The US Army’s new centralized procurement organization has been named: In his address at the Eisenhower Luncheon at the 2017 Association of the United States Army, US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley announced the creation of a Futures and Modernization [Read More…]
You may know of Maxim Defense and their PDW stocks/braces. Well they are getting into the PCC bandwagon. Maxim Defense joined up with Tresna. Jose Jaureguizar of Tresna is now working for Maxim Defense. The Universal BCG is his brainchild. The undercut rail makes it [Read More…]
American Built Arms Company has recently released a version of their MOD*X™ Side Folder Mechanism for the KRISS Vector series of pistols to allow a user to mount an ATF approved pistol brace on. The side folding mechanism simply threads directly onto the rear of a [Read More…]
Pioneer Arms Corps USA will be bringing in PPS43 pistol into the US. It will be chambered in 7.62×25. According to Vice President CJ Johnson, the PPS43 will come with a permanently affixed stock. It is welded shut however they have plans down the road for a brace. [Read More…]
DRD Tactical announced the company was now shipping the Aptus Multi-Caliber Weapon System. Both pistol and rifle versions of the gun will now be available. Both the rifle and pistol versions of the Aptus will be available in chamberings for the 5.56 NATO and 300 BLK [Read More…]
TNW Firearms recently announced it was now offering new versions of the Aero Survival Tactical Pistol (or ASP) that feature an extended handguard and an SB Tactical SOB Pistol Stabilizing Brace. The SOB brace is a slimmer, lighter version of the SB15 pistol brace. The [Read More…]
The title of this review should actually read: The PTR Industries K3P R PDW – How The U.S. Government Forced Me To Buy A Battle Rifle. Ok, forced is a probably too strong of a word. But you see, I’ve been waiting for a transfer approval from the ATF National [Read More…]
If you ever wanted to buy a Tavor SAR bullpup now is the time to act. IWI US is phasing out the SAR for the X95. I’m sure the decision makes perfect business sense, but I also know that many prefer the SAR over the X95. If you own a SAR, before you ask, IWI [Read More…]
In the world of modern cartridges, the 6.5 Creedmoor seems to be getting a lot of attention lately. However, CMMG is showing a little love for the “other” .264-caliber cartridge: the 6.5 Grendel. The company announced that it was expanding its MkW ANVIL line to [Read More…]
NFASales.com is selling a transferable Mac-11 in .380 acp and it comes with a working briefcase. We all know of the H&K briefcase for the MP5K well there is one for the MAC-11. It is not quite the same as the H&K briefcase though. The H&K briefcase uses a [Read More…]
The decision to purchase a B&T APC9 was not taken lightly. It is priced at nearly triple the cost of the CZ Scorpion and equal to that of some of the more popular MP5 builds offered to the U.S. market. And yet, for some magical reason I was drawn to the Swiss [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer P320 line of pistols was never something that caught my attention – and it has nothing to do with the recent news events and reviews. My rationale is that I already have a lifetime supply of defensive pistols that all do the same thing (spin up the [Read More…]
Plastic-Fantastic as CAA’s CEO Mikey Hartman plays himself in a funny video about what to call the Micro Roni. Is it Maaaac-arooni...or Micro-Roni? After this video I’ll never be able to tell the difference, and I’ll end up stuttering as I try to [Read More…]
Wilson Combat is joining the ever-growing crowd of gunsmiths and shops that offer customization and enhancements for the ever-popular GLOCK line of pistols. Wilson Combat has been one of the premier names in 1911 custom pistols and 1911 customization for longer than I [Read More…]
For decades silencers have consisted of a single tube with internal baffle sections sandwiched between two endcaps, one designed to mount onto the host firearm the other designed to be the business end. However a chain of historical, technological and economical events [Read More…]
Shooting subsonic ammunition in a properly suppressed host is a real eye opening event for the uninitiated. My first suggestion to anyone jumping into the silencer world is to pick a gun that can reliably run ammo specifically loaded to stay at around 1050 feet per [Read More…]
Maxim Defense recently announced that the company was now making its CQB Stock for the SIG SAUER MPX and MCX platforms. This new stock is a variation of the existing CQB Stock that the company currently manufactures for the AR platform. The new stock weighs between [Read More…]
Behind every great silencer is a great barrel – literally. If you shoot suppressed, consider what life would be like with shoddy threads that leave your $600+ and year-long-wait hearing protection device hanging at a non-concentric angle to your boreline. [Read More…]
The French National Police and Gendarmerie Nationale law enforcement branches have recently posted a solicitation for a submachine gun chambered for a 9x19mm Parabellum round. The solicitation was placed on Boamp.com, a French government run contract posting website. [Read More…]
Sig Sauer has just released an update to their popular MCX platform. Branded the Virtus, Sig is debuting three of the four new models, leaving one cloaked in secrecy for the time being. Available as a Carbine, Short Barreled Rifle or a Pistol with Brace, the new gun [Read More…]
In Canada, the AR-15 is on thin ice. More apocalyptic individuals might read the portents and see a ban on the horizon. I’m going to do my best not to break the first sacred law of TFB in this article. With that in mind I’ll lean heavily on the technical [Read More…]
The Old Style Designs thin Kydex holster is one of those that you would overlook and dismiss at first glance, and rightly so. It isn’t much to look at and doesn’t have any attention-grabbing features that really grab the consumer’s attention. But [Read More…]
Phase 5 Weapons Systems Inc recently announced a new addition to its catalog. Called the Universal Mini Stock, the fixed length buttstock works with milspec sized buffer tubes and has a minimalist design. The Universal Mini Stock is machined from a billet of 6061-T6 [Read More…]
To say that firearms optics technology has advanced in the last decade would be an understatement. Sure, it’s all relative – the original jump from iron sights to optical magnification must have seemed to the marksman of the day like peering into the future. [Read More…]
The Law Tactical folding adapter has made a name for itself for those looking to have a folding stock or brace on their AR builds. The latest iteration of the Law Tactical folder allows the user to fire a single round. But since the buffer and spring are retained in the [Read More…]
IWI’s Galil ACE series of firearms was highly anticipated by many throughout the firearms world. A series of unfortunate events with the introduction of the platform to the US market most cruelly resulted in pistols being recalled due to noncompliance of [Read More…]
In recent years, “compact” .308 AR-style rifles have come onto the scene. I say “AR-style” rather than AR10/SR25 being that the rifles I’m referring to are a blend of both, or in the case of the Colt 901, a system unto itself. The most [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer MPX was to be an updated version of the MP5. Side by side you can see how similar they really are. They even kept the name similar to the MP5 but simply nixed the 5 for an X. Both chambered in 9mm. The MPX is a pistol with an adjustable Sig Brace [Read More…]
Wisconsin-based firearms accessory manufacturer Midwest Industries just rolled out a new product that should grab the attention of H&K MP5 and clone owners looking to mount lights, vertical foregrips and other accessories. The new forends will fit full size MP5s [Read More…]
Zenith has quickly become the king of the roller locked sub guns thanks to them offering the most correct version of this firearm available in the US. The new arm brace version comes at a rather opportune time with the ATF’s reversal of their position in regards to the use of an arm brace. [Read More…]