Olympic Arms of Olympia, Washington announced just after SHOT Show the company will be closing their business on February 28, 2017. After more than 40 years in the firearms business, the Schuetz family who owned and operated Olympic Arms has decided to leave the firearms market. The end of a firearms company is a part of the open market system, but is often a tragic event in … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Sig Sauer Recalls MCX Carriage Assembly!
On December 22, 2016 Sig Sauer announced a recall of their [easyazon_link identifier="B01N1V0RJU" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]MCX rifle[/easyazon_link] carriage assemblies. According to Sig Sauer, extensive factory testing has indicated in very rare circumstances the current MCX might be able to fire unintentionally. [easyazon_link identifier="B01C95I8N4" locale="US" … [Read more...]
New CRKT Rakkasan Knife Impresses!
Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has introduced the new Rakkasan fixed blade knife at SHOT Show 2017. Designed by military veteran Austin McGlaun, the Rakkasan is a very balanced multi-purpose knife, with contoured [easyazon_link identifier="B001B70WO0" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]G10 grips[/easyazon_link] that are both comfortable and intuitive for outstanding hand … [Read more...]
Sig Sauer P320 is Army’s New Handgun!
It's official: Modular Handgun System (MHS) contract with a slightly modified P320 Carry pistol. This pistol contract is absolutely huge! Sig Sauer will earn up to a little over $580 million over the next 10 years to produce around 1.9 million pistols, with spare parts for the Army. That means the Army is getting a steal of a deal as each pistol will only cost around $300.00 … [Read more...]
New Beretta PX4 Storm Finally Arrives!
The new Beretta PX4 Storm highlighted at last year's SHOT Show has finally arrived and is shipping to dealers now. Called the We posted on the new Beretta PX4 last year, and many of our readers expressed interest in the upgrades being offered. At the time Ernest Langdon was in the Beretta booth showing off the enhanced PX4 Storm that he helped to design. Originally we were … [Read more...]
U.S. Optics Adds B-Series Rifle Scopes
U.S. Optics was ready at SHOT Show this year with (3) new rifle scopes. Their new B-Series rifle scopes are packed with outstanding features that truly separate high-end glass from ordinary rifle scopes. I was able to talk with U.S. Optics marketing representative Maggie, and she described the technological advancements of the U.S Optics B-Series scopes. The new U.S. Optics … [Read more...]
New Browning Black Label 1911-380 Compacts
Browning Black Label 1911-380 Compacts Browning has expanded their Black Label 1911-380 line this year. The Black Label 1911-380 launched in 2015, and we were there on the range to test these mini-1911's. During our limited exposure we found the [easyazon_link identifier="B01LY7FRBJ" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Black Label 1911-380[/easyazon_link] was a very nice pistol … [Read more...]
Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Arrives!
Smith & Wesson was a very popular location at the Industry Day at the Range this year as they unveiled their new M&P 2.0 pistols. The M&P 2.0 pistols have several enhanced features designed to improve the shooter's ability to manipulate and shoot the pistols. The M&P line has experienced a very good response since its return in 2005, but it has not been without … [Read more...]
New Mag Pump Easy AR-15 Mag Loader
One of the coolest gadgets I saw at the Industry Day at the Range was the Mag Pump AR-15 ammunition loader. This ammunition loader is well designed to quickly load [easyazon_link identifier="B00RPONORU" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Mil-Spec AR-15 magazines[/easyazon_link]. In fact, the Mag Pump was actually at several vendor's booths, and everyone I talked to had very … [Read more...]
New Hudson H9 Striker Fired Pistol
Hudson Manufacturing was at the Industry Day at the Range and presented one of the most anticipated new handguns for 2017. The Hudson H9 is double-stack, 9mm pistol, based upon the grip and frame of the [easyazon_link identifier="1882391462" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Model 1911[/easyazon_link], but using a striker fired action and innovative recoil system. The previews … [Read more...]