By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 17, 2015 Last updated on 9/19/15. DefenseReview (DR) recently mentioned some IMI Defense tactical AR rifle/carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) accessories in our recent piece on the Adams Arms AA Small-Frame .308 Patrol Battle Rifle (PBR) carbine. Well, DR writer/contributor and chief new product tester Jeff Gurwitch has been testing and evaluating …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 17, 2015 Grey Ghost Precision (GGP), a division of Grey Ghost Gear (GGG) is making some nice 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/.223 Rem. and 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)/.308 Rem. direct-gas-impingement (DGI) tactical AR rifle/carbines called the GGP Specter Light 5.56 and GGP Specter Heavy .308, respectively. Both come with ambi (ambidextrous) controls …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 12, 2015 Last updated on 9/13/15. Last year, DefenseReview (DR) reported on the Midwest Industries MI SSK12 Minute Man Rifle 16″ mid-length direct-gas-impingement (DGI) semi-auto-only tactical AR (AR-15) carbine with MI SSK-KeyMod Series One-Piece Free-Float Handguard, which we handled at SHOT Show 2014. Well, Midwest Industries (MI) is now making a …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 24, 2015 Last updated on 8/25/15. As cool and interesting as the DPMS Panther Arms GII (G2) Recon .308 MSR 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)/.308 Win. tactical AR carbine is, and it is very interesting indeed, it’s awfully expensive to operate, since even the least-expensive (quality) 7.62mm NATO/.308 ammo isn’t exactly cheap. …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 21, 2015 While we’re on the subject of small-frame lightweight and reliable 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)/.308 Win. tactical AR rifle/carbine/SBR’s (Short Barreled Rifle), we should definitely discuss the new DPMS GII (G2) .308 MSR series rifle/carbines, including our personal favorite variant, the DPMS GII (G2) Recon .308 MSR tactical carbine, which …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 17, 2015 Last updated on 9/28/15. DefenseReview (DR) writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch recently sent us an interesting video of himself shooting a 1.52-second 2-2-2 drill (a common staple of training made popular by Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics/VTAC) with an Adams Arms (AA) Small Frame .308 Patrol Battle Rifle (PBR) 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 7, 2015 Last updated on 8/08/15. DefenseReview (DR) publishes A LOT of information on tactical AR (AR-15) rifle magazines (see “Related Articles” section below this article) , since we’re big tactical AR carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) fans, and the mag is so crucial to overall weapon reliability. A reliable mag is …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) July 18, 2015 While we’re on the subject of new Strike Industries (SI) tactical handguards/rail systems, we should probably also mention the SI VIPER Handguard carbine-length tactical handguard, which is designed to upgrade a M4/M4A1-style tactical AR (AR-15) carbine/SBR with A2 sight/gas block. The SI Viper Handguard, …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) July 16, 2015 Last updated on 7/18/15. Strike Industries (SI) recently released the SI Mega Fins XL modular tactical AR (AR-15) rail system in both KeyMod and M-LOK variants, and will soon be releasing dual-interface-design SI SI LINK Rail Sections, which are MIL-STD-1913 “Picatinny” rail sections that …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 17, 2015 While DefenseReview (DR) was attending the U.S. Optics Academy Long-Range Precision Rifle I course launch/writers’ event in the Southern California high desert mountains, we got the chance to view and run a new 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/.223 Rem. suppressor that really impressed us, or, blew us away (pun intended), …