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Polymer80’s New 80% .308 Receiver–SHOT Show 2015

BY Dave Higginbotham Published: February 5, 2015 { 16 comments }

Ploymer80 makes 80% lower kits. Now they’re making them in .308, too. How easy is it to put one of these together? We’ll find out. By the time you read these words, they should be getting ready to ship. Who wouldn’t want to cut their own AR-10 style lower?

Daniel Defense 3 Gun Rifle & New .308 – SHOT Show 2015

BY Dave Higginbotham Published: February 5, 2015 { 8 comments }

If you’re considering purchasing an AR-15, odds are you’ve looked into Daniel Defense. If you haven’t, you should. Their guns are a cut above. Their dedication to producing their own pieces and parts places them in a separate class of manufacturers, and allows them much tighter control of quality. and it shows. They’ve just released a new competition rifle that’s bad-ass, and they have bigger things coming this spring.

9mm Duty Rifles Right and Left Hand – Stag Arms–SHOT Show 2015

BY Dave Higginbotham Published: February 5, 2015 { 9 comments }

Stag Arms is known for their no-nonsense black rifles. These are hard working guns that privilege performance over fashion. Now they’re out into 9mm. But Stag isn’t content to offer yet-another-pistol-caliber-AR-pistol. They’re making full-sized carbine, and stretching out the performance of the 9mm.

Crimson Trace Goes Green–SHOT Show 2015

BY Dave Higginbotham Published: February 5, 2015 { 10 comments }

Lasers on guns are growing increasingly popular. I’m seeing Crimson Trace grips on many of the guns coming in for review. And as I get used to them, I’m starting to see their appeal. And now Crimson Trace is going green. They’re expanding their line up, and the available colors.

Florida Man Agrees to Dismantle Residential Gun Range

BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: February 5, 2015 { 32 comments }

Succumbing to the collective outrage from his neighbors, the Florida man who set up a gun range in his yard of his residential home took it down on Wednesday, ABC Action News reported.

Rhino Arms–SHOT Show 2015

BY Dave Higginbotham Published: February 5, 2015 { 2 comments }

Rhino Arms brought a shotgun prototype to the show last year, and it got our attention. When we got to SHOT this year, I went looking for an update. We’ve got the update on the shotgun, and more. Much much more. If you don’t yet know the Rhino name, get ready. These guns look good.

Bushnell's ARC CONX (right) shown with Kestrel meter and smartphone app.

Bushnell Takes The Guesswork Out of Long-Range Shooting

BY Tom McHale Published: February 5, 2015 { 9 comments }

Bushnell has taken long-range shooting solutions to a whole new level with their new Elite 1-Mile ARC CONX rangefinder. With a simple technological advantage, a single shooter can now read a variety of conditions and effortlessly crunch the data for an efficient assessment of hold-over.

While it may look like a slice of pizza, the Ergo Delta Grip works really, really well.

New Gear from Ergo Grips

BY Tom McHale Published: February 5, 2015 { 1 comment }

Ergo Grips makes everything you need to deck out your tactical rifle or shotgun. And now they’re making big changes to the way we grip wheel guns. While some of their new ideas are simply logical, these new revolver grips seem completely revolutionary, and they work, too.