Springfield beat some of their competition to market with the new XD Mod 2. But the have a new caliber, the .45 ACP, and they’re also debuting a couple of sharp new 1911s. Click on for details.
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Unexpected Find at SHOT 2015–NRA Museum Pieces
Published: January 22, 2015 { 2 comments }In the middle of the crowded and hectic SHOT Show there is a small quite museum. The NRA Museum to be exact. They have brought a few historic and iconic firearms to display for the show and to promote the NRA Museums.
The New Leatherman Tread–SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 24 comments }Ever wished you could have a small section of tank tread to wear around your wrist? And did you ever wish that those treads had little tools in them? And did you ever wish that all of these tooled up treads were also a watch band? No? What planet are you from?
Heizer Pocket AR and a Semi-Auto? SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 92 comments }Sometimes an idea just seems so obvious. Why didn’t I think of that? Like the .223 you can carry in your pocket! Heizer has built just that. And soon you may be able to pick up a single stack Heizer semi-automatic. These slabs of steel are worth a second look. And what would you name this beast?
Gunny’s Top GLOCKs — SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 47 comments }Gunny loves everything GLOCK, but does he have favorites?
Smith’s 460 Bone Collector Custom Shop Limited Edition – SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 15 comments }The limited edition Smith and Wesson Bone Collector 460 as seen at SHOT Show 2015. This is a hand cannon.
FNH’s New FNS Compacts – With and Without Manual Safety – SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 4 comments }[one_half padding=”0 0 0 0px”] FNS-9C [/one_half] [one_half_last padding=”0 0 0 0px”] [/one_half_last] SHOT Show 2015 is officially underway. We stopped in at the FNH booth this morning, first thing, and got the run down on what’s going on. When you make as many guns as FN, it is hard to narrow down your choices. [...]
Kel- Tec sub2000 Gen. 2–SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 139 comments }Kel-Tec is heading into 2015 with some serious changes to some of the guns we know and love, and they’re now shipping some of the guns we’ve all been waiting for. So what’s the latest from Kel-Tec? Read on…
Coonan’s Kicking Compact .357–SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 28 comments }We got our first look at the Coonan Compact .357 Magnum 1911s at the SHOT Show today in Vegas. I wish I could have put some rounds through it, but the other people attending the show tend to get nervous about things like that.
FN and Bawidamann Blades Knife Auction on GunsAmerica
Published: January 21, 2015 { 3 comments }When I was kicking around in the FNH booth at the SHOT Show today, I caught wind of a special project the folks at FN have in the works. The press release is below, and worth reading. Proceeds from the auction go to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Click on the Buy Now on GunsAmerica link below to see the auction and place your bid.