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Brigand Arms makes carbon fiber hand guards. The pictures show the revolutionary use of sophisticated materials, but until you handle one you can’t really understand how light they really are. The 9-inch rail weighs only 3.9 ounces without rails or accessories. That’s less than $5 worth of quarters and they are stronger than you can believe. […]
The PDW craze is upon us. After the ATF changed its opinion again to re-allow braces to be shouldered Americans have been busy building compact weapons that are easier to store, transport, and wield. Folding stocks are nothing new in the firearms world, but aftermarket options to retrofit folding mechanisms have grown. In the video […]
.30 Carbine for a home defense round ? I know even typing that sentence might launch the site into a whole new realm of craziness and drama. The .30 Carbine round and specifically the M1 Carbine was tagged with a terrible rumor that it was ineffective and not lethal, there are hundreds of thousands of […]
In today’s every expanding world of striker fired pistols a common complaint from many shooters revolves around long mushy triggers. It doesn’t seem to matter what brand of pistol whether it be a Glock, Smith & Wesson, Sig Sauer or even a CZ, most people agree the triggers could always be better. Enter Apex Tactical […]
Over the years, the A2 Flash Hider has gotten a bad rap. The Army spent a lot of time and money developing this marvel. It doesn’t look as cool as the new aggressive muzzle brakes, but it does a different job. The flash hider reduces flash so you are not blinded and there are no […]
The US Military is actively looking to modernize its small arms. The current legacy systems are designs that originated in the 1950s and are pretty much at their design evolutionary limits. To improve the system’s core capabilities the round it fires needed to change. From Soldiers Systems here is the 5,000 unit solicitation for the new machine […]
Way back before the internet, the Army made training films. In 1966, the XM-16E1 was the new hotness and the Army wanted to train a million draftees how to use it. They produced an Operation and Function Training Video which is still one of the most informative videos ever made. It uses a cut away […]
We have written a lot lately about the Sig 320. It has won the ICE contract and was recently selected by the Army as the winner of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition. In the latest news, Glock filed a protest with the government about the Army awarding the MHS contract to Sig Sauer. This […]
I ordered my first Remington 700 and the next day the internet was ablaze with news about yet another recall from one of America’s most famed manufacturers. Â Remington has recalled an American classic, the Remington 700. Â Unfortunately I believed the more tabloid-like gun blogs and thought it included all Remington 700s. Fortunately that is not […]
The Hardened Arms SMC is a new muzzle device from Hardened Arms developed with the intent of eliminating muzzle rise on short-barreled and full-auto applications. Below is the description taken directly from the product page: “Dedicated to innovation Hardened Arms is pleased to bring the HD SMC to the shooting public. Using SMC muzzle redirection […]
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