By JB 2/20/18 I’m writing a review of a mindset/combatives course I took recently with Justin “Master Chim” Garcia of Jungle Gym Martial Arts, called VioPrep 101. This was an excellent course, and I was excited to take it because I feel that the mental preparation for counter-violence combatives (real fighting) is the most overlooked aspect of training in the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 31, 2018 Last updated on 1/31/18. Speaking (briefly) of Glock pistols, there’s been a bit of interest surrounding the Glock 19X (G19X) and Gen5 Glock pistols, and perhaps even a bit of hype, so DefenseReview (DR) was glad to get to test fire them at SHOT Show Industry Day at the …

By David Crane January 14, 2018 Last updated on 1/15/18. DefenseReview (DR) received the following press release last Monday. Looks like the new SIG SAUER P365 striker-fired high-capacity sub-compact high-capacity 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol is designed to go head to head against the Glock 43 (G43), and perhaps even the Glock 19 (G19) as well, in the CCW (concealed …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: South China Morning Post (SCMP), Times Asi/flickr/CC-BY-2.0, EN.People.cn January 10, 2018 Last updated on 1/11/18. DefenseReview (DR) has been following Chinese and Russian military technology capabilities and advancements for quite some time now, so we weren’t surprised to read about the Chinese PLA’s (People’s Liberation Army) drive to dominate the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 18, 2017 DefenseReview (DR) recently received a press release on the American Clandestine Equipment (ACE) SMG9-SC high-volume lightweight, full-auto-grade 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO SMG (Submachine Gun) silencer/sound suppressor that they developed for the CZ Scorpion Evo A1 subgun and CZ Scorpion Evo 3 S1 SBR (Short Barelled Rifle). The ACE rep we …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) October 13, 2017 Like your Strike Industries SI AR Enhanced Ultimate Dust Cover (UDC) – 223 polymer AR-15 ejection port cover? Well, SI just upped tha ante with the new SI AR Aluminum Ultimate Dust Cover 223 (SI-AR-ALUDC-223). According to Strike Industries, “the SI-AR-ALUDC-223 takes everything you …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 25, 2017 Speaking of cool new S&S Precision products, the company is now the exclusive US distributor of the very interesting ACS Grenade Trigger Pouches, designed and manufactured by ACS Industries out of Israel. These include the ACS M-67 Grenade Trigger Pouch, ACS M-26 Grenade Trigger Pouch, ACS Rheinmetall Flash Bang …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 22, 2017 Last updated on 9/25/17. S&S Precision has an interesting new flip-down modular navigation device for airborne parachuting and SOF (Special Operations Forces) missions called the NavBoard FlipMod, and DefenseReview (DR) got to examine it earlier this year at SHOT Show 2017. DR covered the S&S Precision NavBoard Rotary from …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 19, 2017 Earlier this year, DefenseReview (DR) got to examine a very interesting StingerWorx EMPEROR Series modular titanium muzzle can (silencer/sound suppressor) at SHOT Show 2017. The Emperor suppressors are a collaberation between StingerWorx and US Night Vision Corp. (USNV). The Emperor series rifle cans are designed for tactical AR’s (AR-15’s) …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) September 5, 2017 Strike Industries (SI) just introduced a very interesting lo-pro/hi-vis (low profile/high visibility) illuminated “auxilliary aiming device) for pistols called the SI CAT Sight. The “CAT” stands for “Center Axis Target”, and the sight itself is designed specifically as a quick sight picture in low-light …