The rebooted Bushmaster Firearms, saved from the dustbin of Remington Outdoors’ bankruptcy last year by Nevada’s Franklin Armory, keeps introducing everything except what the people really want– a return of the ACR modular rifle. The newest entry in their black-rifle-that-is-not-an-ACR category is a variant of the Bravo Zulu series chambered in .350 Legend. The new… Continue reading Bushmaster Rolls Legend
Author: Michael Crites
Michael Crites is el jefe around here. He has spent more than 30 years shooting, learning about guns, and collecting firearms old and new. He holds his Oregon Concealed Handgun License, and enjoys testing products in the back 40 of his farm.
Masada Slims up for Summer
IWI US has announced their popular series of Masada 9mm pistols and will soon have a thinner brother join the lineup sometime later this year. Dubbed the Masada Slim, it has everything the normal Masada has– modular steel fire control unit with a striker-fired action, polymer grip frame, white front dot sight paired with a… Continue reading Masada Slims up for Summer
Sig Freedom Days: A SHOT Show for the People?
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?
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
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