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American Tactical Imports (ATI) showed off their sweet looking all metal .22LR version of the German MP-40 submachine gun a few SHOT Shows ago with different shipping dates every year. Well the reps at ATI confirmed today that their MP-40 will be shipping this summer [Read More…]
The BROWE Combat Optic (BCO) is a military-grade 4×32 rifle optic with a machined titanium housing which is stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum. It is short and lightweight, keeping more of the rail free for gear and accessories. The BCO’s Target [Read More…]
If you have read my posts in the past, you know I am a big HK fan, and their booth at shot had me drooling big time. The icing on the cake was a GMG hooked up to a digital interface for training. This allowed us to destroy pixelated trucks with virtual 40mm grenades! My [Read More…]
Glock’s new G42 is on full display here at SHOT 2014. It’s a .380 Auto conceal carry gun with 6+1 capacity. Holding it in my hand, it feels a bit different than other Glocks, notably that it’s significantly slimmer than the baby Glock 26. The 5.5lb [Read More…]
I was disappointed last year when an ARX160 or a semiauto variant wasn’t on display. Hype had been that it was coming soon. This year the rifles rested atop a folding table, with the wind blowing the tablecloth over them; ignored wile the crowd was magnetized to [Read More…]
FLIR’s been making thermal sights for as long as people have been using the technology, but historically they have always been for governments, and always exorbitantly priced. The R-series of thermal weapon sights are the latest offering from FLIR Personal Vision [Read More…]
The finalized production version of the Trijicon VCOG (Variable Combat Optical Gunsight) 1-6x24mm at the pre-SHOT Show Media Day at the Range Event. The VCOG will be available to Trijicon dealer shortly after SHOT Show 2014. The VCOG features a non-protruding [Read More…]
TriStar Arms introduced a new tactical shotgun at the SHOT Show called the Cobra Marine. The shotgun has an 18.5″ barrel and is finished in brushed nickel. It has a synthetic stock. The forearm has a Picatinny rail allowing for the addition of a white light [Read More…]
One of the popular booths at Media Day was the Tac-Con booth with their 3MR trigger. While Chris posted his review here, I thought I would throw my opinion out as well. Now I am a seasoned machine gunner, and have all kinds of experience turning money into noise with [Read More…]
It was said best here, “Korth: you either know the name or you don’t. And if you do know it, you either dream of one day scraping together the scratch to buy one of the legendary German gunmaker’s custom pistols, or you think it’s silly to shell out untold [Read More…]
2014 Will mark my first SHOT Show attendance. While I did get an invite last year, unfortunately I was out of the country for an extended period of time and was unable to attend. This year however I have my boots on the ground here in Vegas so far it has been a blast! [Read More…]
During today’s Media Day at the range I stopped by the Winchester booth and had a look at the new ammo lineup. They have some interesting ammunition coming out this year. As most of you recognize when a new shooter is being trained they will do well with training [Read More…]
As most of you know I attended a Remington tactical products seminar at the world famous Gunsite Academy. That yielded the R51 announcement. Well we have another product under the DPMS brand. This is an AR15 rifle in .308 caliber that has ben reengineered to a great [Read More…]
The new Glock 41 was on the range at Media Day. The gun is a long-slide version of a Glock 21 pistol, and outfitted with a slide that is roughly the same width as the slide on a model 35. Without a doubt, the gun feels much larger in the hand than the standard Glock [Read More…]
I was able to test a new target viewer at the annual SHOT Show Media Day at the range today, and one that looks to answer a lot of the nagging problem that long distance shooters face. In the past there have always been three options. Shoot and walk down to the [Read More…]
The SAR Arms ST9 is a polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol that is made in Turkey. While at Media Day, I had a chance to shoot one for the first time. The pistol I shot was chambered in 9mm, but I was told by a company rep that the company also makes the gun in .45 [Read More…]
New for 2014, Kimber is now making sound suppressor ready versions of the Custom TLE II and Custom TLE/RL II pistols. The new guns are available in both 9mm and .45 ACP, and they share many of the same features as the original, non-suppressor ready versions. Both new [Read More…]
Steyr is celebrating their 150th anniversary, having first established 1864 in Austria. They have also recently moved into a new facility. Thirdly, they are offering a new AUG A3 receiver design, currently titled the “M1”. This version is already sold [Read More…]
FLIR, the largest manufacturer of thermal technologies, and the original inventor of Forward Looking Infra-Red, surprised everyone at CES this year by announcing a compact and affordable thermal imager that fits on an iPhone. This thermal unit acts as a case for the [Read More…]
If you live in a jurisdiction that allows the use of a night vision device for hunting or predator control, the Pulsar Sentinel GS 2X50 Night Vision Riflescope would be an excellent choice. Since I am constantly trying to get ahead of the coyote problem on our ranch I [Read More…]
Indian Ordnance Factories, a government owned arms manufacturer, is marketing a new revolver called The Nirbheek and named after a rape victim. The revolver is based on the Webley design (along with all IOF’s revolvers) and is chambered in .32 S&W. The [Read More…]
New from Beretta/Sako is the Tikka T3 Youth rifle. The rifle has a much shorter length of pull and it can be adjusted using spacers, so as the child grows, so can the rifle’s length of pull. It will be available in “suitable calibers” (which I [Read More…]
The MPA300 Guardian is my pick for best rifle at Media Day (the range day that proceeds SHOT Show). The elegant looking is approximately the same size and weight of the Army’s .308 Win. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System but being chambered in .300 Win. Magnum it [Read More…]
Can good gear turn even the novice shooter into a long distance sniper? TrackingPoint’s “Precision Guided Firearms” appears to be up to the task. There’s been a fair amount of marketing and hype around this product, and of course, you should [Read More…]
TFB covered Tac-Con’s 3MR “Full-auto” trigger back in December when it was just an announcement. Now, here at SHOT Show Media Day I put 40 rounds through an AR-15 with the 3MR, and my first impressions are….. not good. Before shooting, I asked [Read More…]
As a Marlin 795 fan I’m always on the hunt for new accessories for it. I recently stumbled on this bullpup kit called the Badger M22 stock for the Marlin 795, Model 60 and Model 70 Papoose. Available in black, green camo and pink camo, the M22 is made of ABS [Read More…]
It looks like Turkish firearms maker Safir Arms is working on their own AR-57 rifle and upper kits that they’re calling the T-57. What’s a AR-57 upper? It’s pretty much an AR-15 upper chambered in the FN 5.7x28mm round and that uses the FN P90 magazine [Read More…]
SilencerCo announced the launch of their new Saker 762 suppressor for 7.62/.308 caliber rifles. It’s less than an inch longer than their 5.56 model, the Saker 556, and weights in at 20.7oz. Sound reduction was at 126 dB with 300BLK subsonic ammo and 139 dB with [Read More…]
Accessory and gear maker Tacprogear debuted their new product line at the 2014 SHOT Show. Called Tacprogear Black, their new line is all American made and “mission specific”. Their new site doesn’t go live until tomorrow, but so far it looks like [Read More…]
For a good number of years readers have been asking why FN won’t sell their AR platform to the public. Well the wait is over FN is now selling the FN-15 to the public. This is our first new product announcement for SHOT show 2014. I was invited to a product meeting [Read More…]
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