By Jeff Gurwitch December 31, 2015 In my quest for the perfect assault pack, my endless internet searches have led me to requesting a Patrol 35L Hydration Cargo Pack from Source. What interested me with Source packs (tactical hydration packs) to begin with is from the looks of their packs on their website, they looked like they sit well over …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 24, 2015 Gun Nuts Media and Load Out Room (LOR) recently published pieces (see here and here) on U.S. Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) adoption/procurement of the Glock 19 (G19) compact high-capacity 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol as the official sidearm/secondary weapon of the USN SPECWAR operators, i.e., Navy SEAL’s, thus replacing the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) November 29, 2015 As long as we’re on the subject of new Strike Industries (SI) products for Glock pistols, we should also mention the SI Enhanced Magazine Plate (EMP) for Glock 43 for the G43 “Slim-Line” single-stack sub-compact 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol magazines, and the SI …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: TacMed Australia November 20, 2015 Last updated on 11/22/15. DefenseReview (DR) received an email heads-up yesterday from one of our professional/industry contacts about an interesting article published on November 18, 2015 by TacMed Australia provocatively titled Why I’d Rather be Shot with an AK47 than an M4. The article includes …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com October 13, 2015 Last updated on 10/14/15. Earlier this year, DefenseReview (DR) got a close look at the Blue Force Gear (BFG) Ten-Speed Horizon Horizontal Mag (Magazine) pouch/carrier system for 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/.223 Rem. AR (AR-15/M4/M4A1) rifle mags, mounted in triple-mag-pouch configuration, on what looked like a BFG PLATEminus lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com October 2, 2015 Last updated on 10/02/15. Desert Tech (DT) has a really interesting new lightweight bolt-action 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)/.308 Win. sniper rifle/carbine with an ambidextrous/hot-swappable bolt/charging handle, a really intelligently-designed folding stock with adjustable length of pull and cheek weld, and an ultra-lightweight chassis that comes in at about 3.2 …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 21, 2015 Last updated on 9/21/15. Grey Ghost Precision (GGP) Specter series tactical AR carbines weren’t the only cool items DefenseReview (DR) came across at the company’s booth at SHOT Show 2015. We also spied a very cool combat/tactical jacket called the Rig Light Jacket, which is the product of a …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 13, 2015 Last updated on 9/13/15. Speaking of new Midwest Industry (MI) M-LOK rails shown at SHOT Show 2015, DefenseReview (DR) also got to view and handle the new MI SCAR Rail Extension M-LOK Compatible tactical handguard/rail extension with front sight/BUIS (Back Up Iron Sight) cutout, which looked really good. DR …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 2, 2015 While DefenseReview (DR) was at NDIA SOFIC 2015 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2015), we stopped by the Spyderco booth to check out some knives, and our eyes immediately went to the Spyderco Szabo Folder Black combat/tactical folding knife, which sports a rather large (4.60″) and intimidating Scimitar-shaped curved …

By Jeff Gurwitch August 12, 2015 Last updated on 8/13/15. Wilson Combat, long known for their highly accurate and reliable custom M1911’s, is now offering custom work and accessories for Beretta 92G’s and 96’s. Like many, this is the last thing I expected from a company that prides itself on single-action semi-autos in .45 ACP. So, upon learning that I …