I can hardly believe my eyes here. In the last few weeks a couple of stories hit the industry editorial sphere that show a trend in Military Small Arms. They're evolving, fast. From Soldiers Systems here is the 5,000 unit solicitation for the new machine gun similar to the one pictured above for SOCOM and the USMC. Here too the US Army is looking at fielding an … [Read more...]
In a small press release that got very little attention the Swedish Special Forces chose a new rifle, and it was from an unlikely source. Until recently Sweden has been using a mix of weapons that include several Heckler & Koch rifles including the Model 53, the Model G36C, and the Model 416. They also have a good deal of the Fabrique Nationale FNC, & Sako TRG M-10 in … [Read more...]
Many of us in 2016 have changed our defensive posture in direct response to the last few years increasing level of domestic chaos that seems to dominate every news channel. The situation many of us find ourselves in is that we often practice conceal carrying our weapons on ourselves day to day. That sometimes leads to complacency so we here at the site have decided to bring you … [Read more...]
The bullpup rifle was developed to answer a number of military issues that armies around the globe needed to have answered. Today, some of the militaries that adopted bullpups in the 80's and 90's are now going to traditional style rifles. Bullpups were popular in concept due to the fact that much of the world in the 70's and 80's were training in the concept of mechanized … [Read more...]
The single biggest upgrade you can do to a pistol is enhance your grip of the weapon. This can be accomplished with spending anywhere from $50-100 on new grips if your pistol allows you to change grips. Another alternative and more economical route and spend around $20 and put the rest into more practice ammo. The more affordable alternative to buying new grips is to use Talon … [Read more...]
After 5000 rounds, my VP9 has championed on and has maintained as a solid and reliable pistol that hasn't ceased to impress. Though not typically thought of as a duty pistol, the VP9 holds a reputation for being sturdy and hard to beat. From my experience, this pistol can be shot without cleaning, shot until its too hot to holster, and until you cant see the target through the … [Read more...]
