German firearms giant Heckler & Koch (HK) is expanding its operations in the United States, a move signaling a closer focus on U.S. consumers and a step toward addressing the growing demand for HK products in the country. The move may also indicate a shift in how the brand interacts with American buyers, as echoed … Read more
Originally introduced for sale in 1993, the HK USP (Universelle Selbstladepistole or Universal Self-Loading Pistol) is an overbuilt tank of a pistol that first came to market chambered in .40 S&W. While many other pistols at the time were suffering from cracked frames and other issues due to taking 9mm designs and tweaking them to fit … Read more
Last month we brought you the Heckler & Koch P7 which Jeremy believes is the best pistol ever made in the history of the world. Now here’s a look at a dearly departed contemporary of the P7, the Walther P5. Born of the same German government request for a modern pistol, the Walther P5 represents … Read more
I still remember coming of age as a shooter when the polymer revolution happened. I went from shooting K-Frame S&W Revolvers and Beretta Wonder-Nines to those crazy Austrian Polymer Pistols that everyone thought wouldn’t catch on. It really was an interesting time as the polymer gun did, in fact, catch on. But GLOCK wasn’t the … Read more
I am a .40 Smith & Wesson fan. No, let me rephrase that. I am a .40 S&W fanatic. Unlike many, I appreciate the .40 S&W cartridge and guns chambered in it. Two of the guns I love are made by Heckler & Koch and SIG Sauer. I know what you’re going to say; both … Read more
The Heckler & Koch GmbH Volkspistole Modell 1970 Zivil, otherwise known as the VP70Z was the firearms industry’s first commercially mass produced polymer framed striker fired pistol. It beat GLOCK by twelve years and actually had a higher capacity, too. Volkspistole by the way literally translates to “people’s pistol.” The VP70Z was designed in the … Read more
Magpul is a company big enough that they never seem to be the type to dump a press release in my inbox. Instead, they just rely on their massive, and well-deserved fanbase to spread the word. Well that and the occasional short, cryptic, Youtube video. Released only a few minutes ago (at least as I … Read more
After my time with the Ruger PC Charger I’ve become quite fond of the SB Tactical FS1913 folding brace. It comes in two configurations, a polymer model and an aluminum one and there are differences worth noting. The FS1913 brace attaches to M1913 Picatinny rails. Big surprise, right? This brace was initially designed for use … Read more
Magpul is one of the biggest names in the firearms industry, having innovated good looking, good feeling, feature-rich products for almost 20 years. Products that can be trusted to work. And, if anything, they’re picking up speed. Here’s some cool new stuff from NRAAM 2019: The Magpul SL Grip Module fits MP5s as well as … Read more
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