Tactical

Based on sales figures and some good, old-fashioned SWAG math, there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 million AR-15 rifles floating around the country, give or take a couple of million. And guess where all that AR popularity started? Armalite.

Some gun makers are partnering with optics makers to provide an out-of-the-box-ready solution. SIG takes that up one notch by doing the partnering in-house. And at an MSRP of $869, this writer thinks it is a great value. You could say that the RX is just what the doctor ordered!

The Smith & Wesson M&P has been dropped for the Army’s next-generation handgun competition, the Modular Handgun System or MHS.

What’s the correct way to hold your AR-15? Probably better stated, what’s the optimal way to hold your AR-15?

We take a look at three Real Avid keychain multitools for ARs, 1911s and shotguns. These lightweight tools are easy on the wallet and make great gifts.

Engineers at the Picatinny Arsenal are developing a new kind of hand grenade that works as a fragmentation or concussion grenade with the flip of a switch.

Shotguns have always suffered one common weakness: Capacity. Although substantial when measured by either weight or diameter, the amount of ammunition that can be loaded into the gun is limited. Right? Wrong. SRM Arms has stepped up to the plate to take a swing at solving the capacity and reloading problems inherent in a 12-gauge shotgun with its 16-shot, semi-automatic Model 1216.

There will always be some companies producing sub-$250 handguns. However, for those who want something a bit higher end, there will always be a handgun waiting out there marketed for the discriminating shooter. The HKP30L is one of those types of guns.

The Advanced Armament Corp. is launching a new standard for their in-house handguards called SquareDrop, based on the open-source KeyMod standard.