Australian rifle company Lithgow Arms has introduced a new rifle for the precision rifle shooting (PRS) market. Called the LA-105 Woomera (after an Australian aboriginal type of general purpose atlatl or spear thrower), it is based on the Lithgow Arms LA102 centerfire [Read More…]
FAB Defense has introduced a couple of new product prototypes during Arms & Hunting 2017 exhibition held in Moscow, Russia. One of them is a new handguard for the AK-47 type rifles and the second one is an SKS chassis. Both products are still in development and [Read More…]
A company called Gungner makes a Ruger 10/22 chassis which transforms the good old plinker into a tactical looking AR15 style rig. The chassis utilizes Ruger 10/22 controls. You can see what look to be AR-15 controls, but these are “fake” ones just to make [Read More…]
CAA has announced the upcoming release of the upgraded version of Micro-RONI chassis. The new version is called Micro-RONI Plus. It retains all the features of the previous model and adds some improvements. Let’s watch the CAA’s video introduction first. As [Read More…]
Kinetic Research Group (KRG) has introduced a new rifle chassis called Bravo. It is designed for Remington 700 short and long action rifles and Tikka T3 short actions. It is made of high-strength polymer with a full-length (from the end of the action to the tip of the [Read More…]
The Best Damn Gun company announced that it was now offering a new chassis for the Remington Model 700 action. The new chassis is designed for the short action and follows on the heels of the long action version that was introduced at the 2017 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. [Read More…]
During the Belarusian MILEX 2017 expo, Russian ORSIS introduced a Mosin-Nagant rifle chassis called “ORSIS Mosin”. The chassis features a folding and adjustable stock as well as short quad Picatinny rail section in the front portion of the forearm. There [Read More…]
Ukrainian company called “Crook” (Крук – means “raven”) makes an aluminum chassis for Mosin-Nagant rifles. It fits all models of Mosin-Nagant rifles including the early ones with hexagonal receivers and doesn’t require any [Read More…]
MasterPiece Arms has designed a new precision shooting grip for their BA rifle chassis. The new grip is called EVG which stands for Enhanced Vertical Grip. As the name implies, the grip is vertical in relation to the bore axis. It also features a large palm swell and [Read More…]
As a new owner of a CZ 455 bolt action rimfire rifle that I bought it specifically as a short range precision gun, I am ecstatic to see MasterPiece Arms come up with a dedicated chassis offering. Outfitted with the same features as it’s similar centerfire cousins, [Read More…]
Czech company Sureshot Armament Group has introduced a new chassis for Swiss K31 rifles. It is a one piece construction, CNC machined from a solid 7075 aluminum block. The chassis allows free floating the K31 action. It is also extremely lightweight weighing little [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Sako/Tikka was showing off their products, especially their newest entry into the T3 family: The T3x TAC A1, a dedicated from-the-factory precision rifle offering built from off a T3x base rifle. The TAC A1 is, unlike the rest of the T3 family, [Read More…]
Anarchy Outdoors announced the company will be the exclusive seller of the new R/BTP (Remington Bullpup Tactical Precision) chassis system developed by Tactical Precision Manufacturing. The new R/BTP is a drop-in chassis system that is designed for both Remington short [Read More…]
The SKS is seeing a lot of love in Canada lately, as another chassis system rears its head. The Pearce Armoury ILS chassis is 3D printed, and creates a pseudo-AR lower for the SKS. The means AR-15 stocks, pistol grips, magazines, trigger assembly, and bolt release. The [Read More…]
Cheap SKS rifles have always been a thing in Canada. Black Friday saw Cabela’s Canada selling them for $140 USD. With that so far endless seeming supply of rifles, we see more and more people putting time and money into making sharper, better, enhanced versions. [Read More…]
Canadian manufacturer Modular Driven Technologies has announced their new LS22 chassis for rimfire rifles. The most obvious feature for a chassis like this is compatibility with AR-15 furniture, but MDT says the V-shaped bedding of their system can increase accuracy of [Read More…]
The ZK-22 bullpup chassis has a storied history. Originally developed at Red Jacket Firearms and featured prominently on one of their TV episodes, the ZK-22 started with the now ill-fated company with a slow release. With major controversy over the arrest of Will Hayden [Read More…]
I recently had a brief range day with Matador Arms and put some rounds through their SKS and Sabertooth Chassis combo. Matador is a Canadian company, and produces a variety of accessories for the domestic market. The Sabertooth is arguably their flagship product, a [Read More…]
I stopped by Kinetic Research Group’s boot today to see what was new with their chassis systems. New for 2016 is the Whiskey-3 Gen 5, and X-Ray Gen 2. The Whiskey-3 now features a polymer fore-end with M-Lok slots and a built-in barrier stop, and is a 1/2lb [Read More…]
The Dragunov Sniping Rifle System, Year of 1963, or SVD or “Dragunov” for short, has since the early 1960s (like its name implies) been one of the premier squad designated marksman weapons in the world. The longest-serving purpose-designed squad marksman [Read More…]
I must confess an affinity for Tikka and Sako rifles for hunting. I’ve hunted with a Tikka T3 in .300wm in Alaska, and it performed superbly. Most of my hunting here in the lower 48, however, takes place in a high-alpine environment, where the hikes are steep, [Read More…]