By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) April 14, 2015 Last updated on 4/14/15. Patriot Ordnance Factory USA (POF-USA) just introduced their new PSG 9mm tactical AR (AR-15)-type semi-auto-only pistol/select-fire machine pistol/SMG (submachine gun) at the 2015 NRA Show (NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits) in Nashville, Tennessee. Well, POF-USA president/CEO Frank DeSomma initially sent …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 8, 2015 Last updated on 4/13/15. The Beretta APX wasn’t the only Beretta pistol DefenseReview (DR) got to handle at Beretta Tactical Summit 2015. We actually got to shoot the new Beretta M9A3 high-capacity DA/SA semi-auto 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol during a combat/tactical pistol shooting class with (awesome) tactical/technical shooting …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview.com (dot) com April 2, 2015 Last updated on 4/23/15. DefenseReview (DR) just attended the Beretta Tactical Summit (BTS), which was terrific. DR was not only able to run tactical products like the Beretta ARX-100 semi-auto-only 5.56mm carbine, Beretta 1301 Tactical semi-auto combat/tactical shotgun, Beretta M9A3 9mm tactical pistol, and SAKO precision tactical rifles/sniper rifles, but …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Science for the Masses (SciencefortheMasses.org) March 28, 2015 Last year, DefenseReview (DR) reported on single-atom, two-dimensional graphene layer nanotech being developed by a team at the University of Michigan that might make thermal/IR (InfraRed)/night vision eyeglass lenses and contact lenses possible in the future. Well, a team out of California just …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 26, 2015 Last updated on 8/17/15. DefenseReview (DR) writer/contributor Jeff Gurwitch just sent us a short video of himself conducting a speed-shooting drill with the new Adams Arms (AA) Piston-Driven Short-Frame .308 Patrol Battle Rifle (PBR)/Carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle), along with a couple of photos and his immediate observations on it. …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries March 23, 2015 Strike Industries (SI) recently announced the release of the new SI AR (AR-15)-Enhanced Bolt Catch (AR-EBC), which is a very nicely-designed enlarged AR bolt catch/release button/”ping-pong paddle” for enhanced weapon-handling ergonomics, i.e., greater ease and speed of operation. The SI AR-EBC is aesthetically attractive, and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries March 17,2015 Strike Industries (SI) recently introduced the new SI two-piece drop-in G2 AR Mega Fins heptagonal free-float KeyMod modular tactical handguard/Mil-Std-1913 “Picatinny” rail system with “extremely solid lock-up”. The new SI G2 Mega Fins rail can be installed in minutes with no gunsmithing required. G2 AR Mega …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 11, 2015 Last updated on 5/29/15. The ADM UIC-10A 7.62mm tactical AR (AR-10/SR-25-type) carbine wasn’t the only gun DefenseReview (DR) viewed and handled at the American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) /ADM Firearms booth at SHOT Show 2015. We also got to examine two two customized ADM UIC (Universal Improved Carbine) MOD 3 …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 9, 2015 Last updated on 3/12/15. American Defense Manufacturing (ADM), long known for making superlative mounts for tactical AR (AR-15) accessories, is now making some pretty cool complete rifles. To that end, ADM COO John Gross recently showed DefenseReview (DR) a prototype piece of beautiful ballistic badassery known as the ADM …

By Jeff Gurwitch February 27, 2015 Being no stranger to BCM (Bravo Company Manufacturing) products, I used both a BCMGUNFIGHTER MOD 1 pistol grip and BCM ambidextrous charging handle down range during my last tour on my MK18 carbine (see Tactical AR-15/M4/M4A1 Carbine/SBR Aftermarket Accessories for Military Combat Applications: The Competition-to-Combat Crossover, Part 2). I think they definitely hit the …