick. The form factor is designed to deliver compact size and modularity [Read More…]
In the very short amount of time since Black Rain Ordnance incorporated in 2009, the company has gathered a fair amount of attention in the highly competitive arena of AR-platfrom rifles. That attention has come due to the company producing high quality rifles that [Read More…]
At the 2013 Media Day I had the chance to put my hands on the new Kahr CW380, (Model #CW3833). The CW380 is a nice compact handgun developed to fill the void in the CW series of pistols for the .380 caliber cartridge. Previously Kahr had made the CW9 and CW40 in [Read More…]
I examined a new laser for Glocks which I believe will be a hit for Glock users. This unit is made by CAT in Argentina. I spoke with Ana Contessi the manager at CAT. She gave me the tour of this new product. This sight appears to be very well made with a polymer body. [Read More…]
Two of the new pistols that Smith & Wesson announced heading into the 2013 SHOT Show were Performance Center 1911s. I had a chance to shoot them at Media Day, and they were impressive. While the full size 1911 was great, it was the commander-sized that really [Read More…]
The rise in popularity of optics, such as the Trijicon RMR, has holster makers looking at ways of making scabbards for carrying them. Safariland has been working on new holsters for the military and for law enforcement. At Media Day, Safariland had this drop leg [Read More…]
If you follow the online gun scene even peripherally, then you’ve read about the Chiappa Triple Threat: a three-barreled beast of a shotgun that looks like something out of either Mad Max or a steampunk comic. Today I got a little bit of trigger time with this [Read More…]
