By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 19, 2016 Last updated on 5/22/16. While DefenseReview was at the Knight’s Armament Company (KAC) booth at SHOT Show 2016, we ran into our friend Jason Falla of Redback One (RB1) Combat Training Systems, and he took a few minutes to show us an interesting little gun. It’s Redback One’s variant of …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: FERFRANS Specialties March 18, 2016 Last updated on 3/19/16. The 6.5 Grendel is arguably, theoretically, the most versatile tactical AR (AR-15) cartridge for everything from short to long-range engagements out to 800-100 yards. Well, FERFRANS Inc. just sent DefenseReview (DR) photos and video footage of a Ferfrans SOAR-P 18″-barreled select-fire/full-auto …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: FERFRANS Specialties March 3, 2016 One of the things DefenseReview (DR) loves so much about the tactical firearms business is that some of the smallest things can make your life easier and better, and allow you to perform better and faster. Even better, often these things can come from the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 11, 2016 Speaking of Elite Tactical Systems ETS smoke-tranclucent polymer Glock mags (magazines) and The Range 702 event during SHOT Show 2016, DefenseReview (DR) also got to view (in person) and handle the new mags, and they look terrific. If they work as advertised, ie., if they run reliably and durably …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 10, 2016 Last updated on 2/11/16. Speaking of ambi lowers (AR-15 lower receivers) at SHOT Show 2016, DefenseReview (DR) got a look at another one when we ran into Josh Clark of Falkor Defense, who had an interesting little recessed-suppressed custom 9mm tactical AR (AR-15) SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)/carbine-type SMG (Submachine …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 7, 2016 Since we mentioned the LMT Defense MARS-L (Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Light) M7LB2/M7LB2T tactical AR (AR-15) ambi lower receiver in our previous article on the LMT Defense LM8PDW556 / LM8PDW300 PDW (formerly known as the ‘Compressor’), we might as well discuss it a little more and provide some photos and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 6, 2016 Last updated on 2/07/16. Ryan Smith of LMT Defense (Lewis Machine & Tool Company Defense) was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) the new LMT Defense LM8PDW556 and LM8PDW300 PDW (formerly known as the “Compressor”) 10.5″-barreled 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/300 Blackout (300BLK) tactical AR (AR-15) SBR/PDW’s (Short Barreled Rifle/Personal …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 4, 2016 Last updated on 2/04/16. Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) president/CEO Frank DeSomma recently sent DefenseReview (DR) a video clip (see below) showing him demonstrating a suppressed POF-USA Revolution 10.5″ tactical piston/op-rod AR SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) being fired with subsonic 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)/.308 Win. ammo (ammunition). DeSomma tells DR that the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 28, 2016 As long as we’re discussing the latest Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) rifles, DefenseReview (DR) should perhaps also mention that we got to view and handle the POF-USA P-300 (or, P300) .300 Win. Mag (300WM) at the company’s booth at SHOT Show 2016. The P300 comes in a roughly the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 27, 2016 Earlier this month, DefenseReview (DR) spoke with Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) president/CEO Frank DeSomma on the phone, and he cryptically told your humble correspondent, “The Revolution’s comin’, David.” Then, on January 16 (2016), the text messages started rolling in with messages on the new POF-USA Revolution, a very-small-frame 7.62x51mm …