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It came as a surprise several years ago when SIG Sauer introduced a direct gas impingement system AR-style variant, the M400 semi-automatic-only carbine, which has some distinct external and internal differences from most AR-style rifles. You can learn more about the M400 in this "Rifleman Review" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV. For more videos like this, visit AmericanRifleman.org/artv.
While many short-barreled rifles available today are based on the latest designs, there are a few classic models in the mix, too, such as Auto-Ordnance's M1 Carbine SBR.
Garmin doubled down and, hot off the introduction of its Xero C1 chronograph, introduced its next-generation Xero C2, which provides some added capabilities and features over the original.
One of the latest options in EAA's line of 2011-style handguns is the Witness2311 CMXX, which incorporates a large, single-port compensator at the muzzle end.
New small arms with groundbreaking designs are rare in an industry where new products tend to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Fortunately, Freedom Ordnance marches to the beat of a different drum and invested its creative energy into developing the unique, innovative FM-9D.