By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com Photo Credit: Military Times Gear Scout December 22, 2011 Last updated on 12/24/11. DefenseReview (DR) readers have been sending us heads-up email messages today about our friend Rob Curtis’ Military Times Gear Scout article on Kevin Brittingham’s ouster at Advanced Armament Corp. (AAC). Rob’s reporting that Mr. Brittingham was apparently escorted from …

By Jeff Gurwitch All photos and video clips contained in this article are copyrighted. Jeff Gurwitch and DefenseReview.com (DR) own the copyright on them. December 16, 2011 Thanks to the folks at Emissive Energy Corp/INFORCE, I recently got my hands on the new Inforce Weapon Mounted Light (WML for short). Up front, I must say I’m impressed! If it was …

By Jeff Gurwitch December 11, 2011 As the title of this articles implies, I’m going to attempt to answer the question "Are submachine guns still a viable tool for CQB?" The quick answer, I would say, is certainly yes! I will also say that it depends on the expected threats you are going to face.  A Quick History Lesson   …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com December 4, 2011 Last updated on 12/05/11. DefenseReview (DR) recently published a hands-on review of the Adams Arms (AA) Evo Ultralite ultra-lightweight gas-piston/op-rod (push-type operating rod) AR upper receiver, written by DR writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch. Well, the AA boys have been busy little beavers over there and have developed some more creamy …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com November 30, 2011 Last updated on 12/01/11. A company called Emmissive Energy Corp. (EEC) is manufacturing a cool-looking minimalistic and ergonomic visible/IR (Infrared) tactical weapons light (tactical white light) called the INFORCE White/IR Multifunction Weapon Mounted Light (WML) tactical white light, and there’s an interesting thread discussion going on about it on …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 27, 2011 DefenseReview first became aware of the TNW SGP-QCB (System Gas Piston-Quick Change Barrel) 5.56x45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO)/.223 Rem. gas piston/op-rod tactical AR carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) weapons/upper receiver assemblies in December 2009 in a NorthwestFirearms.com forum thread. We subsequently did some additional research on the system in early June …

By Jeff Gurwitch July 25, 2011 When I first saw that Adams Arms (AA) was going to offer a super-lightweight upper with a “pencil thin” barrel, I was very skeptical. I could not help but think back to my time in basic training many years ago, where I was issued a M16A1. Thin profile barrels just seemed flimsy and out …

By J.B. (Federal LEO) February 16, 2011 I recently got my hands on an Adams Arms 5.56 Tactical Elite PDW 5.56x45mm NATO/.223 Rem. gas piston/op-rod (operating rod) AR (AR-15) SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) upper receiver for one of my Sabre Defence AR carbine/SBR lowers. I have been trying to figure out which upper I was going to buy for my …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com DefenseReview (DR) has published a number of articles on FERFRANS Specialties SOAR (Special Operations Assault Rifle) series hard-use select-fire gas piston/op-rod (operating rod) and direct-gas-impingement (DGI) AR SBRs (AR-15 Short Barreled Rifles), carbines, and PDWs (Personal Defense Weapons) due to the fact that they rock. FERFRANS SOAR select-fire AR weapons are quality-manufactured …

By Jeff Gurwitch October 28 2010 Updated on 10/29/10 I was first introduced to the Adams Arms gas piston/op-rod (operating rod) system by fellow soldier Kirk Broyles while we were both competing at the 2009 Blue Ridge 3-Gun Championship. Kirk, shooting for Adams Arms, showed me his system and said he would set me up with Jim Granger of Adams …