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B&T USW-A1 (Universal Service Weapon-A1) and B&T USW-G17 Conversion Kit: Turn Your Glock 17 (G17) or Glock 19 (G19) into a Pistol-Type PDW! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 2, 2019 On the last day of SHOT Show 2019, DefenseReview (DR) stopped by the B&T (formerly Brugger & Thomet) booth to check out their latest and greatest combat/tactical weapons, and B&T’s Jon Scott was kind enough to take us through a few of them, starting with the previously-reported-on B&T USW-A1 …

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Maxim Defense HK416 PDW Conversion/Upgrade with SCW Stock (Buttstock): Turns the HK 416 into a PDX-type Hybrid Weapon System! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 28, 2019 So, as if the Maxim Defense PDX tactical AR PDW wasn’t interesting enough, the company also showed us the Maxim Defense HK416 PDW conversion/upgrade hybrid weapon system that utilizes the Maxim Defense SCW Stock system with proprietary BCG (Bolt Carrier Group) and SCW Buffer and Spring system, tactical handguard/rail …

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Maxim Defense PDX 5.5-Inch 5.56mm NATO/7.62mm Russian AR-15-Type Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)/Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) with Hate Brake Muzzle Booster! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 23, 2019 Maxim Defense showed DefenseReview (DR) their PDX 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/7.62mm Russian (7.62x39mm Russian) AR (AR-15)-type Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)-type SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) at SHOT Show 2019, and we liked what we saw and handled. The Maxim Defense PDX sports a VERY short 5.5″ (5.5-inch) barrel with a …

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XTech Tactical Smart Laser Combat/Tactical Pistol Green Laser Aimer/200-Lumen White Light Illuminator Module with Accelerometer: Most Advanced Pistol Laser Sight Out There? (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 16, 2019 A company called XTech Tactical recently introduced a very interesting intelligent combat/tactical pistol laser aimer (laser sight)/white light illuminator module called the “Smart Laser” at SHOT Show 2019 that DefenseReview (DR) found intriguing. The XTech Tactical Smart Laser utilizes infrared (IR) sensor technology found in cellphones to activate the …

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Spyderco Tropen Compression-Lock Flipper Combat/Tactical Folder (Folding Knife) with CPM S30V Blade and Emerson Wave for Ultra-Fast Blade Deployment! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 20, 2019 Spyderco Knives has just introduced a very cool semi-custom combat/tactical folder (folding knife) designed by Argentinean custom knifemaker Javier Vogt called the Spyderco Tropen (C237G), and it’s definitely worthy of discussion here on DefenseReview (DR). DR got a chance to view and handle the Tropen recently at SHOT Show …

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Condor Pursuit Pack: Lo-Pro/Lo-Vis Armored Shield Backpack with Patented Features that Takes a Level Three Hard Armor Plate!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 13, 2019 Last updated on 3/14/19. On the subject of Condor plate carriers, and plate carrier packs in general (see here and here), Condor Outdoor Products (COP) also introduced a very interesting new lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low-visibility) plate carrier pack at SHOT Show 2019 called the Condor Pursuit Pack, which not only takes …

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Midwest Industries Combat Rifle Sight (MI CRS) Sets for Tactical AR-15 Carbine/SBR’s: 45-Degree-Offset Flip-Up Back Up Iron Sights (BUIS), Too! (Video!)

By David Crane February 24, 2019 Midwest Industries (MI) just introduced some really slick flip-up and fixed back-up iron sights (BUIS) for tactical AR-15 carbine/SBR’s (Short Barreled Rifles) called Midwest Industries MI Combat Rifle Sight (CRS) Sets at SHOT Show 2019. The flip-up MI Combat Rifle Sights come in standard and 45-degree-offset variants. The latter is called the MI-CRS-OSS (Combat …

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Ballistipax Survivor-1 Tactical Body Armor Backpack: Quick-Deploy Plate Carrier Pack with Hard Armor Plates! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 19, 2019 As it turns out, the Devcore Guardian Pack wasn’t the only quick-deploy plate carrier pack (backpack) DefenseReview saw at SHOT Show 2019. We also got a quick look at the Ballistipax Survivor-1 Tactical Body Armor Backpack, which also looks like a nice design, although with a different visual aesthetic …

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