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The early years of World War Two were pretty grim. 1942 was a low point for the Allies, the Germans controlled Europe and most of North Africa; they were at the gates of Moscow. The Japanese controlled much of Asia and their fleets roamed the Pacific. The US Army trained almost four million men between […]
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) has adopted the SIG SAUER P320 as its official service firearm. The Texas Department of Public Safety will acquire 4,000 SIG SAUER P320 pistols for official service use throughout the TXDPS Highway Patrol, Criminal Investigations Divisions (CID), Aircraft Division, Executive Protection Bureau, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Texas Rangers, SWAT, […]
How many of us have gotten to the range only to find a new nick or scratch on their handgun’s slide? How about run out of space in a safe or range bag and had to stack handguns? Slideboot by Sentry proposes a way to change that answer to zero. This simple adaptation of 3mm-thick […]
Dark Hour Defense is a new company, a recent offshoot from Joel Allen of V Seven Weapons systems. After talking with Joel (and examining the first round of products to hit the Dark Hour website), it would seem that Dark Hour Defense is all the V Seven quality, minus the exotic materials. Easy assessment when […]
The SIRT training pistol is now available as a compact training pistol that allows you to train realistically and safely — two goals that all your training should have. In this video, Rob Pincus at Personal Defense Network puts the SIRT through its paces. If you carry a compact firearm, the new compact SIRT training […]
As a gear reviewer, I receive a pretty wide variety of kit to work with. Even if I’m working with a product I’m not an expert in the use thereof, it’s my job to show the strengths and weaknesses of a product as it stands alone. That means if I’m accuracy testing a rifle or […]
Big Horn Armory AR500 in 500 Auto Max is available to big game hunters, big bore aficionados and law enforcement. Based on a DPMS style AR 308, the gas operated AR500 was designed and produced in the USA . The lightweight aluminum receiver features grooves cut into the front of the mag well for a […]
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 […]
Nikon‘s new P-TACTICAL SUPERDOT is engineered with fully multicoated lenses and Nikon’s proprietary “TRUCOLOR” coating, which virtually eliminates the bluish tint associated with red dot sights.Intended for use on all weapons, it is a universal sight built rugged enough for shotguns. Nikon builds the P-TACTICAL SUPERDOT on a compact (2.8″ x 1.7″ x 1.7″), lightweight […]
I was fortunate enough to be part of a small batch invited to try out the Arex handgun. What I saw reminded me a bit of the Zastava handguns in that it was heavily based on the SIG 226/229 design, but unlike the SIG handguns some improvements had been made and unlike the Zastava handguns […]
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