Maglula is showing off their UpLULA universal pistol magazine loaders in four new colorways: DarkGreen, OrangeBrown, Lemon, and Purple. The sales materials state these colors are “beautiful”, “unique”, and perhaps the largest benefit, “…will stand out in a range bag.”
Additionally, Maglula has also announced that they’re planning on releasing the BabyUpLULA, which is their .22 LR – .380 ACP loader, in Purple, as well as the AR15/M4 StripLULA for RUAG gray stripper clips.
American Tactical imports the German Sport Guns brand here in the States, and one of the cooler-looking models they released was a .22 LR variant of the MP-40 SMG. Stopping by their booth, I noticed that they plan to release a pistol-variant chambered for the original 9mm Luger, and thankfully they had a model on display.
No word on when it’ll be available, so stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.
SilencerCo brought along the latest iteration of the Maxim 9 to their booth at Industry Day at the Range. The original Maxim 9 was built upon the Smith & Wesson M&P, more-or-less due to “[SilencerCo] having a lot of them sitting around”. This new Maxim 9 is, by comparison, a SilencerCo design, albeit in a prototype form. This is partially apparent from the 3D printed lower frame, and because of it being a prototype, none of the attendees were allowed to test fire it; a live fire demonstration by a SilencerCo employee was made, however, and we’ll upload footage from that for the readership soon.
Getting back to the pistol itself, it sports a number of impressive changes and upgrades from the initial prototype. First, it now utilizes Glock 17 magazines, which is great for obvious reasons. Adding on to the Glock compatibility, the irons are designed to be replaceable with any Glock-compatible sights. Additionally, it sports a 3.5″ barrel, a quick-action/safe-action-style trigger, the slide catch/stop/release is ambidextrous, and SilencerCo told us they plan to make the mag release ambi as well.
Adding to the changes, the Maxim 9 now features removable baffles much like the Salvo 12 and Osprey Micro, which allows users to shorten the overall profile of the Maxim 9. SilencerCo also told us they are making further refinements to the design, including the development of a method to allow for the mounting of a light and/or laser.
We heard the Maxim 9 may be available as soon as quarter 4 this year, so be on the lookout for more info as it becomes available.
YouTube channel FullMag shows what happens when you shoot a .50 BMG through a 12 gauge shotgun. Not from a shotgun, mind you, but literally aiming a Barrett .50 cal at a shotgun and shooting through the barrel.
In an article written for NRA Shooting Illustrated, author Bob Boyd details the process of building a live fire version of Han Solo’s iconic DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol, easily recognizable as having been based on a Mauser C96 pistol. It’s a good read, detailing the cost and methods behind procuring and installing the necessary components to make the DL-44 replica as movie accurate as possible. Now the question is, who’s willing to track down a Sterling SMG and make it into a convincing, live firing E-11 replica?
www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2014/2/20/building-a-live-ammo-firing-han-solo-blaster
SilencerCo recently released this 80s-inspired pseudo-parody of Miami Vice which shows off their new Maxim 9 integrally suppressed pistol. It’s a real steel gun, but I wouldn’t be shocked if a unique design like that ends up with an airsoft version sometime in the future.
Forgotten Weapons had the extremely rare opportunity to take a look at the only existing working model of the Pancor Jackhammer automatic shotgun. Due to its futuristic design, its been featured in myriad video games and more than a few films and television shows, but only three working models were ever produced, with the other two having been destroyed some time ago.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS) – Sightmark is proud to unveil the complete ReadyFire Pistol Laser Series lineup, giving shooters the ultimate advantage with four different units; the R5, CR5, G5, and CG5. Each model in this lightweight series of pistol lasers features an ambidextrous digital switch activation, as well as continuous and pulsing operation modes. The ReadyFire series offers units with a red laser (R5 or CR5) and green laser (G5 or CG5). The R5 and G5 ReadyFire models fit both compact and subcompact pistols. The CR5 and CG5 units are compatible with full size and compact pistols. Sightmark ReadyFire Pistol Lasers are designed for when seconds count and there is no time to find your sights in the dark.
