Elite Tactical Systems, or ETS for short, has been cranking out affordable magazines for the world’s most popular pistols and rifles. Last year, TFB announced ETS’ 40 round magazines for Glock 9mm pistols, and they’ve recently just added 40 round [Read More…]
Last year TFB reviewed the Elite Tactical Systems Glock 31 round transparent magazine. I don’t use Glock magazines that much any longer, so, unfortunately, I have nothing to add to the review as the magazine has become a safe queen. In the meantime, the ETS [Read More…]
The transparent ETS magazines for Glock have been around for a few years. I visited the ETS booth at SHOT Show earlier this year and decided I should try them. However they are not readily available in Europe where I live, but at last I managed to find them at a local [Read More…]
For shooters who love running their MP5 and all other associated copies of that time-tested platform, you now have another option when it comes to purchasing your magazines. Elite Tactical Systems is now offering ETS MP5 magazines in four different capacities to keep [Read More…]
Elite Tactical Systems is close to launching a line of aftermarket magazines for Glock pistols. Initial offerings will be standard capacity mags for the G17, G18 (31 round), G19, G22 and G26. The company will also offer 10-round versions of the G17 and G19 magazines for [Read More…]
On October 16th, MagPul filed a claim against Elite Tactical Systems for patent infringement in the Colorado District Federal Court.. The claim alleges that Elite Tactical Systems has infringed on three MagPul patents, 8,069,601, 8,635,796, and 8,839,543. The initial [Read More…]
This post was written by by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. Over the years we have accumulated more gun cleaning kits that we can count. Some we bought, others were gifts and a few were inherited from friends. They all were lacking in one or more areas: The cleaning rods [Read More…]
Langdon Tactical likes to do things a little differently. In today’s gun industry, it seems like everyone and their mothers are working primarily with the standard “who’s who” of striker-fired polymer-framed handguns. There are a plethora of SIG [Read More…]
Just when you thought school was out for the summer and it appears class is now back in session courtesy of Springfield Armory and host of other high-caliber outfits. Springfield Armory in collaboration with Larry Vickers of Vickers Tactical and Wilson Combat have [Read More…]
New York-based Otis Technology, best known for their cleaning kits, have announced their acquisition of Atlanta, Georgia-based rifle manufacturer DRD Tactical. DRD specialise in tactical rifles receiving a number of foreign contracts in recent years. Back in August, [Read More…]
DRD Tactical has been awarded a DMR Contract from one of the United States’ foreign allies for their Paratus 7.62 NATO Weapon System. There are not a lot of finite details surrounding the announcement out of privacy concerns for the contract itself. The Press [Read More…]
Riot control. SWAT operations. And now – personal defense. PepperBall® is the world leader in non-lethal defense, with more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies around the world using its products. For the first time ever, PepperBall® offers civilians that same level [Read More…]
Bryan Bogue, president of Elite Survival Systems brought several concealed carry options to the US Concealed Carry Association Expo (USCCAE) and to NRA 2018 recently. Among the vast number of options in the ESS booth were the marathon gun bag and Smokescreen G2 [Read More…]
So what’s this you’re asking, and what does it have to do with shooting? I’ll tell you, if you do a lot of shooting indoors this mask could be a pretty sound investment. A friend of mine does a lot of shooting inside buildings, he could spend several [Read More…]
Brown Safe, a “luxury” safe company, has within the last year started to get into the tactical firearms market. Rather than dipping their toes into the market with a single offering, Brown has gone whole-hog with the option of no less than 5 safes, including [Read More…]
THRiL has announced the release of the second generation of their SM9 magazines. The THRiL SM9 Gen 2 magazines are designed for SIG Sauer MPX Gen II pistol caliber carbines. According to the company, “the refined design of this Generation 2 SM9 MPX Mag enhances [Read More…]
Clearly better? If you own a CZ Scorpion Evo 3, there are now two new magazine options from Elite Tactical Systems that hold either 30 or 40 rounds of 9×19 mm. They are made from transparent polymer so you can see how many rounds you have left and of what type, and [Read More…]
A few months ago, Strike Industries released a new Extended Magazine Plate, or EMP, for Glock full-sized magazines. The EMP is currently available for the Glock models 17 and 22 and will give an extra 6 or 5 round capacity respectively. The EMP kit also includes an [Read More…]
Hot off the heels of their recent (and welcome) expansion into Glock 43 magazines, ETS otherwise known as Elite Tactical Systems has yet another trick up their sleeve – tritium-infused followers for their AR-15 magazines. Partnered with Advanced Combat Solutions, [Read More…]
I dub thee “Happy Stick – Lite” All joking aside, Glock shooters now have a significantly less expensive option for unlimited class shooting. ETS (Elite Tactical Systems), known for their clear polymer magazines, has released their latest Glock ware, [Read More…]
I was looking into the ETA polymer glock magazines and saw them mention the Taploader. I looked it up and the Taploader is a modification for Glock slides and Glock magazines. The modification allows the slide to automatically close when you tap the magazine into the [Read More…]
With the news of Magpul’s Glock magazines, the Elite Tactical Systems Group magazines got drowned out. ETS is making transparent polymer Glock Magazines. They are expected to be released in April and they are making different size magazines for 9mm. Unlike [Read More…]
Once we all become adults, Christmas begins to mean a lot less to us and is more about what we can give to others. We start families, have children, work relationships, business acquaintances, and endless others we hunt down gifts for. It is not like when we were [Read More…]
In 2005, L3Harris purchased optics maker and holography innovation company EOTech. For the last fifteen years, EOTech has existed as only a small portion of this defense industry Goliath’s larger operations which also include products like military drones, [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to another installment of the world’s best weekly suppressor publication. Never mind that it’s probably the only weekly suppressor publication, just focus on the best. We are brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill [Read More…]
We know Victrix Armaments as a young Italian “boutique” manufacturer of precision rifles which was briefly part of the Beretta Group. With those ties gone, the company needed for a different gateway to the American market and it looks like they found a great [Read More…]
American Holoptics, an affiliate of Koucar Management, have bought EOTech from L3Harris. The purchase price is undisclosed. At the end of 2005 L3Harris acquired EOTech, a story that now comes to an end. Koucar also owns Elite Defense, Odin Defense as well as a few [Read More…]
The Dallas SWAT team is in for a nice upgrade of their weapon systems. By the looks of the components it’s not cheap, but it’s probably difficult to find better gear for the mission. A little bit over two year ago, around the time the Dallas SWAT started [Read More…]
Hollywood and Guns have had a long and storied (literally) history. Guns have been featured in the film in every era and every genre. From Action, Drama, Thrillers, Horror and even the dreaded rom-com, guns are found in every single one of them. Today we’re going [Read More…]
We have seen an amazing amount of progress in the world of red dot and reflex optics as firearm aiming solutions in the past five to ten years. From smaller form factors, insane battery lives, optical clarity, ruggedness, reticle sizes and shapes as well as competitive [Read More…]
