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How To Finish a Polymer 80 Glock Frame Kit – Full Review

How To Finish a Polymer 80 Glock Frame Kit – Full Review

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Several weeks ago I was walking around my favorite gun store, BMC Tactical in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when I saw a fancy looking Glock lower frame sitting in a plastic jig. “What is that?” I inquired. [one_half] [/one_half][one_half_last] [/one_half_last] The clerk working the gun counter pulled the assembly out of the case and explained that [...]

Shooting the Glock 19X: Best of Both Worlds — SHOT Show 2018

Shooting the Glock 19X: Best of Both Worlds — SHOT Show 2018

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Glock recently announced that they were going to introduce the on the commercial market and buyers could not be happier. The Glock 19X is the pistol they designed for the U.S. military’s Modular Handgun System, or MHS. Ultimately Glock did not win the contract but . Glock’s MHS pistol was more expensive than the competition [...]

Red Dot Ready Always: Kimber's Aegis Elite 1911 – SHOT Show 2018

Red Dot Ready Always: Kimber’s Aegis Elite 1911 – SHOT Show 2018

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Not only are the new Aegis Elite 1911s cut for mini red dot sights, these guns come with Vortex optics installed from the factory.

Archon Firearms Type B: Polymer Performance Evolved – SHOT Show 2018

Archon Firearms Type B: Polymer Performance Evolved – SHOT Show 2018

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Archon Firearms, recently renamed from Arsenal Firearms, debuted the newest iteration of the B pistol dubbed the Type B. The company is rebranding to avoid a possible trademark dispute. The Type B pistol was formerly known as the Stryk B.

Hands on with SIG's P365 Micro High-Capacity 9mm – SHOT Show 2018

Hands on with SIG’s P365 Micro High-Capacity 9mm – SHOT Show 2018

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The P365 is a hybrid subcompact that fits inside a single-stack package that holds an industry-leading 10+1 capacity of 9mm Luger.

American Tactical German Sport's 9mm MP40 — A Tribute to WWII

American Tactical German Sport’s 9mm MP40 — A Tribute to WWII

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The Nazi’s inability to conquer Europe wasn’t their only failure of the Second World War. They also failed to invade Russia, exercise basic humanity, march-like normal people, and a host of other blunders. Suffice it to say that in 1,000 years they won’t be remembered as successful, virtuous, or honorable.

The New King of Polymer Guns: SIG P320 X5 Crusader Edition

The New King of Polymer Guns: SIG P320 X5 Crusader Edition

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It is not often I find a firearm that actually changes my core preferences. Being a soldier is a strange mix of knowing when and where to adapt, without falling prey to every new whiz-bang improvement that comes down the line. It’s safe to say the SIG Sauer P320 X5 has me trading in my other favorite polymer pistols.

First Look: The New Springfield XD-S Mod.2 in .45 ACP

First Look: The New Springfield XD-S Mod.2 in .45 ACP

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Today, we finally get to talk about the new XD-S Mod 2. This is a difficult gun for me to review, for a number of reasons. First, I have said about all there is to say about the Gen 1 XD-S. I have carried the 3.3 model since 2013, and I reviewed the 4-inch model.

Boberg Is Back - The Bond Bullpup 9mm CCW

Boberg Is Back – The Bond Bullpup 9mm CCW

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Unconstrained by conventional handgun design, the Bond Arms BullPup9 squeezes the longest possible barrel into the shortest possible pistol.  We take a detailed look at this unique bullpup-style pocket pistol.

Glock Expanding Gen 5 with Subcompact and Longslide Models

Glock Expanding Gen 5 with Subcompact and Longslide Models

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Glock is hard at work expanding their core product line with new Gen 5 versions of their Model 26 and Model 34 handguns for concealed-carry and competition.