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**originally published in may 31 2016** I opened my first beer at 1015 this Memorial Day. Not because of an unmanaged drinking problem or because I had set out to start a personal best for day drinking, but because I was sitting down having a talk with Wiz. Two days before, some scheduling changes meant […]
Bill Geissele grabbed a rifle with a 15″ Super Modular MK4 rail and had a little fun with it!
As the firearm industry and its fans know, the Illinois Senate recently passed SB-1657, a bill that mandates state licensing for all Illinois gun dealers, as well as sets restrictions on Illinois residents to nine firearm transfers per year. This bill has been linked back to firearm companies Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms, both […]
During the FTW Ranch training course that I attend for the Zeiss Sport Optics‘ Conquest V6 launch event, I actually spent a lot more time with the 3-18×5 model than the smaller 1-6×24 model. In 2-days, we shot over 7000 rounds of high-power rifle calibers without any failure of the Zeiss Conquest V6 optics. Most of […]
After years spent trying to get Zeiss Sport Optics to make a more tactical or competition focused optic for the Black Rifle market, they have finally answered my call – allow me to introduce the new Zeiss Conquest V6 1-6×24. The target model features both a reticle with 4-MOA hashmarks and a target turret that […]
This is what posted on the Shockwave Technologies website by Marty Ewer, the owner and inventor of the Shockwave Blade: I just got off the phone with a very nice gentleman at ATF Tech Branch—who was fielding these calls today. (He was, understandably, very well versed on the subject—and very nice about it even though he’s […]
Saint Petersburg, Fla. (April, 25, 2017) – SB Tactical™, inventors and manufacturers of the Pistol Stabilizing Brace®, is excited to announce that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has issued SB Tactical a reversal letter containing a sensible clarification of the Bureau’s position on the lawful use of SB Tactical braces. The […]
Finally, FN USA had unveiled their entry to the US Army’s MHS program in preparation for the 2017 NRA meeting in Atlanta, GA. From the press release below, the FN 509, FN’s MHS entry is based on their existing FNS model but has a new slide that has tappered forward profile for the slide serration, […]
Our neighbors up north in Canada now could buy the Norinco M305, a copy of the American M-14, in the 7.62x39mm AK47 caliber. North Sylva, the Canadian distributor of Norinco arms, listed the new Norinco M305A model for around $650 U.S. dollar retail. Although, we can’t get it in USA due to the ATF importation ban […]
April 2017. FIME Group released their limited edition Vepr 308 model (model FM-AK 308-22). I had a chance to tried it out at a local range. The retail price is $1249.99 with an expected street price of under $1200. The Las Vegas, NV, based FIME Group is the latest US importer of the Russian […]