Besides seeming confirmation about the rumors of a Gen 5 Glock 21 in .45 ACP and a similar Gen 5 G22 in .40S&W hitting the shelves in 2023, the Austrian plastic fantastic gunmaker is set to release the G47 to the consumer market as well as deliver their own branded performance trigger pack. Dealer sheets… Continue reading Glock G47 To Hit The Consumer Market, New Glock Trigger Pack
Month: December 2022
Tyrant Designs Reviewed
Chicago-based Tyrant Designs’ custom AR-15 and aluminum handgun parts will be familiar to anyone who prefers a custom look to their firearms. They are the creators of the skeletonized aluminum AR-15 grip, which many companies have now begun to copy thanks to its light weight and flashy look. Tyrant Designs was made official in 2015,… Continue reading Tyrant Designs Reviewed
New Sig Sauer P320-XFive DH3
Daniel Horner is– without being smug about it– probably the best multi-gun champion in the world. Since leaving the Army Marksmanship Unit a few years ago, he had been Sig Sauer’s resident champion, cleaning clocks across the globe and leaving everyone else in his events fighting for second place. Sig has already tapped Horner to… Continue reading New Sig Sauer P320-XFive DH3
FN joins the Quiet Game with Rush 9Ti Line of Suppressors
In the past decade, big gun companies have figured out it’s probably a good idea to have a suppressor concern under their roof. Remington had AAC (and now the brand is owned by Palmetto State Armory, picked up after “Big Green’s bankruptcy sale a couple of years back) and Smith & Wesson bought Gemtech. Meanwhile,… Continue reading FN joins the Quiet Game with Rush 9Ti Line of Suppressors
Teddy’s S&W Brings Just Shy of $1,000,000 at Auction
Theodore Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 was shipped from the factory just days after the bespectacled former New York City Police Commish and Assistant Secretary of the Navy had been officially sworn in as a new lieutenant colonel in the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry in May 1898. Better known as the “Rough… Continue reading Teddy’s S&W Brings Just Shy of $1,000,000 at Auction
ATF Releases New 4473 Forms
The ATF has done a stack of recent changes to the 4473, the “Firearms Transaction Record” that is completed at every over-the-counter transfer done by a federal firearms license holder. While most of the changes are minor, there are a few kind of big ones, at least to some folks. Chief of these is a… Continue reading ATF Releases New 4473 Forms
Glock 19X Review: The Crossover Champ?
Glock’s first “crossover” design that borrowed from the lineage of two proven 9mm Glock pistols, the G19X has been around for just over a half-decade and is something of an overlooked gem. We’ve got the scoop on this Coyote-colored war horse.
The Noreen ULR Is Your New Favorite .50 Cal BMG Handgun
John Browning designed his .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun round during World War I to punch holes in German tanks and airplanes from a distance. Today, the famed BMG is still getting it done even a century after the Kaiser vacated his throne. After all, 761 grains of lead on a hotdog-sized bullet are no… Continue reading The Noreen ULR Is Your New Favorite .50 Cal BMG Handgun
Full-Auto Grease Gun, BB Gun Edition
While we generally just cover firearms, this seemed like too cool of a news item to ignore. Umarex, the German company in the same group as Walther responsible for dozens of .22LR trainer designs, also has an air gun division that makes some toys for big boys. This brings us to their full-auto 1:1 scale… Continue reading Full-Auto Grease Gun, BB Gun Edition
New! S&W Competitor
Smith & Wesson is betting that folks like their new metal-framed M&P M2.0 styling enough to use it in a tactical/practical setting with the new Competitor. The 9mm Competitor comes with a 5-inch barrel, has an enhanced sear for lighter, crisper trigger let-off, and includes a flared magazine well for fast and efficient reloads. Lightening… Continue reading New! S&W Competitor