Monthly Archives: December 2014
Wishing You A Happy and Prosperous New Year In 2015
Happy New Year ! Bon Année Nouvelle! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! С Новым Годом
Colt Is Offering A Sizeable Rebate On 1911 Government Model and Mustang
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UZI PRO & UZI PRO SB Pistols To Make La Grande Entrée at 2015 SHOT Show, Booth 15238
IWI US, Inc. announced the repatriation of the long-awaited UZI® PRO Pistol for America’s consumer market. The UZI® brand is world renowned with sales of over 2 million carbines and pistols worldwide since 1963. Visitors to the 2015 SHOT Show … Continue reading
Advantage Tactical Sight Introduces Six New Sights for 1911’s and H&K’s
WrenTech Industries, LLC, announced six new sights available online at Advantage Tactical. The company’s new 1911 sights include the Remington R1, Rock Island Armory, and Metro Arms. The new Advantage Tactical Sights replace the factory fixed sights. The sight packages … Continue reading
Rudy Project Eyewear
Rudy Project, is an Italian crafter of performance eyewear since 1985. At the upcoming SHOT Show, they’ll be demoing Rudy Project’s latest design in protective lenses: ImpactX™2, is a new generation of unbreakable photochromic lenses. Compared to the previous generation … Continue reading
Upcoming Gear Review From LaserLyte
I’ll be kicking off the New Year with a review of LaserLyte’s Trigger Tyme™ Laser Pistol. This is a full-sized trainer that you’re going to LOVE. Repetition and feedback are the keys to developing skills and this laser equipped training … Continue reading
The Cyber Battlespace
This Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic is “The Cyber Battlespace.” I selected the topic because of the recent incident with Sony’s hack and because I also said at the beginning of the year that I would write an piece on The Cloud; … Continue reading
The Interview
Readers interested in watching SONY’s The Interview can do so on You Tube. The rental fee is $5.99 for the full film.
Top (n) picks, where (n) equals any real or imaginary number, of expressions to avoid if you want to be politically correct.
As you all know, political correctness, circa 2014, has reached the point of ridiculous, and permeates all levels of society; it’s even made its way into the redneck community, as evidenced by the latest additions to ”Expressions to Avoid,” in … Continue reading
Laser Devices Is Now Steiner eOptics
We’ve been keeping you up to date with the organizational changes at Burris Optics and Laser Devices Inc. (LDI) as they transition to the Steiner Optics family. In 2012 Laser Devices became a division of Steiner and a member of … Continue reading
A Holiday Message From Sierra Bullets
As we close out 2014, it is easy to see we are in a much different place than we were 12 months ago. The demand has slowed greatly allowing many firearms industry manufactures to finally put a dent in the … Continue reading
Two NYPD Officers Slain
It’s both sad and troubling having to digest that two NYPD officers were mercilessly slain today while doing nothing more than sitting in a patrol car. To say that I’m bothered by that is an understatement, but even more troubling … Continue reading
Nuclear Protection Security Forces Issued The M150 ACOG
The TA31RCO-M150CP is presently in use by the U.S. Army and SOF units. The optic provides 4x magnification designed specifically for the 14.5 inch M4 carbine. It incorporates a dual illumination system using a combination of fiber optics and self-luminous … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper Official Trailer
In typical Eastwood manner, American Sniper successfully captures the essence of both the man and the job. This is a drama / action film about Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. After returning home, he … Continue reading
Comedian Bill Engvall to Perform at SHOT Show State of the Industry Dinner
LAS VEGAS — He’s a hunter. He’s a target shooter. He’s one of the top comedians in America today — and among the busiest. He’ll also be our 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry featured entertainer.The National Shooting Sports … Continue reading
Knives International Review Issue 0 2015
Knives International is published by Italian publishing powerhouse C.A.F.F. EDITRICE, Via L. Sabatelli 1 20154 Milano (MI) Tel: 0234537504. C.A.F.F. Editrice has released issue 0 of Knives International. It’s great copy especially for those that want an upscale view of … Continue reading
Beretta Announces Its Entry For The U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System The Beretta M9A3
The M9 has been in service with the U.S. Armed Forces for 30 years. Beretta has delivered 600,000 M9s to the DoD; with a contract in place to deliver an additional 100,000 pistols. To meet the Army’s Modular Handgun … Continue reading
You Can Use The Word Redskins Without Loosing Your Broadcast License
This Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic involves the recent petition filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny renewal of WWXX-FM’s broadcast license because of its repeated use of the word “Redskins” in broadcasts. The petitioners claim repeated use of the … Continue reading
G2 Research Announces A .300 Blk Round Specifically Designed For Hunters
Winder, GA, December 18, 2014–G2 Research announces a devastating new subsonic .300 AAC Blackout-caliber round for hunting or tactical use. The new G2 Research .300 Ripout Round produces a massive wound channel that ensures hunters of an accurate, sure and … Continue reading
The Dassault Falcon 8X – Ce est Merveilleux
This is a small Christmas treat for our aviator readership. Meet the Dassault Falcon 8x that was just unveiled. It is an amazing aircraft with tremendous performance gains over some of the competing models. TheFalcon 8X has a range of … Continue reading
