Safariland is introducing the SX HP and Hardwire 57 ballistic panels. The Safariland SX HP is engineered with groundbreaking technologies and cutting-edge materials from Avient, Honeywell and Dupont to provide a 20-percent weight reduction and a 20-percent increase in ballistic performance. The SX HP is available in male and female unstructured styles, with an additional female structured option available for ...
Springfield Armory is releasing the new Saint Victor Pistol, the newest addition to the Victor line of AR-pattern firearms. This AR-pattern pistol is chambered in 9mm and is designed to deliver the performance and capability you have come to expect from the Saint Victor line. The pistol has forged 7075 T6 aluminum dedicated 9mm upper and lower receivers and uses ...
A Firearm Commerce study issued [PDF] by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) on Jan. 15 reports, “…there have been some notable shifts in the dominance of types of NFA [National Firearms Act of 1934] weapons manufactured. Annual silencer manufacturing volume increased 9,504 percent between 2000 (5,001) and the peak production year of 2021 (480,281) with the ...
A “Black Swan Event” is an extremely rare outlier event that gathers a disproportionate amount of attention after the fact due to its rare and unique nature. I recently saw a post on a social media platform where an anonymous firearms influencer was drawing attention to a well-known outlier event. The influencer admonished his followers that they should focus their ...
In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs reviews the new Springfield Armory SAINT Victor pistol chambered for the 9mm cartridge. The new handgun offers a great collection of features that shooters will appreciate. Springfield provided a loaner to the author for this review. The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor 9mm pistol offers an incredible feature set that lends itself to both recreational ...
A woman in Gainesville, Florida, was released from custody after authorities determined she acted in self-defense during a neighborhood shooting. The investigation continues as detectives and the assistant state attorney support the self-defense claim. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE GAINESVILLE, FL (2-minute read) — A woman involved in a shooting incident in a neighborhood southwest of Gainesville has been released after ...
Smith & Wesson is releasing new J, L and N-Frame revolvers exclusively through Lipsey’s. This new line of wheelguns starts off with the Model 632-UC Ti, a lightweight, performance-focused defensive revolver. This J-Frame revolver is chambered in .32 H&R Mag., has a six-round capacity and features a lightweight titanium cylinder and aluminum alloy frame to reduce weight for maximum comfort ...
Tanfoglio is best known for Italian-made CZ-75 pattern and 1911-style pistols which are imported by the Italian Firearms Group. The new Tanfoglio Hexagon Tactical Pistol, a tactical and performance-oriented CZ-75-derived design that features a hexagonally shaped integral compensator placed just ahead of the front sight and behind the muzzle. This new offering from Tanfoglio will ship in either 9mm or ...
Conrad “Ben” Baker was a problem solver. When special operations troops during the Vietnam War needed a “non-attributable,” or sterile, knife for cross-border reconnaissance and irregular warfare, Baker was uniquely positioned to design and procure their plausibly deniable piece of kit. From this request were born the rare and legendary MACV-SOG knives. In the upper left corner, MACV-SOG team member ...
A man in Mexico, NY, is facing murder charges after he shot and killed another man in a grocery store parking lot, claiming self-defense. The suspect alleges he fired after snowballs were thrown at his truck. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE MEXICO, NY (2-minute read) — A man in Mexico, New York, has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal ...