Guns

The new LC9s expands the LC9 line to four models. In addition to the new LC9s and the original LC9 in 9mm, the line includes the LC380 and the diminutive LCP chambered in .380 ACP.

It's a tight market out there for AK47-style rifles, and Shooting Sports Retailer just obtained information on where dealers and retailers can get their hands on the limited supply still in the U.S.

The company released an announcement that problems had indeed been found and that customers who bought an R51 will be allowed to exchange it for a new one after production resumes.

Sanctions against Russia have led to a ban on importing guns made in the country by Kalashnikov Concern, including the infamous AK-47 platform. Long touted as the most popular gun in the world, word of the sanctions set off a buying frenzy for the AKs already in the United States, driving prices up and inventories to zero.

This was my first time shooting either handgun and I'm more familiar with full-sized tactical handguns than anything else. But I must say shooting both was fun, but if I had to pick a winner, it would be the Bodyguard revolver in .38 Special.

In what is being billed as the first commercially available shotgun suppressor on the market, Silencerco has just unveiled the Salvo 12 which purports to reduce a shotgun blast to 132 decibels at the ear.

The Ultra Shot M-Spec’s frame is shock-proof up to .50 caliber and it can be submersed in up to 40 feet of water.

Despite the shotgun’s rich tradition and the reliable simplicity of the basic 12-gauge pump, shotguns have not been left unchanged by the 21st century and the tactical revolution.

Despite a slowdown in sales, most observers in the industry see this as a good-news-bad-news kind of scenario, especially in light of the general perception that, despite the bubble shrinkage, the current firearms industry is in overall good health.

The ARAK-21 from Faxon Firearms is a piston-driven rifle design that takes elements of from both the AR-15 and the AK-47, the two most popular and successful tactical rifles on the market today.

New threaded-barrel models in .22LR, .22 Magnum, and .17 HMR are now available in full size and compact models.

The CT line features a full-sized polymer frame with textured grips and a matte stainless steel slide. It is double action only and has a 3.965 inch barrel.

The company is offering customers a $50 gift certificate redeemable for rifle accessories and a free Rat Rapid Assault Tactical case from U.S. Peacekeeper Products, an $82 value.

The “Survival” Package includes four calibers: 9mm (using Colt style mags), .223/5.56, 7.62x39, and .300 Blackout. The kit comes in a case with custom foam insert and includes four barrels, three bolt units, and three magazine wells.

American Tactical Imports has developed an AR-15 pistol based on its polymer Omni-Hybrid lower receiver.

Meprolight, the Israeli maker of laser and electro-optical equipment for military, law enforcement, and civilian use, is introducing two new laser range finders and a laser pointer at Eurosatory 2014, the major European defense and security exhibition which runs June 16-20 in Paris.

This new rifle, the first in a new line of bolt action guns, was designed especially for military and law enforcement agencies and is chambered in LAPUA MAG .338 for exceptional accuracy at up to 1,200 meters.