By Jeff Gurwitch October 25, 2023 These are my findings in no particular order: So I’ve had the Quattro-15 AR-15 Lower Receiver about 2 months now. The mags (magazines) they sent me are prototypes for testing. They are not drop safe, and are simply intended to test feeding function. The final/production mags will come out sometime this month, and will …

By Toby Melville September 29, 2023 Eyewear has been an important component of fashion for decades, but for the armed professional, eyewear has become increasingly significant as the War on Terror and modern warfare has progressed. Over time, eyewear has progressed from fashion to protection, providing increased performance for military operators, private contractors, and tactically-minded civilians. On that note, a …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 4, 2023 We just want to wish our readers a very happy and safe 4th of July/Independence Day 2023. God Bless America, and God bless the souls of our Founding Fathers who risked everything  to create our great country and its founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 19, 2023 We almost forgot about this one. FN didn’t just introduce a whole bunch of new combat/tactical pistols and rifle/carbines (see “Related Articles” section below). Oh, no. They also introduced a very cool new titanium pistol suppressor (silencer/sound suppressor) called the FN Rush 9Ti that’s designed to attach to their …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com We’d like to wish our readers a very Happy Memorial Day 2023, and thank all those that fought and died for us, our surviving veterans, and our active military personnel. Thank you all so much for everything you’ve done for us and are still doing for us. Enjoy the holiday, and please …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 17, 2023 And, just to round out DefenseReview’s (DR) coverage of FN America’s products at SHOT Show 2023, we give you the striker-fired FN 545 Tactical .45 ACP pistol that’s both optics and suppressor-ready. The FN 545 Tactical gives you an “unmatched” 18+1 rounds of firepower, which is A LOT of …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 10, 2023 While we’re on the subject of FN pistols, we should definitely mention the new striker-fired FN 510 Tactical 10mm Auto combat/tactical pistol with mini red dot combat optic and suppressor-height night sights that Chris Johnson of FN America was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) at SHOT Show 2023. …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 30, 2023 Speaking of FN Herstal/FN America (FNA) products, DefenseReview really likes this one. It’s called the Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge Individual Weapon System (LICC IWS), and it’s a very interesting suppressed tactical AR-type combat/tactical carbine that utilizes a special 6.5x43mm/.264 (originally called the “.264 USA) round cartridge that was initially …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 24, 2023 Not to long ago, DefenseReview (DR) did a quick piece on the new 5.7x28mm Smith and Wesson S&W 5.7 series pistols, but FN’s been making a pistol that caliber forever, and they may have just perfected it. Meet the new FN Five-seveN MRD MK3 in Black and FDE (Flat …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 11, 2023 DefenseReview (DR) recently ran into our friend, competitive pistol shooting champion and legend Todd Jarrett, at the Staccato booth at SHOT Show 2023, and he was kind enough to take us through the new Staccato CS high-capacity compact/sub-compact 9mm combat/tactical 1911 pistol, as well as the slightly larger and …