Grovtec, a company that was started by a group of former Uncle Mike’s employees, had a number of slings and holsters out today at SHOT. When I think of Uncle Mike’s – prior to its being sold – I think of the soft holster I was given as a [Read More…]
New for 2015 at Phoenix Technology is the Kick Lite Over/Under Stock. The new stocks are available for the Mossberg 500 and Remington 870. Since I took a look at the new stocks at SHOT Show and not on a range I don’t yet know if they absorb recoil as advertised, [Read More…]
I had never heard of Ultradot before today and am now very interested in giving their products a run. Ultradot has been around since 1989, producing their sights in Japan, and sponsoring an NRA Team at Camp Perry. They had seven offerings at SHOT, and are in the [Read More…]
Night Vision Depot is one of the largest stocking distributors and manufacturers of night vision systems, image intensifiers and parts. They are also now working with Knight’s Armament for some of their products, namely their PVS-22, BNS-LR-30, UNS-A2 and the [Read More…]
Here are all our posts published on 20 January 2015 during Day 1 at SHOT Show. We can only fit 30 posts on the homepage but have published 40+ today alone, so if you missed any here they in chronological order from earliest to latest …
While at the Industry Day at the Range I happened upon Century Arms, and I’m very glad I did. Century Arms is a major importer of firearms, and was showcasing their recently branded Canik TP9 SA 9mm handgun. The TP9 SA is a striker-fired single action only [Read More…]
Weatherby has issued a limited edition rifle celebrating the companies 70th anniversary. The stock is absolutely gorgeous and made from Missouri select walnut. The rifle comes in a full size leather case that is also leather and felt lined. A 70th anniversary hunting [Read More…]
Stealth Engineering Group occupies a small booth on the first floor of the Sands expo center, but their display case is packed with products and engineering ideas. SEG makes suppressors, and advertise a lighter, more accurate, lower cost, and more customizable product [Read More…]
One of the more appealing guns at the SIG event is the new SIG MCX. The MCX comes in several variants including an SBR,Carbine and pistol. The carbine and SBR have the new skeletonized stock with buffer pad. The pistol uses the next generation pistol stock which folds [Read More…]
Australian Munitions (ADI) is bringing their Australian Outback ammunition to the United States. ADI has been making ammunition in Australia for almost 130 years. The new ammunition features ADI’s “Ballistic Temperature Independence” propellant, which [Read More…]
Inexpensive .22 caliber rifles that are modified to resemble military rifles are nothing new; the Stevens 87M was an early attempt to create a visually modified .22 rifle for military training, and today you can find many .22 LR weapons modified to look like almost any [Read More…]
Billet Rifle Systems is now offering their Ar-15 BRS-M Series Handguards Key Features of the BRS-M Series Handguard include: 6061 aircraft grade aluminum construction M-LOK Compatible. M-LOK compatible accessories can be attached at the 3, 6 and 9 o’clock [Read More…]
Stopping into the German Sport Guns (GSG) booth found me eye goggling a very nice piece of WWII history, the MP-40. This was not the version currently offered by GSG in .22LR, and imported to the United States by American Tactical Imports; no, this one was chambered in [Read More…]
AM-TAC Precision designed the .416 Hushpuppy to be the hardest hitting and flattest shooting subsonic cartridge ever available for the AR-15. It uses a 450 grain open tip match bullet and a short, stubby case to deliver a heavy hit from a cartridge that not only fits in [Read More…]
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!
At SHOT I was fortunate enough to run a few rounds through the IWI Galil ACE. All in all, I enjoyed it! Please subscribe to our new channel!
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