The Baltimore County, MD Police Department reported accidental discharges with their duty-issued FNS-40 Long Slide pistols. The reports are concerning, and appear to involve a mechanical issue of some kind, allowing the pistols to discharge when inadvertently bumped, or when being holstered or unholstered. Equally concerning, the report advised the pistols may not fire at … [Read more...]
SHOT Show 2019: Winchester Adds USA Ready Training Ammunition
Winchester launched their new USA Ready training and competition ammunition at SHOT Show 2019. The new USA Ready ammunition is designed to give shooters a higher class of ammunition for recreational purposes and practice. Winchester has targeted many of the most popular handgun and rifle calibers for the USA Ready release. Typically practice or training ammunition has been … [Read more...]
Aimpoint Launches ACRO P-1 Pistol Optic: SHOT Show 2019
Aimpoint announced the arrival of its new ACRO P-1 red dot pistol optic at the SHOT Show. The ACRO P-1 is specifically designed as a pistol optic, but Aimpoint has marketed the optic for a much broader use, including rifles, carbines, and shotguns. The ACRO P-1 is an enclosed box-style optic. As the original red dot optic manufacturer, Aimpoint continues to set the mark for … [Read more...]
SIG Sauer Adds P320 XCompact: SHOT Show 2019
SIG Sauer announced the addition of the P320 XCompact to the P320 X-Series pistol line at SHOT Show 2019. The P320 XCompact will bring the features of the P320 X-series pistols to a more concealable handgun. The new P320 XCompact offers shooters several features appealing to the concealed carry group, including a redesigned grip for comfort and better control. These features … [Read more...]
SIG Sauer Academy Adds Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor Course
SIG Sauer Academy continues to expand their instructional opportunities with the addition of a pistol mounted optics instructor course coming in 2019. Over the last several years, the addition of red dot/reflex optics to pistols has seen an enormous expansion. This growth perhaps saw its biggest growth in the competitive shooting fields highlighted by the United States … [Read more...]
1791 Gunleather Carbon Fiber Premium Leather Holster
1791 Gunleather released its innovative new "Project Stealth" holster line combining carbon fiber and premium leather. These new holsters will pair heavy native steerhide with state-of-the-art flexible carbon fiber in a proprietary, patent-pending combination of the two materials. The carbon fiber used in the 1791 Gunleather holsters is the patented CX-6 carbon fiber … [Read more...]
SIG Sauer U.S. Army M17 Hits Civilian Market
Possibly the biggest gun story from last year was that SIG Sauer won the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition with a modified P320. There was an enormous amount of activity at the SIG Sauer booth during the 2017 SHOT Show when the announcement was made of their selection. Interestingly, other than announcing the incredibly lucrative contract, SIG Sauer … [Read more...]
Fixxxer Glock Front Sight Tool Review
The Fixxxer Glock front sight tool is designed to assist dealers, armorers, and users replace the sights on their Glock pistol. In my Fixxxer review, I replaced the stock night sights on an old Glock 22 pistol with a set of Ameriglo Agent sights. While the Fixxxer sight tool seems simple, not having it will complicate your life should you want to swap out your own sights. … [Read more...]
CrossBreed SuperTuck IWB Holster Review
Looking for the most comfortable concealed carry holster on the market? In this CrossBreed holster review, we take a look at the SuperTuck rig and determine if the company’s claims about comfort have merit. In a relatively short amount of time CrossBreed Holsters made a lasting impact on the firearms industry. One of its products that seems to have influenced more imitation … [Read more...]
Ameriglo Agent Night Sights Review
If you find yourself looking for a new set of pistol sights, you may be interested in this Ameriglo Agent Night Sights review. Recently, I purchased a set of Ameriglo Agent night sights from Brownells to test on my Glock 22 pistol. This particular G22 pistol was my duty pistol for many years until the department upgraded us to the Gen4 models. I was able to purchase the gun … [Read more...]