The Belgian company RDIH was present at SHOT Show with a lightweight polymer stock for the paratrooper variants of the FAL and LAR’s. While a rifle with the stock installed was not available – we were able to handle the stock itself. The construction appears [Read More…]
FLIR, a world leader in infrared technology, has announced the addition of the Thermosight R-Series. The R-Series is priced just under $3500, which is about half the cost of most other high quality thermal sights. The R-Series is designed for hunting, as well as for [Read More…]
X Products debuted their new 9mm 50 round drum magazines at the SHOT Show. Known for their .308 and .223/5.56 offerings, X Products have made quite the name for themselves with their top notch drum mags. Their new 9mm mags will be made out of aluminum and will be [Read More…]
Browning has introduced the AB3 to their rifle at the 2014 SHOT Show. The AB3 is described by Browning as a “value-packaged” rifle. Despite its lower price point the AB3 is designed to be a contender for accuracy, features, style, and comfort. This is not what [Read More…]
Armament Technology Inc., the distributor of the ELCAN optics, unveiled the switchable ELCAN SpecterTR 1-3-9x gunsight at SHOT Show 2014. With a MSRP of $3100, the new ELCAN SpecterTR competes against the new high-end 1-8x scopes with the traditional scope [Read More…]
New from Plinker Tactical are full guns. They have an SBR and a bull barrel currently available. When used with the 25-round mags that come with the guns, they have bolt hold-open on an empty mag, something that not many rimfire ARs have. It’s a better re-creation [Read More…]
At the SHOT Show 2014, Burris introduced their unique AR-1X sight. It’s a compact prism sight with a true 1x magnification. It’s a red-dot alternative for those that have bad astigmatism, such as myself. The MSRP for the new Burris AR-1X prism sight is $299. [Read More…]
Color seems to be one of the themes at this year’s SHOT Show. With so much polymer in products and various metal finishes available, making a new product out of an old one by changing the color scheme is not only a quick way to expand a manufacturer’s [Read More…]
Colt’s LE6920 is the company’s base lightweight law enforcement model. Like so many other products on display at SHOT, it comes in color schemes besides standard tactical black. LE6920MPATAC with Magpul MOE furniture in A-TACS camo: And the LE6920MP-USA in [Read More…]
Ruger had debuted a modified version of their terrific 22/45 Lite pistol. The original models were anodized gold, then they switched to black (I have and love one of the older gold models). These come with factory threaded barrels and are very suppressor friendly! The [Read More…]
The good people at KRISS were kind enough to extend an invitation to me to a private shoot they were hosting here at a range they rented out to demo their new products for 2014. I also managed to swindle an invite for my friend Chris who has helped me out with numerous [Read More…]
The big news from Heckler and Koch this year is unquestionably their suppressed keymod MR556 and MR762 rifles that are going to the civilian market. At media day they had them for us to shoot, and everyone walked away with a big simile on their face after running a few [Read More…]
Mossberg is now selling a pistol version of the company’s 715 .22 LR rifle. The new 715P pistols use the same action and magazines as the rifle, but in a pistol configuration. Even though the 715P looks like an AR-type gun, it is not. The exterior is simply a [Read More…]
Kimber announced a new Custom Shop rifle called the 8400 Advanced Tactical II. The hand-built rifle is chambered for the .308 Win and .300 Win Mag. It is designed from the ground up for exceptional accuracy. All rifles are tested for 0.5 MOA accuracy with a [Read More…]
Galco was showing the new Hornet holster at the 2014 SHOT Show. The Hornet is a leather holster made to carry compact handguns in both crossdraw and appendix positions. The holster uses a belt loop to hold it in place, so a belt is needed when using this holster. It [Read More…]
The .416 Hushpuppy, a new proprietary round being offered with a AR upper by AM-TAC Precision was announced at SHOT this year. The concept to the round is claimed to have a maximum point blank range to 200yds on a man sized target, and creates a wound channel larger [Read More…]
Strike Industries had a number prototypes on display at their SHOT Show booth. Thier ultra low profile (or “no profile”) backup iron sights are ingenious. They mount on picatinny rails but are so low profile they extend no higher than the rail itself, [Read More…]
Arsenal Firearms had their beautiful double barrel 1911 on display again this year at SHOT Show.
Tactical gear manufacturer Crye Precision debuted their first firearm at SHOT Show. Instead of entering the firearm industry the easy way with a branded AR-15 they enlisted the skilled gun designer Eric Burt, who has previously worked on the AAC Honey Badger and Magpul [Read More…]
Having just come from the KRISS demo at Machine Guns Vegas which was held in conjunction with a well put together cocktail party, I got a change to not only handle the new line, I was also able to shoot each of the new offerings. All of their pistols are made in the [Read More…]
SIG has some impressive custom pistols made by their Master Shop on display at SHOT Show. It was the first (and probably last) time I have ever seen a salmon tail used as a front sight.
What the 1911 is to pistol design the Mauser 98 is to rifle design. It may go out of fashion from time to time but it always makes a comeback. American Rifle Company has designed an action with a combination of Mauser 98 and ’03 Springfield. I think there is [Read More…]
England has sent its throne over for the varmint hunter. I saw this chair in the new product booth and was determined to check it out. Yes this is outside of the box of most products on this blog but the varmint hunting sport is a large community. I am used to the [Read More…]
Gemtech (Gemini Technologies) out of Eagle, Idaho has released the new G-Core line of suppressors at SHOT Show this year. Gemtech started as a consortium of suppressor designers back in 1993, and has been creating and expanding suppressor technology ever since. In [Read More…]
There are currently four G-Core suppressors covering .22 LR, .22 WMR, .17HMR, .300 BLK, 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. I’ve written a post exclusively on the GMT-300, and its incredible ability to suppress supersonic .300 BLK rounds to hearing safe noise levels, [Read More…]
Crimson Trace SFL-100 Rocket Aiming Laser: Only reusable aiming laser for M72 LAW rocket Improved first shot accuracy of over 60% Waterproof to 1 meter for 2 hours Designed to military standards Available in IR and visible red Puts rounds on target faster and more [Read More…]
Over the years of competing in long range I have had the pleasure of knowing and competing with Brian Litz. A house hold name in the gun industry I call Brian, affectionately, the ballistics nerd. If you want to know ballistics, you talk to Brian. For many years he [Read More…]
Hi-Lux Leatherwood displayed their new MaxTac Dot red-dot sight at SHOT Show 2014. This new red-dot packs a lot of features for just $199 MSRP. Some of those include a robust machined aluminum housing, dual-mode digital illumination control, build-in picatinny mount and [Read More…]
Though 5.11 has really put a lot of effort into breaking further into the civilian and hunting markets, they remain as focused on professional tactical as ever. Their new line of Storm gray gear is designed for law enforcement in urban settings. The shade of gray was [Read More…]
SAR Arms is showing pink and purple guns at the SHOT Show. Part of the new Princess line, the SAR B6C pistols will now be available in the new colors. Features of the guns include: 9mm 13+1 capacity frame mounted thumb safety polymer frame matte black or stainless [Read More…]
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