KelTec was quietly showing off an integrally suppressed SUB2000 prototype at SHOT Show’s Range Day, and it was a huge hit. For obvious reasons. The folding, lightweight 9mm carbine is a super handy little gun, and suppressing it within the footprint of a 16-inch barrel is a big win. This is an entirely in-house project […]
On Sunday the TTAG crew attended SIG SAUER’S range event and put some rounds through their new CROSS rifle. A lightweight, modern take on the bolt-action rifle, the CROSS is sure to turn heads and generate interest among precision shooters as well as hunters. Weighing in at just 6.5 pounds, the CROSS is lighter than […]
What are the chances? First the Ruger-57 and now the Diamondback DBX. Two new 5.7x28mm guns that nobody saw coming. And they’re both great! In the video above, Diamondback gave us the run-through of the DBX and then we put a few rounds downrange. And it was great! The DBX is sort of like a […]
Shipping straight from the factory with a SIG ROMEO1PRO red dot and XRAY3 suppressor sights, SIG’s new P320 RXP lineup offers two distinct advantages over combining a pistol and an optic purchased separately. One: cost savings. SIG stated that the package price is significantly less than the combined MSRPs of the individual components. We haven’t […]
Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. No? Nobody? Me either. From straight out of left field, Ruger has surprised us all with the new Ruger-57, a polymer-framed, full-size pistol chambered in the high velocity 5.7x28mm cartridge. And it’s awesome. If you aren’t familiar with the 5.7×28, it’s basically a .224-inch (exact same […]
First there was 10mm Auto. The FBI chose a watered-down loading — a 180 grain bullet at 975 fps instead of more like 1,300 fps — and a large-frame Smith & Wesson pistol through which to shoot it. By the time the contract went through, Tom Campbell, a S&W employee, had realized that the powder […]
Based on Russia’s go-to submachine gun, the Vityaz-SN, which in turn was based on the AK-74, Kalashnikov USA’s KR-9 brings AK form factor to the pistol caliber carbine (and pistol, and SBR) market. And it does this in a surprisingly refined, smooth, and fun-to-shoot fashion. First thing’s first: yes, the KR-9’s muzzle is threaded in […]
I popped into Silencer Shop to see what was good and new, and they suggested I borrow a Griffin Armament AR-15 for review. Wait, Griffin is making complete guns? Considering their solid reputation for components like bolt carrier groups, barrels, charging handles, muzzle devices, and more, putting together a complete AR was an obvious next […]
When Magpul first released the aptly named Magpul Bipod in mid-2018, I didn’t get the appeal. It appeared to be effectively all-polymer, and I tend to lean into my bipods and load them up fairly firmly. So I had doubts. But then I got my hands on one, and my opinion changed 180 degrees. Magpul’s […]
There’s something about a 1911 blasphemously chambered in 9x19mm that I love. And you should love it, too. It’s everything that’s good about the 1911 platform smoothed out and refined with a significantly lighter recoil spring and a silkier, flatter, faster shooting experience. This new entrant to the 9mm 1911 market comes from Alpha Foxtrot, […]
When REI dropped the Camp Chef brand for anti-gun grandstanding reasons (Camp Chef is owned by Vista Outdoor), I got mad. Mad enough to go get the nicest thing Camp Chef sold at the time, their Woodwind Pellet Grill with Sear Box. And not from REI. Obviously. That was back in March of 2018, so […]
One of the very best uses of inexpensive, soft-shooting .22 LR ammunition is in training to properly shoot a full-size, centerfire rifle. All the better if your .22 LR firearm (or conversion kit) precisely matches your centerfire firearm in size, weight, ergonomics, trigger, controls, etc. New from Bergara is the B-14 R, which does just […]
