The ultra low bore axis Archon Type B pistol recently got a few upgrades and is now being brought to the US with help from PTR. @Hoplopfheil stopped by the PTR booth to check out the new features of the Gen II Archon Type B. The updated Type B has a modular frame system with […] Read More [Read More…]
Brownells introduced their Match Precision Optics (MPO) line of scopes a few years ago, and that line has grown to include a few low-power variable optics (LPVO). They announced a new 1-6×24 model at SHOT 2022. It recently became available for purchase and is the [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] PTR Teases HK G41-inspired PTR-63](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0208-660x260.jpeg)
We’ve already looked at the new VENT 3D printed Titanium suppressor range coming from PTR but another exciting upcoming product they had on display at SHOT Show 2023 was the PTR-63. PTR ran me through their latest development, which they say is inspired by Heckler [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] PTR Launches New 9mm, 5.56mm & 7.62mm VENT Suppressors](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0209-660x260.jpg)
At SHOT Show 2023, PTR unveiled their range of monolithic 3D-printed Titanium suppressors. The VENT range uses additive manufacturing to avoid the possibility of weaknesses caused by welding. It has internal geometries designed to reduce blowback into the [Read More…]
Ho Ho Ho it’s time for another roller delayed blowback gun. The PTR 9CT Classic is here by popular demand. The 9CT Classic features all of the original MP5 lines that you know and love without any of the modern attachments or features that are on the 9CT. In [Read More…]
In this episode of TFB Showtime, Hop is at NRAAM 2022 to look at the new PTR 9CT Classic. This version of PTR’s roller delayed 9mm omits the welded top optics rail, has the traditional wide “jungle” handguard, and should be slightly less expensive than the tactical models. The 9CT [Read More…]
Did you know that an M.A./N.J. compliant PTR-9R is identical to a non-compliant 9R? Except that it ships with 10-round magazines. I didn’t, at least not until PTR sent me one to review. Opening the box on this beauty has probably made it into the top 5 of my [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James visits the PTR booth to discuss new additions to the 91 series, i.e. the PTR-91. The PTR-91 is PTR’s original flagship firearm, functionally a clone of the wildly successful HK91 and G3 rifle series first devised by Heckler & Koch. PTR has taken the design [Read More…]
In just a few short days Magpul have launched an army of new parts. Some are brand new, like the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 line of products which we told you about a few days ago and some are more of an extension of existing product lines. Little did we know how right we were [Read More…]
After years of rumors and speculation, roller-delayed carbine fans can breathe a sigh of relief: PTR is finally announcing the release and consumer availability of the PTR 9C and PTR 9CT. The Aynor, South Carolina team spent years perfecting the design of the new gun [Read More…]
Creedmoor Sports has been manufacturing a wide variety of products for the firearms community for more than 35 years, and now they’re also manufacturing ammunition. Their ammo line thus far includes pistol calibers in .38 Special, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, .357 [Read More…]
The PTR 91 series of rifles are essentially HK91 clones that are built here in the USA on old Portuguese tooling. The rifles are priced right and shoot well, and many people are rediscovering the joys of roller delayed blowback as a result of their being on the market. So what do the guts look [Read More…]
According to the local site MyrtleBeachOnline.com, PTR Industries, maker of US-made H&K G3/CETME rifles has been served a default notice for failure to pay rent on their county-owned property. PTR famously made the move to South Carolina from Connecticut after the [Read More…]
In case you haven’t heard, PTR Industries has been making big moves to bring the HK-91 platform back to our shores. Originally formed in 2006 after its predecessor acquiring a full HK-licensed factory (Fabrica MIlitar or Portugal); PTR reorganized in 2010 and has [Read More…]
Steve Adelmann of Shooting Illustrated discusses his quest to find a decent H&K G3 clone … Though the heavily seasoned G3A3 I carried wasn’t accurized, a few simple modifications reconfigured it well enough for mountain fighting without sacrificing [Read More…]
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