1. Made in the USA and able to fit into most plate carriers, the BulletSafe Level IV Standalone Ballistic Plate is composed of a durable alumina-oxide ceramic material that protects 120 square inches of your most vital regions: heart, lungs and liver. It can stop projectiles  from most high-velocity calibers, up to a single .30-’06 Sprg. armor-piercing (AP) round—and multiple ...

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is launching two new spotting scopes: The SX-4 Pro Guide HD Gen 2 and the SX-2 Alpine HD Gen 2. These new scopes are built for extreme conditions and use Leupold’s Elite Optical System of enhanced lens coatings to reduce glare, making them ideal for the bright light of early mornings. It also features a rugged ...

Gun Tote’n Mamas (GTM) is known for making women’s protection solutions and is now coming out with two new products, the Crossbody Organizer and Sling Waist in a vintage paisley pattern. “This pattern was fun to create, taking me back to the 60s and early 70s. The first garment I made was a blue paisley print,” said Claudia Chisholm, president ...

CZ’s Shadow 2 handgun has distinguished itself with numerous action-pistol victories. Intended for competition, it is full-size and heavy. However, its quality is such that a smaller, lighter version was soon offered for IDPA competition, as well as concealed-carry practitioners. The Shadow 2 Compact offered a 4-inch barrel and an aluminum (rather than steel) frame but was otherwise similar to ...

Lehigh Defense, which is located in Clarskville, TX, and a sister company of Wilson Combat, has acquired all assets of Performance Engineering, a renowned firearm component manufacturer located in Hillsboro, MO. Performance Engineering has been a trusted supplier of 1911 and AR-15 components to the firearm industry for more than four decades, and Wilson Combat has been proud to source components ...

Lapua of Finland just launched a new line of bullets called TRX (True Range Expanding). Lapua is also offering loaded rifle ammunition with these projectiles. At product launch, the TRX bullet is only offered in 6.5mm (.264) diameter and 7.62mm (.308) diameter bullets and also .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5x55mm (Swedish) rounds. Lapua TRX bullets are designed to carry ...

Like many of the finer things in life, the best leather holsters are also crafted by skilled hands. A little less than a year ago, Galco Gunleather rolled out its Masterbilt series, which consists of the finest leather holsters that Galco offers. Masterbilt holsters must adhere to certain, rigid requirements. First, the only leather that can be used to handcraft ...

I have said several times that personal defense is a lifestyle, not a hobby. Now, by that I don’t mean that we should spend our time thinking that every moment might be our last. Nor do we have to spend our every second in public with our hand on our gun and a grimace on our face like Wyatt Earp ...

Bear Creek Arsenal has recently brought back its 6.8 SPC II AR-pattern upper-receiver groups. These newly returned uppers can be had with either 16-inch or 10.5-inch barrel lengths. In addition to this, customers can purchase these uppers with either side-charging or traditional charging handles. Bear Creek Arsenal even offers two bolt-action variants in this new 6.8 SPC II lineup.  Each ...

Zeroed Enhanced Parts are CMMG’s line of premium rifle parts and accessories, including an array of muzzle devices, charging handles, AR controls and more. Now the Zeroed lineup is expanding to include a new type of muzzle treatment, the Zeroed Suppressor line. Zeroed suppressors are manufactured in house by CMMG and include .30 caliber, 5.56mm, and .36 caliber (9mm) models. ...