It isn’t often a new player makes it to the top of a heavily entrenched industry. How many new car brands have you seen in the last 20 years? If a new company does manage to not only survive but also thrive, they are worth paying attention to. They either have a superior product, a non-standard means of making the same product economically viable or tenacity. Freedom Munitions rose from a small garage company to a major contender in a very short amount of time.
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American-Made Freedom: Behind the Scenes with Freedom Munitions
Published: August 4, 2017 { 19 comments }
What’s the Ultimate Sh*t-Hits-the-Fan Pistol? Custom Glock34 G3 — Full Review
Published: July 28, 2017 { 15 comments }Mini red dot sights (RDS) on pistols are not a new thing. Arguably they’re one of the fastest growing trends in the pistol shooting world, but they’ve been around for quite a while. I built my first USPSA Open gun from a Glock 22 in 1995 using a slide-mounted Firepoint mini RDS. Back then, however, [...]
Cold War Mystery Pistol? The Story of the Revolutionary 9mm ASP
Published: July 27, 2017 { 21 comments }The mysterious ASP was the result of some 212 modifications on the stock Model 39. The most dramatic modification was the reduction in the size of both the slide and frame.
New Springfield Range Officer Elite: Operator in 9mm & Compact in .45 ACP — Full Review
Published: July 21, 2017 { 9 comments }I have long been a fan of the Springfield Armory when it comes to 1911s. Much like the Dos Equis beer guy: I don’t always shoot single stacks, but when I do, the odds are high that it’s a Springfield. This week, GunsAmerica got a first look at the new Range Officer (RO) Elite models.
Auction Alert! Bid on Custom Honor Guard Pistol to Benefit Navy SEAL Foundation
Published: July 20, 2017 { 0 comments }Don’t miss out on your chance to bid on this one-of-a-kind Honor Guard pistol from Honor Defense. All proceeds will benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation.
The Return of the King: Single-Stack 1911s in Competition
Published: July 19, 2017 { 20 comments }The evolution and revolution of the 1911 are both alive and doing well. Modern machining and the lessons learned from 30 years of competition means even these classics can get the best triggers, sights, finishes and magazine wells available. These may be the Classic Division guns but they are leaps and bounds better than most of the 1911s of old.
Full Conceal Goes P320 with New Custom Deep-Concealment SIGs
Published: July 10, 2017 { 59 comments }Full Conceal, a custom concealed-carry pistol shop, is now building specialty SIG P320 ultra-compact kits for deep concealment.
A Semiauto SubGun? SIG Sauer’s MPX PSB 9mm – Full Review.
Published: July 9, 2017 { 41 comments }Sig Sauer seems poised to take over the world these days. It seems like they have a winner in every market segment except kitchen sinks, and they are probably working on kitchen sinks right now. A huge win for Sig has been the MPX family of pistol caliber carbines, and this week we got our hands on one to test.
FMK 9C1 G2 Review: Is FMK a Good Brand?
Published: July 7, 2017 { 24 comments }The FMK 9C1 G2 is a Glock 19 sized, made in the USA 9mm that ran a few hundred rounds of all types of ammo in our test with no jams or failures to feed or eject. Offhand groups at 7 to 8 yards could be covered with a fist, and SIG Sauer 124 gr [...]
Revival: Improved and Accurate Caracal Enhanced F Quick Sight System— Full Review
Published: July 5, 2017 { 36 comments }Caracal is back, and they are better than ever. After a very limited release and subsequent full recall a few years ago, new Enhanced F pistols are finally available again.