The Armed Forces of the Netherlands will be receiving an order of 10,000 9x19mm NATO Gen 4 Glock 17s with the latest contract announced by the Dutch Ministry of Defense as reported by the Polish magazine Mil Mag. This comes after an initial purchase of 6,300 Gen 4s in [Read More…]
I recently picked up my Osprey45 on Pi Day, 3/14/17. Strangely enough it is the same day I picked up my SpectreII suppressor from the same FFL back on 3/14/15. Well as soon as I got home with my Osprey 45, I began putting it on everything and making a variety of [Read More…]
Hexmag is expanding now into a polymer Glock magazine. No word just yet on price. But it will be competitive with what is out there now. So I suspect it will be close to the Magpul PMAG and ETS magazine. One feature the Hexmag has over the PMAG is the witness holes for [Read More…]
Glock has donated one of the thirty anniversary pistols to the Young Marines. The pistol is a 30:th Anniversary G17 Generation 4, with serial 30USA22. The G17 has very special engravings made by Bertram Edmonston, IV, who is a Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA) [Read More…]
CAA has recently expanded their RONI line with a new non-NFA option for those that want a proper stock but refuse to file a stamp. Recently I reviewed the Lock, Stock, and Barrel carbine conversion and found it lacking in a few areas, based on a cursory look at the RONI [Read More…]
TheShredBox has a detailed video explaining the chronicling the 17 different variations of Glock 17 magazines that have been made and released so far. For Glock fans and fans of variants I think you will enjoy this. I did.
We all know Hollywood takes some liberties with firearms. Endless ammo, exaggerated performance, etc. The list goes on and on. I recently caught a blatant error in the Marvel movie ANT-MAN. When Hank Pym, played by Michael Douglas, confronts his old assistant Darren [Read More…]
The latest step in the ongoing re-armament of the New Zealand Defence Force has been announced: The SIG Sauer P226 pistols that have served New Zealand servicemen and women since 1992 are to be replaced with new Glock 17 Gen 4 handguns, distributed via an Australian [Read More…]
Today knowledge of Operation Red Wings is fairly widespread as a result of the movie Lone Survivor, which followed on the heels of the book by the same name. Of course, many movie-goers did not and still do not realize they were watching a tragic story play out that was [Read More…]
As promised, Magpul is making good on their customer service regarding the mistakes made with the launch of the Magpul GL9 magazine. For those who haven’t heard about this issue, go to our article here. If you bought your magazines direct from Magpul or a large [Read More…]
Richard Fitzpatrick, CEO/President of Magpul, came out and admitted the problem on Facebook. Apparently there was an oversight on feeding smaller Glocks in 9mm such as the Glock 19 and Glock 26. However Magpul will fix the problem. Richard even laid out the plans to do [Read More…]
SGM Tactical brought out their new happy stick mags at Big 3 East. They are heat treated stainless steel lined sleeves. They will be available soon and will retail for $19.99. They have performed flawlessly with a 10ft drop fully loaded. Just like the Glock version, the [Read More…]
At the risk of starting a religious war, today I want to write about custom handgun modifications. I am of the mindset that once I have bought something, it is mine. I also believe that most things bought “off the shelf” are a great starting point, but rarely the [Read More…]