MAGPUL Industries Releases Its New Field Case For The iPhone 6
MAGPUL’s iPhone 6 Plus field case is now available. The company’s latest field case for the iPhone platform is a semi-rigid cover designed to provide basic protection in the field.The case is manufactured from a flexible thermoplastic and features … Continue reading
The 12 Days of Armalite Holiday Celebration
Press Release (Geneseo, IL – December 15, 2014) We are celebrating the holidays once again with the 12 Days of Armalite. Visit http://www.armalite.com to find out the specials of the day. This year’s promotion will run from December 10 … Continue reading
Just In Time For Christmas LaserLyte Trigger Tyme Laser
The LaserLyte® Trigger Tyme® Laser Pistol. With instant laser feedback anyone can practice trigger control anywhere and anytime with the realistic feel, balance and weight of the LT-TTL. The Trigger Tyme® laser pistol cannot accept or fire any ammunition, … Continue reading
Jericho Pistol Returns to the U.S. Market
Readers may recall the Baby Eagle pistol that was being imported by Magnum Research a number of years ago. At the time it was probably one of the best value 9mm compact pistols on the U.S. market. It was … Continue reading
Polymers In Tropical and Subtropical Environments
What you are looking at is a set of Hatch knee pads and elbow pads. Every square inch of the hard shell polymer is decomposing. The nylon fabric is completely unaffected and nylon straps are unaffected. A polymer is a … Continue reading
Bushnell Supports Operation Breakthrough
Overland Park, Kan – Bushnell, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics for 65 years, is proud to once again support Operation Breakthrough as their annual holiday organization. Operation Breakthrough is a nationally accredited, not-for-profit corporation that was started … Continue reading
Grey Ghost Gear Rig Light Jacket
The Rig Light Jacket is the byproduct of a Grey Ghost Gear and Beyond Clothing collaboration to produce one awesome looking garment. The Rig Light Jacket utilizes Beyond’s proprietary 4-way Stretch Woven Fabric with DWR (Durable Water Repellent). The proud … Continue reading
A Sampling Of BAWIDAMANN Delicacies For Your Holiday Shopping Extravaganza.
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The New AXTS Raptor Charging Handle Is Now Available From Extreme Outfitters
Two indispensible accessories for any M4 carbine are an ambidextrous selector and ambidextrous charging handle. If you expect to develop a high degree of proficiency when shooting from the weak side, you need to have that capability. The AXTS Raptor … Continue reading
Crimson Trace Laserguard For S&W BODYGUARD 380 Now Available In Red or Green lasers
Crimson Trace has announced that it now offers two Laserguard® laser sight systems for the Smith & Wesson M&P BODYGUARD 380 pistol: the LG-454 with a red laser diode and the LG-454G with a green laser diode. These new Laserguards … Continue reading
Surefire’s Maximus Vision A 450 Lumen Rechargeable Headlamp
The SureFire Maximus™ Vision is a rechargeable variable-output LED headlamp that delivers 450 lumens of warm-colored light — similar to that produced by tungsten lamps. Light output is continuously variable from 1 lumen to its maximum of 450 lumens. The … Continue reading
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence–Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Programs
This Friday’s shoot-the-shit is on the recent Senate Intelligence Committee’s Study of C.I.A. practices in conducting interrogations. The Executive Summary, a document of 528 pages, was released two days ago. I’m reading it but it’s going to take a while … Continue reading
FOBUS Holsters Introduces A New IWB Series, IWBL and IWBS
The Fobus IWBL and IWBS offer an innovative approach to a popular and tested system of concealed carry; an approach that goes further and improves on an existing concept to allow degrees of comfort and efficiency not possible before. … Continue reading
Live Fire Gear 550 Fire Cord
If you are anything like me, when I head to the great outdoors I have 550 Paracord handy. Next to Zippo lighters it is amazing stuff. I always laugh when I watch online reviews of knives where the reviewer suggests … Continue reading
Suppressor-Optimized Ammunition By Silencer Co
Harvester Ammunition is now available in subsonic 300 BLK with a 220 grain Sierra MatchKing bullet. The silencer-optimized rounds were developed to produce the kind of sub-MOA accuracy and stopping power that our customers demand. Harvester features these key aspects … Continue reading
REM OIL 100th Anniversary Gift Set From Brownells
The folks at Brownells have a great Holiday Deal for you. They’ve packaged some great Remington Cleaning products with 150 rounds of .22LR. The price on this $29.99. Hurry, as this may be the only way you’ll get your hands … Continue reading
On This Date, 1941, Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor
Let us take a moment out of our day to remember those that lost their lives on that day. Let us also remember our World War II veterans. They fought and bled for every inch of ground in Europe and … Continue reading
Behind The Scenes Footage Of The Combat Special Effects Used In The Production Of Windtalkers
This year I wanted to do something special for my readers over the Holiday Season, so I’m proud to be able to present exclusive behind the scenes video footage of the special effects that made Windtalkers such a phenomenal success. … Continue reading
Gear Review: Primary Arms 3X Magnifier Gen II
Late in November, of this year, I completed a review of the Primary Arms Micro Dot Fixed Base Gen II red dot sight; I was very much impressed by it. You can read my review here. So, I decided … Continue reading
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