Sig Sauer just wrapped up their weekend-long “Freedom Days”show in Phoenix, Arizona at the Ben Avery Shooting Center. The concept is simple: Sig brought 50 different models of their guns, charged $80 for a day pass, and everyone got a chance to run 5-10 rounds through all the above while an instructor was on hand… Continue reading Sig Freedom Days: A SHOT Show for the People?
Month: May 2022
Ruger Adds Magpul to the PC Carbine Mix
Ruger introduced their east-takedown PC (“Pistol Caliber”) Carbine in 2018 as kind of a follow-up to its old PC-9/PC-40 Police Carbine of the 1990s. In its basic format, it weighs 6.8 pounds. In its AR Chassis format, which was introduced in 2019, the weight went up to 7.3 pounds. Notably, as Magpul tends to do,… Continue reading Ruger Adds Magpul to the PC Carbine Mix
The Best AR-15 Brass Catchers
If you want to avoid spending the back half of your day at the range picking up the brass casings, a brass catcher will come in handy. Given how much time & money folks invest in their AR-15 – with rails, accessories, and various upgrades – something as simple as a brass catcher – that… Continue reading The Best AR-15 Brass Catchers
Best Shot Timers: Feel The Need For Speed
If you’re anything like me, you are pro-gun control. No, we don’t mean taking away people’s constitutional rights; that’s absurd. I’m talking about making every shot count. Where rounds travel when fired is our responsibility, and it’s in everyone’s best interest for us to have as much control over them as humanly possible. One important… Continue reading Best Shot Timers: Feel The Need For Speed
The Best 10.5 AR Barrels
One of the things that helped secure the enduring legacy of the AR-15 platform is how incredibly customizable it is — and nowhere is that customization more on display than with AR-15 pistols. Initially laughed off as a bit silly, as the years have gone on more and more shooters have realized just how practical… Continue reading The Best 10.5 AR Barrels
Army drops a Billion for Sci-fi sights
The Army last week announced two contracts, each for roughly $500 million, to FLIR and Leonardo for delivery of what is termed the Family of Weapons Sights-Individual. In a nutshell, the new FWS-I, when paired with the equally new ENVG-B night vision/thermal goggle, allows the user to link the sight on his rifle, carbine, or… Continue reading Army drops a Billion for Sci-fi sights
Sig Has a 30-round P320 Stick
Sig Sauer finally introduced a 30-round extended magazine for their P320 series pistols. Of course, budget aftermarket magazine makers ETS and ProMag have been doing so for the past couple of years, so the fact that Sig finally figured out folks like to go 30+ on their polymer pistols is a “water is wet” kinda… Continue reading Sig Has a 30-round P320 Stick
Sig Sauer Improves Their Foxtrot WML
Sig introduced the Foxtrot, a compact weapon-mounted light for pistol use, a minute ago and it has faced a ton of serious competition from the likes of Inforce, Streamlight, SureFire, O-Light, and tons of Wish.com level light makers. Now trying to go the extra mile, Sig has the Foxtrot 2. What makes it so great?… Continue reading Sig Sauer Improves Their Foxtrot WML
Walther Adds a Female-Centered Version of the PDP
According to about every firearms industry survey and trade group, female gun ownership is on the rise as the number of women hunters, target shooters, and gun owners have skyrocketed in recent years. Lots of gunmakers have tried to cash in on this, selling cringe-worthy hot pink and Tiffany blue-flavored guns, along with the whole… Continue reading Walther Adds a Female-Centered Version of the PDP
NAA Owner fades to Florida, leaves company to the Elves
When it comes to Mini Revolvers, the go-to name for the past few decades has been North American Arms of Provo, Utah. Based there since Dick Casul formed it back in the 1970s, it has shifted owners (and names), settling both on NAA and President Sandy Chisholm about 30 years ago. Now, Chisholm is headed… Continue reading NAA Owner fades to Florida, leaves company to the Elves