Widener’s Reloading and Shooting Supply is a Johnson City, TN based online ammunition company that has pushed a press release out citing a number of alarming panic/bulk buy figures from customers in California. According to the company overall ammunition sales are [Read More…]
In before the jokes about “Comiefornia” and whatever else clever jokes you have about the overly regulated state. I feel for our shooting brethren that have to deal with the laws that were recently put in place. As much as I want to scream and yell about the [Read More…]
Stupid gun laws develop new solutions, and there seems to be no limits on either. The Patriot Pin is for AR15s, and to make them compliant to new laws in some US States. I don’t know how to define this invention if to call it stupid or clever? I guess you do what [Read More…]
Maryland based Leitner Wise Rifle Company (LWRC) brought out a number of rifles and product enhancements this year at SHOT 2017. Possibly the biggest innovations are the California-legal modifications that can be added to any rifle in the line up, .300 BLK, M-Lok as a [Read More…]
Due to the surging popularity of pistol caliber carbines, Alan Normandy of Battle Comp is coming with a 9mm version of his Battle Comp. They will be available in 1/2×28, 1/2×36 and 13.5LH. They will retail for $165 like his other comps. No info just yet as to [Read More…]
TNW Firearms, the makers of the Aero Survival Rifle (ASR), announced the company was now making a pistol caliber carbine for the California market. Using the Thordsen Stock to side step features like a pistol grip and adjustable length stock, coupled with a lack of [Read More…]
APEX Tactical Specialities, commonly known as “Apex”, and known to most as the company that perfected the Smith & Wesson M&P handgun trigger, has announced that they are moving the company from Los Osos, California to Peoria, Arizona and expanding [Read More…]
The HERA Arms CQR stock has now appeared in the US. The CA legal stock was mounted on a Ruger AR-556, model number 8500 with a 16.1″ barrel. More on the Ruger rifle here. The Ruger in the head picture has the new HERA barrel cap on it. Looks are very similar to [Read More…]
LAN World Inc. started over 13 years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a provider of California compliant firearms. I am certainly no expert on the California firearms legislation, but with new upcoming and stricter rules (sigh) LAN World have been working with HERA Arms [Read More…]
Add another company to the great California exodus, this time it’s the shotgun accessory makers at Mesa Tactical. They recently announced that they’re leaving the state of Commiefornia for their neighbors Nevada. They’ve cited California’s [Read More…]
As much as I would like to avoid discussing politics, the reality is politics influences the kinds of guns and gear that are available to us. Case in point: the Bullet Button. Several new gun bills were recently passed and signed into law in The Golden State. One of [Read More…]
Originally I was supposed to get the CMMG Mutant MK47 AKM in time to simultaneous publish with the other Mutant article we ran, but apparently there was a problem sourcing the component (i.e. “bullet button”) to make it “California Compliant”. CMMG has also [Read More…]
As you readers know Patrick just wrote a review of the new CMMG Mutant pistol. The other models which include the SBR with a 10 inch barrel as well as a California Compliant model. This is sure good news for those living in California. Heaven only knows what hoops they [Read More…]
A friend recommended that I stop by California Competition Works as I have recently been dabbling in 3-Gun and they have a lot of equipment specifically for it. They were showcasing three new products they for SHOT: the LE-3 Shot Shell Carrier with Tek-Lok, the [Read More…]
Prior to the state’s current standards requiring microstamping, Smith & Wesson was able to get the M&P Shield on the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale. The company is now shipping those pistols to California. California-approved models [Read More…]
The FRS-15 is a nifty looking AR-15 stock designed for the California market. In California you can use pre-ban full capacity magazines, with a standard magazine release, in semi-automatic rifles which do not have a pistol grip, adjustable stock or flash suppressor. The [Read More…]
No, you did not read the title incorrectly. My friends at Strike Industries recently got to inspect U.S. Machine Gun Armory’s new “Featureless” Cali-legal SAW. They plan on offering semi-automatic SAWs to California residents with either a pistol [Read More…]
I should have blogged about this last year to ensure the Californian readers are aware of it, but I completely forgot about it in the holiday season madness. I was reminded about the California AB962 “ammo ban” when reading the latest newsletter from online [Read More…]
Good news for Cali shooters. In the press release they did not say which guns were approved for sale. Charter Arms, Dayton, OH, July 13, 2010-Fifteen more Charter Arms Revolver models have just been approved for sale by the state of California. California and a few [Read More…]
Tony just came back from a week of marksmanship training alongside the California Grizzlies, the junior team that defeated the Army Marksmanship Team and won the National Infantry Trophy Team Match (aka Rattle Battle) last year. He spent one of those days creating a [Read More…]
San Diego Reader has published a very well written article about open carry in California, which is legal as long as the gun is unloaded. The author, Rosa Jurjevics, who had never fired a gun let alone carried openly, met up with a few open carry enthusiast at a [Read More…]
I learnt from Caleb at Gun Nuts that Daniel Defense are launching a new AR-15. The Daniel Defense DDXV Carbine is an entry level version of the DDM4 which was launched earlier this year. The main difference is that the DDXV has a standard M4-style butt stock and plastic [Read More…]
From the press release: Southport, CT- November 26, 2008 – Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is pleased to announce that the Ruger® SR9® pistol has been placed on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale within the State of California, as well as the [Read More…]
The AR-15 is a solid platform. Its performance and ease of use has made it the most popular rifle in America. There’s another reason for this. These rifles are so easy to customize, everyone can feel like a gunsmith for a few hours. Many of the aftermarket accessories [Read More…]
If you have a sweet tooth, love that arid camouflage vibe, or are prone to having your hand caught in a cookie jar, then you are likely a good candidate for Safariland’s limited edition Chocolate Chip 6000 holsters. These delicious buckets are available in three [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the brand new YHM 338 Bad Larry Suppressor. Last week we talked about an an NFA administrative checklist to keep all of your important items [Read More…]
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 121. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]