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Century Arms C39v2, the American AK
While I was at SHOT Show I stopped by the Century Arms booth and took a look at their new rifle. It’s been five years since Century Arms put their first 100% American made C39 rifle on the market and this year they’re coming out with the C39v2 which they call “the American AK.” The AK-47 […]
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New Burris “Tactical Kits” Combined Optics Ready For Your AR
Burris is keying into the tactical market with an interesting combination offer: Three packages, including a prism sight as well as either a top mounted red dot or a 3x magnifier. The packages even come in their own carry cases. From the press release: GREELEY, CO – Burris® helps tactical and competitive shooters get ready […]
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InRange TV’s Review of The Masterpiece Arms MPAR-556
Ian and Karl have put another rifle through its paces over at InRange TV; this time a Masterpiece Arms MPAR-556. The MPAR-556 is based on the Leader T2 rifle, an Australian design by British designer Charles St. George. Like the Leader, it uses a large amount of stampings, as well as an AR-18-derived bolt carrier […]
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Nosler Introduces “World’s Most Powerful” 7mm: The .28 Nosler
Nosler has announced what it calls the “most powerful commercial 7mm cartridge”: The .28 Nosler. Based on the same case as the .26 Nosler (itself based on the .404 Jeffery) , marketing literature for the round claims a performance of 160 grains at 3,300 feet per second from a 26″ barrel. From the press release: NOSLER® UNVEILS […]
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KRISS Arms 2015 Products
At the SHOT Show Range Day, KRISS Arms brought out some interesting things out to the range. For 2015 there will be an updated KRISS Vector Carbine. They are updating the barrel shroud to an SilencerCo Osprey like design. The one pictured is for a Canadian model due to the longer 18.5″ barrel the shroud […]
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New Howa Mini Action Rifles
Long action. Short action. Now Howa has the Mini Action. At the 2015 SHOT Show, Legacy Sports showed the new Howa Mini Action rifles. Mini action rifles use bolts and chambers that are 12% shorter than normal short actions. In theory, this means a shorter throw that could result in a faster cycle. Additionally, the […]
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Improved S&W Shield Base Pad
If there is one problem with my Smith & Wesson Shield, it is the spacer sleeve the company uses on the extended magazine. It can slide up the magazine to foul the reload and/or pinch the hand. However, my biggest complaint with it is that the back of the sleeve catches on the meaty part […]
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X-Products Can Launcher Grappling Hook
X-Products made the Can Launcher. Well they have expanded a bit and made a grappling hook projectile. You can see they designed the bottom just like a soda can. They said they were able to launch it 100 yards.
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FNH SCAR PDW
FNH had their elusive SCAR PDW on display at SHOT Show 2015. The PDW is based off of a SCAR 16S. However the upper receiver is slightly different. SCAR uppers usually have three holes at the front behind the sling loop. That is not the case here. As you can see there are not holes […]
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Hyskore Dual Damper Shooting and Sighting Rest
At the 2015 SHOT Show, Hyskore had a number of shooting rests that had recently been introduced. One of them was the Dual Damper Shooting and Sighting Rest. The new Dual Damper rest allows a shooter to lock a rifle into it. Dual pistons absorb the recoil impulse while the rifle slides backward on a […]
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Hatsan USA’s Big Bore Airguns
Hatsan USA is offering new .30 and .35 caliber airguns for the American hunter. Called the “Carnivore”, the new airgun line will produce 75 (.30 cal) and 95 (.35 cal) foot pounds of energy, with 860 and 730 ft/s velocity, respectively: ” HatsanUSA Goes Big in 2015 with .30 and .35 Caliber Carnivore Airgun Further […]
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Rifle Competition: US vs. UK in 1950 (DTIC)
DTIC is a wonderful resource for finding documents that are important records in firearms history. One such article, which we will be looking at today, entitled “A Comparison Test Between United Kingdom And United States Lightweight Rifles” documents the 1950 test between the .280 caliber EM-2 (Janson Rifle, later Rifle No. 9), .280 caliber FN automatic […]
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.300 BLK FNH SCAR
Walking around SHOT Show, some things stand out and catch your eye. This all blue SCAR 16S stood out to me. At first glance I thought it was just custom Cerakoted SCAR. But upon looking closer, it is chambered in .300blk.
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Salient Arms International SHOT Show 2015
At Media Day at the Range, SAI showed off their new products for 2015. Specifically their AR 2.0 Jailbreak and their new pistol, from the ground up, SAI BLU. First up is the Jailbreak AR. The Jailbreak is a muzzle device that is quick detach. Their prototype at the range was threaded with detents. However […]
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Ameriglo Sights
Ameriglo has a long history of making small arms sights and had a large portion of their product line on display at SHOT Show.Ameriglo has a reputation for good quality sights that are both durable and long-lasting, and they make them for a vast number of handguns. I stopped by their booth to take a […]
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Sun Devil MFG Adjustable Gas Key
Sun Devil Manufacturing released their new Adjustable Gas Key at the 2015 SHOT Show. Dubbed the ADIGS (adjustable drop in gas system), their new gas key is compatible with both AR15 and AR10 bolt carriers. It’s adjusted via a self locking adjustment screw and is available in both a retrofit kit or already installed on […]
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Guerrilla Grip Mag Grip and Bullet Button Tool for CA AR15s
While walking the SHOT Show floor I stumbled upon a product from Guerrilla Worx. Their new Guerrilla Grip AR15 magazine grips include an integrated tool in the base of the grip for use with the bullet buttons used on AR15s in California. What the heck is a bullet button you ask? It’s essentially a device that replaces the […]
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Big Bore Silencer and Suppressed Bolt Carriers from Gemtech
My last day at SHOT I finally got to stop by one of my last vendors, Gemtech. Even near the end of the show, their huge booth was still packed with hardly any room to spare. The new products that were being showcased at SHOT include The Arrow (and the Arrow’s 3-Lug QD muzzle brake) […]
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Dave Manson Precision Reamers
When I saw Dave Mason Precision Reamers on my list of vendors to visit, I was like “Wha?!?”. Not being a gunsmith, I wasn’t really sure how to approach them. I’ve got some basic tools to do maintenance on my firearms, but no real experience at this level. What ended up happening was a pleasant […]
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Self Illuminating Fiber-Optics with TruGlo TFX
We’ve written about TruGlo’s TFO sights before. At SHOT this year, they were showing off the next generation named the TFX. To recap, TFO is a patented combination of Tritium and Fiber-Optics, basically keeping the Fiber-Optic illuminated even in low-light situations. The TFX is the “eXtreme” version… What they have done is encapsulate the TFO […]
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