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Kevin McClung and Steve Morrison are now building high-end custom 1911’s and Hi-Powers for carry that they call "Hard Use" guns.

The new Fall issue of "Special Weapons for Military and Police" has an article on Russia’s Nikonov An-94 Abakan rifle, written by Charlie Cutshaw. The AN-94 may replace the AK-74 as Russia’s primary service rifle. Along with the AEK-971 and AK-107/108, it’s one of the leading contenders in that race. CLICK HERE to go to the AN-94 page on Valery …

Here’s an interesting new 1911 called the "Street Deuce". Looks kinda’ interesting. Safari Arms is a division of Olympic Arms. Click here to go to the "Street Deuce" page.

Just found this site for the ERGO Grip. Falcon Industries makes some really cool grips for long guns. They’re particularly popular with AR-15/M16 users, including military, law enforcement, and civilian. Click here to go to the site.  

The Michigan Supreme Court, after listening to arguments last Wednesday, is expected to rule in about a week on whether a new law that could add tens of thousands of concealed weapons to holsters and purses of Michiganians can take effect July 1. Cick here for the story.  

by David Crane david@defensereview.com If you have a Mossberg or Remington pump gun lying around somewhere, you might want to try to get your hands on a Knoxx Industries Sidewinder Conversion Kit/(snail) drum magazine. The Knoxx Industries Sidewinder™ 10-round drum magazine system changes the game real quick when it comes to firepower out of a pump action shotgun. Once you …

Check out this package. Israeli special forces have never messed around, but this new package looks pretty formidable. Their new Tavor bullpup rifle, combined with the Multipurpose Aiming Reflex Sight (MARS), made by International Technologies Lasers (ITL), looks to be a really potent little package. CLICK HERE to read about it. To visit the manufacturer’s site, click here. For information …

Cold Steel Knives has just come out with a brand new tactical folder for 2001 called the Recon 1. We have to say, it looks pretty good.

The Advantage Arms .22 conversion for Glock pistols allows you to convert your 9mm, .40, or .357 Sig Glock into a .22 plinker in about 10 seconds.

The Shrike 5.56, by Ares Defense Systems, is one very cool modification for any AR-15. It replaces your upper and turns your magazine-fed AR-15/M16 into a belt-fed, without any modification whatsoever to your lower receiver. Thus, the Shrike 5.56 upper allows the weapon to fire with either linked-ammunition OR magazines, and it is designed to fit ALL AR-15 and M-16 …