The lightweight, streamlined G5 laser mounts between the trigger guard and muzzle of any railed handgun, decreasing snag points. Visibility for the G5 and CG5 extend to 50 yards during the day and an impressive 600 yards at night. The ReadyFire G5 is energized by a CR2 battery and features two modes, continuous and pulsing, to increase battery life up to 15 hours.
The Sightmark ReadyFire R5 Pistol Laser is a compact, lightweight sighting system that’s designed to fit any compact pistol with a weaver or picatinny mount. The visible red laser on the R5 has built-in windage and elevation adjustments and is energized by two AG13 batteries. The R5 also features a continuous and pulsing operation mode to increase battery life up to 10 hours. The ReadyFire CR5 Pistol Laser is designed with an integral weaver mount and is the ideal laser sighting system for any shooting scenario. The R5 and CR5 provide up to 300 yards of visibility at night and up to 20 yards in daylight.
Last time I featured anti-drone shotshells on this site, they were a joke. But now, Snake River Shooting Products is producing real anti-drone shotshells. The full release can be read below:
Emmett, Idaho (August 2015)- Snake River Shooting Products and Consulting Inc. (SRSP) is excited to announce Drone Munition shot shell based defense rounds are now shipping. The rounds are a 12 gauge 3″ shot shell solution aimed at defending against drone-based privacy concerns and terror!
Drones, or light quad-copters, are one of the best-selling new gadgets on the market, and were among the top new Christmas gifts given in 2014.
Stories about drones are hitting the news daily in both positive and negative light. While a great product idea, unfortunately, drones have a tremendous potential for misuse and these misuses have been happening more and more frequently. With the ability to carry on board cameras, drones have been and are being used for spying on unsuspecting neighbors and others without their permission. With little regulation surrounding drone use, there is much confusion about what a person may do to defend against drone threats.
Recently, a gentleman shot down a drone that was spying on his daughter sunbathing near their pool in the backyard. There is an ongoing investigation as to whether it was a legal area to discharge a short range firearm. With this in mind, it is imperative the laws of proper firearm use are followed when using this product.
In addition to privacy concerns, drones can endanger people with weapons or explosives mounted to them. Recently a man announced and demonstrated in a YouTube video how he had mounted a GLOCK pistol to a drone and devised a system that allowed him to remotely fire it. Drones have also been documented flying dangerously close to commercial aircraft, and the threat is becoming more and more real for them to be used for acts of terrorism.
Drone Munition was created to provide defense against the danger caused when drones are misused. Drone Munition is lead free, safe for the environment and provides a very high quality load that will effectively disable a drone encroaching your property’s airspace. As a side note, the round also makes for a very high end hunting load for ducks, geese or turkeys.
Our friends at Lucky Gunner will be carrying the Drone Munition loads in both 2 shot and BB. Ammo can be purchased by visiting www.luckygunner.com. Several distributors including Axelson Tactical and Texas Ammo Group will be carrying Drone Munition. Dealers can reach out to these distributors or directly to our office to track down this great new product. SRSP will also be offering a line of merchandise to include T-shirts, targets and hats featuring the Drone Munition brand.
SRSP, who already manufactures Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell’s Team Never Quit ammunition line, sees the Drone Munition line as a fantastic compliment to its products. “We are very excited to be manufacturing a product focused on defending our freedoms. We see this line as a game changer in the industry and as an important defense against rising threats to our way of life,” stated Casey Betzold, president of Snake River Shooting Products.
If you’re a current or aspiring ninja, then you might want to check out the All Ninja Gear website. It’s a one-stop-shop for all kinds of ninja tools and edged weapons.
With drones gradually encroaching on people’s privacy and property, the need to beat back the unmanned horde grows with each passing day. Luckily, Tacnition has you covered. Their depleted uranium buckshot shotshells function as a perfect anti-drone ammunition option, delivering 9 pellets of drone-destroying fury up to 1km away.
