Author: Michael Crites

Rimfire masters Volquartsen introduced their semi-auto VT2 Takedown rifle a little while back in .22 Magnum and .17 HMR, and now have it in .22 LR. While that doesn’t seem like a big deal, keep in mind the rimfire market is something like 80 percent .22 LR, so odds are this variant will by far… Continue reading Volquartsen downsizes the VT2 to .22 LR

Last year, Sig Sauer pulled down what stands to be the largest rifle contract in 60 years by winning the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon system award. The rifle for the NGSW, the XM7, is now available to consumers in an NFA-compliant semi-auto variant complete with a 16-inch barrel. While the Army’s rifle is chambered… Continue reading Sig Sauer Debuts Civilian Variant of New Army Rifle

North Carolina’s Cosaint Arms has been cranking out double stack 2011 style pistols for a minute and their new model, dubbed the CP series, uses a “uniquely designed” ported slide, and barrel that sort of resembles the integrated comps seen on the Sig Sauer P365 XMacro Comp and P320 AXG Comp. The CP series includes… Continue reading Cosaint Arms New 2011 CP Series

Smith & Wesson is continuing to claw at the air with new products for 2023 by producing a 9mm pistol caliber carbine. As sort of a no-brainer, it is based on their M&P9 pistol but with a longer 16-inch barrel. Of interest, the carbine, dubbed the FPC, has a left-folding barrel assembly that roughly drops… Continue reading S&W Introduces Folding 9mm Carbine, the FPC

Utah-based SilencerCo announced something that would seem to be a no-brainer when it comes to suppressor makers: a Custom Paint Project. The concept is simple, with the company’s Cerakote-certified team able to refinish suppressors in one of five different colors for the cost of $89. Ideally, if you have a can that is going back… Continue reading SilencerCo Will Paint Your Old Can (or New One)

One thing that Beretta does really well is make unique exhibition-grade shotguns and their latest was presented at the Safari Club International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee last week. No word on the price, which is surely in the mid-six figure range, but it was created to mark the 100th Anniversary of the discovery of King… Continue reading Beretta Channels King Tut for One-of-a-Kind Shotgun

Bill Wilson loves to take good platforms and make them better. He’s done it with the 1911, Glock, the P320, and the Beretta 92. His latest effort is a team-up with Sig Sauer to take their basic fire control units and some small parts for the P365 and make them into something superb– the WCP365.… Continue reading Wilson Combat Debuts 16 Models of Customized P365s

Beretta-owned Finnish rifle maker Sako announced last week they are delivering an unspecified quantity of their top-shelf TRG M10 multi-caliber sniper systems to the New York Police Department’s elite response them, the Emergency Service Unit. A bolt-action rifle with a fully adjustable right-folding stock, the TRG M10 is produced in .308 Winchester, .300 Win Mag,… Continue reading NYPD Taps Sako for Precision Rifle Needs

Daniel Defense debuted their RIII rail system last year. If you know anything about Daniel, you know that they kind of invented the quad rail game, then matured that concept to the RISII series, the latter developed for SOCOM. The RIII s modeled after the now extensively proven RIS II but runs M-LOK slots which… Continue reading New from Daniel Defense: RIII URGs