Aaron is a life-long firearm enthusiast and hunter. He has been a police officer for nearly 19 years, and currently is a Sergeant in Special Operations. He has served on the department’s SWAT Team for 14 years, with 8 years as the Sniper Team Leader. When not fussing over fractions of inches, and gut-less wonders, he can usually be found sipping from a ridiculously large coffee mug. Aaron is also the editor and main writer at BlueSheepDog.com.
At the 2017 SHOT Show Beretta finally announced they are shipping their new PX4 Storm Compact Carry. This pistol is specifically aimed at the concealed carry gun owners, and was originally shown at last year’s SHOT Show by firearms instructor and design [Read More…]
TROY Defense has produced a series of carbines called the Special Operations Compatible Carbines (SOCC) for 2017. The new SOCC carbine family offer 7.5″, 10.5″, and 14.5″ barrel configurations, with several familiar and several brand new Troy [Read More…]
U.S. Optics brought three new rifle scope options to the SHOT Show this year. The new B-Series rifle scopes are packed with quality features that separate high-end glass from ordinary rifle scopes. I was able to talk with U.S. Optics marketing representative Maggie, and [Read More…]
Leupold has brought several new rifle scopes to the market in 2017, including their new VX-3i LRP scopes. As someone who loves to look through good glass, I have really been impressed with the optical enhancements manufactures like Leupold have been developing and [Read More…]
Browning has expanded their Black Label 1911-380 line this year. The standard Black Label and Black Label Pro pistols (with G10 handles and enhanced sights) will now come in a Compact version. The new Compact barrel will measure 3.625 inches, as opposed to the full size [Read More…]
Ten-X ammunition has introduced a line of frangible ammunition under the PolyFrang product name. Ten-X is most famous for their Cowboy Action loads, but in recent years they have been aggressively expanding into more “specialty” lines of ammunition as well. [Read More…]
GEMTECH Lunar-45 GEMTECH has added the Lunar-45 to their impressive line of suppressors. The Lunar-45 is a .45 ACP suppressor that will screw on to suppressor-ready pistols and carbines alike. GEMTECH has been in the suppressor business for over 40 years, and their [Read More…]
IWI DAN .338 LAPUA Sniper Rifle IWI or Israel Weapons Industry has introduced their DAN sniper rifle in .338 LAPUA to the civilian market. Originally designed several years ago for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces, the DAN has also seen combat with British [Read More…]
Mag Pump AR-15 Loader One of the coolest gadgets I saw at the Industry Day at the Range was the Mag Pump AR-15 ammunition loader. This well designed ammunition loader was actually at several vendor’s booths, and everyone I talked to had very positive comments [Read More…]
Vortex Razor AMG UH-1 The new Vortex Razor® AMG™ UH-1™ was on the range at Industry Day. Pete provided a good introduction to this new Vortex optic here. The AMG UH-1 comes in a slender but tall box configuration with square optical lenses. The lenses [Read More…]
In just over 13 years Vortex Optics has risen from a small sporting goods company in Wisconsin, to a well very respected optics manufacturer. This year at SHOT Show Vortex announced the addition of the Golden Eagle HD rifle scope with a 15-60x magnification. The Golden [Read More…]
Sig Sauer added another P227 .45 ACP option this year at SHOT Show. Called the Equinox, this new P227 comes with a 2-tone slide with a nickel/pewter appearance. The Equinox also comes with a polished trigger, hammer, and control levers for those who like their handguns [Read More…]
Schmidt & Bender is a world leader in scopes and optics, and this year at SHOT Show they came through with another amazing scope in the PMII 3-27x56mm Digital BT rifle scope. Whenever I visit their booth I am always impressed, and this year was no different. It is [Read More…]
Magpul Industries showed no sign of slowing after major moves to Wyoming and Texas in 2015. Last year at SHOT Show Magpul released their own version of the Glock pistol magazine, using their high quality polymer construction that has made the Pmags worldwide favorites. [Read More…]
