Category: Rifles

Ruger Gunsite Polymer Magazines

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date December 22, 2011

Ruger is now making polymer magazines for the Gunsite scout rifle. Â One of the complaints about the metal magazines was the price: Â $70 for the 10 round mag. Â I like the Gunsite scout rifle, but at $70/mag it is a non-starter for me. Â Sorry, but I’m not dropping $70 for a .308 rifle magazine.

Fortunately, Ruger wasn’t blind to the issue. Â To resolve the cost problem, Ruger is now manufacturing polymer magazines of three, five and ten round capacities. Â While not cheap, the polymer mags are much more reasonable at $39.95 each. Â I can’t say that a retail price of $40 is appealing, but it is certainly less horrific than $70.

Tags Gunsite, magazine, polymer, Ruger, scout rifle

Rifles

KRISS Vector Video

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 10, 2011

The folks from Laura Burgess Marketing put up a video of the Vector line of firearms from KRISS USA. Â Evan McNamara introduces the viewers to the Vector line of guns including the carbine, SMG, SBR and pistol models. Â All of the KRISS Vector firearms are chambered in .45 ACP and use the standard Glock 21 magazine. Â KRISS also makes a magazine extension, taking the Glock mag to 30 rounds.

The carbine is a civillian legal, semi-auto version of the gun with a 16″ barrel. Â The SBR, or short barrel rifle, is similar to the carbine, but has a 5.5″ barrel. Â The short barrel requires a Federal tax stamp, which is obtainable by all citizens – it just takes time, money and is a hassle. Â But hey, that pretty much sums up dealing with any government agency, doesn’t it?

Tags KRISS, SMG, Vector

Rifles

Smith & Wesson M&P15 in 300 Whisper, 300 BLACKOUT

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 1, 2011

The Smith & Wesson M&P15 in 300 Whisper was an interesting rifle released in 2011. At a time when many manufacturers were embracing the 300 BLK cartridge, S&W went with the 300 Whisper.

As it turns out, it was a good choice, but one that doesn’t appear to have been financially successful.

Let’s jump into what the M&P 300 Whisper rifle was all about.

Tags 300 Blackout, 300 BLK, 300 Whisper, AAC, M&P15, rifle, S&W, Smith and Wesson

Rifles

New Kel-Tec RFB Accessories

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date October 18, 2011

Kel-Tec announced three new accessories for the RFB rifle. Â The accessories are a short quad-rail, a front sight riser, a tactical operating handle and a muzzle brake. Â The Kel-Tec RFB (Rifle, Forward-ejecting Bullpup) is a .308/7.62 NATO rifle available in target and carbine models.

RFB Short Quad Rail

Quad-rails are exceptionally popular on the AR15 platform guns, so it is not a great leap to think that rails for the RFB might be popular as well. Â The quad rail for the RFB is a short system, measuring about three inches in length. Â The rails run from the rear of the flash hider to just forward of the gas system adjustment.

The rails will accept any 1913/Picatinny mount accessories and is made from “…hard coat anodized 6061-T6 aluminum.”

MSRP will be about $45 and should be available for order next week on the Kel-Tec website.

Tags accessory, Kel Tec, RFB, rifle

Rifles

Ruger Mini-30 Tactical

On September 8, 2010, Ruger announced the Mini Thirty Tactical rifle. Chambered for the 7.62×39 cartridge, the new Mini-30 offered a more compact version of the company’s existing Mini 14 and Mini Thirty platforms.

Let’s take a look at this rifle and where it is today.

Tags Mini Thirty, new guns, Ruger, tactical