Guns news in the last 12 months was interesting, 2017 wrapped up nicely and the firearms community had some good news and some bad news over the year, which was to be expected. When 2017 opened we were hoping to see a functional version of the pistol in our feature image, the Stryk B. As […]
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TESTED: Hardened Arms SMC
In a follow up to our earlier announcement of new products from Hardened Arms I now have footage of the SMC muzzle device in action. The 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 […]
9mm MP-40 in the USA! VIDEO
American Tactical has just released a civilian-legal version of the infamous MP-40
First Look: Caracal Limited Edition Enhanced Model F: VIDEO
As a purveyor of gun-things-different the Caracal pistol had my attention at SHOT 2016. What I didn’t know was that the Caracal Model F had actually been in development since 2002, and had already made a brief appearance in the United States while I was over in Afghanistan (2005). The original model had to make […]
First Look: New for 2018 From Hardened Arms
Last year we got to take a look at the LumaShark from Hardened Arms. That rail system included two built-in flashlights which rode nicely integrated to the hand guard. For 2018 Hardened Arms is at it again with finding new ways to improve the AR15 for law enforcement and personal defense use. Unlike so many […]
First Look: L2D Combat Parts for Glock
L2D Combat has emerged onto the scene of aftermarket Glock parts this year. After four years of research and development and manufacturing parts for other companies they are now fully on their own and available to the public. Unlike many other offerings for Glock L2D actually engineers and manufactures the parts. L2D Combat […]
Hexmag AR-15 Pistol Grips: Better Grip for Better Hits
Hexmag, LLC (www.hexmag.com), maker of advanced AR-15/AR-10 platform magazines, now proudly presents two new AR pistol grips. Both grips are available in black or flat dark earth and feature upper grip extensions. The Hexmag Tactical Grip (HTG) features a unique over molded soft rubber grip surface with finger grooves and a rounded back strap swell […]
Marine M-27 Infantry Automatic Rifle Reliability Testing Results
The ultimate winner of the Marine Corps M-27 Infantry Automatic Rifle contract was the the HK M27 IAR, a version of the company’s HK 416 AR knock-off. A friend of a friend of the blog FOIAd this information, which took him two requests. The first produced the Round One reliability testing, which downchecked 6 of the […]
Magazine Capacity Limits and Self Defense
Do magazine capacity limitations save lives, or doom them? We’ve discussed firearms restrictions a lot recently with regard to New York’s SAFE Act, which, among other things restricts magazine capacity. The original proposal included a 7 round magazine capacity limit for handguns, but in December of 2013, the provision was deemed unconstitutional and was struck […]
Caldwell Shooting Supplies Releases Pic Rail XLA Bipod® family of Fixed Bipods
The new Caldwell® Pic Rail XLA Fixed Bipods provide a stable shooting platform that conveniently attaches to almost any pic rail forend. The integrated 1.5 inch long pic rail clampfastens directly to a firearm’s pic or quad rail. The bipods are collapsible so they can remain affixed to a firearm foreasy transport. The XLA Bipods […]