This is one very interesting company. International Cartridge Corporation has teamed up with Sinterfire to create and produce specialized training and tactical ammunition for SWAT and special operations use. Both types of ammunition utilize powdered metal technology in creating non-jacketed lead-free rounds that can do literally just about anything the customer needs it to do, depending on what needs to …

by David Crane [email protected] A terrific gentleman by the name of Giovanni Milano(think he’s Italian?), was at the DSA booth to meet and greet everyone, and explain DSA’s .308 battle rifles. Giovanni is both a production manager and senior technician for the company. DSA Inc. makes what many authorities regard as the best FAL .308 (7.62x51mm) rifles ever made. DSA …

We would like to thank our members and visitors for your continued patience. Defense Review will have new content very shortly. The events and effects of September 11th are, frankly, all that matter to us at the moment, and have therefore caused further delays. This is, hands down, the worst tragedy this country has ever suffered at the hands of …

Hey everybody, I’m sorry for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks, but I’ve been travelling, and extremely busy. I actually just got back in town, and will shortly be writing about my experience at TREXPO East, the most important tactical and special operations technology show in the country. I had a really great time there and …

Sig is currently in development of the new P221. The P221 is a high capacity version of their famed P220. The new gun will hold 14 rounds in the magazine. Ironically, Europeans will be able to own the gun as God intended it, while we Americans, whose gun rights are supposed to be guaranteed, will only be able to get …

If you’re a fan of the Armalite AR-180 rifle (semi-auto version of the AR-18 assault rifle), guess what? It’s BAAaak!!! Armalite has just reintroduced the rifle as the AR180B, and they’ve instituted a few updates. These include a new polymer lower receiver, AR-15 trigger group, AR-15 style safety and mag release, so the gun now takes standard AR-15 magazines. One …

Professional Ordnance has just come out with an L.E. only version of their Carbon-15 rifle called the C15M L.E. Rifle. The gun is available in a select- fire version, can be had with either a 16 inch barrel or 9 1/2 inch barrel for CQB applications, and weighs under 4 pounds. The gun is constructed of carbon fiber, and utilizes …

The September 2001 issue of SAR (Small Arms Review) has an interesting article on a mini High Power produced by gunsmith Art Leckie. The article is written by Peter Kokalis. If you’re not crazy about the mini Glocks, or you already own one of them and now you just want something a little higher end (and single action), then you …

S.T.I. International has a new compact hi-cap .45 designed specifically for CCW holders, called the V.I.P. The new gun holds ten rounds, and is obviously designed to give people an alternative to carrying a Glock 30. The main plus over the 30 is it’s 1911 layout which includes a frame mounted sweep-down safety. It’s main disadvantage, compared to the G30, …

Papa’s got a brand new bag, and it’s called the F-2000. FN’s new rifle is worth taking a look at over at Patrick Coeman’s site, fn-collectors.net. For more cool pics, click here. Click here for the F-2000 page on Janes.com in their IDEX-2001 section.  

Remington’s new 14" Tactical model 11-87 is designed for military and law enforcement operators who need a short barrelled shotgun for entry use. Click here to visit Remington’s site and get more info about the new gun.  

If you like butterfly knives, and have $200 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, Microtech’s new Tachyon is really gonna’ blow your proverbial skirt up. It might even make a nice back-up to that Glock currently riding on your hip. DefRev doesn’t know if they’re shipping yet or not, so you would have to call. Click here for pictures, …

Taurus has a mini .45 carry gun, called the PT-145, that may just be worth taking a look at. I recently spoke with Charlie Cutshaw, who is a well-known gunwriter and assistant editor of Jane’s Infantry Weapons, and he informed me that the PT-145 has become his personal carry piece. In fact, he pretty much raved about it. Charlie also …

Got a real chuckle out of this one. It must be giving the liberals heart attacks. Something like this must scare them out of their socks. Click here for the story. Funny stuff, and well worth reading.

The FBI has just found itself in another public relations quagmire over a large number of missing guns and computers. Looks like they’ve got some real problems over there, in that agency. Click here for the complete story.