The 1911 is over 100 years old (and quickly approaching 110 at that) and yet companies are still putting time, money, investment, and energy into new products for the platform. Latest to the fore is FirstSpear, a small innovative company focusing on new products and [Read More…]
Well wouldya lookie here? An innovative take on iron sights courtesy of industry newcomer Clear Image Solutions. Protected by US Patent #8,925,238, Clear Image Solutions has developed a replacement front sight for iron sights that uses a free-floated dot instead of the [Read More…]
I have been a willing spectator (and participant at my day job) in the pursuit of reducing weight from firearms. Armed with billet, companies are using CNC machines and a bit of engineering to remove in many cases over 95% of the base billet into some truly unique [Read More…]
As is common here in the US for our military service rifle, the AR tends to get all the love when it comes to removable optics rails for the “old” style receivers. With easily replaced handguards, various carry handle mounts, and eventually the [Read More…]
Color me shocked. A company has been able to combine fatherhood, tactical nylon, and lifestyle marketing. TIER1-D (their stylization, not a typo) is a company started by an avid outdoor enthusiast “… dedicated to bringing the best in gear and apparel to the [Read More…]
Developed by police officers from a large metropolitan area, the new Triggersafe is a simple device to make your AR-15 safer when its intended to be completely safe. In short, the Triggersafe is a device that completely covers the trigger of a standard forged AR-15 [Read More…]
Big Green is going “Glock”: Remington is finally introducing its long-in-development polymer handgun. The new handgun is a tilting-barrel striker-fired affair, but it possesses some unique features that hint at a wider family of Remington striker-fired [Read More…]
Wilson Combat, known for their 1911’s and a growing portfolio of high-end products, has announced their 1911 extractors are going even higher end performance wise. Both the Series 70 and Series 80 1911 extractors are now machined from S7 tool steel bar stock. S7 [Read More…]
JP Enterprises, known for the LMOS (Low Mass Operating System) and SCS (Silent Capture Spring) has announced the fusion of the two systems into the VMOS (Variable Mass Operating System). In short, the VMOS is a bolt-carrier group that combines the basic shape of the [Read More…]
Black Arch Holsters (formerly SHTF Gear LLC), known for their concealed carry offerings, has announced the release of their latest holster for the new Ruger LCP II sub-compact handgun. The hew holster is from their ACE-1 family, Generation 2. The new holster is designed [Read More…]
Atibal, known for their inexpensive optics with a growing reputation, has announced the release of their latest optic, the MROC – Modern Rifle Optic Component. The MROC is a 3×32 prismatic optic designed to feature a large field of view, which can be uncommon [Read More…]
Tyrant Designs, known for their CNC machined aluminum grips, has announced the upcoming release of their LWP grip. The LWP, or “Lightweight Pro” grip is designed for ultra-light applications. The new grip was conceptualized to be lighter than even polymer [Read More…]
AMTAC Suppressors, known for their over-the-barrel designs, has announced the release of their latest suppressor, the Hornet. The Hornet is specifically designed for pistol caliber carbines in the 9mm and .357 SIG variety, coming standard with 1/2 x 36 TPI threading. An [Read More…]
I never understood why sub-compact handguns have been typically extreme short-barrels. In fact, its my major complaint on my Glock 43. To me, the point of a sub-compact is to reduce the size of the grip, not the slide. The slide is typically been the easiest part to [Read More…]
It has often been a question of mine why the various supposedly low-profile red-dots have always typically required suppressor-height sights for co-witnessing. The whole point of the low-profile set-up and slide-melding is to reduce the height of the dot, but few [Read More…]
Debuted earlier this year at SHOTShow, 5.11 Tactical’s HEXGRID system is getting closer to production. Spotted at Modern Day Marine by SoldierSystems, the pre-production armor carrier is shaping up into production-ready format. The HEXGRID is a new [Read More…]
Whiskey Two Four, a company primarily known for paintball oriented products, has released a nifty belt adapter that makes the duty belt, even more duty-ready. The new system includes two components which when mated together use hook and loop to attach a [Read More…]
The Ruger Precision Rifle platform continues to get better and better. With its relatively easy barrel swap, compatibility with various modern sporting rifle handguards, AR-style safety, folding stock, etc, etc. etc, the platform has been making serious waves within the [Read More…]
Winchester, known recently for their large slew of ammunition, and of bygone years as a premier designer and manufacturer of arms has been getting back into the firearms business. Winchester Repeating Arms, the firearms division of Winchster has announced the release of [Read More…]
I was and am still a fan of the Browning 1911-380, the “Right Size” handgun. In my review previously of their “Black Label” version, I found it to indeed by right-sized. The smaller sized, coupled with the .380 caliber made it a great option for [Read More…]
Atibal, known for their affordably priced optics, has released yet another reasonably priced optic. Working to chip away at the pricing of the growing 1-8x market, Atibal has released their new XP8 1-8×24 scope. Its amazing to me to watch the progression of [Read More…]
Announced with little fanfare at the NRA Annual Exposition 2016, Magpul has announced that that Hunter X-22 stock is now shipping to dealers and available for direct retail order. The new stock adapts Magpul’s Hunter stock geometry for the Ruger 10/22 take-down to [Read More…]
Magpul, deciding to innovate again, has announced the Hunter 700L Stock is now shipping. The new offering brings many of the features of the fantastic Hunter 700 stock for those wishing to shoot long and magnum cartridges. The new stock uses an anodized aluminum bedding [Read More…]
SureFire, LLC known for their world-class lights, suppressors, and various accessories, has announced the release of their latest lighting product, the FirePak. The FirePak is designed to pair with one’s cell phone and provide illumination to “…shoot [Read More…]
Withing the cut-throat competitive world of F-Class shooters, there exists a sub-class dedicated for the two common military calibers, .223 Remington / 5.56 NATO and .308 Winchester. F-TR, which stands for “F-Class, Tactical Rifle”. F-TR tends to stretch the [Read More…]
I love the concept behind The Mako Group’s Meprolight FT Bullseye Micro Optic. In short, its a single sight/optic for a handgun that completely removes the front sight from the handgun and instead replaces it with a an interesting bullseye apparatus that [Read More…]
Not deterred by now highly restrictive ownership rules in Australia, a new company called Wedgetail Industries has started manufacturing semi-automatic AR-15s for domestic sale. Named after a large Australian bird of prey, the wedgetailed eagle, the company is [Read More…]
XTECH, known for ATG “Adjustable Tactical Grip” has announced the availability of their VP9 / P30 magazine extension. The new extension, dubbed the “MTX” adds 5 rounds to the total base capacity of 15 for a total of 20 rounds of sweet extended [Read More…]
Not content to dominate the exterior of Stoner-based modern sporting rifles, MagPul has decided to hop into them as well. Where previous accessories were limited to handguards, magazines, grips, etc. Magpul has gone full-tilt integrating itself with the rear-end of the [Read More…]
While its arguable that the latest in tactical gear is largely the same as the older tactical gear, now just adding in elastic, velcro, lightweight, Multicam, or some other small feature. However, with the saturation of the major components, the niche market has been [Read More…]