New From Gear Head Works: Tailhook MOD 3 Pistol Brace
The Gear Head Works Tailhook line of pistol braces (reviewed here) has proven extremely popular, showing up on factory non-NFA handguns from dozens of manufacturers. What’s more, the aftermarket has responded by creating adapters...
New From SIG SAUER: Ballistic Data Xchange (BDX) System
Possibly the most exciting new product released at the 2018 NRA show is a system called BDX from SIG SAUER. It links rangefinder, smart phone, and riflescope to instantly provide ballistic holdovers inside of...
New From TriggerTech: Low Pull Weight AR Trigger and R700 Diamond Trigger
As the AR platform continues to gain traction in long-range shooting, precision shooting, and varmint hunting roles, and major manufacturers adopt calibers like 6.5 Creedmoor and .224 Valyrie, the demand for low pull weight...
New-ish From Rock Island Armory: XT 22 Magnum 1911
The world of semi-automatic .22 Magnum pistols has been pretty darn small. In fact, the release of this XT 22 Magnum from RIA effectively doubles one's realistic options. In the Rock Island's case, it's...
NRA: Hands On With the New Beretta APX Centurion and Compact Pistols
I've been a fan of the striker-fired Beretta APX since it was introduced about a year ago (see our review here). It's a remarkably reliable, comfortable, and well-conceived duty-size pistol. But it's not just...
Big Gun Control Can’t Get Even Half a Dozen Protesters To the NRA Convention...
According to the local NBC station, Dallas Police expect "large" protests near this year's NRA Annual Meetings. For days, the media has gleefully reported on all manner of gun control advocates bragging of plans...
Open Carry at the NRA 2018 Annual Meeting in Dallas
There was a long line of media waiting to register at the press office at the NRA annual meeting this morning. As I stood in line, watching the attendees walk by, there was a gentleman...
Is it Finally the Year of the Bushmaster ACR?
The moment ACR owners have been waiting for has finally arrived. Well kinda. Bushmaster will soon be shipping ACR replacement barrels in different calibers. I know what you are thinking, "I can finally have...
Springfield Armory’s Gun Rights Turn-Around
Last year, as the NRA's Annual Meetings kicked off, I broke the story of Springfield Armory's back-room dealings in Illinois. Much has changed at Springfield Armory since those events, both in Illinois and nationally....
President Trump to NRA Leadership Forum: 2A Rights Never Under Siege While He’s President
President Trump took the stage at the NRA's annual Leadership Forum again this year, following his Vice President Mike Pence, and proclaimed that "We love Texas" to thunderous applause. But perhaps the biggest applause...
New From Microtech Knives: R2K 9mm Suppressors
Microtech Knives is well known for high-end, well, knives. I've owned two myself, I do believe JWT carries one, and there's a shiny new UTX-70 in my jeans fifth pocket as I type. But...
Trump Will Head to Dallas Friday to Attend the NRA Annual Meeting
A White House official confirmed Monday morning that President Trump will indeed attend the NRA’s Annual Meeting this week in Dallas, TX. While the official says Trump will be at the convention on Friday,...