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…]