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Launched almost a decade ago, the MCX series from Sig Sauer was originally developed for Special Operations use. Since then, it evolved into two different paths, one military, which saw adoption this year by the Army and SOCOM as the XM5 and Rattler, and the other a consumer avenue exemplified by the MCX Virtus and… Continue reading Sig Sauer Debuts the MCX Spear LT series, now in 7.62×39

Beretta has slowly been transitioning everything 92 series related to the new 92X format since it was introduced a couple of years ago. The newest entry in this is an Italian-made 92X Performance model built to comply with the USPSA’s Carry Optic division standards. Logically dubbed the 92X Performance Carry Optic, the new gun is… Continue reading Beretta has a new 92: The 92X Performance Carry Optic

FN USA has a new model FN 509 series gun that competes nicely against Sig Sauer’s new and popular compensated carry guns, namely the P365 Specter Comp and the P365 XMacro. Sort of a shrunken version of the company’s FN 509 LS Edge long slide, the new FN 509 CC (Compensated Carry) Edge one-ups Sig… Continue reading FN Compensates…with the new FN 509 CC

Ruger long made an SR-25/AR-10 style 7.62 NATO-chambered rifle, the SR762. However, like most guns in that caliber, it was heavy, pushing almost 9 pounds unloaded and without optics, even with a short 16-inch barrel. Well, the company is back with something much more interesting now in the Small-Frame Autoloading Rifle or SFAR. Introduced in… Continue reading Ruger Goes Small in a Battle Rifle Caliber

A controversial figure in the firearms industry, James Yeager and his Tennessee-based Tactical Response training school was polarizing to many. Love him or hate him, Yeager announced his fight with ALS earlier this year and it was announced last week that he passed. The news brought tributes and salutes from across the larger gun community… Continue reading James Yaeger has passed

Taurus is getting to be about as bad as Sig Sauer when it comes to making very incremental changes to an existing model (look! it’s brown now!). Not content to let its excellent little sleeper micro 9mm GX4 pistol just continue finding its way into people’s hands, the company just released a new and improved… Continue reading Taurus (Gently) Stretches the GX4 to Make the GX4xl

Single-action 1911-format pistols with a double-stack (rather than single-stack) magazine are not a new thing. Heck, it could be argued that’s all the Browning Hi-Power is, just with a few tweaks. Para-Ordnance back in the 1980s and 1990s made a name in the above format long before STI International’s VIP and 5.0 series race guns… Continue reading Springfield Armory 1911 Doublestack: Meet the Prodigy

A couple of years ago, Ruger almost single-handedly breathed new life into the 5.7x28mm caliber by announcing their new Ruger 57 pistol. Until then, the FN-designed round was primarily used in FN’s Five-Seven pistol and P90/PS90 PDW/PCC platforms. Likewise, the only ammo on the market was a few FN-branded loads made by Fiocchi. Skip to… Continue reading Ruger Launches 5.7 Carbine series

With Kalashnikovs now more popular than ever in the U.S., Rob Ski over at the AK Operators Union sat down recently and held a class on the platform covering basic accuracy troubleshooting from iron sights to optics. Stuff like this is gold and the guys over at AKOU probably know more about how Kalash work… Continue reading Holding class on AK Accuracy

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