By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 23, 2017 As it happens, the Geissele High Speed Selector (HSS) wasn’t the only cool new Geissele Automatics AR-15 control component DefenseReview (DR) came across at SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2017. We also got to check out the nicely-designed Geissele Martime Bolt Catch/release “paddle” lever that makes for much …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 9, 2017 Strike Industries (SI) recently introduced the SI Viper PDW Stock telescoping/retractable buttstock for tactical AR (AR-15) SBR/PDW’s, at SHOT Show 2017, but unfortunately, DefenseReview (DR) didn’t get to see it OR SI’s other new tactical AR goodies at the show. So, we travelled to the company’s headquarters in California …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 24, 2017 As long as we’re covering cool new combat/tactical AR (AR-15)/M4/M4A1 Carbine components, DefenseReview (DR) should definitely also discuss the Strike Industries SI Phantom Latchless Ambidextrous (Ambi) Charging Handle, which is going to be available with SI ISO Tabs for ergonomic enhancement, within the next 2-3 months. While the embedded …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 23, 2017 Sometimes, it’s the little things that can make all the difference. This is the first new product DefenseReview (DR) is reporting on from SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2017 in Tampa, and for good reason: because it’s potentially very important. It’s called the High-Speed Selector (HSS), and it’s …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 19, 2017 Last updated on 4/20/17. Russian robotic military tech has been getting a lot of media hype lately with discussion of gun-launched “drone swarms” and armed/weaponized humanoid “Terminator”-type (Terminatorsky?) robots, but how much of this is pure Russian government-controlled media hype and bluster, and how much is real and possible? …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: B&T AG April 10, 2017 Swiss company Brugger & Thomet AG (B&T AG) recently released info on the new B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW-A1) 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO pistol-type semi-auto PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) with side-folding stock, and the gun looks interesting. The last B&T weapons DefenseReview (DR) covered were the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 9, 2017 Last updated on 3/10/17. While we’re on the subject of the latest and greatest Midwest Industries (MI) tactical firearms accessories shown at SHOT Show 2017, we should also disuss the new MI Gen-3 AK (AK-47/AKM) side-rail, AR/high-caliber triple-lever , and EXTREMELY COOL Gen-2 Kel-Tec M-LOK QA/QD (Quick Attach/Quick-Detach) rifle/carbine/SBR …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 5, 2017 Midwest Industries (MI) recently introduced their Gen-3 extended M-LOK AR (AR-15) modular rail systems/tactical handguards at SHOT Show 2017, and company representative Pete Bratz was kind enough to take DefenseReview (DR) through them at their booth. The first rail Bratz showed us was the 18-inch (18″) extended M-LOK tactical …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 25, 2017 Last updated on 2/25/17. Meeting up with Nous Defions Arsenal Democracy(NDAD) to check out their latest wares, in an awesome hotel suite in Vegas, has become something of a DefenseReview (DR) tradition in the last few years, and this year was a pretty good one. We met up with …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 21, 2017 While we were checking out all the latest and greatest Condor Outdoor Products and Condor Elite combat/tactical clothing and gear at SHOT Show 2017, Chris Dunn of Condor Outdoor Products, Condor Elite and Covered 6 showed us the new Condor/Covered 6 fu-bar (also written FU-BAR) all-natural, organic all-in-one gun/weapons lube (lubricant)/cleaner/protect, …