While the market for sub-guns with law enforcement died out alongside Rainbow Six sales, they have seen a resurgence as pistol caliber carbines have proved their worth in making accurate engagements in the gap between 15 and 100 yards. Tampa, Florida’s B&T USA— the American branch of Switzerland’s Brugger & Thomet AG — has had… Continue reading B&T USA APC9 Gets some LE Love
Month: August 2022
Volquartsen ENV, now in .17HMR
Iowa’s Volquartsen, known for their rimfire race gun line and accessory business, has been marketing a neat small game/varmint style backpack gun for the past couple of years– the ENV .22. Expanding that concept, the company has just introduced the ENV-HMR. Featuring Volquartsen’s in-house aluminum 17 HMR receiver with an integral 0 MOA Picatinny rail… Continue reading Volquartsen ENV, now in .17HMR
SAAMI Standardizes Suppressor Threads
In news that bodes well for all things silencer and silencer-related, SAAMI, the guys who standardize and publish specs and drawings for cartridges and chambers, has now done the same thing for barrel threads and suppressor sockets. This is important as it will help keep everyone referring to the same spec when it comes to… Continue reading SAAMI Standardizes Suppressor Threads
Highest price for a Blaster, ever
We’ve talked about the Rock Island Auction for the sale of the only surviving “BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster” wielded by Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope in past weeks. Crafted from a C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser by Bapty prop house in the UK, Rock Island acquired it and marketed it logically–… Continue reading Highest price for a Blaster, ever
Remington promises a New(er) Rifle
Back in 2020, the lumbering jumbo jet that was Remington Outdoors burned in hard after running out of gas, and, following a federal bankruptcy hearing, the highest bidders salvaged its singed remains. While Federal got its ammo business, Ruger came away with Marlin, Franklin Armory (for some reason) bought Bushmaster, and Palmetto took several lesser-known… Continue reading Remington promises a New(er) Rifle
Magpul DAKA Review
Magpul has made a serious name amongst firearms fans due to the quality of its products and the innovative ways they solve everyday challenges. Their series of buttstocks are standard on hundreds if not thousands of AR builds, and their M-Lok rail system is an industry-standard. Magpul doesn’t stand still, and their DAKA gear is… Continue reading Magpul DAKA Review
New S&W Legend 350 Wheelgun
For the past few years, Smith & Wesson has been debuting these almost comically large “X-frame” revolvers chambered in massive calibers that make .357 and .44 Magnums look like popguns. These guns include the Model 460 (so named as it is in .460 S&W Mag) and the Model 500 (.500 S&W Mag). Well, the company… Continue reading New S&W Legend 350 Wheelgun
Smith & Wesson Talks Smack on Second Amendment
Called before Congress to take a no-win public beating from Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney– who is locked in a “cage match” of a reelection campaign– Smith & Wesson declined and let Daniel Defense and Ruger take a spin in the barrel (both of which had the memes to show for it). This resulted in Maloney calling… Continue reading Smith & Wesson Talks Smack on Second Amendment
Glock 22 Review
The Glock 22 (along with its siblings, the compact G23 and subcompact G27) are Glock’s .40 Auto pistols and have been incredibly popular with law enforcement across the US for decades. They offer up pistols chambered in the larger LE-focused cartridge while being identical in size to the 9mm G17, Glock 19, and G26 pistol… Continue reading Glock 22 Review
New CZ 457 VPT MTR
CZ-USA is bringing a new precision rifle shooting rimfire trainer to this side of the Atlantic where PRS shooting is booming. The company already has a Varmint Precision Trainer of their bolt-action model 457 rifle, the 457 VPT. They also have a 457 Match Target Rifle which has a chamber cut to the tightest specification… Continue reading New CZ 457 VPT MTR