By Jeff Gurwitch June 4, 2018 I first came across the M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round (EPR) during my first deployment to Afghanistan back in 2012. At the time, M855A1 was only being issued in war zones, so none of us had any experience training with it prior to the deployment. While the penetration capability of M855A1 was pretty well documented …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 10, 2018 Last updated on 5/11/18. CZ USA keeps intelligently and diligently developing their combat/tactical firearms and generally upping their game, and a prime example is the new reflex-suppressed CZ Scorpion EVO III (or, EVO 3) Micro S2 Reflex 9mm pistol/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) in semi-auto only configuration, or SMG/personal defense …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 2, 2018 As if the Core Survival Hel-Star 6 Helmet Mounted, Multi-Function Light (combat/tactical helmet-mounted LED light) wasn’t already cool and interesting enough, Core Survival’s topped themselves with this little bad boy, the new Core Survival Hel-Star 6 SWIR. DefenseReview (DR) got the chance to view and handle it at SHOT …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 26, 2018 As long as we’re on the subject of LALO Tactical high-tech kicks (sneakers, i.e., running shoes, cross-trainers and weightlifting shoes), we should perhaps also mention the 2019 LALO Tactical Bloodbird and Grinder model prototypes with digital combat camo (camouflage) pattern woven uppers that company founder/president/CEO Jay Taylor showed us, …

By Jeff Gurwitch April 22, 2018 M855A1 ammunition has been in use overseas since at least 2011, and has been in widespread service at most U.S. Army bases since 2014. I myself first saw it in 2012 in Afghanistan. Now, when M855A1 first came out, like many others, I heard the stories that due to the increased pressure the round …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 17, 2018 Last updated on 4/18/18. Every once in awhile, DefenseReview (DR) comes across a new company (or old company, for that matter) that really blows us away with their products, and intrigues us with their technology and manufacturing level. LALO Tactical is just such a company, and their very interesting …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 3, 2018 Last updated on 4/09/18. While we here at DefenseReview (DR) are all AR (AR-15) carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) guys, we also like our AK’s, particularly when they’re modified by competent and talented professionals to mimick AR ergonics and weapons-handling and shooting speed. So, we were very happy to come …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 25, 2018 Got a HK MP5-type, HK MP5K-PDW-type, or CZ Scorpion 9mm submachine gun (SMG)/short barreled rifle (SBR) or carbine in need of some combat/tactical accessorizing? If so, Midwest Industries has some new M-LOK tactical handguards/forend rail tubes that can help you do it. On the MP5 side, MI’s got the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 22, 2018 DefenseReview’s (DR) done quite a bit of reporting on Midwest Industries (MI) products (see “Related Articles” section below), and for good reason. They work, they look good, they’re high-quality, and they’re priced correctly. Basically, they’re awesome. So, we always make sure to stop by their booth at SHOT Show …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 13, 2018 Last updated on 2/13/18. In addition to full-custom Nous Defions Arsenal Democracy (AD) Blackside Glock-type pistols like the AD Blackside 19MC (Mayhem Carry) custom Glock 19 (G19)-type 9mm combat/tactical pistol, AD still customizes Glock factory pistols for customers. They can customize and optimize various parts of it a la …