by David Crane
defrev at gmail.com
August 17, 2002
The bulk of this story is basically a re-printing of a post reply I made to a thread at TheFiringLine.com(a.k.a. TFL), along with a couple little changes and additional material and commentary. The title of the TFL thread is "Why the HKP7 is Superior to the Glock", and [...]
DefRev is going ahead and publishing the following letter, which was submitted by an anonymous visitor of our site, due to the fact that it looks legitimate and involves a matter of weapon reliablility/user safety. However, in the future, DefRev will only publish this kind of submission…
if it is performed using a valid DefenseReview.com [...]
This one looks kind of interesting. It’s called the Spec-Ops 1911, and it’s brought to you by the same people who bring you the very high-tech, ultra-modern DSR-1 sniper rifle.
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Claudio Salassa(of Briley Manufacturing) is building all the guns. Let me [...]
Kahr has just come out with the their lightest, most compact 9mm. It’s called the PM9.
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The PM9 weighs 15.9 ounces and sports a 3" barrel. Overall length is 5.3". Capacity is either 6+1 or 7+1 w/finger rest. The slide [...]
MD Labs has just come out with a tactical 1911 package that bridges the gap between their Mad Dog Carry Gun and their full house "Operator".
Click here to get the specs on the new Mad Dog 1911 pistol and see some good pics.
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
A little while back, we reported on Paul Liebenberg opening up his own custom shop, Pistol Dynamics, now located in Indialantic, FL. Well, the July/August 2002 issue of "American Handgunner" contains a rather lengthy article by Cameron Hopkins about both Paul and his new "Limited Signature" Model 1911 he created in retro [...]
The HK P2000 pistol may be hitting U.S. shores before the end of this year. The new gun basically looks like a modified and simplified USP Compact. No word yet on how well the thing shoots, but we’ll let you know, as soon as we know. So stay tuned.
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Mad Ogre was given the chance to be the first person outside of NAA’s development team to evaluate a Guardian automatic pistol chambered for the new .32NAA round.
Read the take on it by clicking on this link.
If you’re interested in a no-frills working 1911 for daily carry, you might want to give MD Lab’s Mad Dog Carry Package 1911 a serious look. This is their entry level "Hard Use" gun.
Noteworthy features being offered as standard on the new offering are MD Labs’ proprietary ST2 matte black teflon-based finish, [...]
Taurus was recently honored at the 2002 SHOT Show with the title of Manufacturer of the Year. Normally I would agree with honor as Taurus has seemingly come a long way, and is well know for the best customer service in the industry.
However there is a little issue that is growing that threatens Taurus [...]
