Shadow Valley Weapons is a southern Arizona type-07 manufacturer that has been developing and manufacturing machine guns and weapons accessories for the last 10 years. They pride themselves on building products for the most demanding and punishing situations. The SVCOMP is their new baby. As you would expect, it reduces recoil and eliminates muzzle rise (even on full auto). The […]
Firearms Accessories
Magpul Core: Unfair Advantage
Magpul is known for aggressive design solutions that are simple, intuitive, and affordable. Founded in 1999, their original product, called simply “the Magpul,” was a rubber tab to aid reloading rifle magazines under stress. Since then, Magpul has grown and developed dozens of other innovative products using the same focus on innovation, simplicity, and efficiency. Magpul […]
Bore Squeeg-E Cleaning System: First Impressions
I really hate most gun cleaning, but as much as I hate it, I hate dirty and inaccurate guns more. Bill Rogers has done the science and produced an easy (maybe even fun) way to clean your gun beyond arms room turn-in standards. Behold the amazingly simple Bore Squeeg-E Advanced Cleaning System. There is a […]
HIPERTOUCH Enhanced Duty AR Trigger: First Impression
The HIPERTOUCH Enhanced Duty Trigger is a high-performance drop-in duty trigger upgrade for AR-15 and AR-10 rifles. The Enhanced Duty Trigger has user-adjustable trigger weights of 4½ and 5½ pounds. HIPERTOUCH has taken their match-trigger feel and put it into a duty-trigger weight at an affordable price. HIPERTOUCH triggers retain Eugene Stoner’s simple design elegance […]
Oakley Tombstone Eye Shields: Quick Look
Monday at the 2015 SHOT Show, Oakley Standard Issue introduced the Tombstone, a new system of eye protection for competitive shooting. While derivative of their military products, the Oakley SI Tombstone is optimized for competitive shooters with a wider, unobstructed field of view, a new rapid lens-exchange mechanism, and Oakley’s Prizm lens tint technology to […]
Tridentis Tactical LR 308 Free Floating Rail: First Impression
The Tridentis Tactical LR 308 Free Floating Rail is everything you need and nothing you don’t. Quad rails tend to be heavy, expensive, and abrasive. Tube forends, by contrast, are lightweight, but you have to buy accessories to get the rail you need. Tridentis Tactical did all the thinking for you. With their LR 308 Free […]
Timney 10/22 Trigger: First Impression
The Ruger 10/22 rifle is 50-year-old classic rifle everyone should own. Because of its simple design, reliability, and low price, it is the first semi-auto .22 rifle of choice for shooters across the fruited plains. Its modular design and abundant aftermarket lets you build the exact gun you want. Among the best of these additions is the […]
America Grip’s Tool Grip: First Impressions
Today’s firearms market is saturated with different rail systems for all makes of rifles; it seems that even coffee cups have Picatinny rails on them. As helpful as rail systems are, sometimes people find them aggravating and wish they could be more ergonomic and useful. Enter the Tool Grip from America Grip. These aren’t your typical rail […]
WeaponTech AK-47 BHO Follower: First Impression
WeaponTech currently makes just one product: the Enhanced Bolt Hold-Open Follower for the AK-47 series of weapons, sold in packs of three. AK-47 rifles, like all major weapons systems, are very polarizing, but one thing that most AK-47 owners will agree on is that the lack of a last-round bolt hold-open is aggravating, as well as potentially dangerous. The last thing anyone […]
The SureFire M952V Millenium Universal WeaponLight: Quick Look
The SureFire M952V Millenium Universal WeaponLight is a great light for your rifles and SMGs. The LED White and IR output gives you a decent runtime while giving you 150 lumens of light. Whether it is used as an aiming aid in dark environments or to blind a bad guy when you are conducting dynamic […]