I am the individual that wrote the article, in reference to the Steyr M40 malfunctions. I forwarded an airmail letter to Steyr, as well as several e-mails. I advised Steyr of the multiple problems. I received no response to my communications. I sent an e-mail to Steyr advising them that when [...]
The slightly- upgraded Kimber Custom II 1911, recently adopted by LAPD SWAT, is now available to civilians as the Kimber Custom TLE (Tactical Law Enforcement). The upgrades mentioned above are comprised of 30 lpi checkering on the frontstrap of the grip, and a set of Meprolite night sights, front and rear.
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Here is something that I found and it looks very nice for your Glock 17.
It is the: Impulse Glock Carbine Kit
You can now convert your Glock 17 into a full blown carbine adding a stock and a 16 inch barrel.
Here’s the link
I just walked outside real quick and looked up at the sky to check for flying pigs. Get this–Smith and Wesson is coming out with a true-blue, honest-to-God single-stack Government model 1911 pistol, and right soon. The new gun will reportedly have an external extractor, a Smith and Wesson-made magazine, stainless steel frame [...]
This one is directly out of the mind of Ex-SEAL Team Six member Chris Caracci. Recently, Chris has been doing protection work for Oscar de la Hoya. However, before doing that, he came up with the AFB, which stands for Alternative Force Block. The AFB, made by GG&G, is designed to allow [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
A lot of gun people I know down here in Florida wear cargo pants. This is because cargo pants are lightweight and comfortable, and have big pockets into which you can put lots of stuff. As it happens, my personal philosophy is "the more pockets the better." When you combine [...]
DefRev has found some good info on the Russian Yarygin pistol and MP-446 Viking at GlobalArms.net. Both were developed for the Russian Army in order to satisfy specific Russian military requirements.
Click here to visit the Yarygin pistol page.
To go directly to the MP-446 Viking pistol page, click on this link.
It’s official. The Kimber Custom II single-stack .45 1911(5" Government Model) has apparently defeated all comers, and is thus slated to rest on the thighs of all LAPD SWAT operators in the very near future. For an LE SWAT/SRT contract, it’s a big one–160 guns(2 per operator). The significance of the Kimber [...]
by David Crane
There’s certainly no dirth of kydex holster makers right now. However, there’s one company out there that looks like it might just be the most innovative of the bunch, and that’s Edge-Works Manufacturing, the makers of G-Code holsters. For about the last 7 months, I’ve been using a G-Code paddle holster [...]
Modern Firearms web-site – a large online Firearms encyclopaedia out of Russia was recently updated with some new articles that cover numerous guns, including:
- widely promoted Russian GSh-18 – a modern featherweight Glock-alike with great Armour-Piercing capabilities, or a poor-mans’ Five-seveN.
- Browning BDM, the only…
true Double Mode pistol
- Namby type 14. The WW2 relic [...]
