It was only a matter of time that once the Tavor was introduced to the shooting world someone would design an improved trigger. In this case that company is Geissele. Geissele makes some of the best triggers available for the AR15 platform as well as other quality [Read More…]
Big Rock Sports (BRS) has a compact semi-automatic pistol named the Remington RM380 listed in their database (see above). All we know about this gun is that it is chambered in .380 ACP, takes 6-round magazines and has a MSRP of $410 (UPC 885293964549) The MSRP suggests [Read More…]
There are many people who wish a product like this did not need to exist, but then there are those who want options. It’s a little strange to me that this company is only trying to raise $1,500 since many companies need much more startup capital. But if that’s what he needs to make it [Read More…]
Slow motion of this Glock firing, shows the polymer frame flexing. I find it interesting that the take down lever moves down as the slide travels rearward.
UPDATED at 9:25 PM eastern time.This is a fluid ongoing situation. This is what we have been told so far … Phil White is in Florida attending the Big3 industry shoot. Wolf is one of the main sponsors and the provider of all ammunition used at the event. Yesterday [Read More…]
After the complete recall of every Model C pistol made by the company, Caracal announced a replacement line of striker-fired pistols. These pistols were announced in late 2013, and shown at the 2014 SHOT Show. When I spoke with a Caracal rep at the show, he advised [Read More…]
It might not be the world’s perfect bullpup design, but it does show what a shooter can do with a little imagination and a few hack saw blades. Although some may question the usefulness of this experimental design, the idea of moving the bolt over the shoulder is [Read More…]
There are only a few changes I would ever make to a take-down 10/22, but this one has to be at the top of my most-wanted list. Thompson Machine, a small company in Florida has some unique offerings. Originally released in 2012, the Operative TD is an integrally [Read More…]
Outdoor Wire reported Remington’s response to the GDSI publicity stunt in their newsletter … Executives with Remington Outdoor Company have described yesterday’s late afternoon announcement of plans by by Global Digital Solutions, Inc (OTC-QB:GDSI) to [Read More…]
Earlier we posted about the rumor of ammunition supplies from Russia drying up and there would be no more. During our event today we had representatives from Wolf ammo present. Of course this was our first question. The short and sweet answer is no this won’t [Read More…]
Over the next few days I’ll be posting about the activities and new product announcements from the Big 3 writers event in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Big 3 is a writer get together that brings around thirty-five to forty writers together from around the country by [Read More…]
The Danish weapons blog Krigeren (translation: “Warrior) reports that the Danish military has chosen the M60E6 as its next GPMG. The M60 beat out its arch-rival, the HK121.. The new GPMG weights almost 3 KG less than earlier models of the M60 On a personal note, I [Read More…]
Global Digital Solutions (GDSI), a company whose shares are not listed on any major exchange, which has a market cap of just $65 million, a share price of just $0.80, no known products, no company logo and just two employees have made an offer to purchase the Remington [Read More…]
Y-man here again, apologies for the long silence once again… About my trip to the US in February this year: well, some ancient Roman said it all: “I flew over, I shot a lot, I purchased even more!” I had a swell time in the US, Dallas and in Atlanta. Even the cold [Read More…]
Knight’s Armament (KAC) is now making a second version of the company’s SR-15 IWS carbine. According to KAC, the Mod 2 has a number of new features including: a URX4 hand guard with Keymod accessory mounting points. KAC states the URX4 keeps the barrel [Read More…]
A few weeks back I got to head to a local company based out of Tumwater, Wash. and take a tour of their manufacturing facility. During SHOT I posted some information about some of their products and that post can be found here. Killer Innovations is a company that [Read More…]
At SHOT 2014, SureFire had a new freefloat handguard on display. It is a minimalist handguard with a picatinny rail on top. At first glance it does not seem like anything special. But upon closer inspection it has picatinny mounting points built into the rail sides. It [Read More…]
The first formal university study (that I know of) has concluded that for new shooters the use of red dot sights on a pistol leads to statistically significant higher hit ratio on paper and higher accuracy over irons. Authors James E. Ryan and Robin Adler or Norwich [Read More…]
Walther announced a new pistol, the CCP, at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany. The CCP, or Concealed Carry Pistol, is a single-stack 9mm handgun that uses a gas delayed blowback system that Walther calls the SoftCoil system. As Walther describes it, [Read More…]
H&K their new HK243 at IWA ’14. The HK243 is a modern sport variant of the H&K G36 rifle and chambered in .223. There are two variants, the budget HK243 S SAR and the premium S TAR. The HK243 S SAR features the G36 gas system and ambidextrous [Read More…]
Many months ago, our favorite Nigerian shotgunner (and TFB Writer), Y Man announced that he would be coming to the States on business here. Immediately I thought about a possibility of him making a detour to Texas in order to hang out, shoot guns, and fulfill his wishes [Read More…]
Wired highlights what seems to be excellent nature photographs. Hidden within them are German snipers, well camouflaged. Can you find them? The photographs are the work of Simon Menner, an accomplished German photographer. Simon has an extensive website with some [Read More…]
I got a chance to shoot this at Media day at the Range for SHOT Show 2014. My immediate impression was that it is remarkably similar to the Beretta CX4 Storm. However the CC10 has a forward magazine well. The grip has a grip safety. It is a fun plinker. I felt that as I [Read More…]