HK announced the introduction of the HK45 Tactical to the civilian market. It looks like you will be able to get them in all sorts of tactical colors and with a threaded barrel. Probably the oddest thing about this product announcement is that the HK45 Tactical is shown in a photograph with a “dummy” sound…
As mentioned in a previous report of SHOT Show rumors, Winchester Repeating Arms is re-introducing the classic Model 1873 short rifle in 2013. Considered by some as “the gun that won the west,” the new version of the classic lever action rifle will be chambered for the .357 Magnum and will also short the mild…
THIS IS SPARTA…or at least a 1911 commemorating the ancient Greek nation-state. The SIG 1911 Spartan is a special edition, full-size 1911 with a great looking finish. While I am sure this gun will shoot, this is an awesome bar-b-que gun. The finish is an oil-rubbed bronze Nitron finish, while the engraved “Molon Labe” on…
The much rumored Ruger SR1911 commander is now a reality after the company announced its introduction on its website. Ever since the introduction of the original SR1911, Ruger and 1911 fans have been asking for a commander-sized gun. The new SR1911 commander is a traditional 1911-style pistol that is slightly shortened in general parameters of…
The Ruger SR45 is now a reality. Just days ahead of the 2013 SHOT Show, Sturm, Ruger & Co announced the big bore addition to the company’s popular “SR” series of handguns. Chambered in .45 ACP, the new SR45 comes standard with 10-round magazines, giving the shooter a lot of firepower. Yet, Ruger claims the…
Well the new rimfire cartridge is here and it is a smoking hot round: the .17 Winchester Super Magnum. The new rimfire promises “pinpoint accuracy” and the “downrange performance of a centerfire cartridge.” Ok, let’s cut to the chase: the new Winchester cartridge is pushing a 20 grain bullet at 3,000 fps. That is an amazing…
A “go bag” is typically a pack or bag that is loaded with the essentials someone might need to survive if they have to leave where they are in a hurry. I differentiate the go bag from the bug out bag, considering the bug out bag to have more supplies to better sustain me for several days,…
Update: I just watched this video (click here) of the MPAR-556 Gen II being run in a competition shoot by the guys at Full30. I was not impressed by its performance. MasterPiece Arms is releasing more information on the new MPAR 556, the company’s new piston driven AR rifle. The new rifle sounds like it…
At the 2012 NASGW Expo, Heizer Defense was spreading the word that they would be introducing a small pistol in the near future. Jim Bruchas, the director of sales for Heizer Defense, suggested the new gun would be very similar to the DoubleTap pistol they had been contracted to produce for DoubleTap Defense before that relationship…
LaserLyte has a new training pistol: the Trigger Tyme. If you read the marketing materials on the training gun, it would seem to be an ideal tool, especially for Glock shooters. But does it live up to that description? Trigger Tyme The LaserLyte training pistol is a blue plastic training gun that approximates the size…
Kel-Tec is jumping into the flashlight game with the introduction of the unique CL-43. The CL-43 definitely stands out from the crowd, by the use of a switching system that is backward when compared to many traditional lights. The activation switch faces toward the target, and to activate the light, the user presses toward the…
It looks like there is a storm brewing in one corner of the firearms industry. Let me explain… I was sitting outside the main hall at the 2012 NASGW Expo working on an article when I was approached by a man asking if I was in the media. When I said yes, the man introduced…
The Critical Defense .32 H&R Magnum is another self defense load announced by Hornady at the 2012 NASGW show last week. Designed for any revolver chambered for the .32 H&R Magnum, the ammunition performs equally as well in .327 Federal Magnum revolvers also. This load uses an 80 grain FTX bullet. The FTX bullet is a…
Weatherby announced they will be producing the new Vanguard 2 Back Country rifles in 2013. The Back Country rifles feature many of the same features found in other Weatherby rifles, but the guns are designed with an eye toward reliability in rugged, off-the-beaten-path areas. First of all, the rifles are lightweight, coming in at just 6.75…
For 2013, Hornady is introducing a reduced recoil .38 Special load in the Critical Defense line of ammunition. The Critical Defense Lite is a light weight .38 load loaded to standard pressures specifically designed to minimize abuse to the shooters of small, light revolvers. Seemingly everyone carries a snub nose revolver in their pocket. I’ve got…
My wife and I were able to get out of the house for a little while last night and see the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. We both really enjoyed the movie, and if you like action movies you’ll enjoy this. There are some great throwback references as the movie goes along, and the show…
Ammo for the .32 NAA has been very limited, with very few companies loading for the niche cartridge. However, Hornady is expanding their Critical Defense line of ammunition to include a .32 NAA load. The new .32 NAA ammo will feature the Hornady FTX bullet, which is a hollowpoint tipped with a polymer insert. The…
Several new Hornady shotgun slug loads have been announced at the 2013 NASGW Expo: two Superformance shotgun slugs and an SST Lite Shotgun Slug. The new Superformance slugs will be available in both 12 gauge and 20 gauge. Both loads use a MonoFlex slug. Originally developed for lever guns, the MonoFlex design uses a monolithic…
The new Walther PPX was on display at the NASGW Expo, and regular readers of this site have probably already seen some of the photos of the pistol. Here are some more details on the gun and some of my observations. The new PPX will be available in 9mm and .40 S&W. The 9mm version will…
Hornady Triple Defense ammo is a new load specifically designed for the Taurus Judge and other similar .410/.45 Colt revolvers. This new load is part of the company’s Critical Defense ammunition. This specific round stacks a non-jacketed (bare lead only) FTX slug on top of two .35 caliber round balls. Standard 00-buckshot is .33 caliber…
The new LaserLyte Kryptonyte Center Mass shotgun laser is definitely a step away from traditional laser sighting systems. The Center Mass system projects nine laser dots: eight in a circular pattern with the final dot in the center of the ring. The idea is to provide the shooter a visual representation of where the shot will…
