Practicality and cool factor are often strange bedfellows when it comes to the firearms industry. There is cool, and there is practical, but is one often both? The Lifecard is certainly attempting to make you think so. The gun is more like something you'd see in a James Bond … [Read more...]
Photo by Alex Landeen At the recent Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous, held in Gateway, Colo., I was introduced to a gun that I haven’t stopped thinking about. Based on Beretta’s 92F the gun has a barrel which measures .75 inches shorter running on a full size frame. The result is a … [Read more...]
Originally published on Tactical Life Photo by Tactical Life Heads up, folks; there’s a new polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol lineup on the horizon: the IWI Masada. RELATED STORY: ACE in the Hole – Testing IWI’s Galil ACE .308 Battle Rifle Designed for military, … [Read more...]
Article originally published on Tactical Life Here’s the latest on the Army’s XM17 handgun, otherwise known as the Modular Handgun System (MHS). In November, the service will drop the “X,” which classifies it as experimental, and instead call the weapon the M17. Once that … [Read more...]
Originally published on Tactical Life xamining the combat handgun needs context. Real-life is usually a good start. On Sept. 25, 1993, a former co-worker of mine named Dale Shrader was piloting a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter under night vision goggles just above the rooftops in … [Read more...]
Courtesy of Tactical Life New York-based gun maker Dark Storm Industries has expanded its product line with the new DS Hailstorm 9mm pistol and carbine. RELATED STORY: Optics-Ready AR – Dark Storm’s DS-15 Typhoon Rifle The press release says the DS Hailstorm was designed … [Read more...]
