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Returning from SHOT Show requires sorting through a lot of information about new products to determine the coming year’s content. It can be difficult because SHOT is where so many manufacturers introduce new products.
January 26, 2012
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Although it was announced last year, Kel-Tec is nearly ready to start shipping the new RMR-30 .22 Mag. rifle. This long gun features the same grip and fire controls of the popular PMR-30 pistol. The rifle also uses the same innovative pie-wedge 30-round magazines as the pistol, allowing for both ammunition and magazine compatibility.
January 23, 2012
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One of the more eye-catching and unusual pistols shown at SHOT Show this year is the new Heizer Double Tap. Using advanced design techniques and CNC machining, Heizer has developed a thin profile, monolithic frame over-under derringer chambered for modern defensive calibers.
January 23, 2012
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Springtac has arrived on the scene with a brand new IWB holster that’s been a long time coming. While many defensive pistols can be fitted with tactical lights and lasers, there are very few holsters available that will fit an accessorized pistol for concealed carry.
January 23, 2012
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RAAC has introduced the Akdal MKA 1919 gas-operated, semi-automatic shotgun manufactured in Turkey by Ucyildiz Arms. Both the appearance and the control configuration of the MKA 1919 looks and feels like the M16 rifle with some adjustments to accommodate the 12-gauge shotgun shells it fires.
January 23, 2012
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The Galco Double Time is two holsters in one, an IWB with belt loops and an OWB with clips. The Double Time is made of Kydex and comes with butt-forward cant and adjustable tension. It also has a raised sweat guard to protect both the handgun and the wearer.
January 19, 2012
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There are lots of 1911s in the market today, but since its probably the most popular semi-auto pistol in the United States, that is to be expected. However, some 1911s just seem to stand out from the others.
January 19, 2012
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CCI has developed a subsonic .22 load that is both accurate and quiet, and it comes out of the barrel at a pretty good speed for a subsonic round.
January 19, 2012
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Suppressors are becoming more popular, especially with companies like Diamondback and Thompson Machine partnering to bring out suppressor kits for handguns.
January 18, 2012
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Shooters who demand excellence from their service handguns have a new choice that was designed especially for accuracy and reliablity under hard use.
January 18, 2012
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Caracal International, a small arms manufacturer launched in Abu Dhabi, has opened the doors of their new Caracal USA subsidiary. Their U.S. market launch will include two polymer-frame striker fired 9 mm pistols—the Model F full size that takes an 18-round magazine and the Model C compact.
January 18, 2012
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By Mark Keefe
All right, I wish I could take credit for this, but it seems I was just thinking on a parallel track with the folks at Springfield Armory. Chad Dyer, Springfield’s marketing genius, called me a few months back to ask what I thought the next gun from Springfield should be. I responded that it was time for Springfield to do a single-stack compact appropriate for discrete carry in the Xtreme Duty (XD) line. As to caliber, 9 mm was all the rage at the time, but a .45 ACP would be better in my view.
January 18, 2012
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By Mark Keefe
OK, I’m pretty sure that is not a real word, but if it was actually in the dictionary, it perfectly describes the Beretta ARX, or at least the version I fired at Media Day On The Range. Of course, the futuristic ARX is the current modular selective-fire service rifle of the Italian Army made by Beretta in Gardone, Italy.
January 18, 2012
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By Mark Keefe
The gun I principally traveled to SHOT Show this year to see this year was on the last position on the lower range at Media Day At The Range. It is the Uzi Rifle, and it is actually a .22 Long Rifle rimfire version of the legendary Israeli design. I have shot a number of Uzis over the years, including the semi-automatic carbine when I was a teenager to the full-automatic submachine guns and the difficult to control Mini Uzi in full automatic, and I must say this was almost as much fun as a full-automatic Uzi. OK, maybe not as fun, but close. The gun is made by Carl Walther in Germany and imported into the United States by Umarex, with the name and likeness of the gun being licensed by Israel Weapon Industries.
January 18, 2012
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