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Gear Review: Primary Arms SLx 1-6x24mm SFP Rifle Scope Gen IV
Primary Arms has made quite the name for themselves. They’ve not only established an awesome retail website, but they design and produce a wide variety of optics at great price points, from red dots to prisms and LPVOs.
We have the latter in today’s review, and it’s a new model in their affordable SLx series. The new SLx 1-6x24mm SFP Rifle Scope features the ACSS Nova reticle and is part of the latest Gen IV series SLx LPVOs.
The Biofire Smart Gun: It’s Still Just a Prototype, But It Seems to Be a Promising One
In John Scalzi’s military science fiction series Old Man’s War, protagonist John Perry joins the mysterious Colonial Defense Forces, essentially a space force from Earth sent around the universe to fight aliens. It sounds ridiculous in almost every way, with elderly Earthlings receiving new, improved bodies, with the exception of a considerable amount of plausible technology.
Colonial Defense Forces soldiers are issued guns that can only be fired by the soldier the gun is issued to.
Stag Arms New SPCTRM Series AKA ‘Fifty Shades’ Premium Rifles at NRA 2023 [VIDEO]
SIG SAUER Expands the Cross Bolt Action Line With the New SIG CROSS STX Tactical Rifle
SIG SAUER is continuing to expand their CROSS bolt action rifle line. After aiming the original CROSS primarily at the hunting market, last year SIG added the CROSS PRS targeting precision rifle shooters. Today SIG announced the new CROSS STX model with tactical shooters in mind.
The SIG CROSS STX is being chambered in .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor.
From SIG SAUER . . .
The CROSS STX brings a new level of performance and capability to the tactical shooter.
Nosler New Carbon Chassis Hunter Rifle at NRA 2023 [VIDEO]
Nosler’s first(ish) chassis rifle is a heater! This bad boy is called the Carbon Chassis Hunter and it’s a sub-seven-pound carbon fiber lover’s dream.
Heavy contour carbon fiber barrel, carbon forend with integral ARCA rail plus M-LOK, carbon grip, and folding carbon stock. The action is smooooth as butter and it’s one hell of a nice looking rifle.
Get the full rundown on this $5,395 MSRP rifle (which is more than what I paid for my car, but wouldn’t make the first time the value of guns in my car far exceeded the value of my wheels) in the video below .
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Hawaii Makes a Revealing Choice for an Attorney to Defend its ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Of the numerous challenges to unconstitutional laws across the United States in a post NYSRPA v. Bruen world, National Association for Gun Rights v. Lopez in Hawaii is amongst ’em. NAGR v. Lopez is currently being heard in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The details of the case revolve around Hawaii’s prohibition on the possession of magazines over ten rounds and so-called “assault pistols.”
NAGR, generally known for their efforts as lobbyists, have been launching more lawsuits challenging gun control laws in recent years.
The Anti-Gun Left’s Current Predicament, Voxsplained
For many years, the Supreme Court took the first 13 words of the Second Amendment seriously. As the Court said in United States v. Miller (1939), the “obvious purpose” of the Second Amendment was to “render possible the effectiveness” of militias. And thus the amendment must be “interpreted and applied with that end in view.” Heller abandoned that approach.
Heller also reached another important policy conclusion. Handguns, according to Scalia, are “overwhelmingly chosen” by gun owners who wish to carry a firearm for self-defense.
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Girsan MC14T Tilt Barrel .380 ACP Pistol at NRA 2023 [VIDEO]
So new, apparently, that it isn’t even on the Girsan website yet [EDIT: it’s up on EAA’s website HERE], the MC14T is similar in design to the Beretta 86 Cheetah. Chambered in .380 ACP, the MC14T has a flip-up barrel that’s easily activated by depressing a spring-loaded lever on the right side of the gun.
The ability to load and unload the chamber via the tilt barrel means the user can run the MC14T without ever having to manually rack the slide.
Ruger 22/45 Lite Optics-Ready and the New $99 ReadyDot Micro Optic at NRA 2023
Dan and I hit the Ruger booth at the NRA show this year to check out their Mark IV 22/45 Lite Optics-Ready semi-auto pistol and the new ReadyDot micro red dot.
