An advocate of gun proliferation zones, Richard is a long time shooter, former cop and internet entrepreneur. Among the many places he calls home is http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/.
The latest member of the Freedom Group announced a new series of 1911 grips at the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Tapco is releasing several new grips for the venerable old pistol in their TimberSmith line. The grips are made of an engineered wooden laminate, and will [Read More…]
Bushmaster is now offering an upper for the .300 BLACKOUT (aka 300 BLK or 300 AAC BLACKOUT) cartridge. The uppers use a light contour barrel with a black Melonite coating. Barrel length is 16″. The AAC Blackout 51T ratchet mount flash hider is used on these [Read More…]
Remington announced their 2013 limited edition model 700 to benefit the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). For the past 13 years, Remington has produced a limited run of rifles for the RMEF, with all profits going to benefit the conservation group. This [Read More…]
Stark Equipment manufactures AR-15 grips that incorporate a trigger guard into a single polymer unit. From my prior testing, the grips install easily and are durable. It now seems they have found their way onto Mossberg’s AR-15 rifles. While touring the [Read More…]
Tapco is now making magazine blocks for the AK, AR and SKS platforms. The magazine blocks allow a gun owner to work on their rifle, using the block, instead of the rifle, to interface with the vice. The helps prevent unwanted damage. The blocks are made of polymer [Read More…]
Sometimes the miscellaneous gun-related goodies and gadgets are the best parts of the SHOT Show. I don’t know if these iPhone cases are the “best” of the show, but they are certainly appealing to a number of people. One of the cases is designed [Read More…]
Remington announced a new line of hunting ammunition called Hog Hammer. As one might infer from the name, the ammo is designed specifically for hunting wild pigs. The loads use the all copper Barnes TSX bullets. The TSX, or Triple Shock, bullets are designed to [Read More…]
HiViz is known by many shooters as a company that makes fiber optic sights. One of their handgun products allowed a maximum amount of light in, as it had little protection around it. The other version did not let nearly as much light in, but provided a greater [Read More…]
Taurus is showing a variety of their firearms in different colors: black, tan, pink and purple. Nevermind all of the blued and stainless handguns. Who is the target audience for all of the rainbow colored guns? Some companies try to market the guns to [Read More…]
Hunters take note: Realtree introduced a new hunting camo called Xtra. Calling it the “industry’s more realistic pattern,” Realtree uses a pattern that includes a foreground, mid-ground and background. In theory, this adds visual depth to the pattern and [Read More…]
Two of the new pistols that Smith & Wesson announced heading into the 2013 SHOT Show were Performance Center 1911s. I had a chance to shoot them at Media Day, and they were impressive. While the full size 1911 was great, it was the commander-sized that really [Read More…]
The rise in popularity of optics, such as the Trijicon RMR, has holster makers looking at ways of making scabbards for carrying them. Safariland has been working on new holsters for the military and for law enforcement. At Media Day, Safariland had this drop leg [Read More…]
The P226 is one of the most popular SIG Sauer handguns of all time. There are a variety of different models in the P226 line, but at Media Day, I got to shoot one of the new variants: the single-action P226. This P226 looks and feels a lot like the classic P226. [Read More…]
American Whitetail is a new line of hunting ammo from Hornady. The line, as you might expect, is designed around hunting the popular whitetail deer in North America. The lineup includes many popular hunting cartridges including .270, .308, .30-30 and .30-06 loads. [Read More…]
Hornady introduced a new load in the company’s young Critical Duty line of ammunition designed for law enforcement. The new .45 ACP round uses a 220 grain bullet and is loaded to +P pressures. From a 5” test barrel, the round makes for 975 feet per second, which [Read More…]
Respected bag maker Maxpedition appears to be ready to launch a new line of handheld flashlights. At this time, little is known about what type of light or lights might be introduced by the company, but a good guess would be something for the outdoor and tactical [Read More…]
Brazilian ammo maker Magtech Ammunition has a few new products that will debut in the coming year. Among them are lines of duty ammunition for law enforcement. The exact details have not yet been released, but there will be two new lines aimed at the police market. [Read More…]
Boberg Arms Corporation manufactures an unusual handgun that has been described as a “bullpup pistol” by some due to the fact that the chamber is located to the rear of the trigger assembly. Boberg recently published this video: The video shows one of the steps in [Read More…]
Crossbreed Holsters is now making an ankle holster for small and medium framed semi-auto pistols. The new Ankle Rig holster is made of a synthetic fiber, probably nylon, and will fit a variety of guns, but the Kahr K-series, Ruger LC9 and Springfield XDs were [Read More…]
Ahead of the new year, Barnes Bullets announced they will introduce four new rifle loads in 2013. The new rounds are loaded cartridges, not merely bullets or other components for handloading, and are in the company’s VOR-TX line. The new loads include: 22-250 [Read More…]
Need a light-recoiling self-defense load for your .38 Special revolver? Take a look at the new ammo from Hornady: the Critical Defense Lite. The new .38 Special load uses an FTX bullet like the other loads in the Critical Defense line of ammunition, but is [Read More…]
Strike Industries is developing a simple plate carrier that could be used by a home owner for self defense or by a law enforcement officer for a high-risk call. The carrier has two straps that allow the wearer to quickly don the carrier, so that a 10”x13” rifle [Read More…]
Midwest Industries, Inc. is getting ready to release a quad-rail extension for the FN SCAR rifle. The rail is made of 6061 aluminum and uses MIL-STD 1913 rails. It will be available in both black and flat dark earth. The extension adds eight ounces to the overall [Read More…]
Holsters are like underwear – everybody has their own preferences about what fits their gun best. Fortunately, there are a great many manufacturers who provide a range of options, materials and colors. The DeSantis Super Fly is one example of the options [Read More…]
All of the key-holing problems associated with the Kel-Tec PMR-30 have apparently not been solved by the recent barrel replacements. Kel-Tec issued a statement regarding ammunition recommendations for the .22 WMR pistol, stating that the handguns are [Read More…]
We welcome ATK to the Zombie Invasion. Champion Traps & Targets, an ATK company, is now making zombie targets for your plinking and practice pleasure. Unlike the Ansel Adams-style black and white zombie targets before them, Champion has gone for a more modern, [Read More…]
Not that long ago electronic ear muffs were priced out of the reach of most casual shooters. Prices generally started around $200 and went up. Fortunately, times have changed. Unlike ammo, the price on entry-level electronic hearing protection has come down [Read More…]
Wolf Ammo announced a new 7.62x54R cartridge for 2011. The new load is called Extra Match, and Wolf claims it is “one of the most accurate 7.62x54R rounds in the world.” The load uses a 200 gr FMJ bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2435 fps. The case is [Read More…]
Kel-Tec recently released several updates on the production of the highly-anticipated KSG shotgun. At this point, Kel-Tec has made several small runs of the shotgun, and those units have shipped to various people for testing and evaluation. Additionally, Kel-Tec is [Read More…]
In YA1911R (“Yet Another 1911 Review”), I take a look at the SIG SAUER 1911CA-45-BSS. If “1911CA-45-BSS” is not catchy enough for you, SIG also calls the pistol the 1911 Carry. Hmmm…I think I like 1911 Carry better. This SIG 1911 Carry comes with a Nitron [Read More…]
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