CZ-branded guns are now being made in the US. The first? The 1911A1. CZ will be showing their version of the 1911A1 at the 2015 SHOT Show. The pistol is designed to be a modern interpretation of the classic Government model, but with tighter tolerances and other [Read More…]
According to a press release, CMMG has begun shipping MK 47 Mutant rifles to “select stores”: Fayette, MO -CMMG Inc. has announced that the company has shipped its first production run of Mk47 MUTANT rifles to preferred retailers and big box stores, [Read More…]
It seems like just yesterday that I pushed the press release about Strike Industries new Ultimate Selector Switches. Not three days after the article went live, I had a set in my mailbox for testing and evaluation. For the most part, selector switches are necessary but [Read More…]
In discussions about the suitability of the M4 rifle for combat, the Battle of Wanat comes up quite a lot. To some, Wanat represents the continuation of past mistakes; more dead soldiers with jammed rifles, of course of the faulty AR-15 pattern. Does Wanat really [Read More…]
PWS made this video last year. It is hilarious. It seems they put a full length handguard on a short barrel. His expression is priceless.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Heckler and Koch were engaged in multiple parallel lines of rifle development, from the hubristically ambitious G11 to the G41, a 5.56mm roller retarded blowback rifle that married NATO standards such as AR-15 magazines and compatibility [Read More…]
Strike Industries sent me a new comp (the Sierra Comp) that they made in conjunction with Victor Lopez (of Sierra Element Tactical Firearms Training). He worked on the design with Strike for over a year. The unique design of the triangle ports allow gas to escape the [Read More…]
Adcor Defense has been teasing on their Facebook page their “Dust-Wiper” polymer bolt carrier group. Originally introduced in their BEAR rifles, the polymer cover assists with “wiping” dust and debris from the bolt carrier during cycling after [Read More…]
For New Year’s weekend FNH USA posted a sneak peek of their SHOT Show 2015 offerings with the addition of an FNS 9mm/.40 Compact. From FNH USA: General specifications for both: Striker-fired autoloader Double-action operation Available in Standard and Manual [Read More…]
I got another call from Mike at Ergo Grips. He had some new KeyMod stuff he wanted me to check out before they premier at SHOT. And not only did I get to see the new items, I got some inventory to test and evaluate… There were a number of picatinny rail sections, [Read More…]
TargetVision has a new target system available. It is a remotely operated target changer that can operate out to about 600 feet. It is constructed primarily of aluminum with AR500 armor plating. The downside is that it comes in at $1595 and it weighs in at a hefty 97 [Read More…]
Red. Green. Blue. These three colors, sometimes referred to as RGB, have been used to describe computer monitors, video inputs and a color model used by photographers and programmers. They are also the colors available to shooters adding a laser aiming device to a [Read More…]
An Idaho homeowner – and gun owner – found himself confronting a burglar on New Year’s Eve, but it didn’t go quite as you might expect. Bart Bryson was checking on his family’s second property, which is currently unoccupied, and when he pulled up, first [Read More…]
Good news for M11/9 owners looking for affordable magazines! Shockwave Technologies has released its ZMAG for the Cobray M11/9 submachine gun. These guns, though affordable (by registered machine gun standards) suffer from problematic and aging Zytel magazines. [Read More…]
Here’s an idea: Making AR-15 carriers with integrated gas keys. Of course, if you are just milling carriers out of round stock on a horizontal machine as in a military BCGs, then this would considerably increase the amount of material you need to hog away to [Read More…]
Browe Optics has introduced their Browe Tactical Optic which incorporates the same glass, electronics, and internals as the Browe Combat Optic (originally titanium) into a 7075-T6 aluminum housing. The Browe Tactical optic maintains Browe’s signature SIC (single [Read More…]
The Vz. 58 rifle is one rifle that gets much less recognition as a design than it deserves. Its front-tilting locking block design is unique and works very well, and the rifle itself is both lightweight and reliable. CzechPoint, which has been for a long time [Read More…]
Black Creek Precision is now making a pair of AR-style 9mm pistols. The guns are available with either a 6.5″ or 10.5″ barrel and come with a SIG arm brace. The uppers and lowers are machined from 7075-T6 aluminum with Type III anodizing. The lower is a [Read More…]
A new company called Stealth Gunpowder promises to introduce a new line of smokeless powders. The company is making some some fairly strong claims about the powder. According to the company, the new powders will: produce no muzzle flash burn 22% cooler than other [Read More…]
FFLGuard is a company that specializes in Legal Services & Compliance Solutions for the Firearms Industry. One of their departments monitors outputs from the BATFE and puts out advisories, and the most recent is the end of year report from BATFE inspections. The [Read More…]
Anyone here going to SHOT? If so, you’ll be able to see a couple of offerings from Navy Arms (and really, hundreds of other vendors). We published an article in October about the 1873 line. Well, this spring, Navy Arms is going to have a couple of new variants in [Read More…]
The ingenuity of humanity never ceases to amaze me. As such, I am mesmerized by the bike-chain & electric-drill powered magazine-fed pencil machine gun (or perhaps just the voice) of YouTube user Joerg Sprave and The Slingshot Channel. Just in case you have not [Read More…]
Lucky Gunner put together some of their favorite gun photos of 2014, and although the photo topping the page is of a Glock 42, it’s the page’s cover photo – which is shown again at the bottom of the piece – that’s the real favorite. Writer [Read More…]
From the company that brought us the BulletSafe panel for children’s backpacks, BulletSafe has launched a new Kickstarter for a bulletproof hat. It’s in the shape of a baseball hat and a bulletproof panel insert goes in front of your noggin. They’ve [Read More…]
New for 2015 is the AR-15 Blinged Grip from Scorpion Tactical. Scorpion Tactical will show these new grips at the 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The grips use Swarovski crystals for the bejeweled look. A variety of designs will be available from solid colors to replicas [Read More…]
Kiesler Police Supply let slip the launch of Glock’s latest handguns, the MOS series. The new handguns are the same as standard Glocks, but with the addition of an optics-ready cut-out on the top of the handgun. Given the growth of the M&P line, one might [Read More…]
In Fairfax, VA, tucked away among other unassuming office buildings is the NRA’s headquarters. A twin-towered office building, it doesn’t look like what you’d expect the site of one of the most important collections of small arms in the world to look [Read More…]
There came a flat, black saucer-shaped object that floated above my head in the night air and hummed steadily. I found myself mesmerized by the steady, pulsating vibrations that seemed not only to tickle my ears but my whole self. When I came to my senses, I had lost [Read More…]
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the .22 LR? Have you ever wanted a small, utility rifle for bicycle or pocket carry? It turns out those two subjects are related: The New Model Pocket Rifle (First Issue) was the same basic design as the Old Model Pocket Rifle, [Read More…]
The PSR – Precision Sniper Rifle – program has its roots in a 2008 U.S. military market survey, but it really came to life in January of 2009. It was USSOCOM that made the call to replace spec-ops sniper’s current bolt-action sniper rifles, and they wanted it done [Read More…]
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