For the sake of full disclosure, I have to admit that I think Kahr makes a great product (see my review of the CW380 from a few weeks back), so I was thrilled to be assigned to cover their booth at SHOT. Kahr’s biggest news is a quiet storm of sorts: There will [Read More…]
The Target Vision camera system allows target shooters to have a good, clear view of their targets even at long range. It combines a camera placed near the target and an app installed on a phone or mobile device. The camera communicates wirelessly with the app, [Read More…]
Israeli company Fobus launched their two new-for-2015 inside the waistband holsters. The injected polymer systems are designed to fit a wide range of firearms, belts, and body-types, and are built to be multi-firearm friendly. The idea is that a user can change which [Read More…]
Chiappa added a deluxe version of the LA322 take down rifle to its catalog for 2015. Like the original, this is lever action rifle chambered for the .22 LR rimfire cartridge. Also like the existing model, the receiver has a color case finish. The deluxe version has a [Read More…]
LMT had two of the coolest new products, even if most of us can’t own one of them: a modular M203 grenade launcher system. The M203 tube attaches to the system, which has a robust Picatinny rail along the “topcover”, and, at the rear of the frame, [Read More…]
Stag had a nice spread at SHOT, but there were no huge new product announcements. The newest models in the line are the Stag 9 series of dedicated 9mm uppers and lowers (with 9mm mag wells machined into the lower). Other than that, the only news Stag supplied was [Read More…]
This year, Schmidt & Bender has released their new Polar T96 rifle scope aimed at shooters who need to make precision shots in low-light ambient conditions. I was happy to be assigned to visit the Schmidt & Bender booth on the SHOT Show floor. The Polar T96 has [Read More…]
At 2013 SHOT we had reviewed the Phalanx. John Rassias was back this year and I had a chance to stop by his booth for a quick chat. The product has gotten some updates since then which definitely increase the versatility. John has put together a system that protects [Read More…]
LPA Sights is showing a new shotgun sight called the Twin Front Sight. The sight uses a pair of fiber optic rods to provide two bright dots that do not cover the target and are larger than a standard front sight. The sights have three iron rings that hold and protect [Read More…]
Big news for tactical and precision rifle fans: Justin J, the designer of the prototype 7.62x51mm rifle companion to the 5.56mm Masada – called “Massoud” – has kept his idea for a semiautomatic 7.62mm rifle alive in Kinetic Research [Read More…]
Lone Wolf Distributors is coming out with a metal Glock Mag Coupler. They only had two prototypes on hand and no real information on price. They estimate these will come out in 2 months.
New for 2015 from Del-ton, Inc., is the Sierra 3G, an AR designed and tuned specifically for the world of 3-gun competition. Del-ton put prototypes into the hands of both pro and recreational multi-gun competitors to get feedback and advice. It has a longer forearm for [Read More…]
Finally, the long awaited UZI PRO was at SHOT range day and we were all very happy. Shooting it put a big smile on my face! Please subscribe to our new channel!
I once called the Mauser 98 the perfect rifle, and I was very happy to hear the news that the M 98 magnum would be coming to the US as a non special order gun Sporting rifles represent an older Mauser tradition, though always a small part of the company’s output [Read More…]
Hank Strange has been a longtime friend of TFB and I got to run into my old friend again at Media Day. I picked his brain a bit about some of their wares and got to shoot the CMR 30! Thank you for watching and please subscribe!
Ruger had numerous guns on display at their range day, and some of them were more exciting than others. Ruger was showing the LCR in 9mm. It was available to shoot, and shot very well, with relatively easy recoil for such a light gun. It does utilize 5-round full [Read More…]
The new Glock MOS – Modular Optic System handguns were ready to fire at the Industry Day at the Range. Recognizing an increasingly popular trend towards red dot optics for handguns, the Glock MOS handguns provide shooters a variety of options for using many of [Read More…]
IWI had one of the more exciting tents at Range Day, and some great products to check out as well. Of course, fully-accessorized Tavors were on display, but as to the new offerings from IWI, it was perhaps the Galil ACE SBR that was the most high profile. Several [Read More…]
I got to shoot Adams Arms new .308 piston driven AR10 at the 2015 SHOT Show Range Day. They’re currently not for sale to the general public as of yet, they did do a preorder which filled up very quickly. The AR10 I got to fondle was their competition model which [Read More…]
AUTHOR’S NOTE: While at the range on Monday, the RIA representative I talked to did not point out an important change for the Glock conversion kit. In order for the .22TCM cartridge to fit standard Glock 9mm magazines, the engineers had to shorten the cartridge [Read More…]
At the Shot Show Range, Kel-Tec brought out their new Sub2000. They refer to the previous version as “Version 1 or Generation 1”. This new Generation 2 has a completely new front sight, handguard, reciever and stock. The new Sub2000 has an AR style front [Read More…]
SOG had their newest knives and flashlights at Industry Day at the Range as well as a few of their popular staples such as their throwing knives, Fling, and their Tactical Tomahawk. Among those available to look at were the Zoom series compact folding knives and the [Read More…]
UTAS made their UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun available at 2015 Industry Day at the Range and made the experience complete by putting their new suppressor on it. I had the opportunity to shoot clay targets with the UTS-15 and was pleased with the shotgun’s overall [Read More…]
Slide Fire was set up at 2015 Industry Day at the Range with a number of rifles sporting their SSAR-15: OGR, among others. As the company itself says, the SSAR-15:OGR was designed to allow shooters “to shoot as quickly as desired, in a safe manner.” The [Read More…]
SilencerCo’s Omega silencer is new for 2015, and it’s designed to embody everything good about each of the company’s previous .30 cal centerfire rifle silencers. Perhaps its greatest feature is the one its meant for – its superior silence – [Read More…]
Okay I’ll be the first to admit I like gadgets. The more techie the better. I’ve been considering buying a FLIR One for a while now, but once I upgraded to my iPhone 6 I was out of luck (they are supposed to have one upcoming). Well, today at Range Day, [Read More…]
WM Tactical debuted an interesting new back up iron sight system at the 2015 SHOT Show dubbed the TUOR Multi Axis Back-up Sight, its the first multi-axis and ambidextrous back up iron sight. What does that mean? It folds down like a traditional back up iron sight, but [Read More…]
Anyone that knows me certainly knows how much I like the 45acp round. When I heard the new model of the SIG 320 was coming out in 45acp in full size,carry and compact I found these as soon as I got to the range. Related: SIG P320 Selected as new US Army Handgun. As most [Read More…]
After having spent a week at the SIG facilities back in June I really didn’t expect to see many new guns. Well I was wrong there were many more handguns than I expected. There were several pistols that caught my eye and the SIG P-220 Elite was one of them because [Read More…]