#Grip

Arisaka Defense announced the introduction of a new vertical grip for AR-style rifles. The grips are CNC machined aluminum and are available for Key Mod, M-Lok and CMR type hand guards.

Factory grips are usually one of the first parts to go when a consumer decides to customize their AR15 type rifle, and Strike Industries is now bringing to the table a nice offering similar to the dominant MagPul MOE grip called the “AR Enhanced Pistol Grip”.

Recover Tactical is now shipping the Grip & Rail System for the 1911-style handguns.

More food for thought on manipulating a handgun. Travis Haley, of Haley Strategic, breaks down some simple observations of the anatomy in a pistol grip.

The DoubleTap Tactical Pocket Pistol is designed to be a “last-ditch” gun to be used in grave situations to save one’s life.  It is not a fun gun to shoot, and putting a lot of rounds through it can be painful.  I’ve put dozens of 9mm and .45 ACP rounds through one gun. While doable, it was not an experience that I wish to relive.

TacStar is making a do-it-yourself kit for adding a rubber grip surface to any smooth polymer.  It is called the Tactical Grip Coat.  The kit appears to be easy to use:

Shockwave technologies are selling a traditional “birdshead ” grip for the Mossberg 500 shotgun. This is the type of one-handed grip favored before vertical pistol grips became popular. Not only does it looks cool, it is more practical (in my opinion).

Crimson Trace have launched a laser and light grip for AR-15 / picatinny rail’d rifles.