Tag: test

Iraqveteran8888 Pits Spartan AR550 Armor Against a 12-Gauge

Posted August 13, 2015 in Guns & Gear, Shotguns by TFB Staffer with 20 Comments

The Target Man’s Spartan AR550 Armor isn’t just tough, it’s tough as nails – or, more accurately, tough as Level III body armor. According to The Target Man, their AR550 has a 10% harder ballistic core than its predecessor, and they’ve done [Read More…]

M4 beaten by piston carbines

Posted December 19, 2007 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 24 Comments

The Army dust test results are out. As you can see above the M4 has fared very badly. Weapons officials at the Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., exposed Colt Defense LLC’s M4, along with the Heckler & Koch XM8, FNH USA’s [Read More…]