IDEF 2017 occurred in May of this year, but we missed this important Turkish development when it comes to ammunition. MKEK, the Turkish state-run armament company, and privately owned Aselsan signed agreements at IDEF 2017 to cooperate on the design and manufacture of [Read More…]
Hogue Knives announced the company was now offering a new button lock, flipper style folding knife called the X1 Microflip. According to the company, the knife has no springs and is 100% a manual flipper. However, the company says it acts a lot like an automatic knife. [Read More…]
Browning announced that its Speed Load Tactical knife is now shipping to customers. This folding knife was introduced earlier this year. The new knife bridges the gaps between sporting, self defense and utility use by making it with replaceable blades. As it ships, the [Read More…]
If you carry a gun, you probably carry a knife. Not only are knives helpful on the range, but they also serve as an important tool in many people’s daily activities. And let’s not forget that a good knife can be a valuable self defense tool as well. Earlier [Read More…]
The Best Damn Gun company announced that it was now offering a new chassis for the Remington Model 700 action. The new chassis is designed for the short action and follows on the heels of the long action version that was introduced at the 2017 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. [Read More…]
An integrally suppressed variant of the AK called the Gopak was on display a recent demonstration at the Goncharivske trial grounds in the Chernihiv area of Ukraine. In two videos released via YouTube this week, the rifle is demonstrated firing and being inspected by [Read More…]
A multi-grenade launcher fell off the back of a truck in British Columbia, Canada. A member of the Integrated Emergency Response Team lost their grenade launcher with ammo. Now the launcher is non-lethal and shoots gas grenades. However it is not something you want to [Read More…]
Maxim Defense recently announced that the company was now making its CQB Stock for the SIG SAUER MPX and MCX platforms. This new stock is a variation of the existing CQB Stock that the company currently manufactures for the AR platform. The new stock weighs between [Read More…]
It seems that human augmentation devices have seen their first practical application. Passive exoskeletons – perhaps less glamorously called “full body orthopedics” have been spotted in use by Russian sappers in Palmyra, Syria. The sappers – [Read More…]
FightLite has released the new version of their squad automatic weapon, the MCR (Mission Configurable Rifle). The MCR is based upon the older ARES-16 AMG-2 ™ that has been on the Military/LE market for almost a decade and is an AR based solution to the M249 SAW. [Read More…]
FightLite has released the new version of their squad automatic weapon, the MCR (Mission Configurable Rifle). The MCR is based upon the older ARES-16 AMG-2 ™ that has been on the Military/LE market for almost a decade and is an AR based solution to the M249 SAW. [Read More…]
According to court documents, A.D.K. Arms, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 20 of this year. This filing was made at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. A.D.K. Arms sells a range of firearms products centered on the AR-10 and AR-15 [Read More…]
FightLite has released the new version of their squad automatic weapon, the MCR (Mission Configurable Rifle). The MCR is based upon the older ARES-16 AMG-2 ™ that has been on the Military/LE market for almost a decade and is an AR based solution to the M249 SAW. [Read More…]
In an era of increasingly resilient body armor, new small arms ammunition solutions are required to even the odds between the shooter and shootee. The company Stiletto Systems, based out of the UK, is advertising its new bullet as a possible solution for this problem. [Read More…]
One of the drawbacks of owning a non-mainstream firearm is the lack or scarcity of aftermarket parts. CZ 805 Bren is an example of such a firearm. The good news is that Manticore Arms has joined the short list of companies who make parts for these rifles and came up [Read More…]
In the development and testing phases since at least 2004, the German Ministry of Defense has purchased enough IdZ-ES (Infanterist der Zukunft-Infantryman of the future, also know as Gladius) Future Soldier Systems to outfit 68 platoons of mechanized infantry/2,460 [Read More…]
For a variety of reasons not worth discussing fully here, I am personally against Smart Gun technology. Let’s just say there are enough mechanical and human variables that can introduce errors to an already dynamic defensive situation. Plus the whole [Read More…]
Grey Ghost Precision announced the company entered into a strategic partnership with Aero Precision. Grey Ghost Precision stated that this partnership will allow the company to take its line of Glock handgun components to “the next level.” Grey Ghost [Read More…]
Velocity Triggers announced a new drop in replacement for the Model 700 rifle made by Remington. The drop in trigger assembly is a user adjustable system that can be set by the shooter at any pull weight from two to four pounds. When it ships from Velocity Triggers, the [Read More…]
Lead Star Arms has introduced a lightweight AR-15 stock called Ravage. It is CNC machined out of a solid block of 7075 T6 aluminum and weighs only 6 oz! It is a fixed stock, that is to say, a non-adjustable one. The way it attaches to the buffer tube (or receiver [Read More…]
Longtime gun accessory manufacturer Hogue, Inc. has established themselves as a growing force in the knife industry. Whether you see knives as an integral accessory to shooting or a completely stand alone product line is largely irrelevant to the firearms accessory [Read More…]
A recent Facebook video making the rounds enlightened me to a sport I’d never heard of before. A sport so manly, it may be second only to Finnish Wife Carrying. Enter: BladeSports. According to their website, “BladeSports International, Inc., is a Texas non-profit corporation formed to [Read More…]
Ed Brown Products Inc. announced the latest 1911 style pistol called the Special Forces SR Commander. This new Commander type handgun is part of the company’s Special Forces SR line up. The new gun uses a full size grip with a barrel and slide shortened to [Read More…]
A Swiss startup company called Swiss Tactical Technologies is designing handgun lights and lasers which have a couple of unique features. First, they are integrated with the frame. As you can see in the computer mockup image, the dust cover portion of what looks to be [Read More…]
If you thought the firearms industry was lacking innovation, boy do I have the product for you! The AutoGlove is a battery powered, electric trigger pull assist device that you strap to your hand. The AutoGlove claims to allow semi-auto firearms of all types to achieve [Read More…]
Ashbury Precision Ordnance Mfg recently announced a new rifle called the Saber M700. As the name suggests, the gun is built on the company’s Saber modular rifle chassis and uses a Remington M700 barreled action. These specific guns are built on the company’s [Read More…]
Bill Alexander, the founder and chief engineer at Alexander Arms, left the company to take a new position within the defense industry according to a statement released by Alexander Arms. There is no word yet on where Alexander will now be employed. Alexander immigrated [Read More…]
Aeroknox has released a new 1911 slide which they call AX // 01. Actually, they don’t ship it yet, but they’ve added the slide to their website with a “coming soon” status and pre-ordering possibility. Although being made for an over a [Read More…]
Kalix Teknik is a Swedish company manufacturing adjustable cheek rests for classic/hunting style rifle stocks. They have solutions both for composite and wood stocks. The cheek riser model for the polymer stocks is called CR 1. It is compatible with over 90 rifle [Read More…]
Several media outlets have reported that elements of the Ukranian Special Operations Forces are interested in procuring locally produced, Kiev based Zbroyar 7.62x51mm Z-10 rifles. The Z-10 is a locally manufactured AR10 derivative, spawning off a growing industry of [Read More…]