Troy was showing off their M5 9mm Rifle at SHOT Show this year. The M5 is a combination of the highly popular AR-15 platform, and the re-surging 9mm cartridge. In fact, the 9mm has seen such impressive improvements in design and terminal characteristics that many [Read More…]
Nightforce Optics announced the new SHV 4-14×50 F1 rifle scope at SHOT Show this year. The SHV (Shooter, Hunter, and Varminter) series is aimed at providing Nightforce quality at a price more affordable to most customers. The SHV 4-14×50 F1 rifle scope is a [Read More…]
DOCTER is a brand of Analytik Jena of Germany, a high-end corporation specializing in analytical measuring technology, life science, and optoelectronics. At SHOT Show this year they were exhibiting their Sight C reflex red dot sight that has some impressive features. [Read More…]
One of the more unique firearms I came across during SHOT Show this year was from Turkish firearms company Derya Silah Sanayi, or Derya Hunting Arms. The new, patented Derya Mk-10 AR-style semi-auto shotguns present very interesting additions to the shotgun market, [Read More…]
When visiting the NC Star booth at SHOT Show this year the big attraction was the company’s introduction of their new “Tactical Blue Laser” devices . Touted as the “first blue laser technology”, NC Star is hoping to promote blue light [Read More…]
Fobus Holsters as announced their new Inside the Waistband Holsters (IWB). The holsters are designed to maintain a low profile during concealed carry, and to simulate the natural way to carry a weapon inside the waistband through their flexibility. The new Fobus IWB [Read More…]
So you want to join the British 22nd S.A.S. Regiment. Then you had better become very familiar with the Shield CQS (Close Quarter Sight). This is one of the primary sights used by the S.A.S., and after examining the features of the CQS I can understand their affection. [Read More…]
The new item for 2015 at the Stag Arms booth was their Model 9T 9mm carbine. Stag Arms has created a solid reputation for quality AR-15 rifles, that meet almost every Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) shooter’s needs. Stag Arms has been famous for offering left-handed [Read More…]
Minox of Germany has introduced three new rifle scopes in their new ZP TAC line, marketed as a “High End Tactical” line of optics. The versions include the ZP8 and the ZP5 in two magnification options. These new scopes are particularly designed [Read More…]
While investigating the Hawke Sport Optics booth I found a new offering for 2015, the “Frontier” rifle scope. The Hawke Frontier rifle scope is a variable power scope that is presented in two configurations. The first is a 5-30x40mm long range option, while [Read More…]
Sierra Bullets, world renown for producing some of the most accurate bullets that can be fired, has announced the addition of six new ballistically tipped MatchKing bullets to their wide offerings. Ballistic tipped, or polymer tipped, bullets are not a new concept, with [Read More…]
While at the Industry Day at the Range I happened upon Century Arms, and I’m very glad I did. Century Arms is a major importer of firearms, and was showcasing their recently branded Canik TP9 SA 9mm handgun. The TP9 SA is a striker-fired single action only [Read More…]
Stopping into the German Sport Guns (GSG) booth found me eye goggling a very nice piece of WWII history, the MP-40. This was not the version currently offered by GSG in .22LR, and imported to the United States by American Tactical Imports; no, this one was chambered in [Read More…]
This year, Schmidt & Bender has released their new Polar T96 rifle scope aimed at shooters who need to make precision shots in low-light ambient conditions. I was happy to be assigned to visit the Schmidt & Bender booth on the SHOT Show floor. The Polar T96 has [Read More…]
The new Glock MOS – Modular Optic System handguns were ready to fire at the Industry Day at the Range. Recognizing an increasingly popular trend towards red dot optics for handguns, the Glock MOS handguns provide shooters a variety of options for using many of [Read More…]
AUTHOR’S NOTE: While at the range on Monday, the RIA representative I talked to did not point out an important change for the Glock conversion kit. In order for the .22TCM cartridge to fit standard Glock 9mm magazines, the engineers had to shorten the cartridge [Read More…]
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