By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 16, 2016 Last updated on 3/17/16. Last year, DefenseReview (DR) was one of the first publications to publish a detailed article on the M+M M10X 7.62x39mm Russian AK-type long-stroke gas piston/op-rod tactical rifle/carbine, after we viewed and handled it at SHOT Show 2015. Well, we recently had the pleasure of checking …

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 1, 2016 Last updated on 2/02/16. DefenseReview (DR) recently got a chance to try out a Beck Defense .510 Beck tactical AR carbine utilizing a suppressed Lancer Systems DGI (Direct Gas Impingement) upper receiver and mag (rifle magazine), and we came away pretty impressed with it, to say the least. Let’s …

By Jeff Gurwitch January 12, 2016 Last updated on 1/13/16. Editor’s Note: This and previous articles written by Jeff Gurwitch for DefenseReview (DR) are the author’s (Gurwitch’s) SOLE OPINION, and are NOT endorsed by SOF, the U.S. Army or the U.S. Government. Another year, another deployment down! Time again for another update on Tactical AR-15 Aftermarket Accessories for Military Combat …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: Cobalt Kinetics January 7, 2016 Last updated on 4/29/16. DefenseReview (DR) has been following some of the recent web press on the Cobalt Kinetics (CK) EVOLVE 16″ tactical/3-Gun competition AR (AR-15) carbine, and were intrigued by the gun’s Cobalt Advantage Reload System (C.A.R.S.) magazine auto-eject/bolt carrierg group (BCG) auto-release mechanism(s), …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 24, 2015 Gun Nuts Media and Load Out Room (LOR) recently published pieces (see here and here) on U.S. Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) adoption/procurement of the Glock 19 (G19) compact high-capacity 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol as the official sidearm/secondary weapon of the USN SPECWAR operators, i.e., Navy SEAL’s, thus replacing the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: OKAY Industries December 4, 2015 Last updated on 12/04/15. DefenseReview (DR) received a very welcome press release from OKAY Industries’ marketing representative yesterday about the commercial release of their AR rifle mags (magazines), including the OKAY SureFeed USGI-type 30-round standard-capacity 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO, 4179 STANAG) AR mag (magazine) for AR-15/M16/M4/M4A1 …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) November 29, 2015 As long as we’re on the subject of new Strike Industries (SI) products for Glock pistols, we should also mention the SI Enhanced Magazine Plate (EMP) for Glock 43 for the G43 “Slim-Line” single-stack sub-compact 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol magazines, and the SI …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) November 27, 2015 If you’re currently rockin’ a Glock, Strike Industries (SI) has the right tool for you in stock, and its market success is a virtual lock…so don’t mock. It’s called the SI Glock All In One Tool, or AIO Tool, and it’s essentially the Swiss …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 24, 2015 Limitless Gear (LG) just introduced a Gun Belt Adapter system for the OPFOR MC-R 5.56mm fast-attach/quick-detach (FA/QD) rigid polymer mag (magazine) carrier/pouch for 4179 STANAG standard-capacity 30-round 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/.223 Rem. AR (AR-15) rifle mags. Standard 1.75″ (and 1.5″) gun belts/duty belts/shooting belts are now de rigueur with …