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Modern Day Marine Military Expo: Latest and Greatest Tactical Technology

Written on 17 Mar, 2006 at 16:06 in Pistols | viewed 652 views times | Comments

by Bob Taubert Like the SHOT Show, the annual Modern Day Marine Military Expo gets bigger and better each year. However, unlike SHOT some of the toys for Uncle Sam’s boys that are on display cost millions of dollars a pop.... (Continue reading)

Nighthawk Custom Global Response Pistol (GRP) for Direct Action/CQB

Written on 17 Jan, 2006 at 14:01 in Pistols | viewed 3,119 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com January 6, 2006 Anyone who knows anything about the custom/semi-custom tactical 1911 pistol field knows how hugely competitive it is out there. That’s one of the reasons why the Phoenix-like rise of Nighthawk Custom over approx. the last... (Continue reading)

Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) Pistol Debuts at IACP 2005 Miami (Pics)

Written on 16 Oct, 2005 at 18:29 in Pistols | viewed 2,835 views times | Comments

David Crane david@defensereview.com All photos contained in this article were taken by, and are the property of, DefenseReview.com. Click on photos (below) to view them full-size. Back in August, DefRev published a short article on the Smith and Wesson Military and Police... (Continue reading)

Springfield Armory XD Pistols: Serious Defensive Plastic for Serious Use

Written on 16 Sep, 2005 at 17:58 in Pistols | viewed 12,788 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Springfield Armory XD pistols receiving some pretty high praise by professionals in the tactical and competitive shooting arenas, lately. Rob Leatham, world-class competitive shooter and Springfield Armory spokesman, is a obviously a big proponent of them, of course. He’s... (Continue reading)

SIGARMS and Heckler & Koch/HK Defense Win Major Pistol Contracts with DHS

Written on 16 Aug, 2005 at 17:25 in Pistols | viewed 842 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Sigarms, Inc. and Heckler & Koch, Inc./HK Defense) both recently won monster pistol contracts (in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG calibers)–for up to 65,000 pistols, each–with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Sigarms’ pistol contract is... (Continue reading)

Smith & Wesson M&P Pistol: The Next Evolution in Polymer-Framed Combat Pistols?

Written on 16 Aug, 2005 at 17:16 in Pistols | viewed 15,422 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com The photos contained in this article were taken by (and provided to DefenseReview.com by) Charlie Petty. They were first shown in his original post on the M&P pistol (Military & Police pistol) at AmBackForum.com. DefenseReview first heard that Smith &... (Continue reading)

New Magpul Device for Pistol Mags: SHOT Show 2005 Pics

Written on 15 Mar, 2005 at 13:43 in Pistols | viewed 450 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Magpul Industries Corp. has come out with a new AR-15/M16 floorplate replacement part that aids in pulling magazines quickly from mag pouches. It’s called the Magpul Ranger, and it essentially accomplishes the same thing as the Magpul... (Continue reading)

Glock 38 (G38) Compact and Glock 39 (Subcompact) Pistols & Tactical Light/Laser

Written on 15 Feb, 2005 at 12:37 in Pistols | viewed 5,139 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com All digital photos accompanying this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are the property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview got a chance to view and handle the new Glock 38 (G38) compact and Glock 39 (G39) subcompact .45 GAP... (Continue reading)

New Kimber Warrior 1911 Pistol: Digital Pics from SHOT Show 2005

Written on 15 Feb, 2005 at 11:46 in Pistols | viewed 2,232 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefenseReview got to handle the new Kimber Warrior 1911 pistol (.45 ACP) at its debut at SHOT Show 2005. Basically, it’s the civilian-release version of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) ICQB/MCSOCOM Det 1 pistol, although there are... (Continue reading)

Russian KBP GSh-18 Pistol and 9mm PBP AP Ammo for Special Applications

Written on 14 Jan, 2005 at 16:18 in Pistols | viewed 1,943 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com While we’re on the subject of Russian firearms, we should perhaps also mention a pistol that looks really intriguing. It’s manufactured by KBP (Equipment manufacturing Design Bureau) in Tula, Russia, and it’s called the GSh-18. The... (Continue reading)

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