Long time gun enthusiast, Sci-Fi nerd, Whiskey drinker, online marketer and blogger. My daily firearms musings can be found over at my gun blog ArmoryBlog.com and Instagram.
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The AR-15 world has a vast selection of aftermarket parts from various companies, some of them are useful and actually improve your AR’s performance and some just make your credit card debt increase. There’s a segment of the aftermarket that certainly makes [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2016 I stumbled upon the Scavenger 6 Multi-Caliber Rifle from Tim Ralston. It’s a survival rifle that can shoot up to 21 different calibers. If you don’t remember Tim Ralston is the guy who shot himself in the thumb on the Nat Geo show [Read More…]
1Shot out of Reno, Nevada debuted their Accurate Pistol System last year, it’s a non NFA pistol “buttstock” rest that’s not actually connected or mounted to the pistol at all. Your pistol rest in the Accurate Pistol System and you hold your [Read More…]
The Glock 43 single stack pistol is becoming a very popular option for conceal carry use so it’s no surprise that the aftermarket is releasing new parts for it every year. While browsing the American Tactical booth at the SHOT Show I noticed they had a threaded [Read More…]
Attaching your smartphone to your gun is nothing new, Inteliscope has their pretty cool system and app that they released a few years back, there was also the MeoPix for spotting scopes. I ran into iScope at the SHOT Show and they had a very interesting adapter. [Read More…]
There are a couple rifle mag loaders out on the market such as the Three Point Innovation’s Box-to-Mag AR-15 Speed Loader and the Caldwell’s Mag Charger, I stumbled upon this interesting new speed mag loader for the AR-15 from the folks at MIT USA called the Mag [Read More…]
Last year Mesa Tactical partnered up with Beretta to make accessories for their shotguns. Well Mesa Tactical just released their new telescoping and hydraulic recoil stock kits for the Beretta 1301 semi-auto shotguns. Their stock kit is actually available in three [Read More…]
If you own a Yugo variant AK47 like me then you know the aftermarket for Yugo parts is seriously lacking. There’s the Magpul Yugo Zhukov-S Stock and the Tapco M70 T6 stock as well as a few various adapters but not much else. Yugo AK47s are great rifles, their [Read More…]
X Products, known for their drum mags and can cannons showed off their new drum magazine for the Sig Sauer. They have it displayed with a gen 2 Sig MPX, not sure if it will work with a gen 1 MPX though. Any gen 1 owners know if the mags are interchangeable? Not a whole [Read More…]
This year at SHOW Show there was a section for new exhibitors and smaller companies, there was a product that caught my eye. A new company called Underfold Stocks based out of Longwood, Florida was showing off their underfold stocks for the Ruger 10/22. The stock is [Read More…]
Heizer Defense makers of the single shot PS1 pocket shotgun and the single shot pocket pistol chambered in 7.62x39mm released their first semi-auto pistol at the 2016 SHOW Shot. Their new PKO-45 semi-automatic pistol is made in the USA and chambered in .45ACP and is [Read More…]
Magpul just debuted a new and improved stronger, lighter and more affordable 2.0 version of their UBR stock. Their first Utility/Battle Rifle(UBR) stock was pretty darned good and it was very popular, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t room for improvement [Read More…]
Strike Industries showed off their new collapsible Viper Stock to us a few months back, well it’s finally available for purchase. Their new lightweight and compact polymer Viper stock weights in at just 6.3 ounces. The butt pad area is shaped to be a better fit [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory recently debuted their new AR15 Lowers that accept Glock style 9mm pistol magazines. They have completely assembled AR15 lowers in both rifle and pistol configurations available. The new PSA 9mm lowers are machined from billet 7075 aluminum T6 [Read More…]
Looking for a small lightweight stock for your AR-15? Well Magpul just recently debuted their new MOE SL-K Stock. It’s designed as a smaller and lightweight butt stock alternative for compact PDW styled rifles and SBRs. The Magpul MOE SL line of furniture, or Slim [Read More…]
Good news, everyone! L3 Communications is now offering refunds for their EOTech Holographic Weapon sights plus $15 for shipping them back to them. In case you haven’t heard about the recent EOTech fiasco the United States Government recently sued the holding [Read More…]
Other than ammo and cleaning supplies the other important thing I carry in my range bag is a good multi-tool. The one I’m currently using is the Real Avid AR-15 tool which we reviewed a while back, Breach-Bang-Clear also did a test of 4 popular Multi-Tools on the [Read More…]
No you read that right, the popular Glock accessory makers Lone Wolf Distributors is now selling Browning 1919A4s. Maybe making barrels, Glock trigger kits and custom machined slides got boring and they just wanted to change things up. Their new belt fed M1919A4 [Read More…]
Magpul just released their new 10 round PMAG 10 AK/AKM MOE 7.62x39mm Magazines. Their lightweight and budget friendly 10 round mags fit pretty much all Kalashnikov pattern rifles and pistols chambered in 7.62x39mm, including the AK-47, AKM variants, AKS, Yugo AKs and [Read More…]
A Redditor posted recently about an M3 Grease Gun that someone found in their attic that was turned into the local police department. Don’t worry though, the department is trying to find a museum to take it so it doesn’t end up melted down. somebody found [Read More…]
High Tower Armory is known for their P90-like bullpup stock kits for the Ruger 10/22 that have been on the market for a while, I actually have one of their kits that I used for one of my old 10/22s and I really like it. Well they’ve recently announced that they [Read More…]
Brazil is a beautiful country, but man does it seem like a lot of crazy stuff happens there. From cops shooting at bad guys from a helicopter and soccer refs pulling guns on players to interesting customized guns and even guns that shoot on their own! Check out this [Read More…]
It’s been a little while since another blast diverter has hit the market, well Fortis Manufacturing just gave us a sneak peak at their new muzzle brake and Control Blast Mitigation Device attachment. Like with many of the other blast diverters out there the Fortis [Read More…]
AK variants have been getting a lot of love from the aftermarket lately, especially with replacement triggers. ALG Defense debuted their AK trigger a few months back and Elftmann Tactical just released their AK trigger last month. AR trigger maker CMC Triggers just [Read More…]
Strike Industries released their EMP magazine plate for the Glock 42 a few months back, now they have one for the Glock 43. Made out of impact resistant polymer their new extended magazine plate adds an additional 2 rounds to the Glock 43 bumping it up to a capacity of [Read More…]
Magpul recently announced their new AR Enhanced Magazine Release. It’s an attachment that creates more surface area to help with faster mag changes. I think it looks like a solid product, especially for those with small hands who may not be able to manipulate all [Read More…]
Magpul recently released a version of their Zhukov-S stock for fixed-stock Yugo AK pattern rifles. It features a hinge block that mounts directly onto the rear of the rifle, most other aftermarket stocks for Yugos require an adapter to be able to fit a standard AK or AR [Read More…]
Elftmann Tactical just released their new drop-in AK-47 Trigger. It fits most AK platforms (Saigas require a special bushing to fit) and is made out of A2 tool steel in a 6061-T6 aluminum housing. It features a 3/8″ wide hammer and disconnector and a Double-Double [Read More…]
A few months ago Palmetto State Armory released their own AK-47 rifles that they debuted at the 2015 SHOT Show. They’ve just released a few AK-47 build kits that help you build your own AK on a budget. To put together one of their AKs you’ll have to buy two [Read More…]
Lantac USA and CMC Triggers recently announced they’ve collaborated on two new AR-15 triggers. Their new E-CT1 and E-CT2 are both non-adjustable drop-in triggers and will come with either a curved or flat skeletonized trigger. The E-CT1 trigger is a single stage [Read More…]
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