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The GL-MAG buttstock by FAB Defense incorporates an underside magazine carrier well that accepts standard AR mags. The magazine is centered in the stock and doesn’t interfere with positioning the gun on the shoulder. An ambidextrous quick-release button releases [Read More…]
BHI Tactical Firearms debuted their new handguard at SHOT Show today. The improvements on the old handguard (see AK pistol photo at bottom of this post) is a full length top rail and a slimmer profile with Keymod compatible accessory attachment points. This handguard [Read More…]
The finalized production version of the Trijicon VCOG (Variable Combat Optical Gunsight) 1-6x24mm at the pre-SHOT Show Media Day at the Range Event. The VCOG will be available to Trijicon dealer shortly after SHOT Show 2014. The VCOG features a non-protruding [Read More…]
As most of you know I attended a Remington tactical products seminar at the world famous Gunsite Academy. That yielded the R51 announcement. Well we have another product under the DPMS brand. This is an AR15 rifle in .308 caliber that has ben reengineered to a great [Read More…]
If you live in a jurisdiction that allows the use of a night vision device for hunting or predator control, the Pulsar Sentinel GS 2X50 Night Vision Riflescope would be an excellent choice. Since I am constantly trying to get ahead of the coyote problem on our ranch I [Read More…]
It looks like Turkish firearms maker Safir Arms is working on their own AR-57 rifle and upper kits that they’re calling the T-57. What’s a AR-57 upper? It’s pretty much an AR-15 upper chambered in the FN 5.7x28mm round and that uses the FN P90 magazine [Read More…]
For a good number of years readers have been asking why FN won’t sell their AR platform to the public. Well the wait is over FN is now selling the FN-15 to the public. This is our first new product announcement for SHOT show 2014. I was invited to a product meeting [Read More…]
Magpul just announced their new MIAD (MIssion ADaptable) GEN 1.1 Grip. Available for both 5.56×45 (Type 1 kit) and 7.62×51 (Type 2 kit) rifles, it features both front ahd back interchangeable straps and is compatible with all Magpul storage grip cores. [Read More…]
HIPERFIRE is a small company out of Minnesota that is now making fire control groups (FCG) for the AR platform. They have a new and radical approach to the AR fire control group. They are like nothing you have ever seen before. But with the new design that they have [Read More…]
Rob Curtis published a product brochure for the upcoming not-yet-announced H&K MR556-SD MR762A1-SD. The H&K MR556-SD MR762A1-SD features a new Modular Rail System (MRS) that allows rails segments to be screwed in where required, much like the [Read More…]
SIG Addict got hold of a photo of SIG SAUER’s upcoming SIG 556xi modular rifle that will be available in 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, and .300 AAC BLK. The barrels and bolts will be swappable between calibers. According to SIG Addict they can accept AK and AR [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson announced two new variants in the M&P line of rifles. The first is a new M&P10 that ships with a 20-round Magpul magazine. Prior M&P10 rifles shipped with five- or ten-round magazines. This version of the gun will retail [Read More…]
CMMG is offering a new AR-15 for 2014 called the Mk4 RCE. The rifle will come with a variety of popular parts standard such as a Geissele Automatics SSA 2-stage trigger, Magpul CTR buttstock, MOE pistol grip and 30 round PMAG. The rifle will be outfitted with a [Read More…]
I’m really not an AR sort of guy. Sure, I’ve handled and shot a bunch of them, but they never really jumped out at me as really cool guns. Probably because they are the most popular rifle design in the US, and I tend to be more interested in the weird and [Read More…]
When I first started shooting AR’s I was more than satisfied to buy one off the shelf. In the last few years I was leaning more and more toward building my own. What I really wanted was an AR that I built using parts I thought to be some of the best on the market. [Read More…]