This new optic uses a huge coil of fiber optic to gather light and produce a 15 MOA dot on the compact viewing window. Clearly it auto-adjusts for ambient brightness, and Ruger says it gathers so much light that it’s usable even in surprisingly dark environments.
No One Makes a Better Case for Abolishing the ATF Than the ATF
By Lee Williams
Every Friday afternoon, like clockwork, most of the ATF’s 25 field divisions send out press releases showcasing their office’s enforcement activities for the week. It’s classic eyewash of sorts. The ATF is trying to look busy, like they’re good stewards of our taxpayer dollars.
As we have previously reported, most of ATF’s criminal charges are filed administratively after the fact, after another law enforcement agency has already made an arrest.
New Guns From CZ-USA, Dan Wesson, and Colt at NRA Show 2023 [VIDEO]
We got our hands on some of the new releases from CZ-USA, Colt, and Dan Wesson at NRA 2023 this year and there’s a lot of good stuff headed to dealers right now.
From CZ we checked out the Scorpion 3+ carbine and the 712 G3 Target shotgun (these 712 G3s, by the way, are awesome freakin’ shotguns at killer prices).
From Dan Wesson we put hands on the Specialist Optics-Ready and the .38 Special Heirloom 2023.
Smith: The NRA Has Won and America Is Stuck in a ‘Doom Loop’ of Gun Buying
[O]ne would think supporting policies that let Americans carry any type of gun, anywhere, at anytime would be a losing proposition for any politician, much less one who wants to be president.
And yet as I listened to Trump — and the parade of equally craven Oval Office hopefuls who preceded him onstage — I began to realize that he just might be right in his political calculation. Because, far from losing, the NRA seems to be winning.
New From Kimber: KDS9c Double Stack Aluminum Frame 9mm Carry Gun
Kimber announced the KDS9c this week at the NRA show, so we swung by to check it out! This is what I’d call a hybrid style gun, with what’s effectively a 1911 slide, hammer, and trigger on top of a 7075 aluminum frame that’s very much not 1911-like. Nicely sculpted and very ergonomic, the frame holds a 15-round magazine. The resulting package is good looking and lightweight, and should make for a great carry option for the customer who loves a 1911 trigger (and the KDS9c’s was fantastic), external hammer, and manual safety but wants higher capacity.
NRA Indy: Beretta PMXs ‘Subgun’ is Shipping [VIDEO]
Teased to the U.S. market at SHOT, the Beretta PMXs 9mm personal defense weapon/subgun is now hitting dealers. We handled it at the 2023 NRA show and cover the features and highlights in the video below . . .
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SIG SAUER’s New ROMEO-M17 Red Dot for MHS M17/M18 Pistols (Commercial Models Coming Soon)
SIG SAUER Electro-Optics is proud to introduce the ROMEO-M17 pistol mounted red dot sight. Developed from the ground up for the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System to be the ultimate in performance, reliability and durability. The ROMEO-M17 is designed specifically to fit U.S. Military Modular Handgun System M17/M18 pistols, M17/M18 Commemorative Special Editions and M17/M18 Surplus pistols with a single hole in the slide to secure the sight plate.
It does not fit standard P320 or commercial P320-M17/M18 slides.
Checking Out the New FN Reflex Micro Compact and FN 15 Guardian Rifle Debut at NRA [VIDEO]
SIG Sauer P320-AXG Legion at NRA Show 2023 [VIDEO]
Oooh yeah. The first P320 with an aluminum frame, the P320-AXG Legion does not disappoint! Ergos on this bad boy are absolutely fantastic, plus it rocks a great trigger, an integrally compensated slide, and is optics ready. Phil from SIG gave us the full rundown in the video below:
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The Yackley Family Joins Team Stag as Sponsored Shooters
Stag Arms is excited to welcome Mark, Becky, Tim, Sean, and Andrew Yackley as sponsored shooters for Team Stag.
The Yackley’s collectively hold World, National, Regional, and Local Match titles including 9 National Bianchi and NRA Action Pistol records, 8-time Bianchi Cup Junior National Championships, 3-time Ladies Metallic National Championships, 2018 Ladies Metallic World Champion Title, 2-time USMC Launchheimer Trophy Winner, and many more. The determination and dedication this family has for the shooting sports industry is unparalleled.
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