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[SHOT 2018] Hands On with FightLite’s MCR Lightweight Belt-Fed, Raider Pistol
At the 2018 SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range, Florida gunmaker FightLite Industries, best known for their SCR “ban state” lower receiver that allows “compliant” rifles to be made using AR-15...
View Article[SHOT 2018] LMT’s Semiautomatic 224 Valkyrie and Suppressor Entry
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 Media Day at the Range and visit the Lewis Machine and Tool (LMT) booth. Adam from LMT introduces us to their new AR platform in .224 Valkyrie and...
View Article[SHOT 2018] Ashbury Precision Enters the 224 Valkyrie Craze!
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 Media Day at the Range and visit the Ashbury Precision Ordinance booth. Ashbury Precision Ordinance’s new supra 224 Valkyrie is based on the...
View Article[SHOT 2018] Aero Precision’s Comps, Suppressors and Build Kits
Aero Precision had some interesting products for 2018. The company is working on a new line of compensators for 9mm, 5.56, and 7.62 rifles. These have a number of unique features such as the ability to...
View Article[SHOT 2018] Cadex’s Sheep Dog Rifle and Innovative M2 MG Mount
Miles starts by examining the Cadex M2 Cradle Mount, designed for the Browning M2. On inspection of the mount we see the zero gravity capability and the ease of use provided for manipulating the...
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[SHOT 2018] Ryker FISTGrip, an Offset, Picatinny mounted “Horizontal Grip”
The Ryker FIST Grip is a new take on Picatinny mounted forward grips. Instead of being mounted at the 6 o’clock position like virtually every other forward grip on the market, the RYKER is designed to...
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[SHOT 2018] Tactical Applications Group’s Direct Action Grip
Sometimes the simplest ideas turn into really good ones. Tactical Application Group (completely unrelated to the gear line) is a very small conglomerate of veterans based in the Las Vegas area that has...
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[SHOT 2018] McRees Precision Bolt Action Rifle Chassis
At SHOT Show 2018 McRees Precision has introduced a new bolt action rifle chassis for the Remington 700 barrelled action. Perhaps the most significant feature of this new chassis is that it is...
View Article[SHOT 2018] Primary Weapon Systems and Bootleg
In today’s episode, we follow Miles to Shot Show 2018 at the PWS booth. Primary Weapon Systems is known for their long stroke piston system AR platforms. This year for 2018, PWS is releasing their M...
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[SHOT 2018] Kinetic Development Group’s SIDELOK for RMR and Versatile...
Kinetic Development Group, known for working on SCAR accessory upgrades, is introducing an RMR mount for their product family of SIDELOK optics mounts. The SIDELOK sets itself apart from other mounts...
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[SHOT 2018] IC13’s INVRT Bandoleer Updated
I ran into the owner and designed at IC13, Josh Sprecher while on the show floor. Due to some technical issues, I wasn’t able to get actual photographs of the MOLLE bandoleer that Josh has come up...
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[SHOT 2018] Machine Gun Armory Semi-Auto M249 “Pistol”
So far the only U.S. civilian legal semi-automatic version of the venerable M249 Squad Automatic Weapon was from the same company that makes the actual machine gun, FN Herstal. However, we recently...
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[SHOT 2018] Advanced Modular Sniper Rifle from Accurate Mag
Accurate Mag is a Connecticut-based precision rifle parts manufacturer that just recently introduced a new line of rifles, their Advanced Modular Sniper Rifle. Before we get into the new rifle, it must...
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[SHOT 2018] Accu-Tac’s Quick Detach F-Class and LR Bipods
Accu-Tac is a California-based company that has been in the bipod business for a couple years now. They brought two models of their aluminum bipods to SHOT 2018 this year, the Long Range model and the...
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[SHOT 2018] U.S. Optics 1-6×24 Day Scope
New for U.S. Optics this year is the SVS 1-6x24mm day optic. Dialing it down a notch from the Schmidt & Bender and Nightforce 1-8x scopes that were also introduced this year. The company has also...
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[SHOT 2018] Accuracy International’s Left Handed AX Rifle
Accuracy Internationa has introduced a left-handed version of their multi-caliber AX precision rifle for this year at SHOT 2018. Other than simply changing the bolt handle and safety to the left side...
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US Army Will Not Buy USMC M27, Sets Course for Next Generation Squad Weapon,...
Despite the suggestion being raised more than once in Congress, the United States Army will not be buying M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles from Heckler & Koch, but instead is devoting its small arms...
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M110A1 CSASS and SDMR to Be Fielded in 2018, ADVAP in 2019
A long-awaited update on the much-delayed Compact Semiautomatic Sniper System program came with the recent Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing that was conducted Wednesday. In his testimony,...
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NGSW: Industry Competitors to FACE OFF to Replace the M4 Carbine by 2021 in...
In the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, top Army officers talked about their plans to modernize the force, and, as part of that, replace both the M249 SAW and the M4 Carbine, the...
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[SHOT 2018] Robinson Armaments Tailhook Brace Equipped Pistol and M-Lok Addition
Robinson Armaments has added a new Tailhook Brace to a new line of pistol XCR versions of their full-length XCR rifle configurations, in addition to adding M-Lok to their entire line, along with the...
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