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UTAS UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun
UTAS made their UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun available at 2015 Industry Day at the Range and made the experience complete by putting their new suppressor on it. I had the opportunity to shoot clay targets with the UTS-15 and was pleased with the shotgun’s overall performance. At 6.9 pounds empty, it has some heft, and it’s […]
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Rock Island 380 ACP
Rock Island Armory had the company’s new 1911-style .380 ACP pistol at the 2015 Industry Day at the Range. Called the Baby Rock Standard CS, the gun was designed from the ground up to be a concealed carry pistol. In our shooting, the gun ran well and we did not experience any problems. Additionally, I […]
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Seek Thermal
Okay I’ll be the first to admit I like gadgets. The more techie the better. I’ve been considering buying a FLIR One for a while now, but once I upgraded to my iPhone 6 I was out of luck (they are supposed to have one upcoming). Well, today at Range Day, Seek Thermal had a […]
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Tuor Multi-Axis and Ambidextrous BUIS
WM Tactical debuted an interesting new back up iron sight system at the 2015 SHOT Show dubbed the TUOR Multi Axis Back-up Sight, its the first multi-axis and ambidextrous back up iron sight. What does that mean? It folds down like a traditional back up iron sight, but when deployed it also allows the user to […]
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SIG P-320 Compact In 45 ACP
Anyone that knows me certainly knows how much I like the 45acp round. When I heard the new model of the SIG 320 was coming out in 45acp in full size,carry and compact I found these as soon as I got to the range. As most people know by now the P-320 is a modular […]
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In Case you missed them: SHOT Show Media Day Post Roundup
Here are all our posts published on 19 January 2015 during SHOT Show’s Media Day at the Range (in chronological order) …
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SIG P-220 Elite 10MM
After having spent a week at the SIG facilities back in June I really didn’t expect to see many new guns. Well I was wrong there were many more handguns than I expected. There were several pistols that caught my eye and the SIG P-220 Elite was one of them because it’s the new 10mm! […]
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Winchester’s New .45 ACP Train & Defend Ammo
As I reported in November, Winchester Ammunition officially announced the new .45 ACP loadings in its Train & Defend line. The company had the ammo on hand during the 2015 Industry Day at the Range (formerly Media Day at the Range.) The Train & Defend ammunition line has two loads per caliber: one loaded with […]
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VG6 Epsilom Muzzle Brake
Here is a very interesting test of this VG6 Precision AR muzzle brake. The shooter is firing the AR on full auto, with one hand and away from his shoulder. The gun hardly moves at all.
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UTAS 12 Ga Shotgun Suppressor
UTAS is making their own shotgun suppressor. No idea on price yet as these are the only two prototypes in existence.
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Manticore Arms AK Keymod Alfa Rail
Manticore Arms has only been around since 2010 but they’ve been making quite a name for themselves lately, especially in the AK accessory market. Their newest AK product is their Keymod Alfa Rail. Made for standard stamped AKs, their new forend allows users to mount Keymod accessories and their optional Picatinny toprail section allows you […]
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Pictures of Chris Costa in Japan
If you didn’t see the Chris Costa Japanese airsoft AR-15 catwalk video then head over to this earlier post, but here are some pictures from Costa’s event in Japan.
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COBALT KINETICS B.A.M.F. AR-15 Platform
COBALT KINETICS is actually bringing something innovative to the market. It is an AR-15 platform that has a “dual-drop forward assist”. Wrap your head around that a second. I was a little confused myself at first, but once I got to hold the prototype, I totally got it. In their nomenclature it is: the patent-pending […]
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UTM Civilian Training Ammunition Hands-On, New Products
I was initially unsure about UTM’s decision to bring to market a civilian derivative of its training marker ammunition; it seemed to me that most would rather shoot regular ammunition through their rifles on a range than buy a multi-hundred-dollar conversion kit and $0.60/round ammunition to do nonlethal training. I still think most will […]
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Radom MSBS Coming To US Market
Polish company Radom, maker of Beryl AK-type rifles, was demoing their MSBS rifle on the firing line at Industry Day. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, they were having difficulty finding ammunition that was compatible, and were not allowing folks to shoot either example. However, they were happy to show me the rifle, talk […]
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Mauser M98 Magnum First Look
At Industry Day, we at The Firearm Blog got our first look at the Mauser 98 Magnum, a dangerous game rifle that will soon be imported into the United States. Mauser was happy to have us shoot the weapon, which features case hardened and temper colored accents. The M98M I shot felt like it weighed 9-10lbs, […]
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Ruger M77/17 Hawkeye Prototype in .17 WSM
At Industry Day, Ruger had squirreled away on their rifle rack a prototype micro-length action M77 Hawkeye chambered for .17 WSM. The gun is reduced in size from the regular M77, but features the same twin-lug bolt and Mauser styling (the Mauser extractor appears to have been reduced to a guide for the spring loaded […]
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Beretta M9A3: First Impressions from SHOTS
Here at SHOT Media Day and I just got to shoot the new Beretta M9A3, the model Beretta put forward as the new U.S. Army sidearm but was recently got rejected. The M9 is a gun that has never shot well for me (it’s a great gun, just emphasizing that it doesn’t shoot well for […]
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Ready Range Target System
One of the things most annoying about going to the range is managing targets. Sometimes I just don’t want to have lug steel and wooden stands out. It means I have to switch out vehicles as my wife is not at all cool with range dirt in her car. Not that it is a huge […]
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UTM Introduces Civilian Training Marker Conversion Kits
UTM, the company that makes marker conversion kits for military and law enforcement training, has announced a civilian derivative, utilizing lower powered ammunition for increased safety: UTM RBT RELEASES THE NEW ALTERNATIVE TO LIVE FIRE PRACTICE! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CORE TECHNOLOGY ONLY PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE TO THE MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING […]
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