Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 75, Issue 24 i Firearms News

Smith & Wesson jumping into the shotgun arena was big news, and a surprise to many. An even bigger surprise was the shotgun itself — a bullpup design with double magazine tubes. For a company as old and conservative as Smith & Wesson (founded 1852), the M&P 12 at first glance seems like the S&W engineers embraced the famous American custom of, “Hold my beer and watch this!.” The M&P 12 is so unlike other products in Smith & Wesson’s catalog that its very appearance has gotten it a huge amount of publicity. Which I suppose, to some degree, was the point. Let’s look at the specs of the M&P 12 first — and yes, I can hear you guys in the back shouting about the KelTec KSG, we’ll get…

The Quick Release Barrel kit from Cry Havoc Tactical is a brilliantly-executed device that lets you quickly and easily remove the barrel assembly from your AR rifle or pistol, essentially cutting the overall length of the weapon in half. The gun thusly equipped retains its zero and is as reliable as the host firearm. The USAF was so impressed they bought one for every combat aircraft in their inventory. The wing nuts call their sparkly new smoke pole the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. First Impressions Your initial encounter with certain exceptional mechanical devices can conjure a visceral response. I’m old enough to remember the first time I saw an electronic calculator. In my day, math was done with a pencil. The capacity to punch a few buttons and have…

I first stumbled across this trigger system when doing a review of the new Tara TM-9X. The Tara is a polymer-framed striker-fired 9mm pistol which stands out from the crowd for a number of reasons, but I’ll pick two — it comes from Montenegro, and it features a fascinating DA/SA trigger system, which I think is a first for a striker-fired pistol. If this trigger system intrigues you but you don’t have the interest (or budget) for a whole new gun, the Lightning Tap Double Action Trigger for the Glock is this same trigger system, made under the same patent, but for the Glock Gen 1–3 17/19 (etc.) pistols. It’s sold exclusively through RecoilStore.com. Tara calls this trigger system the DARE (Double Action Rapid Engagement), but a rose by any…

The landscape is littered with nifty tactical gadgets designed to separate gun nerds like us from our hard-earned paychecks. Much of it is cool. Some of it is rubbish. By contrast, the Cry Havoc Tactical Quick Release Barrel kit is actually flying around in the ACES II ejection seat survival kit of every F22 and F35 in the US Air Force inventory. Uncle Sam calls it the GAU-5A. Personal Defense Weapons for military aircrews are the absolute final option. If you go down in a hostile area your primary weapon is your radio. However, if absolutely all else fails the firearm that was dead weight through all those preflight inspections, mission briefs, and field exercises suddenly becomes more important than any other worldly possession. In my day, our standard aircrew…

Rob Portman won’t be seeking reelection when his term ends in January 2023. The Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio has had enough of politics, citing among his reasons for getting out, “partisan gridlock” and incivility. “If we just keep pushing out to the right and to the left, there’s not going to be much left in the middle to solve the real problems we face,” Portman complained. The problem with that is, there can be no middle ground with many of “the real problems we face,” like attacks on the right to keep and bear arms. The left is going for a monopoly of violence as it makes its intentions clear, with semiauto and magazine bans designed to gut the Militia of “the whole people,” and with the plethora of…

Question: What’s more inefficient than the average big-city gun “buyback” program in the United States? Answer: Canada’s federal gun “buyback” program. According to recent reports from Canada, the Canadian federal government has now spent nearly $1.5 million on anti-gun Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s questionable scheme, which hasn’t resulted in a single gun being “bought back” so far! A recent report from True North explained that the plan was initially supposed to cost taxpayers about $1.1 million. But increases in contracts have burgeoned the cost to closer to $1.5 million, not counting what it will cost to actually “buy back” thousands of firearms, causing many to seek dismantlement of the plan. “We’re already seeing costs go higher and the government hasn’t bought back a single gun,” Franco Terrazzano, federal director with…

Perhaps the most unique firearm to be introduced in the past year has been KelTec’s P50. When I heard KelTec was coming out with a pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm, I assumed it would be a slightly upsized version of their PMR30 (.22 Mag) or CP33 (.22 LR), designed to compete with the Ruger-57, which was a surprise success. Instead, KelTec’s P50 is the physical manifestation of Monty Python’s famous line, “And now for something completely different!” The P50 as a firearm is as unusual as the cartridge which it fires, and KelTec has come up with a new moniker just to describe it — they call the P50 a “Sport Utility Pistol.” Isn’t that awesome? Let’s take a look at the pistol itself before we dive into the odd little…

Even in the 21st century the 12-gauge shotgun is still considered by many to be the ultimate home-defense firearm. It is a brute force weapon, throwing clouds of attitude-adjusting projectiles downrange — simple, but very effective. Because shotguns are simple, they are also relatively inexpensive when compared to other types of firearms. Especially pump shotguns, which are perhaps the best balance between cost and performance. Let’s take a look at five great home defense pump shotguns with retail prices under $300, which means you’ll see them on sale for even less than that. All of these shotguns accept 2¾" and 3-inch shells. 1. Mossberg Maverick 88 Security. The Maverick is the economy line from Mossberg, introduced in 1988, and produced in Maverick County, Texas. Mossberg’s other pump shotguns (the 500…

In 2021 America, as Covid seems to be winding down and social unrest continues, firearms training continues to be a very popular endeavor. Because of that, it seems like you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a self-proclaimed “firearm instructor.” So, how is an interested gun owner supposed to choose the best instructor for him or her? Don’t they all have basically the same training and experience, and don’t most teach basically the same methods? The answer, of course, is no. Those looking to train with proven methods that have truly survived years of combat should consider a trip to Cherev Gidon Israeli Tactical Training Academy, where Director Yonatan Stern and other Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) veterans teach the Israeli doctrine of gun fighting, designed to win — and…

A Gun Owners of America program designed to identify and help promote firearm industry companies that share the organization’s no-compromise strategy of protecting and restoring the Second Amendment has met with great success in its first year and a half. Started in January 2020, GOA’s Strategic Partnership Program is a coalition of manufactures who aim to support the defense and restoration of the Second Amendment through the strengthening of grassroots, according to Kailey Nieman, director of development for the organization. “The program launched out of a need and desire within our members,” Nieman said in a recent interview with Firearms News. “As new gun owners were on the rise like we’ve never seen before, the amount of forum comments on our website was growing with questions like, ‘What companies do…