Back at SHOT 2011 we reported on the Glock beavertail backstraps for Gen4 pistols. Well, now it’s SHOT 2013, and the backstraps are supposedly finally coming out of R&D to the market sometime this year. My Glock buddy had to ask four other associates where [Read More…]
Looking a bit like something from a cheesy science fiction flick, the new ZiP .22 is a polymer rimfire bullpup pistol. Okay, it looks more than a bit like something from a cheesy science fiction flick. The form factor is designed to deliver compact size and modularity [Read More…]
In the very short amount of time since Black Rain Ordnance incorporated in 2009, the company has gathered a fair amount of attention in the highly competitive arena of AR-platfrom rifles. That attention has come due to the company producing high quality rifles that [Read More…]
Many of you know we have covered the stripped ATI Omni receiver previously. The model I looked over today is the complete lower ready to mount an upper and head to the range. This Omni receiver is made to handle about any caliber upper you care to name.The user just [Read More…]
At the 2013 Media Day I had the chance to put my hands on the new Kahr CW380, (Model #CW3833). The CW380 is a nice compact handgun developed to fill the void in the CW series of pistols for the .380 caliber cartridge. Previously Kahr had made the CW9 and CW40 in [Read More…]
I was finally able to handle a 1911 I’ve been curious about for a long time the ATI FX 1911 “Fat Boy”. This compact 1911 is a double stack that holds ten or twelve rounds of 45 acp ammunition. The finish is a Matte blue and is a lightweight [Read More…]
I examined a new laser for Glocks which I believe will be a hit for Glock users. This unit is made by CAT in Argentina. I spoke with Ana Contessi the manager at CAT. She gave me the tour of this new product. This sight appears to be very well made with a polymer body. [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…]
Early on the Slide Fire queue had a line, and for good reason, everyone wants to test out how easy the Slide Fire stock really is to use. The Slide Fire stock functioned the same with the belt-fed conversion, it also didn’t hang up or jam the few times we used the [Read More…]
On the table, at the FN range, was an unassuming bitone striker-fired pistol. On closer inspection it became obvious it was not the competition model while still maintaining a longer slide. This is FN’s new standard FNS-9 with a five inch barrel. The firearm [Read More…]
Springfield Armory has followed up their success with the XDs in .45 caliber, by introducing the XDs 9mm. This is a compact, single stack, 9mm handgun based upon the same frame as the original XDs. The XDs 9mm provides a great alternative to shooters who are not [Read More…]
If you follow the online gun scene even peripherally, then you’ve read about the Chiappa Triple Threat: a three-barreled beast of a shotgun that looks like something out of either Mad Max or a steampunk comic. Today I got a little bit of trigger time with this [Read More…]
Cabot Guns is a newcomer to the 1911 industry who focuses on high-end 1911 pistols. In 2012, sponsored shooter Brian “Gunny” Zins (from Top Shot Season 2) won the NRA National Pistol Championship with an out-of-the-box Cabot. It was also Cabot’s first [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…]
This afternoon Chris and I shot the new Glock 30S chambered in .45 ACP. The slimmer profile is nice, but other than that it is a Glock and it performed well, just as you would expect from a Glock. The recoil was not excessive. I have shot full-sized .45 which had more [Read More…]
If you have ever taught non-shooters how to shoot clays, you will know how painful it can be. Unlike target shooting where a newbie shooter gets visual feedback on their shots, missing a clay by an inch is as good as missing it by a mile. The Winchester AA TrAAcker is [Read More…]
Today at Media Day I got a sneak preview of Sig Sauer’s new rifle suppressor line. I tested one on a Sig516 in 5.56, and it was quiet! This one is non-detachable. More technical details to come later this week. Chris Cheng is History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 [Read More…]
Rock Island Armory has a new bolt action chambered in Armscor’s own .22 TCM. From the press release … “Our new bolt action TCM 22 rifle sets a new price performance standard for the industry and is a must have for hunters looking for maximum velocity and [Read More…]
SMYRNA, Ga. (January 14, 2013) – Today GLOCK, Inc. announced a new addition to its pistol lineup – the GLOCK 30S. The conceal-and-carry hybrid pistol features impressive stopping power consisting of a factory-made 36 slide on top of a 30SF frame. Its compact design [Read More…]
The SHOT show started out with a bang. Media Day at the range was held with a very large number of vendors and media attendees including The Firearm Blog team. When I say a bang it’s because the morning temps were an all time record low with high winds and plenty of [Read More…]
TFB crew is arriving in Vegas this afternoon. I was pleased to see Las Vegas Airport is plastered with banners welcoming SHOT Show attendees. Even without the banners you would know SHOT Show was on by all the people walking around with MOLLE-compatible bags, tactical [Read More…]
We are hoping to get our hands on the new Ruger SR45 at SHOT Show this year. Dimensions are just slightly larger than the 9mm and .40S&W versions we’ve become accustomed to, with the exception of width, which is exactly the same. Capacity is 10+1, putting the [Read More…]
Revealed at last year’s SHOT show, the Kel Tec KSG (Kel-Tec Shotgun) has been one of the most sought after new guns in recent days, selling on gunbroker for sometimes 50% over MSRP. This, I’m sure pleases the dealers trying to keep them on the shelves. [Read More…]
Tired of Flat Dark Earth and O.D. Green? Basic Black too plain, Foliage Green not different enough? Sports South will soon be offering Magpul MOE furniture for AR-15s in all the latest patterns and colors. They have teamed up with Matrix Diversified Industry and TWN [Read More…]
This guest post was written by Henry SF Nachaj. I have been shooting RC on and off while in Europe and Africa, since when I discovered the shells in 2000. Whenever they are available at an event, I use them. They always seemed very consistent both in recoil and hits. [Read More…]
SIG has just published a new video of their upcoming SIG MPX Submachine Gun. The MPX is notable because it fires from a closed locked rotating bolt and is gas operated, much like a rifle. Pistol caliber submachine guns usually are conventional blowback or delayed blowback because they do not [Read More…]
Kel-Tec has sent a letter to it’s distributors informing them that because they have learned that the Kel-Tec KSG will be specifically named as a banned gun in Feinstein’s proposed bill they have to raise prices to try and recoup R&D costs in the event [Read More…]
James Bond’s favorite gun will soon available chambered in .22 LR. The Walther PPK/S 22 will retail for between $399 and $429. New for 2013 from Walther Arms, the PPK/S .22 L.R. will give everyone a chance to feel like James Bond. This German-engineered [Read More…]
The H&K MR762A1 LRP (Long Range Package) is the civilian version of the H&K G28 rifle, Germany’s new Designated Marksmen Rifle. Taking an essentially standard MR762A1 (caliber 7.62 x 51 mm NATO) semi-automatic rifle, Heckler & Koch USA [Read More…]
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