It can be argued that the AR-15 platform has been pushed to its mechanical apex. The near-infinite supply of aftermarket solutions for everything from triggers and BCGs to buffer systems, gas blocks, and muzzle devices means that there’s a combination ...

A few days ago, I received an email from my contact at Glock telling me that something new was “coming soon.” All I could tell from the email was that it was some type of collaboration between Glock and Aimpoint. ...

By the time ATAC Defense launched their highly regarded line of AR rifles in 2020, they were already well-known to industry insiders for their white label OEM work. Even then we had suspicions they would branch out into the wider ...

We have four sons, one of whom is an avid hunter who has wanted a .450 Bushmaster for a few years. So, it was with great delight that he heard I was to review the BCA .450 Bushmaster AR. After ...

NEW from KE Arms is a shotgun Picatinny stock adapter for the Mossberg 500/590, Maverick 88, and Remington 870!  Keeping things simple and doing it well is highly underrated, but that’s exactly what this adapter does. 1913 Picatinny stocks have ...

RECOIL’s Tom Marshall checks out the new EOTECH Vudu X Series 1-6X Rifle Scope and gives his real world impressions of this awesome – and affordable – Second Focal Plane scope. He also shoots his pistol for some reason?! The Vudu ...

In 2022, InfiRay Outdoor quietly offered up a neat little thermal optic, the RH25 from their RICO MICRO series. Turns out, it was just what the market was looking for: a do-it-all thermal that could be used as a clip-on ...

Smith & Wesson’s introduction of the Response 9mm Carbine is an exciting addition to their lineup, offering shooters a lightweight and versatile pistol-caliber carbine (PCC). While the company’s FPC (Folding Pistol Caliber Carbine) has been successful as a compact and ...

The Strike Industries Extended Magazine Plate LED Edition (EMP-LED) for Glocks has been introduced. Designed specifically for Glock 9mm/.40cal models across Generations 3, 4, and 5, the EMP-LED is powered by a single 2032 battery. It features a downward-facing LED ...

The Smith & Wesson M&P series of handguns is one I’ve found exceptionally ergonomic and subjectively handsome over the years while browsing the local gun counter. Even so, it has shockingly evaded me at the range, where everything I need ...

We wouldn’t be so bold as to try to divide the history of self-loading pistols into distinctly defined “generations,” as though they were jet fighters or Chevrolet Camaros. On the other hand, it’s pretty easy to divide the manufacturing techniques ...

The AR-10 was famously designed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s, and has been adapted, modified and improved ever since. While different manufacturers have made some minor variations that have made differing pedigrees incompatible with each other, it wasn’t ...