A few years back, my agency decided to upgrade our 40 year old Remington 870 shotguns to something semi-automatic. The problem was, 100% of the tactical semi-autos on the market at the time wouldn’t cycle with our duty ammo: reduced recoil buckshot. Many of us who knew a little more
Last year, FN announced the launch of two new big-bore, optics-ready striker-fired pistols, the FN 510 MRD and 545 MRD. Each comes in slightly bigger than the popular FN 509, bringing 15+1 rounds of either 10mm or .45 ACP. 510 MRD & 545 MRD Details “Following the overwhelmingly positive response
Premier Body Armor just launched a Level III+ armor plate capable of stopping high-velocity rounds, including military green tip ammunition, and kept it especially affordable for law enforcement and professionals. The Premier Body Armor Fortis III+ GT/RF2 Plate stops rounds all the way up to M855 green tip, with a
America is awash to its gunwales in AR-15 rifles. We use Gene Stoner’s classic smoke pole for home defense, recreation, law enforcement, and hunting. However, the basic design is fully sixty years old. Six decades is a long time. Sixty years ago a telephone was as big as a running
While not as old, big, or well known as Gunsite Academy, Thunder Ranch is a highly respected peer in private firearms training, formally founded by USMC Vietnam War infantry and law enforcement veteran Clint Smith in 1993. Century Arms and Smith cooperated to economically upgrade Century’s all-American BFT47 as a
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) commended Missouri state Rep. Aaron McMullen’s recent introduction of legislation supporting the continued commercial utilization of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The resolution would mark Missouri General Assembly support for commercial utilization. It also urges the U.S. government to reject calls to end
Fans of the big 10mm just got a new ride. The Tanfoglio Defiant Gold Match OR, imported by Italian Firearms Group, comprises a optics-ready platform bringing 13+1 rounds of the big 10mm to the fight (or match). Tanfoglio Defiant Gold Match OR Details Though chambered in 10mm, this build targets
I have a friend named Sario who was one of the Army’s first Green Berets. He assessed into Special Forces in the 1950’s before there was a Special Forces school. Back then, senior NCOs taught the special operations trade via OJT. In 1962, Sario was part of a clandestine rescue
German Precision Optics just announced the next evolution to its Rangetracker line of rangefinders. The GPO Rangetracker 2000 comprises a compact, lightweight, one-handed rangefinder to accurately range targets out to 2,000 yards. GPO Rangetracker 2000 Details The Rangefinder 2000 incorporates clear optics, allowing absolute aiming options, and modern electronic technology
