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
Month: May 2022
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