I had the chance to visit with some of the good folks at Great Lakes Tactical (GLT) last week. Based in the Cleveland, OH area, GLT manufactures a variety of suppressors, AR parts and Glock goodies. One of the things they brought to the range was a G19 equipped with a [Read More…]
Short live blog style notes: “Catalina Wine Mixer” is a fun Step Brother’s movie reference. “1st Annual” event- so maybe more to come. CEO Josh takes the stage, goal of SilencerCo is to make innovative products. Went from zero to the market [Read More…]
Having worked firearms retail before and also having shot a lot of different 1911’s, I have always had a fondness for the American Classic 1911’s. They are well made, function perfectly and actually look good too. But the best part is the cost. They [Read More…]
UPDATE: Chris Cheng was at the event and has posted up live pictures of the new suppressor mounted to various Mossberg, Remington, and Benelli weapon systems. I’ve been hearing rumors of new 12-gauge suppressors from a few manufacturers for awhile, but [Read More…]
Hyskore, known for their shooting rests and hearing protection, has released a novel solution to mounting a light to a J-Frame revolver. The “Compact Revolver Grip Light” is a grip set replacement that incorporates a 130-lumen LED light onto duty-sized [Read More…]
Tennessee Arms Company have published a video showing a prototype clear polycarbonate AR-15 lower receiver. This is just a prototype and not yet available for purchase. Prototype transparent lower receivers have been made before, but I cannot think of any that have [Read More…]
Okay, y’all…let’s get this out of the way right up front. This little lantern is relatively expensive when compared to the likes of a Rayovac or Streamlight. With all due respect I suggest that you stop reading now if you are not of a mind to spend a bit more for [Read More…]
IDFblog reports that during an operation about a month ago, IDF forces raided a Palestinian weapons cache in Judea and Samaria, finding several improvised weapons and what appears to be a shop dedicated to constructing them. While not an arsenal by the standards of most [Read More…]
H&K has been in the striker-fired pistol game for a long time. In 1970 Heckler and Koch produced the world’s first polymer framed pistol, the VP70, that also featured a striker rather than a hammer. The P7 series also featured a striker but with the advent of [Read More…]
Hynek Vykoukal and Surujh Roopnarine took me on a tour of Meopta’s optics department. Unfortunately the first 7 mins of footage is corrupt so here are some pictures I took. Here the worker is applying natural waxes as a bonding agent to hold the raw glass down [Read More…]
SilencerCo has invited a bunch of distributors, media, and VIPs to a secret event tomorrow and Tuesday in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. They are keeping it really low key, but also hyping up how much fun the product(s) and the party will be. Here’s an unboxing of [Read More…]
Adding to the Magnum Lite line, Magnum Research has released the MLR Ultra .22LR. It features a modular tension-type barrel made from very high quality steel. One variant of the rifle is also threaded for muzzle devices or a suppressor. Having shot some of their [Read More…]
Week 16. A couple of the vendors contacted me today and wanted to pass on that they are seeing a run on ammo right now, likely due to the sanctions that were recently announced. Also given some of the other world events within the past couple of days we may see some [Read More…]
Remember the Witt Machine Mosin Nagant Muzzle Brake we posted last month? Well I stumbled on another brake from Texas Precision Products. It’s a bit cheaper than the Witt Machine brake at $69.95 (versus $85 from Witt Machine). The Texas Presision Products brake [Read More…]
Here is a neat little design for a very simple homemade M11 clone sent in. It is assembled mostly from pieces of steel box tube and bar stock telescoped together. The prototype shown was built as a non-firing display model with a dummy bolt and [Read More…]
So its not a secret, after SHOT this year I was a real skeptic in terms of the 3MR trigger. I thought it to be nothing more than a gimmick to sell to the tacticool guys that want to be that guy at the range that has a 3rd position on their safety and shoot […] [Read More…]
UPDATED (7/21/2014) Celebrating the US Independence Day in style, a shooter has set a new world record for 100 meter accuracy. The spread? 1.27 mm (.05 inches)! The shots were recorded at the 5th European Benchrest Competition in Volmerange, France on July 4th, 2014. [Read More…]
As I am sure you are aware, the latest round of US sanctions targeting the Russian defense industry included Concern Kalashnikov and any companies Concern Kalashnikov has business interests in. In 2010 civilian exports to the USA accounted for approximately 30% [Read More…]
In Fremont Township, MI, a woman was “trying to make a point” and to help illustrate this point, she grabs a shotgun and slams the butt of the shotgun onto the ground. The shotgun fires and the blast catches her in the face.The woman was taken to St. [Read More…]
At least the Police in Brno are using the H&K G36 with an Eotech. Saw this officer looking official, there were some police cars and a police van up the street but you couldn’t see anything. I was more interested in the weapon he was wielding. As you can see, [Read More…]
A big thanks to Reinhard Seipp, General Manager of Meopta USA, for inviting me to the Meopta factory in Přerov, Czech Republic while I was visiting Brno. For those who have not heard of Meopta, they are an optics manufacturer in the Czech Republic. They are one of the [Read More…]
Our sister blog AllOutdoor.com recently did a nice review on the Triple Aught Design (TAD) Stealth Hoodie LT (which I also own, and love), and so as a complement I want to give you some insight into the company based on a factory tour I recently took here in San [Read More…]
Muzzle brakes with concussion redirecting attachments seem to be all the rage these days. Remember the Ferfrans CQB Modular Muzzle Brake and the Kineti-Tech Muzzle Brake we posted a while back? Both of which included an attachment shroud to redirect muzzle blast, well [Read More…]
I used to be a “cheap” shooter, notorious for buying items at the low end of the market. I lept at opportunities for less expensive accessories. Low-end knock-off sights, grips and lasers furnished my rifles. Fortunately for me, I have been cured of the [Read More…]
Trijicon has (finally!) released ACOG sights specifically calibrated for M-193 55 grain rounds out of common 16” barrels. The new scopes are based on the “chevron” reticle to be zeroed at 100 yards and with BDC markings for 300-800 meters. Horizontal hashes are [Read More…]
So a slight continuation of my “shooting guns in the czech republic” is the actual indoor range that I went to. Trigger Service is in Brno. Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, second to Prague. The owner is Zdenek Malanik and he is very [Read More…]
Guns Save Lives noticed that almost any reference to the R51 pistol seems to have been removed from Remington’s website. Now, it seems that Remington has scrubbed their website of nearly all mentions of the R51 pistol (H/T Tactical Existence). It is not [Read More…]
Crimson Trace is now partnering with S&W to supply the lasers for the Bodyguard line of pistols. Both the Bodyguard pistol and revolver will be getting the new lasers. No word yet on if the pricing will increase with the price of either pistol. Hopefully this [Read More…]
Released earlier today as part of a new line of “targeted” sanctions, the US Department of Commerce has banned all financial transactions with Izhmash & Kalashnikov Concern. While not a outright ban on imports, prohibiting companies from dealing with the [Read More…]
Looking for a cheap way to increase magazine capacity? Enter the Maghack, it’s a clamp that connects two magazines together making it into one large magazine. Just remove the floor plate from the top magazine, attach the Maghack and voila. OK there’s a [Read More…]