The AAC & H&R (both Remington-owned companies) collaborated a couple of years ago to develop an ultra-light suppressible hunting rifle chambered in .330 AAC BLK and developed the single shot AAC / H&R Handi-Rifle with plastic furniture and a short [Read More…]
Good news for those looking for the strong, silent type: MilitaryTimes Gear Scout reports that AAC is bringing the Honey Badger suppressed .300 Blackout PDW to market: The Honey Badger is coming, and this [TFB author’s note: Referring to the title image of this [Read More…]
Battlecomp has released the long-awaited suppressor compatible 51.0 Battlecomp compensator. Their latest iteration includes thread and ratchet cuts for 51T AAC-style suppressors, making it immediately compatible with AAC and SilencerCo can. The new 51.0 is currently for [Read More…]
Trop Gun turns a Noveske Mk18 with an AAC Mini4 suppressor into a Lightsaber.
AAC staff met a young man named Aaron Patrick at the NRA Show earlier this year. He suffers from a terrible disease called encephalomalacia that has made him legally blind, effects his motor skills and causes seizures. Because of his condition he has never been able [Read More…]
I have blogged this photo before but when the photographer, Mr. Charlie Taylor, submitted it to POTD I could not resist publishing it again. He calls it “Corporate Warrior”. The portrait is of Mike Mers in his trademark sweater vest. It is one of a [Read More…]
I was about two hours late to the 1st Annual American Silencer Association shoot at Camp Atterbury, but I am glad I was. My morning interview with the ATF for my FFL took longer than expected (lots to cover for 07’s!). That said, I put the time to good use. The [Read More…]
Trijicon is now making the ACOG 3×30 with a special 300 Blackout reticle. The new reticle is designed to be sighted in with supersonic ammo, with lines in the reticle representing various hold over points for known distances. Two small triangles are the aiming [Read More…]
Not sure if it’s a recurring theme yet, but there have been a few companies at SHOT here talking about their single-shot break-action rifles. There’s nothing super new for AAC, but they talked to me about their “Handi-Rifle” which comes in 300 [Read More…]
Proof Research is a relatively new company in Montana that is producing high-end lightweight hunting and tactical rifles. What separates them from other custom rifle makers is that they manufacture in house the actions, stocks and carbon fiber-wrapped barrels they use [Read More…]
In December last year Savage announced they would be producing a Model 10 Precision Carbine chambered in .300 AAC BLK. They have just announced they no longer plan to produce it. Their explanation … Some time ago, Savage announced it would be chambering the Model [Read More…]
Bushmaster predictably launched a rifle chambered in .300 BLK. Bushmaster 300 AAC Blackout features a 16″ barrel with ACC Blackout muzzle brake, quad rails and Magpul furniture.
The Remington 700 SPS will soon be available in a .300 BLK AAC model. I am very pleased nobody at Remington was tempted to increase the barrel length beyond 16.1″ 😉 It will come from the factory with a nice green Hogue stock. No word on pricing. MSRP of $817.
AAC published this photo of the Honey Badger .300 BLK PDW.
In 2012 Hornady will be selling a line of .300 Whisper (compatible with .300 BLK AAC) ammunition. The subsonic load is a 208 gr A-MAX bullet that will achieve 1020 fps (480 ft/lbs, about the equivalent of a 9mm Luger+P load) at the muzzle of a 16″ barreled [Read More…]
I fall in love with at least one gun girl gun a week … but I swear Honey Badger is the ONE. [Hat Tip: AAC Blog]
The Advanced Armament Corporation had their new Honey Badger on display at the AUSA expo. The PDW style AR-15 is chambered in .300 BLK AAC and features an ultra-short 6″ barrel and retractable stock. It is designed to be a quieter and more versatile substitute for [Read More…]
The Advanced Armament Corporation (a sub-division of Remington) has launched a new firearm brand called ‘The Farm‘. The Farm line will include AR-15 and Remington 700 / Model 7 hunting rifles chambered in .300 AAC BLK and designed with suppressor use in [Read More…]
At least for me there is something oddly poetic about a modern AK-47 derivative converted to use modern version of the original AK-47 round, the .300 AAC BLK. This Arsenal SLR-106U was rechambered by Troy Sellars, the owner of In Range C2 Inc. of Kodak, TN. With the AAC [Read More…]
Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing & SilencerTalk.com made this video showing a .300 AAC BLK being fired into 20% gel. Note the difference of performance between the two different bullets. The lighter (and I presume faster) hollow point in the second clip creates a lot [Read More…]
AAC has announced that AAC Integral Suppressed Ruger 10/22 will go on sale in the second quarter of this year along with an integrally suppressed Ruger MkIII. I had the opportunity to handle this gun at SHOT Show. I really like the design.
I am unable to attend this years Big Bang ’11 SHOT Show after party, but my friend Bryan Jones did and he took lots of photos. Also, there are more photos here.
Later this year AAC will be selling a Remington Model 7 rifle chambered in 300 BLK. I do not yet have pricing info.
Remington subsidiary AAC will be selling integrally suppressed Ruger 10/22 rifles! This is incredibly clever and gutsy move for AAC. Many Customer will be demanding the popular Ruger 10/22 and many won’t accept the Freedom Group substitutes, the Remington 597 and [Read More…]
Yes, I did just use the word “Super-Cool” in a blog post title. I have run out of adjectives to describe this rifle. Let me just say that I could hardly put this gun down. I seriously contemplated grabbing it and doing a runner 😉 The rifle is a Remington [Read More…]
AAC’s Mike Mers took a break from his busy schedule to show off the latest in Tactical Sweater Vests. According to Mike, a man with impeccable taste, this season the ultimate accessory for any green sweater vest wearer is an M249 chambered in .300 AAC BLK and [Read More…]
Advanced Armament Corp’s Ranger 2 suppressor is a lightweight compact 5.56mm suppressor. It is shown below mounted on a Remington ACR. The MSRP is $550.
As John Hollister wrote, this is not something the consumer sees every day. [Hat Tip: AAC Blo ]
This week there was an interesting development from Advanced Armament Corp. The company has introduced the .300 AAC BLACKOUT cartridge (otherwise know as the .300 BLK or 7.62x35mm) along with a short-barreled AR-15 upper receiver and suppressor chambered in it. The [Read More…]
The Remington Semi-Auto Sniper System (RSASS) is a prototype 7.62x51mm rifle. It features a full length rail, uses Magpul 7.62mm magazines and has a left-side foldable charging handle. Nice! I stole these photos from the AAC Blog … I am a little surprised to see [Read More…]
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