by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 26, 2020 DefenseReview (DR) has been covering Mission First Tactical (MFT) products for quite some time now, particularly their tactical AR (AR-15) rifle/carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) accessories (see “Related Articles” below), and we like them. So, we were pleasantly surprised to see that MFT’s now doing custom printing work on just …

by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 16, 2020 A veteran-owned company called Modern Tactical Creations, or MODTAC for short, is making some very interesting carbon fiber Suppressor Shields for tactial AR (AR-15) carbine/SBR’s (Short Barreled Rifles), and MODTAC’s Dave Mason was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) some of them at SHOT Show 2020. The MODTAC Suppressor …

by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 10, 2020 SB Tactical has some interesting new tactical pistol stabilizing braces/arm braces, and DefenseReview (DR) got to see them at SHOT Show 2020. SB Tactical rep Derrick Rachier was kind enough to take DR through the particulars of the new products, starting with the SB Tactical TAC13-SBA4 tactical pistol stabilizing …

by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 31, 2020 High-End Custom 5.56mm tactical AR (AR-15) rifle/carbin/SBR’s (Short Barreled Rifles) aren’t the only thing Salient Arms International (SAI) makes. Oh, no. They also make some pretty cool high-end custom Glock-type pistols. Garrett Sondgerath of SAI and Archon Firearms showed some of these to DefenseReview (DR), as well, at SHOT …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 29, 2020 This is a hard one. Just this past Friday, I was informed of the sudden, tragic death of my friend Frank DeSomma, Founder and CEO of Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) by Ernie Bray of NG2 Defense, during a totally unrelated phone conversation. Ernie’s words caught be completely by surprise. …

by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 14, 2020 DefenseReview has been writing about Vortex Optics combat optics, including their combat/tactical scopes, for awhile now, but this latest one’s got us pretty enthused. It’s called the Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10X24 FFP, it’s a step up from the Vortex Razor HD Gen II-E (Enhanced) 1-6×24 that we …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 31, 2020 Well, as fun as the new POF-USA Rogue AR is, Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) didn’t stop there. Oh, no. They’ve also developed a GEN3/GEN4 Glock 19 (G19)-type semi-custom 9mm combat/tactical pistol with full-custom features called the P19 Gentlemen’s Pistol (or, Gentleman’s Pistol). They’ve really gone all-out on it, as …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 25, 2020 It wouldn’t be SHOT Show if DefenseReview (DR) didn’t stop by the Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) booth to see our old friend Frank DeSomma and the company’s latest wares, which are always interesting and intriguing. This year (at SHOT Show 2020) was no exception, as Mr. DeSomma showed us …

By Toby Melville March 10, 2020 Last updated on 3/10/20. The AR-15 is arguably one of the most prolific and modular rifles ever created. Not only has Eugene Stoner’s creation been in service for over 55 years, to date, the AR-15 sets the standard for accuracy, reliability, and modularity by which all modern rifles are measured. Due to the AR-15’s …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 2, 2020 In addition to their new tactical accessories/furniture for Ruger 10/22 and PC Carbines, Midwest Industries (MI) also introduced their new MI non-quick-release/QD (Quick Detach) optics/sight mounts for the Aimpoint Micro series combat optics/mini red dot sights and the “mini clones of those” at SHOT Show 2020. And, you can …