Jotto Gear has a clever gun cabinet that combines concealment and security. The NRA Home Defense Cabinet conceals a two-gun (one pistol and one rifle or shotgun) storage cabinet within a home wall behind a sliding mirror. This keeps casual observers from even being [Read More…]
ArmaLaser laser units deliver the targeting aid that shooters have grown to expect, but the activation will surprise. A simple touch, automatic when drawing and holding the gun, activates the laser. All Armalaser models turn on by human touch, not by a mechanical switch [Read More…]
Obviously keying in on the newest trends in tactical sporting rifles and carbines, Kalashnikov is releasing 9mm AK47s that will use proprietary magazines (inexpensive at $30), obviously to compete with the MPX, CZ Scorpion, and the host of 9mm AR15s that have sprung up over the past few years. [Read More…]
While the UTAS shotgun is not a brand new product, the UTAS booth is always popular at SHOT because the bullpup pump shotguns are literal show-stoppers. With that in mind, James pays his friends at UTAS a visit to get a rundown of this innovative platform for the viewers who couldn’t make it [Read More…]
After seeing the article by Adam on the Leupold LTO, I was immediately thinking it would be great on a gun. I have read some people say it is not rated for firearm recoil. On the Press sheet it says “NOT INTENDED FOR MOUNTING ON A FIREARM”. Well, after [Read More…]
Everyone knows that shooting from a gun rest improves accuracy, but no one really likes lugging around shooting sticks. The Little Sure Shot Gun Rests solve this problem by allowing shooters to carry the gun rest in their pocket and clamp it to a stick or branch at [Read More…]
Who has watched Aliens (you know, the movie where Ripley shows up and “brings it” to the xenomorphs with the Colonial Marines) and wondered why no one has done a round counter like the one on the pulse rifles the good guys used? Well, wonder no more. Cobalt [Read More…]
I met up with Josh Whi of Lithgow Arms. They just got ATF approval and the big question last October, at Big 3 East, was “what part will be the firearm?” ATF has approved the barrel housing to be the registered part. At SHOT 2017 they showed off a CQB model [Read More…]
At last years SHOT Show it seemed like everyone was making pistol caliber ARs that used Glock mags. At SHOT Show this year I stumbled upon a company that’s making a new product to cater to all those pistol caliber AR owners. Tritech Tactical debuted their new AR [Read More…]
At the Beretta booth, I saw a Beretta Tactical 1301 with a distinct optic mount. It is something new by Aridus Industries. The mount is a dedicated Aimpoint mount. It lowers the Aimpoint so that the iron sights co-witness thru the Aimpoint. It looks like the mount [Read More…]
ETS has made quite a splash with their transparent polymer Glock magazines. Now they are going to make magazines for the Glock 43 and Glock 42. They will be available in 12rd, 8rd and 6 rd mags. For both the .380 G42 and 9mm G43. The prototypes below are clear but when [Read More…]
The tritium-lit See All Nite sight provides fast and intuitive targeting. Using a single element design that dispenses with the front post, the See All allows accurate shooting even without precise eye positioning. The shooter simply puts the arrow on the target and the [Read More…]
PWS has a ratchet lock castle nut. It eliminates the need to stake the castle nut to the end plate. Right above the QD hole in the endplate is a small piece of wire spring. This interfaces with the ratcheting teeth on the castle nut. The ratchet locking [Read More…]
I caught up with Dave Fillers of DDI. Recently he sold DDI to Palmetto State Armory. And yet there are some things coming down the line. PSA seems only concerned with the AK side of DDI. But just prior to the buy out, Dave had imported a Chinese bullpup shotgun that [Read More…]
Wilkinson Tactical is showing its new 12 gauge AR-style shotgun. It is built on a slightly modified AR-10 lower receiver. It has nickel-boron coated internal components that don’t require lubrication for reliable operation. It comes with a free-floating handguard [Read More…]
Inland Manufacturing showed off their new T30 .30 Caliber Carbine Sniper at the 2017 SHOT Show. It’s based on the T3 sniper rifle that was developed back in 1944 by Inland. Inland Manufacturing has come out with a few other WWII era reproductions including [Read More…]
Last fall Cheston at Phone Skope seriously hooked me up with help for the review I did of the Vortex Razor HD Spotting Scope. Optics are one of those really challenging things to review visually unless you are just going to nerd out on specs. “M’kay, great, [Read More…]
After my article on the Remington RP9, many of my readers contacted me asking how it compared to the new CZ P10C, which was announced around Thanksgiving, but which so far does not yet seem to have reached the market. This means, yes, I am going to write about another [Read More…]
In this piece of SHOT coverage from James, James visits with Hayim at CAA to get the news on the RONI expansion and modifications for this year. MSRP on the new models starts at $250. From CAA’s press release: The Micro RONI® is the newest compact addition for a pistol carbine conversion kit. [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Heckler & Koch was proudly displaying their victorious CSASS entrant, now designated the M110A1 by the US Army. The Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System competition was created to find a lighter weight, more compact sniper weapon system to [Read More…]
Yes, yes, I know I covered RISE at Industry Day at the Range (technically it was pre-coverage since we were out there on Sunday), but that article was only about the full rifles they had out there, not the other offerings they are also highlighting this year at SHOT. [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) showed off their AR-15 shotgun chambered in .410 gauge a few years back, well they’re finally coming out. I was walking through ATI’s booth to go fondle their MP-40 replica chambered in 9mm when I stumbled on the Omni Hybrid [Read More…]
After teasing us on Facebook about their new product a week or so ago, it was nice to get a grubby trigger finger on the new GLOCK trigger from CMC Triggers at SHOT show Industry Day at the Range. The trigger is a very nice blend of what we have come to expect from CMC [Read More…]
The Micro line of pistols from Kimber combines simple straightforward operation with the mild recoil and small size of a carry .380. Meant as a sort of miniature 1911 for everyday carry and dependable reliability, the Micro series and the Micro 9 series in 9mm are small [Read More…]
5.11 Tactical really has a knack for taking apparel and gear that looks like what everyone uses on a daily basis and giving it the tactical treatment, creating stylish products that look sharp while delivering top-shelf functionality for professionals and private [Read More…]
Last year some of the most-talked-about guns were the three in FN’s new Military Collector Series, and the darling of the trio was the M249S civilian SAW. For 2017, FN is expanding the line to include the FN M249S Para, the SAW designed for paratroopers. In [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Paul with Zenith Firearms discusses the new and existing line of the MKE roller-locking rifles, including the MP5 and HK93 clones in 9mm and 5.56mm/.223 respectively. As many viewers may know, Zenith imports the MKE roller-locking rifles from Turkey, which is where they [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James visits Colt in Day 1 of the SHOT Show Expo. Colt is re-launching their revolver line with the 6-round, small-frame, all-steel Cobra revolver. Also, Colt is re-invigorating the 10mm legend, the Delta Elite, with a formal re-launch and an additional model with a [Read More…]
If you are at SHOT Show and ventured into the law enforcement section of the first floor, you likely came across Evike Manufacturing Group, EMG. They have amassed in one area probably the coolest collection of arms in all of SHOT Show. The only kicker is that they are [Read More…]
The Century Arms C39v2 Red Army Standard is a 100% American-made AK. It has a standard 16.5-inch metric-threadded barrel with a prorietary Chevron compensator which directs gasses upwards to reduce recoil-induce barrel rise and help the shooter keep the sights on the [Read More…]
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