Impressum Media announced the company is now shipping the AR Rifles Digital Guide. The new DVD has more than 1300 different AR-style rifles listed in a searchable database with photos, specifications and schematics for many of them. The AR Rifle Digital Guide is [Read More…]
Smith Enterprises announced the company would introduce a number of new products at the 2014 SHOT Show including: M4/M16/AR15 muzzle brake that is sound suppressor compatible AR10 muzzle brake an improved quick disconnect bipod M14 muzzle brake that will be allowed in [Read More…]
ATI has been competing with a number of other companies to create a true polymer lower for over a year now. ATI had created the first OMNI polymer lower, which was reviewed here at TheFirearmBlog in February of 2013. While the reviewer here had no problems with the [Read More…]
Here’s something for the AR-15 that’s a bit, different. Called the AR-fin, they’re just what they look like. Fins for your AR-15 that supposedly helps cool down your barrel. They’re made out of .030 stainless chrome alloy and are precut to fit [Read More…]
Over at AllOutdoor Major Pandemic writes about the benefits of installing an adjustable gas block on an AR-15 rifle … This last weekend, I provided a buddy a side-by-side comparison of his standard AR and one of my AR-15s with an adjustable gas block. His actual [Read More…]
New from Diamondback is the DB15 PR pistol with a Cerakote Finish. The company does not seem to publish the MSRP so I cannot tell you the cost. From the press release … The new .223/5.56 DB15 pistol based off of Diamondback’s A3 Flattop forged 7075 T6 [Read More…]
CMMG Mk3 CBR has announced the availability of their new CMMG Mk3 CBR (Carbine Battle Rifle). Other than the name (“Rifle Carbine” is a contradiction in my opinion), it is a very slick looking carbine with quality parts at a reasonable price of $2,000. [Read More…]
Lanco Tactical released their original GripStop for non-picatinny handguards earlier this year. The new Mod 2 version attaches to picatinny rails. Lanco Tactical LLC is pleased to announce the Grip Stop™ Mod 2. The Grip Stop™ Mod 2 is the next step in the evolution [Read More…]
The Military Arms Channel has reviewed the new Wolf Gold 5.56mm ammunition. Unlike traditional Wolf ammunition steel is not used in either the case or the bullet. They are apparently manufactured in Taiwan. Back in 2005 the Pentagon imported 300 million 5.56mm bullets [Read More…]
Remember the SlideFire stock that allows you to fire your rifle in “full-auto”? Here’s something a bit different. Tactical Fire Control, Inc. will be taking pre-orders on December 1st for their new TacCon 3MR trigger system. The 3 mode drop-in [Read More…]
SIG has a new AR-15 featuring Magpul furniture and “Muddy Girl”, a camo scheme which sort of cuts the difference between the traditional-black black rifle finish and the in-your-face-bright-neon-pink finish. Forbes’ Vice blogger Susannah Breslin [Read More…]
We recently wrote about a artist in the UK who x-rayed firearms. A gun enthusiastic and collector from Jackson, Mississippi who has access to a $750,000 CAT scanner emailed us about the gun x-ray photos he prints and sells. The photos are absolutely beautiful. Houston [Read More…]
Turkey’s gun laws, which allow semi-automatic shotguns but not semi-automatic rifles, lead to all sorts of rifle-patterned shotguns that the Turks use for both hunting and plinking. All Outdoor has reviewed the Akdal 1919 12 Gauge AR-15-patterned shotgun … [Read More…]
New from Wilson combat is a forged AR-15 lower receiver with an integral trigger guard. At $239.95 it is not cheap (but nothing with the Wilson brand ever is). Our superb forged lower AR receivers are CNC machined to tighter than mil-spec tolerances, with critical [Read More…]
The third batch of the limited edition LaRue Tactical Costa Edition 5.56 is now on sale. The price is $2,895. The quest for a perfectly-balanced and reliable 5.56 rifle led Chris Costa to LaRue Tactical for a custom “signature series” rifle to bear his name. Costa [Read More…]
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