Available now from Lucky Gunner – www.luckygunner.com/12ga-3-uranium-drone-load-tacnition-5-rounds
Make-up & Monsters Studios, under their ‘Apemania – A tribute to Planet of the Apes’ line, has produced a limited number of tribute stocks based on the gorilla carbine featured in the 1968 film ‘Planet of the Apes’, fitted for a Ruger 10/22 receiver and barrel. Pretty damn cool, although that extended magazine well looks like it might make loading smaller capacity magazines a bit of a chore.
They also offer a tribute stock fitted for an M1 Carbine, based on the carbine featured in ‘Beneath the Planet of the Apes’.
Crimson Trace has revealed that their Rail Master (CMR-201s) laser sights were used in the recently released Jurassic World movie. The full release can be read below:
(Wilsonville, OR) — Anyone viewing the mega blockbuster movie—Jurassic World— will notice the very prominent red laser sights on the firearms used by the InGen rangers when they encounter an escaped and deadly dinosaur. The movie’s firearms used in the dark jungle night encounter were equipped with standard Crimson Trace Rail Master (CMR-201s) laser sights and not created movie prop productions. Those specially selected movie laser sights are among the nearly 200 products manufactured by Crimson Trace.
“Early on in the Pre-Production of Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World,” when the time came for us to outfit the elite InGen team with laser sighting devices to regain control of the park, only one company came to mind—Crimson Trace,” said Guillaume Delouche, the movie’s Property-Master. “Crimson Trace’s line of lasers is not only versatile, it is literally perfect for movie prop applications. We are able to fit them onto our collection of real—and stunt—firearms for an authentic tactical feel throughout every sequence.”
Crimson Trace frequently works with top Hollywood and New York prop companies and movie production crews across America. Those skilled groups are learning through firearms manufacturers, law enforcement and military units, plus from active shooters who are movie consultants, about the benefits of laser sights for firearms. As many movies are planned in detail—such as Jurassic World was—Crimson Trace is contacted about working with the prop and production company staff to determine the firearms to be used and the compatible Crimson Trace products available. Today, more of those decisions for the filming centers on determining whether they want green or red laser sights. Crimson Trace offers a wide selection of both.
A special Jurassic World movie premier event was held in Bozeman, Montana in partnership with the Museum of the Rockies — www.museumoftherockies.org. Key movie stars, industry media members, along with several Crimson Trace partner companies, attended the special movie premier and series of related events. The media members represented some of the nation’s top firearms publications, including: NRA Family Insights, SHOT Business, The Outdoorwire, Gun World, Harris Publishing and others. This event also included touring BLACKHAWK! and FLIR Systems facilities in Montana.
FAB Defense’s UTA 19 is an accessory for the Glock 19 which allows the user to mount their pistol underneath their primary firearm, for a “unified, tactically-enhanced, dual weapon system.”
It mounts to an underside Picatinny rail, allowing the Glock to function as a backup weapon and forward grip. An included charging handle mount replaces the Glock slide cover plate, allows for the pistol to be charged while mounted beneath the weapon.
www.fab-defense.com/en/weapon-galil/id-50/univeral-tactical-attachment-for-glock-19
After months of waiting, Sharps Bros.’s The Jack lower receiver is now available for purchase. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminum, The Jack is hard coat anodized, and has the following features:
– Kick-ass skull design
– Oversized integral trigger guard
– Beveled magazine flare
– Full compatibility with all MilSpec internal parts
– Full compatibility with all MilSpec upper receivers
– Full compatibility with GI standard issue mags as well as PMAGS
– Multi caliber mark
Currently, the only way to get a hold of a ‘The Jack’ lower receiver is to order through Spike’s Tactical. Note that they are backordered, and you’ll have to phone your order in – 407-928-2666.
Self-guiding bullets – the wave of the future of small arms!
