Last year Russell Phagan, of KE Arms, brought me to Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun under a media sponsorship to review and shoot some prototypes they had. This year he invited me back to run some new products, and even better, he shipped them to me ahead of the [Read More…]
Armageddon Tactical is a Littleton, Colorado-based company that produces and sells various firearms parts, mostly in the AR15 field of accessories, but with this new product, the company has stepped forth into the world of Kalashnikov components. The AK47 Hinged Side [Read More…]
Suarez International has made a universal red dot mount for Glocks. At first glance it resembles the Dueck Defense RBU however it is not the same. The RBU was designed for RMRs and the back up sights are fixed. The L Mount can use any Glock iron sights which makes them [Read More…]
Red dots on pistols are the bee’s knees these days, everyone is doing it. There are a few different ways to mount a red dot on your pistol. You can have your slide milled to accept one of the various pistol red dots on the market. You can turn your gun into a [Read More…]
Trijicon, known for their various firearms optics including the venerable ACOG, the diminuitive RMR, and pistol iron sights, has announced the release of their latest variable power scope. The new 4-16×50 Accupoint is a mid-power offering slowly expanding the [Read More…]
Thanks to Tom R. for sharing this. Russel Phagan has been using slide mounted red dots on his pistols since 2010. He explains in the video above how they are a huge advantage and even mentions the few draw backs to running an optic on your handgun. He started with an [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…]
This is a guest post by Zain from Pakistan The ‘Sporter’ cal .308 Winchester has been designed as a hunting rifle with the firing mechanism of G3A3 in semiautomatic mode. The accuracy of the gun has been enhanced with a freely floating extended barrel and a mil [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…]
Jim of Burst Review was doing a test and familiarization of the TP9SFX with RMR mounted on it. He shot through 800 rounds of steel cased USA Forged 9mm by Winchester before realizing he was close to 1,000 rounds without any lube or cleaning. So he started [Read More…]
Can a computer pick out and identify guns directly from video footage, without the aid of a human? That’s the technology being demonstrated by a program at the Spanish University of Granada, which earlier this year released a video purporting to show an computer [Read More…]
So far we have added a KKM Barrel and a Raven Concealment Freya mag well to our Roland Special build, now comes the slide milling. The ONLY correct choice for a Roland Special is to send your stock slide off for some ATEi Glock slide milling. Doug has a way with these [Read More…]
Various channels have celebrated and/or are continuing to celebrate July 4th. With many in our firearms loving community celebrating Independence Day with more fervor than Christmas, the bandwagoning and obligatory thank you’s can be forgiven. In Independence [Read More…]
The Surefire booth at SHOT 2017 had enough space to play a full team vs team street hockey game. And yet, surrounded by bullet proof lights, milspec silencers and well, more lights, it was strange that the one product that really caught my attention was a holster. For [Read More…]
For #FNFriday here are some Belgian SCARs being used. Just last Tuesday days ago Brussels, the capital of Belgium, was attacked by a suicide bomber. Luckily he sucked at his job. The Belgian Army was seen patrolling the area after the bomber had been neutralized. You [Read More…]
Most people use a firearm of some sort for their hunting, and some hunters use bow and arrow. But some people use Falcons and other birds of prey for their hunting lifestyle. If you feel you’re interested, bring your bird (not girl) to the nearest Bentley dealer [Read More…]
Every year the Singaporean Armed Forces hosts an Army Open House to allow the public to interact with various components of the military. This is similar to numerous other open houses across the world in which militaries display their wares and showcase abilities. [Read More…]
I recently got a Holosun red dot and was researching various mounts available for them on the market when I stumbled upon this interesting Glock mount from CARVER Competition made specifically for Holosun optics. The mount is CNC machined out of aluminum and fits the [Read More…]
Have you seen Bianchi Cup Open Pistols? They are a different league than your traditional USPSA or IPSC open pistols. Here is an STI DVC Open for comparison. Many open pistols are some derivative of this setup. But look at the Bianchi Cup setup. Below is [Read More…]
When you are shopping for a holster, there are so many options that it can make you head spin. I know that I have a giant box of unused holsters just like many other gun owners searching for the right one. The Hazmat Holster Works NV 3 isn’t one of those that [Read More…]
Athlon Outdoors got their hands on the B&T USW. For those not familiar with this weapon, we covered it at SHOT Show 2017. Click here to see our post. The USW is basically a pistol with a folding stock making it a PDW. It has an optics bridge that acts like a frame [Read More…]
Billed as the carry company for the “Modern Man” the Steadfast Carry Company has been working on products for the modern active lifestyle. Starting off with various interesting key hooks/brass knuckles, the Steadfast Carry Company has expanded into their [Read More…]
Suarez International out of Arizona has released their latest Glock 17 slide, the V5. This slide improves upon previous Version of slides from the company and can be ordered with different optic cut outs. However, the base slide is meant for iron sights to be installed, [Read More…]
Erik Stern was kind enough to give me the low down on Beretta’s new striker fire pistol, The APX. Beretta is getting support from the industry right off the bat. In the photo above, ATEI performed a slide cut on an APX to mount an RMR on it. In order to get the [Read More…]
Soldier Systems Daily first reported on the Aimpoint M5 powered by AAA batteries almost a year ago. Oddly enough, it was spotted by an avid reader of SSD that noticed an optic being shown at a Diplomatic Security Service information seminar in Washington D.C. Not shown [Read More…]
I must admit, I never really saw the value in the Laserlyte training system prior to me having a chance to really spend some time with several components of the system. First I got the Laserlyte Quick Tyme target and full-size pistol and found it hard to work it into [Read More…]
At the American Suppressor Association Media Day, SilencerCo had an assortment of suppressed weapons. I was drawn to the Maxim 9 pistols. I got a chance to check them out at Shot Show last January but those had 3D printed frames. Click here to see the pics and article. [Read More…]
While the picatinny rail is a highly versatile mounting system, it is certainly lacking in the svelte department. Where quad rails equipped with the system are affectionately known as “cheese graters” by those who have been equipped with them, you know its [Read More…]
During the adoption of the Thales EF88 rifle by the Australian Defense Force, one of the operational requirements for the EF88 was to produce a tiered system for combatants. There is nothing new about this “system” when it comes to small arms throughout [Read More…]
Yes, the Glock 19 has been a smashing success for the concealed carry market, but its still far from what the “Perfection” that Glock tends to advertise. While its combination of form factor, barrel length, capacity, and size is basically the largest that [Read More…]