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Strike Industries Ulitmate Selector Switch Installation and Review
It seems like just yesterday that I pushed the press release about Strike Industries new Ultimate Selector Switches. Not three days after the article went live, I had a set in my mailbox for testing and evaluation. For the most part, selector switches are necessary but drab components to your rifle. Most replacement switches give […]
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What Really Happened At Wanat?
In discussions about the suitability of the M4 rifle for combat, the Battle of Wanat comes up quite a lot. To some, Wanat represents the continuation of past mistakes; more dead soldiers with jammed rifles, of course of the faulty AR-15 pattern. Does Wanat really support this argument? Did soldiers actually die that day with […]
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PWS Tactical Forearm Lengthener
PWS made this video last year. It is hilarious. It seems they put a full length handguard on a short barrel. His expression is priceless.
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The G41C: An H&K Carbine That Never Was
During the 1970s and 1980s, Heckler and Koch were engaged in multiple parallel lines of rifle development, from the hubristically ambitious G11 to the G41, a 5.56mm roller retarded blowback rifle that married NATO standards such as AR-15 magazines and compatibility with NATO ammunition to the existing HK33 rifle. The G41 only achieved very limited sales, […]
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Strike Industries Sierra Comp and 7-Position Receiver Extension
Strike Industries sent me a new comp (the Sierra Comp) that they made in conjunction with Victor Lopez (of Sierra Element Tactical Firearms Training). He worked on the design with Strike for over a year. The unique design of the triangle ports allow gas to escape the weapon in conical shape. The energy from the […]
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Adcor Defense MSR Polymer “Dust-Wipe” BCG
Adcor Defense has been teasing on their Facebook page their “Dust-Wiper” polymer bolt carrier group. Originally introduced in their BEAR rifles, the polymer cover assists with “wiping” dust and debris from the bolt carrier during cycling after the dust cover itself has been released. Their Facebook page has teased pre-orders, but the website does not […]
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New From FNH USA at SHOT Show 2015
For New Year’s weekend FNH USA posted a sneak peek of their SHOT Show 2015 offerings with the addition of an FNS 9mm/.40 Compact. From FNH USA: General specifications for both: Striker-fired autoloader Double-action operation Available in Standard and Manual Safety 5.5 to 7.7 lbs. trigger pull Slide Stainless steel construction External extractor with loaded […]
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New Ergo Grips KeyMod Components
I got another call from Mike at Ergo Grips. He had some new KeyMod stuff he wanted me to check out before they premier at SHOT. And not only did I get to see the new items, I got some inventory to test and evaluate… There were a number of picatinny rail sections, a quick […]
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Portable Remote Target Changer From TARGETVISION
TargetVision has a new target system available. It is a remotely operated target changer that can operate out to about 600 feet. It is constructed primarily of aluminum with AR500 armor plating. The downside is that it comes in at $1595 and it weighs in at a hefty 97 pounds. It seems like the concept […]
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Blue Laser from NcStar
Red. Green. Blue. These three colors, sometimes referred to as RGB, have been used to describe computer monitors, video inputs and a color model used by photographers and programmers. They are also the colors available to shooters adding a laser aiming device to a firearm. Red lasers have been used for aiming consumer firearms for […]
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Homeowner Runs Out of Ammo Firing Warning Shots
An Idaho homeowner – and gun owner – found himself confronting a burglar on New Year’s Eve, but it didn’t go quite as you might expect. Bart Bryson was checking on his family’s second property, which is currently unoccupied, and when he pulled up, first slowing to check the mail, he spotted fresh footprints in […]
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Shockwave Technologies ZMAG for M11/9mm Subguns
Good news for M11/9 owners looking for affordable magazines! Shockwave Technologies has released its ZMAG for the Cobray M11/9 submachine gun. These guns, though affordable (by registered machine gun standards) suffer from problematic and aging Zytel magazines. Shockwave’s Marty Ewer explains: We just recently released the ZMAG for the M-11/NINE. As you might be aware, […]
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New Bolt Carriers With Integral Gas Keys By Voodoo Innovations
Here’s an idea: Making AR-15 carriers with integrated gas keys. Of course, if you are just milling carriers out of round stock on a horizontal machine as in a military BCGs, then this would considerably increase the amount of material you need to hog away to create a carrier. However, if you are making the […]
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Browe Tactical Optic – Browe 4x Power in 7075-t6
Browe Optics has introduced their Browe Tactical Optic which incorporates the same glass, electronics, and internals as the Browe Combat Optic (originally titanium) into a 7075-T6 aluminum housing. The Browe Tactical optic maintains Browe’s signature SIC (single intuitive control). Specs (from Browe): Magnification: 4x Entrance Pupil: 32mm Exit Pupil: 8mm Eye Relief: 37mm Length: 132mm […]
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CzechPoint Now Producing Vz. 58 Rifles In-House
The Vz. 58 rifle is one rifle that gets much less recognition as a design than it deserves. Its front-tilting locking block design is unique and works very well, and the rifle itself is both lightweight and reliable. CzechPoint, which has been for a long time a distributor of these rifles, has decided to begin producing Vz. […]
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Black Creek Precision 9mm AR Pistols
Black Creek Precision is now making a pair of AR-style 9mm pistols. The guns are available with either a 6.5″ or 10.5″ barrel and come with a SIG arm brace. The uppers and lowers are machined from 7075-T6 aluminum with Type III anodizing. The lower is a dedicated 9mm lower, so there is not a […]
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Stealth Gunpowder
A new company called Stealth Gunpowder promises to introduce a new line of smokeless powders. The company is making some some fairly strong claims about the powder. According to the company, the new powders will: produce no muzzle flash burn 22% cooler than other powders 13.8% more accurate than other powders not cause blooming on night […]
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2014 ATF Inspection Results from FFLGuard
FFLGuard is a company that specializes in Legal Services & Compliance Solutions for the Firearms Industry. One of their departments monitors outputs from the BATFE and puts out advisories, and the most recent is the end of year report from BATFE inspections. The BATFE actually publishes this information as a Power Point presentation that you can […]
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Navy Arms New 1873 Models and AK Mags
Anyone here going to SHOT? If so, you’ll be able to see a couple of offerings from Navy Arms (and really, hundreds of other vendors). We published an article in October about the 1873 line. Well, this spring, Navy Arms is going to have a couple of new variants in high-polished blue and high-polished plum. […]
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Full Auto Pencil Shooter Gun
The ingenuity of humanity never ceases to amaze me. As such, I am mesmerized by the bike-chain & electric-drill powered magazine-fed pencil machine gun (or perhaps just the voice) of YouTube user Joerg Sprave and The Slingshot Channel. Just in case you have not seen him before (and have time to spend hooked to YouTube), he shoots crazy […]
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