Back in February, I wrote about a stylized AR-15 lower receiver shaped like a skull, produced by custom lower receiver shop Sharps Bros. The original article featured a 3D printed model developed for check fit purposes, however by this point they’ve graduated to full-on aluminum models. Currently, Sharps Bros. is awaiting an ATF variance to clear before they can start mass production. According to the Sharps Bros. Facebook page, we should expect more information on pricing and availability starting April 1st.
The Pocket Cannon Mini Cannon is a miniature .30 caliber cannon. Featuring a carriage made of aluminum, and a stainless steel barrel the Mini Cannon is designed to be used with .30 caliber slingshot balls and black powder, pyrodex, fireworks powder, and similar propellants. The Mini Cannon can shoot up to 100 yards, and features full 180 degree adjustments.
Available in Black, Sliver, Blue, and Red.
This is a scaled M1919A4 beltfed machine gun in .22 from Lakeside Guns. It relies on reusable disintegrating links.
(Wilsonville, OR)—While Browning Buck Mark pistols have been produced for several decades, and made available in many styles, the newest version introduced at the recent 2015 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is a tactical Buck Mark .22 pistol equipped with a Crimson Trace Rail Master. The Browning Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber has a unique carbon fiber finish, a 4-inch steel barrel and an under barrel accessory rail. The firearms are shipped with a red Crimson Trace Rail Master laser sight pre-installed on that rail.
“We are very pleased to have a laser sight pre-installed on such a high-quality Browning product,” said Jeff Goddard, Crimson Trace Director of Sales. The new Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber features textured grip panels, a gold plated trigger, and detachable magazine. There is also a second model, the Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber Pink, with unique pink grips. The equipped handguns can be seen at: www.browning.com.
Crimson Trace’s Rail Masters are well known for being small, powerful, easy to operate, and for producing a brilliant laser dot onto the target. Rail Masters have been available with red diodes, and are now available with green diodes—the affordable CMR-206. Rail Masters feature tap-on Instant Activation, provide three modes of operation (momentary, strobe and constant on) and can be easily and quickly attached to nearly any firearm’s rails with Crimson Trace’s proprietary Secure Lock Technology.
Crimson Trace laser sights and light products can also be found pre-installed on firearms from Kimber, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, Beretta and others.
This photo of a highly motivated Peshmerga fighter and his rather interesting rifle recently hit https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/2ve0p1/peshmerga_fighter_holding_what_can_only_be/. The piece de la resistance (pun intended) is definitely the M16 charging handle.
More and more women are getting involved in shooting sports. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has the scoop.
www.nssfblog.com/new-nssf-report-more-women-owning-guns-going-target-shooting-and-hunting
Taurus is selling the FIRST 24 Kit, a package which consists of components selected by a team of industry experts, put together for the purpose of surviving the first 24 hours of any crisis and making one’s way to safety. To that end, the kit includes a Taurus Judge and CRKT Sting Survival Knife, customized by Aimpro Tactical to their exacting standards. The kit also includes the following items:
– Brite Strike EPLI Flashlight
– Brite Strike APALS
– Zippo Outdoors Emergency Fire Starter Kit
– Power Pax Slim Line Caddie
– Energizer E92 AAA Batteries
– 20mm Spherical Survival Compass
– 550 Survival Paracord Bundle
All the components of the kit come in an SKB Waterproof/Drop-Proof Survival Case.
Sharps Bros. is a manufacturer of custom lower receivers for AR-15 pattern rifles. They recently revealed their latest skull-shaped design, The Jack, on their Facebook page. The model seen above is simply a 3D printed sample used for fit check purposes. Sharps Bros. expects to have sellable 7075 aluminum models available by April 1st this year.
In case you didn’t know, Magpul introduced the new Sand color for their M3 PMAGs. These new mags are not only stronger than the original black M3 PMAGs, but they’re also much more receptive to water-based dye processes, allowing for a greater range of colors. Over at the Magpul booth, Jon Canipe was kind enough to line up the dye jobs they came up with just in time for the show. I gotta say that the pink came out pretty damn good.
