By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 27, 2017 Speaking of interesting combat/tactical pistol products at SHOT Show 2017, boutique tactical kydex pistol holster maker KMFJ LLC, run by one Larry Ryland, showed DefenseReview (DR) two new aircraft-grade kydex pistol holsters, the KMFJ DA BERSERKER Signature Series Glock 19/17/22 Holster, and the KMFJ IWB G26/19/17 Holster. We here …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 25, 2017 DefenseReview (DR) published articles on the VooDoo Innovations VDI Slayer and VDI Enforcer Glock 17 (G17) complete slide and barrel assemblies late last year, as we were impressed with them, particularly their good bang-for-the-buck aspect. The VDI Enforcer piece discussed an actual range T&E (Test and Evaluation) conducted by …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 7, 2017 DefenseReview (DR) recently got a chance to test-fire the new Caracal Enhanced F high-capacity 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO semi-auto pistols, including the Quick-Sight variant, at SHOT Show 2017 Industry Day at the Range, and we came away very impressed with their performance with regard to shootability and accuracy. DR was …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 2, 2017 Last month, on January 14th, DefenseReview (DR) published a quick piece on the Hudson H9 striker-fired 9mm pistol right before we left for SHOT Show 2017. Well, we got to test-fire a prototype H9 at SHOT Show 2017 Industry Day at the Range, and we found the new pistol …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Hudson Mfg., Recoil Magazine, and Shooting Illustrated Magazine January 14, 2017 The Hudson H9 9mm pistol, recently revealed by Hudson Manufacturing and Recoil Magazine on the cusp of SHOT Show 2017 is arguably a perfect ballistic metaphor for President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s promise/pledge to make America great again. The essential …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 31, 2016 Last updated on 1/02/17. Back on November 29th (2016), DefenseReview (DR) published a piece on DR writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch running the VooDoo Innovations VDI Enforcer Glock 17 (G17) Slide/Upper with a VDI Glock 17 Barrel and Grip Force Adapter extended beavertail grip tang for us. Well, as it happens, …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 5, 2016 Speaking of aftermarket Glock pistol components, DefenseReview (DR) just came across some photos and video footage we shot at SHOT Show 2015 of our friends Taran Butler of Taran Tactical Innovations (TTI) and Keith Garcia of Cobalt Kinetics discussing the TTI Extended Magwells and Magazine Base Pad Extension Kits …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 28, 2016 DefenseReview (DR) writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch was kind enough to run the VooDoo Innovations VDI Enforcer Glock 17 (G17) Slide and VDI NON-THREADED BARREL – GLOCK 17 at the range and shoot a short video for us, which you can see below. He also emailed us some range feedback on …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 6, 2016 Every once in awhile in this business, you come across an item that you had absolutely no idea existed and really surprises AND delights you. The Pandor handheld, striker-fired breaching/firing device/detonator, brought to you by the good folks at CGS Group, is just such an item. So, what’s so …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 30, 2016 Speaking of new Direct Action and Hyde Definition products at SOFIC 2016 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2016), DefenseReview (DR) also really dug the Direct Action Spitfire Modular Tactical Armor Plate Carrier and Hurricane Chest Rig/rifle mag (magazine) carrier/pouch panel in Hyde Definition PenCott-GreenZone foliage green combat camo (camouflage) …