By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com September 25, 2010 DefenseReview (DR) is presently in San Francisco, California attending the the 2010 Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), and we’re very glad we are. Hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) a terrific and highly educational and …

Det. Patrick O’Connor All photos contained in this article were taken by Patrick O’Connor, and are copyrighted. Patrick O’Connor and DefenseReview.com own the copyright on these photos. September 14, 2010 I finally took delivery of my SRSS BullDog 762 bullpup M14/M1A 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO) rifle chassis/stock system. I popped a cold one, brought up my girlfriend, Megyn, on the …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 9, 2010 For quite some time, now, DefenseReview (DR) has been publishing information on just how reliable the direct-gas-impingement (DGI) select-fire Colt M4/M4A1 Carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) and semi-auto AR-15 carbine/SBR can be if they’re properly set up/sprung and lubricated (and even if they’re not properly lubricated). We have retired U.S. …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com 6/18/2010 DefenseReview (DR) is still in very sunny and hot Tampa, Florida after attending SOFIC 2010 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2010), but we’ll be flying out, shortly.  We had a great time at the show viewing the latest and greatest military Special Operations (SPECOPS) hardware/tech.  We’ll be writing about it, soon. So, …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com DefenseReview will be attending Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) 2010 in Tampa, FL, starting tomorrow, June 15, 2010. We’ll be walking around the show, looking at all the latest and greatest SPECOPS hardware/tech. So, any SOFIC exhibitors or attendees that would like to speak with us at the show can contact us …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 31, 2010 DefenseReview would like to take the opportunity to thank our troops and veterans for their great service and sacrifice to our country, the United States of America (USA), on this Memorial Day 2010. We here at Defense Review are extremely grateful for everything you, our (U.S.) military personnel, have …

February 14, 2009 DefenseReview readers may have noticed that DefenseReview just got a new look. This is because we just updated our publishing software. We will continue to update the site over the next several days, so please bear with us, just in case we have to take Defense Review offline temporarily. In the meantime, while this process is ongoing, …

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com January 25, 2010 DefenseReview is back from SHOT Show 2010.  We’ll be publishing new articles and photos on the latest tactical tech/hardware from the show, this week. So, stay tuned.

December 25, 2009 DefenseReview would just like to wish its members and readers a very happy and safe holiday season. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year. Be careful driving on the roads, and don’t drink and drive. We want you to make it to 2010. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com <p> September 23, 2009 <p> In the embedded video below, DefenseReview.com owner/editor-in-chief David Crane demonstrates the FERFRANS Specialties SOAR (Special Operations Assault Rifle) 5.56x45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO)/.223 Rem. select-fire/full-Auto AR SBRs (Short Barreled Rifles)/subcarbines at the range. The two guns featured sport 10.5" and 11.5" barrels, respectively, operate via direct gas impingement (DGI), and utilize …