Houston Hardin, sent me these images via email. As a fan of the KRISS Vector, I am ecstatic. Houston had already xrayed a KRISS Vector Carbine, but now he has turned his sights onto his SBR. He is still waiting for the Form 4 but his FFL was kind enough to bring this [Read More…]
At the SHOT Show Range Day, KRISS Arms brought out some interesting things out to the range. For 2015 there will be an updated KRISS Vector Carbine. They are updating the barrel shroud to an SilencerCo Osprey like design. The one pictured is for a Canadian model due to [Read More…]
A few companies have been showcasing their firearms with this compact carbine stock. Troy has their M7A1. LWRC has their PDW Well this stock is actually made by a Canadian company called North Eastern Arms. My FFL got one in and I got to play [Read More…]
For Throwback Thursday I wanted to share with you items that were given out or sold by KRISS back when it was KRISS TDI. Some of these are a little more recent when they switched to KRISS ARMS and dropped TDI as part of their name. The oldest one was a collaboration [Read More…]
Here is a rare occurrence. A KRISS Vector having an out of battery detonation. Tyler Moore, sent me pictures of his Vector’s malfunction. Here is the brass that caused the problem. According to Tyler on KRISSTALK.com: Sooo, on my fifth round at the range this [Read More…]
KRISS Arms Facebook Page posted up a customer’s hog hunt photos. Here is what they posted; Now this is awesome. Our customer Todd did some Father & Son hunting recently and managed to bag himself a pretty nice bit of Bacon using his Kriss Vector. – BW [Read More…]
KRISS recently debuted on their Facebook page their new M4 stock adapter for their KRISS Vector chambered in .45ACP. Their new adapter allows you to use an AR-15 buffer tube and whatever AR stock you like. However unlike the stocks that come with their carbines and [Read More…]
Necessity is the mother of invention. Last year, when I was living in NY state, I figured out that I could use my KRISS Vector faster if I could release the magazine with my right hand. We were only allowed 10 rd magazines so reloading was crucial to action pistol [Read More…]
At IWA the KRISS Group announced they will be making a .22LR under their Krytac brand. It will be an AR-15 variant style from their Airsoft line. I am eager to see some more competition in the dedicated .22LR AR market. I shall look forward to what Krytac will be [Read More…]
Since May of 2012, there have been a few complaints from KRISS Vector owners about the difficulty in pulling the charging handle on their KRISS Vectors. It didn’t matter if it was a Carbine, SDP pistol, or SBR. Some owners have mitigated the problem with 500 rds+ [Read More…]
The KRISS Group posted up a new video recapping SHOT Show 2014. During SHOT Show, I got to test fire their new carbine enhanced Vector as well as their Sphinx Pistols. I am extremely eager to see what KRYTAC will be developing in the future.
This is the third and final part of our series where we have teamed up with KRISS USA. Part 1 can be viewed here and Part 2 here. For this portion we we decided to try and quantify the recoil reduction of the Vector verses its main competitor, the HK UMP (in this case a [Read More…]
As seen in Part 1 of the KRISS Vector test with the DeSoto Police Department, I promised a part two with the guys you call when the expletive hits the proverbial fan: SWAT. After testing with DeSoto was concluded, the Sheriff’s SWAT team pulled up in two squad [Read More…]
First and foremost I would like to thank everyone involved in helping get this series of articles together. Without Phil (our T&E Manager and Senior Writer) helping bridge the connections between KRISS USA and myself, without the good people at the DeSoto Police [Read More…]
KRISS was planning on exporting pistol components from their factory in Switzerland to their US factory ,where they would be incorporated into guns being exported to Saudi Arabia, until the Swiss government refused to approve their export license. The guns [Read More…]
For several years now we’ve been told the Swiss made Sphinx would be imported into the USA. It’s finally happened after a long wait. Was it worth the wait? I think it was. On first observation the quality of the fit and finish are excellent. The slide to frame fit [Read More…]
Over the weekend a concerned Swiss man emailed Rob Curtis (Gear Scout) and I about a story being run on TV and online by the Swiss National Television. The story said that Sphinx Arms (part of KRISS Arms) had developed a novel gun tracking technology that could be [Read More…]
I’ve known for some time that KRISS was making a new version of the Vector but I had no idea they actually had a rimfire model in the works. That model is a KRISS carbine in .22 LR ! It’s called the KRISS Vector CRB. I don’t know about the rest of you that have [Read More…]
The next generation KRISS submachine gun, the KRISS K10, was on display at the FDS Nordic Stockholm defense expo in FDS Nordic Stockholm. The finish of this gun suggests it is the final production model, not the much photographed prototype. The company said they were [Read More…]
Dom took these photos at IWA ’12 of a real KRISS Vector and a the official KRISS Vector airsoft gun. The detail on the airsoft version is incredible. [ Many thanks to Dom for emailing us the photos. ]
The KRISS Vector is one of the most interesting and innovative weapons I’ve used in a very long time. I have been very impressed with the design, ergonomics as well as the lack of noticeable recoil. This is an impressive design to say the least. This weapon system has [Read More…]
KRISS’ newest submachine gun, the KRISS K10, will go on sale next year after IWA ’12. I was able to exaime the a K10 prototype (the gun in the photo above) earlier this year. It has a number of improvements over the KRISS Vector. The K10 will initially be [Read More…]
Security Scholar reports that the Australian Federal Police tactical response teams are evaluating the KRISS Vector SMG. It came to my attention whilst talking to a KRISS representative in Las Vegas that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) had – and presumably were [Read More…]
Each month my benevolent employer, GunsForSale.com, runs a giveaway. This month, KRISS USA has donated a a tricked-out KRISS Vector CRB carbine for the giveaway, a gun that normally retails at $2,779. You can enter the giveaway here. KRISS Vector CRB TacPac includes a [Read More…]
As I mentioned previously, the KRISS booth was pretty impressive. They had lots of Sphinx pistols on display, as well as Defiance suppressors and pistol sights. Last but not least, they also had the KRISS Vector .45 caliber submachine gun. Before I continue, let me say [Read More…]
Perhaps the most impressive booths at IWA came from Switzerland – KRISS Group and RWS went all-out with details such as live music, waitresses serving free alcohol, and Swiss chocolate being handed out like, well, candy. While I didn’t spend much time at [Read More…]
The Sphinx pistols look great and feel great. They shoot with a guaranteed accuracy of 2″ at 25 yards. More on them tomorrow. I have been up since 6am and my laptop battery is about to die on me. Lots more photos tomorrow. [ Many thanks to Byan Jones for the [Read More…]
KRISS Arms group (Switzerland) has purchased Sphinx Arms, a Swiss pistol manufacturer. The immediate benefit of this acquisition is that Sphinx pistols will be imported into the USA and Canada by KRISS USA (formally known as KRISS TDI), who is the US subsidiary of KRISS [Read More…]
I am not an engineer, I do my best! It turns out I was slightly wrong about the recoiling mechanism on the KRISS KARD. The barrel is fixed and does not recoil. A telescopic1 bolt carrier (for lack of a better term) is what actuates the forward recoil system. It is a [Read More…]
The Director of Marketing of KRISS Systems SA, the Swiss company that fully owns TDI, has told me that TDI will soon be officially known as KRISS USA. The company branding has been a source of confusion and this name change is welcome.
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