Remington Outdoor Company (ROC) has announced that they will be absorbing Para USA under the Remington umbrella. They will be getting rid of the Para name but keeping the products and re-branding them as Remington pistols. Here is the press release: At Remington [Read More…]
I got a chance to take a closer look at FNH’s new FNS Compact at the Great American Outdoor Show this past weekend. Just like their existing FNS pistols, the FNS compact is a striker fired polymer framed pistol. It has all the same features as the full size and [Read More…]
Here is a video of a catastrophic failure of a Huntertown Kestrel 5.56 Suppressor. And here is the aftermath. Taking a look at Huntertown’s website I am curious if this is covered under their warranty. There is no mention of full auto fire. There is [Read More…]
Alternative Ballistics has developed a less than lethal option for law enforcement. It acts like a condom for the gun. The “Alternative” is placed over the muzzle end of the slide. It holds onto an alloy metal ball. When the first round is fired, the bullet [Read More…]
Back in the 90’s when George Kellgren was leading Grendel Arms, he came up with the idea for a bullpup high capacity pump shotgun. Sound familiar? This is not the KSG we know today. The KSG is a dual magazine tube fed pump shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. The [Read More…]
That is the actual name for this product. New Weapon Lighting System is an integrated light built into a free float AR handguard. They also included an integrated red laser at the 12 o’clock position of the LED array. This reminds me of those cheap [Read More…]
A local shooting club started using Newbold targets for their pistol match practice. During the winter the club retreats to their indoor pistol range. One problem with shooting indoors is the inability to utilize steel targets safely. That is where Newbold Targets comes [Read More…]
DoctorKote makes FBI spec ballistics gelatin targets along with their CeraKote business. They have recently released two gelatin targets shaped like a Lego minifigure and Han Solo in Carbonite. You can order these off their website. The Han Solo and the Lego [Read More…]
SAAB, yes the Swedish Auto Manufacturer, has a defense division called SAAB Barracuda that develops things like this bullet proof wall. Here is their website. The “Soft Armour” uses Lemonhead candy sized ceramic balls as the bullet proof medium. It sort of [Read More…]
Before Chris Costa strutted his stuff in Japan, in the now infamous #costagate2015, Chris Costa was already famous in Japan. Back when he was working with Travis Haley at Magpul Dynamics, a Japanese publication company immortalized Costa and Haley in a small Japanese [Read More…]
Ok so the premise of the video is misleading. They are not shooting desserts with bullets but rather using a 12 Ga shotgun and shooting what appears to be bird shot. There are four desserts/targets up on the line: Whipped Cream Ice Cream Chocolate Syrup British Custard [Read More…]
At the SHOT Show Range Day, KRISS Arms brought out some interesting things out to the range. For 2015 there will be an updated KRISS Vector Carbine. They are updating the barrel shroud to an SilencerCo Osprey like design. The one pictured is for a Canadian model due to [Read More…]
X-Products made the Can Launcher. Well they have expanded a bit and made a grappling hook projectile. You can see they designed the bottom just like a soda can. They said they were able to launch it 100 yards.
FNH had their elusive SCAR PDW on display at SHOT Show 2015. The PDW is based off of a SCAR 16S. However the upper receiver is slightly different. SCAR uppers usually have three holes at the front behind the sling loop. That is not the case here. As you can see there [Read More…]
Walking around SHOT Show, some things stand out and catch your eye. This all blue SCAR 16S stood out to me. At first glance I thought it was just custom Cerakoted SCAR. But upon looking closer, it is chambered in .300blk.
At Media Day at the Range, SAI showed off their new products for 2015. Specifically their AR 2.0 Jailbreak and their new pistol, from the ground up, SAI BLU. First up is the Jailbreak AR. The Jailbreak is a muzzle device that is quick detach. Their prototype at the [Read More…]
Lantac USA posted this up earlier today on their Facebook Page: Lantac USA is sad to have to make this post A one off Titanium EBCG LanTac Carrier, the only one in existence was stolen from our booth during show hours! It doesn’t get much lower thank that. The Ti [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…]
X-Products is making a 50 rd drum for colt magazine ARs. They are also going to make a 50 rd drum for 9mm ARs that use glock magazines. For a third product they are making a 32 rd drum magazine for Glock pistols. This seems overly complicated and unnecessary when Glock [Read More…]
PWS unveiled their new Glock EDS (Enhanced Duty Slide). You provide your own barrel and recoil spring but it is a simple drop in upgrade. The rep said they did not want to make any modifications to the frame or trigger of the Glock yet were able to bring the factory [Read More…]
I found Recover and they have some really cool products coming out this year. First up they have a pistol-carbine conversion kit similar to the other pistol conversion kits like the Roni or SIG ACP. However the Recover Morphy BCZ has better features than the others. [Read More…]
SureFire is coming out with a new pistol light. This one was designed with X300 user complaints in mind. SureFire received many requests for a pistol light that does not protrude past the muzzle of common pistols like a Glock 17 or 19. The XC1 is similar to the new [Read More…]
Holosun has a small red dot that is very similar in style and size to the Aimpoint T1 but at a fraction of the cost. The HS403C is a 2MOA LED red dot. It is parallax free and has a run time of 50,000 hours. On top of that the HS403C has a built in […] Read [Read More…]
Strike Industries has two very interesting products coming out this year. First up is their drop in rail for Glock frames. It adds 2 more slide rails giving the Glock frame 6 rails for improved slide to frame fit. Here you can see the SI frame rail on the left [Read More…]
At the Colt booth in Shot Show 2015 there is a display of a Colt SLR. The SLR is made by Ohio Ordnance Works under license by Colt. The SLR is semi-automatic version of the Colt BAR. The SLR comes in a Italian leather-bound display case. Two 20 rd mags, Leather sling [Read More…]
Tracey Ponder created this AR retention rig. It attaches to a Molle vest. There is a large mount that the AR holster attaches to. The AR can be spun 360 degrees parallel to the chest. It can be removed by rotating the gun upside down and pushing the weapon away from the [Read More…]
Mission First is giving out their new polymer magazine, here at Shot Show. They will retail under $16. They are made with a unique Dupont Military Grade Polymer. The floorplate has a paint dot matrix for ID markings. There are two drain holes in the floorplate as well. [Read More…]
Silencerco and Crye Precision collaborated to make a SIX12 with a 6 inch Salvo 12 suppressor. Crye Precision integrated the Salvo 12 into the handguard. Still no price or ETA on the release of the Six 12. All the display models at Crye and this one at the Silencerco [Read More…]
New for 2015, Badger Ordnance has made AR lower parts in titanium. Dust cover hinge pin. MSRP $20 weight 0.12 oz Enhanced bolt stop. MSRP $95 weight 0.24 oz Magazine catch. MSRP $49 weight 0.19 oz Pistol grip screw. MSRP $9.95 weight 0.08 oz Castle [Read More…]
I saw this at the Glock booth here at Shot Show 2015. It is the Glock 19TB. It comes with tall suppressor sights and a threaded barrel. When I asked Glock reps about the new MOS optic guns and the the lack of suppressor sights, their answer was vague. They do not really [Read More…]
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