iota Outdoors just debuted the KRUX – a new lightweight, low-profile composite rifle stock ready for back country rifle builds. The KRUX is a compact 28” in length and at just 27 ounces, still maintains the appropriate structure to accommodate a standard Sendero profile barrel. The key to the KRUX’s weight-to-structure ratio is its carbon fiber […]
BFR-556 belt-fed Slidfire rifle: All the fun of full auto without the tax stamp
The Slide Fire® BFR is a true belt-fed system that allows your firearm to unload a virtually unlimited ammunition supply. Its lightweight, modular design is built from the highest quality components allowing for multiple ammunition feeding options. The self-contained design also allows for easy removal of the belt fed mechanism, allowing for quick transition from […]
Cool Protection in the Face of Danger: The IcePlate Story
Inspired by tried-and-true emergency responder protocols known as “Tactical Combat Casualty Care,” Justin Li initially thought to combine first aid science with athletic base layers while on duty as a law enforcement officer in the California desert. Faced with difficult terrain, a formidable adversary, heavy protective gear, and high altitude, Justin was looking to improve […]
Unique-ARs: Make It Your Own
At SHOT, we got to see some of the beautiful custom handguards from the family owned manufacturer, Unique-ARs up close. We got them to share some photos with us. All of Unique-ARs’ handguards are made using 6061 aluminum, so they are strong and lightweight. Their distinctive patterns are the result of CNC machining, and the […]
Will the Civilian Marksmanship Program be selling $200 M-9s?
U.S. Army has selected the SIG SAUER P320 to replace the M9 service pistol which has been in use since the mid-1980’s. Beretta has delivered over 600,000 M-9 pistols. What will become of these elderly veterans? Hundreds of thousands of Beretta M-9 pistols are suddenly excess to military requirements and deserve a better fate than […]
The 1895 Nagant Revolver: Classic Handgun or Russian Junk?
The Nagant 1895 revolver (as seen in the movie Enemy of the Gates and Sherlock Holmes) is a peculiar weapon that caught my interest at the start of my Guntubing career. At the time these handguns looked brand new and were advertised for about 100 US dollars and I felt I could not afford to […]
RONI Pistol Carbine : SHOT Show 2017
One of the fun toys we got to spend some time with this year at SHOT Show 2017 was the RONI Pistol Carbine by CAA. The folks from CAA are led by 19 year Israeli Defense Force, Moshe Oz and were gracious enough to take time out of their busy range session to give us […]
Nikon 1-4×24 Black Force 1000 Scope: SHOT Show
The new Nikon 1-4×24 Black Force 1000 marks the companies first official entry into the world of competitive shooting optics and they certainly know how to make an impression. This year at SHOT Show 2017 we saw a great many offerings from the usual players in the optics game then we got a phone call […]
Long range Shooting: External Ballistics – Rifle Cant Error
In previous long range shooting articles, I’ve talked about the effect of light and the error derived from shooting uphill/downhill—both aiming and perspective related errors. In this article, however, I’ll talk about another aiming-related error: shooting with the rifle not perpendicular to the ground. When shooting with a canted rifle, the round won’t land where […]
Hunting Calibers- Which Is Right For You?
Being a GunTuber did not make me a gun person. It started for me years earlier as a big game hunter. Hunting supplies food for the table and generates many lasting memories as well as helps keep healthy populations of game animals. Millions hunt game, big and small. There is so much information and hearsay […]