EAA is now selling a line of pistols designed for women shooters. Unlike some companies that simply paint a gun pink and deem it a “woman’s model,” the new Tanfoglio Witness Pavona guns are seemingly more than just flash. Tanfoglio enhanced aspects of the gun’s operation to make it easier to operate, especially for people who may lack upper body strength.
As of December 2013, PCP Ammunition announced they are ready to start commercial sales of a polymer-cased .308 Win round. The new ammo will use a 168 grain Sierra MatchKing HPBT bullet, by far the preferred bullet for law enforcement snipers. Additional specifications have not yet been released. The following is the original article we wrote on the ammo from the 2012 SHOT Show.
B&T AG is getting ready to start production of the new APC 300. The APC, or Advanced Police Carbine, will be chambered in .300 Whisper, and is designed from the ground up for the cartridge. The gun is full-auto capable and is intended for use with a sound suppressor. The APC 300 fires from a closed bolt.
B&T states the gun is adaptable to right- and left-handed shooters, and comes with an ambidextrous charging handle, magazine release, bolt release and selector switch.
FN Herstal rolled out the latest update to the company’s light machine gun line, the MINIMI Mk 3. The company stated the new Mk3 was designed around the feedback received from actual combat troops using the gun in the field. Essentially, all updates are focused on improved ergonomics and improved mobility.
While there are undoubtedly small changes under the hood, the most prominent updates are:
SIG Sauer announced a new version of the P290 pistol. The SIG P290 ORB is functionally identical to the P290 ES I reviewed, but it has an oil rubbed bronze coated slide. This is the same finish used on the popular SIG 1911 Spartan pistol that we saw at the 2013 SHOT Show.
The new pistols also use G-10 grip panels similar to the ones on the ES model. However, the new grip panels have a color pattern that matches the bronze color of the slide better than the original ES grips.