Brownells has rolled out new M16A1-style furniture designed for retro rifle fans looking to finish up authentic-looking builds of classic early AR-15 designs. Available separately or in complete sets, the furniture includes the early-pattern M16A1 style buttstock, pistol grip and famous triangular handguard. The handguards fit into triangular handguard caps. The stocks are based
It took about 24 hours for the legalities of SilencerCo’s new Maxim 50 integrally suppressed muzzleloader to be called into question. The company launched the product Tuesday. There were initially shipping restrictions, but the Maxim 50 was deemed legal for use in all 50 states. Fast forward to Wednesday and
The events of September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya, took the life of Kris Paronto — a.k.a. “Tanto” — from the most austere and non-permissive environments to the center of a worldwide political controversy and ultimately onto the silver screen. On that fateful night, known to most Americans as simply
Suppressors usually conjure of feelings of excitement, followed immediately by frustration with the difficulty of getting one. Leave it to the good people at SilencerCo to take care of that problem with the new Maxim 50. The integrally suppressed Maxim 50 muzzleloader can be enjoyed by shooters in all 50
A safety warning and mandatory Sig Sauer recall has been issued for several rifles from the manufacturer. Sig announced Friday that a limited number of rifles in the SIG716 DMR, SIG516 Carbon Fiber and SIGM400 Predator models are affected. RELATED STORY: Sig Sauer Announces Details of P320 Voluntary Upgrade Program The
Heckler & Koch has teamed up with B&T USA for the release of HK suppressors to the commercial market in the United States. RELATED STORY: 2017’s New Suppressor Lineup Is Insanely Versatile Previously only available to law enforcement and military customers, this line of factory suppressors will be made in the
Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it will be purchasing Orbital ATK for $9.2 billion. The deal is expected to greatly improve Northrop’s space and missile defense technologies. Northrop’s acquisition of Orbital ATK is for approximately $7.8 billion in cash, plus the assumption of $1.4 billion in net debt, according to a
When I was in Russia a little over 12 years ago, I had quite a few contacts with former Desantniks (paratroopers) and Spetsnaz operators and made it a point to ask them about the weapons they had used and their opinions of them. Since most had seen combat in Afghanistan or
U.S. Marshals serving the Western District of Virginia are getting some new head protection thanks to a contract the agency has awarded to Texas-based body armor manufacturer Armor Express for its Busch AMP-1 TP ballistic helmet. RELATED STORY: Witness Protection 870 – The 12.5-Inch Short-Barreled US Marshals Shotgun Given that the U.S. Marshals
