By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 7, 2020 And, last but not least for Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) at SHOT Show 2020 was the new POF-USA Rebel .22 ultra-lightweight .22LR pistol with AR-type controls. Just how lightweight is it? Try 3.25 lbs (pounds). Now, that’s light. The Rebel .22 also conveniently and intelligently utilzes ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 …

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 Mike Sparks January 14, 2020 Title Image Credit: Eon Productions It’s the best movie trailer, ever. It opens with Daniel Craig’s James Bond and his newly married wife Dr. Madeline Swan running for their very lives in mountainous Italy. Will this be her “swan” song? How did they get to this point? WHO is after them? Didn’t they retire …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 12, 2019 As if cool combat clothing isn’t enough, Kryptek also has a nicely-designed tactical armor plate carrier/vest (ant-rifle body armor) designed and developed by the same individual, one Kevin Holland. Mr. Holland was nice enough to also take DefenseReview (DR) through this item at SHOT Show 2019. The Kryptek Plate …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 8, 2019 Last updated on 12/09/19. Kryptek has some very interesting combat clothing designed and developed by retired US Military SOF (Special Operations Forces) assaulter/operator Kevin Holland. Mr. Holland was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) three items at SHOT Show 2019, the Kryptek Combat Operator Pant V4, Tactical LS Rugby …

David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 30, 2019 We haven’t written about this company’s products for quite some time, but this one caught our attention earlier this year, at SHOT Show 2019. KRISS USA has designed and developed some 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO and 10mm Auto Glock pistol mag (magazine) exensions called the MagEx2 that attach to standard Glock …

By Jeff Gurwitch September 12, 2019 Last updated on 9/12/19. In DefenseReview’s (DR) “The Build” Episode 1: “Franken Race Rifle”, retired Special Forces Soldier and DR writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch, discusses building a competition-ready AR-15, as well as the benefits of hydraulic buffers and the FERFRANS Delayed Sear Activation System (DSAS)/Rate Reduction System (RRS) bolt carrier group (BCG) in semi-auto and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 11, 2019 As if the new TNVC/Unity Tactical Hot Button remote pressure switch weren’t enough, Chip Lasky of TNVC (Tactical Night Vision Company) and Unity Tactical also showed DefenseReview (DR) the new Unity Tactical FAST Micro Mount, FAST FTC Aimpoint Mag (Magnifier) Mount, FAST Riser, and FAST Scope Mount at theri …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 11, 2019 Back in 2016, DefenseReview (DR) did a piece on the TNVC/Unity Tactical TAPS (Tactical Augmented Pressure Switch). Well, in late January of this year, TNVC/Unity Tactical’s Chip Lasky showed us the new Unity Tactical Hot Button – MLOK remote pressure switch at SHOT Show 2019. The Hot Button is …

By Jeff Gurwitch June 4, 2019 Last updated on 6/04/19. Since the mid-2000s, the US military’s been searching for the perfect close/far optic combination. Around 2005-ish, the first attempt at this I saw was a red dot (Docter sight) piggyback-mounted on top of an ACOG. Then, in 2008 with the issue of SOPMOD Block II, everyone in Special Forces was …