Pistol caliber (especially .45 caliber) submachineguns are a lot of fun to shoot. I personally have experience with the Thompson, M3/A1, MAC-10, the KRISS (Originally TDI) Super-V and the H&K UMP45. While I have always been intrigued in the H&K UMP45, the [Read More…]
When you’re not a Glock or a Colt shooter – Quarter Circle 10 once again proves why they offer more PCC lower styles than anyone else on the market. In their most recent offering, QC10 introduces the S226 stripped lower receiver, engineered for use with Sig [Read More…]
Falkor Defense hinted that they would release several NRA-specific specials at the upcoming show next week. With hints at the new Siren 9mm pistol, expectations are high for AR manufacturer to bring something innovative to their booth next week. Urban Camo Color Scheme [Read More…]
At Big 3 East we met the people of Stern Defense. There they unveiled their AR-15 mag adapters to turn your AR lower into a pistol caliber carbine. They have adapters for Glock and M&P 9mm/.40. They also have adapters for M&P45 and Beretta 92. I was impressed [Read More…]
Recent news from the National Police of Ukraine and local Ukrainian websites were full of reports concerning seizures of illegal firearms. The diversity of types and origins of these firearms is amazing. I decided to combine all the information from these news reports [Read More…]
SKAT is a private Russian firearms manufacturing company founded by a gentleman named Gennadiy Kozhayev. The company makes a variety of firearms including Glock clones, AR-15 rifles and PCCs, bolt action precision rifles etc. Mr. Kozhayev is also the head of Russian [Read More…]
Hoppe’s, the best known name in gun care products, announces the signing of Lena Miculek to Hoppe’s Sponsored Shooter Program. She will represent Hoppe’s at USPSA and 3 Gun competitions, as well as assess and develop new products. Miculek is a competitive shooter [Read More…]
You have to hand it to Ruger – over the past few years the Newport, New Hampshire headquartered firearms manufacturer has transformed their image from “bolt action and rimfire” to “backpack-ready and NFA” (raise your hand if you predicted that Ruger would [Read More…]
TACCOM has released several new accessories for the Ruger PC Carbine. Among the new TACCOM products, there are an extended charging handle and a funneled magazine well. Let’s take a brief look at each of these two accessories. Extended Charging Handle This TACCOM [Read More…]
JP Enterprises out of Hugo, Minnesota, posted a picture of a 9×19 mm barrel cut in half. The picture caught a lot of attention and I’m sure you can see why. Someone managed to fit no less than twenty-two rounds of 9 mm down the barrel before they gave up! [Read More…]
The new Elftmann Tactical Ultralight Aluminum Stock was introduced at SHOT Show. I guess that by this time everyone is already familiar with the Elftmann’s triggers, and possibly their safety, but the minimalistic stock is brand new. As an “early [Read More…]
The Kriss Vector has drawn quite the following with its sci-fi appearance as a gun that looks like it belongs in World War 4. The Kriss Super V recoil mitigation system technology has also attracted many to the platform. The Vector also gained great popularity as a [Read More…]
Dark Storm is continuing down the path of making AR15s available for those in the less fortunate states such as California and New York. To fuel this endeavor the company is working with the California company Bear Flag Defense in introducing the companies polymer [Read More…]
USA1SHOT makes these injection-molded platforms that allow a shooter to non-permanently attach a brace to the grip of a handgun, while also attaching a Shockwave brace to the end of the brace itself. The majority of these buffer braces are permanently attached to the [Read More…]
It warms my heart to see so many silencer-ready firearms coming to market. Just in to TFB from Newport, New Hampshire are two of the newest rifles from Ruger: the Ruger Precision Rimfire (RPR) and the Ruger PC Carbine (PCC). While both feature threaded barrels in a [Read More…]
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 at the PWS booth. Primary Weapon Systems is known for their long stroke piston system AR platforms. This year for 2018, PWS is releasing their M line of products offering MLok rails as well as adding a radian charging handle, ambidextrous [Read More…]
With the launch of so many new AR15/AR10/PCC firearms and accessories at SHOT Show this year, there’s one company introducing a new accessory that would be easy to overlook… Precision Armament brought 2 new types of washers to SHOT Show 2018. They may be [Read More…]
Everyone knows how completely badass Lone Wolf is when it comes to ordering after-market parts and accessories for Glock. At SHOT Show, Lone Wolf released some new products (including several “hybrid” frames and an AR9). But what you’re REALLY wanting [Read More…]
At the range day of SHOT Show 2018, a company called Sol Invictus Arms has introduced a 9mm pistol called TAC-9. It is inspired by the TEC-9, which was a similar weapon designed in the mid-’80s by George Kellgren. The TAC-9 has the same overall layout and is a [Read More…]
Odin Works makes some of the better AR15 accessories out on the market. Their extended AR15 mag release has put them on the map as well as their extended 9mm PCC mag release. This year they have branched out a bit and have made scope rings. They will come in either 30mm [Read More…]
The Winds of Change… New at CZ-USA’s booth were two Scorpion pistols in configurations that consumers have been looking for. The first was a super short pistol with collapsing brace called the Scorpion EVO 3 S1 “Micro”. The Micro features a [Read More…]
UTS Defense, known for their commercial pump action 12 gauge shotguns in the United States has featured a promotional image on the Turkish website (not the U.S. one though) that shows a 5.56x45mm AR15 derivative titled the UT512 and a 9x19mm version titled UT9S. The [Read More…]
Ruger has just announced the PC Carbine – a pistol caliber carbine chambered in 9mm. And to answer your most immediate question: YES, it takes GLOCK mags. As well as SR/Security-9 magazines with an included interchangeable magazine well. At an approximate street [Read More…]
Lone Wolf Distributors officially announced the company was introducing a new pistol caliber carbine (PCC) in .45 ACP. This new gun is called the AlphaWolf Pistol Caliber Carbine and is completely different from the existing G9 pistols and carbines the company already [Read More…]
A number of British police forces are considering arming their officers. The move comes in the wake of the UK suffering five high profile terror attack in 2017. Three regional police forces are reported to feel that the large areas they police mean that the current [Read More…]
Beretta have unveiled the new successor to their iconic Modello 12 submachine gun. The new 9x19mm PMX was unveiled at the 2017 Paris Milipol expo. The PMX uses a blowback action and fires from closed bolt. It feeds from a 30 round magazine and has a right-side folding [Read More…]
CMMG has announced that they have a new pistol caliber carbine (PCC) on the block, and it is not just the same ol’, same ol’ like you have come to expect from PCC rifles. Their new MkGs Guard 9mm has the looks and functionality to be a champion, but that [Read More…]
In 2012, Alessandro “Alex” Bosco returned to the United States with just $3,000 in the bank. After years of military service and private business experience, he was ready to pursue a career in law enforcement, sitting for agency interviews and hoping that [Read More…]
Taccom LLC has announced a complete 9×19 mm Ultra Low Weight upper. I assume the target is the growing PCC market, which is also starting to slowly grow in Europe. The package includes the Extreme 9 mm bolt with Taccom’s new side extruded upper receiver, with [Read More…]
I have been intrigued by billet aluminum AR grips for a while but haven’t gotten around to getting one for myself. I saw them on some slick 3Gun race guns and they do look cool. Especially when anodized to match a race gun. So when the opportunity arose to review [Read More…]