Submachine Guns

Brugger & Thomet B&T APC9 9mm and APC45 .45 ACP Submachine Gun (SMG) and Semi-Auto-Only Combat/Tactical Pistol and Carbine Weapons Packages for Military Special Operations Forces, Law Enforcement SWAT and Civilian Tactical Shooters! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 4, 2017 Back in early 2015, DefenseReview published a piece on the Brugger and Thomet B&T AP556 5.56mm x 45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO)/.23 Remington assault rifle/carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle), and it was our understanding at the time that it would eventually be offered in the USA as a semi-auto-only 5.56 carbine …

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Arsenal Firearms AF SWITCH 7.62x39mm and 5.45x39mm Russian Piston/Op-Rod Tactical AR Carbines with AF Streamer QD556-A and QD762-A Low-Back-Pressure Quick-Attach/Quick Detach (QA/QD) Rifle Silencer/Sound Suppressors with ‘Stream-Through’ Venting Technology! (Videos!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 28, 2017 Last updated on 3/30/17. The Arsenal Firearms AF Stryk B stiker-fired compact 9mm combat/tactical pistol certainly wasn’t the only new and interesing firearm or product DefenseReview (DR) got to view and handle at the Salient Arms International (SAI)/Arsenal Firearms (AF) booth at SHOT Show 2017–not by a long shot. …

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Strike Industries SI Sidewinder BUIS 45-Degree-Offset Flip-Up Back-Up Iron Sights for Tactical AR-15 Carbine/SBR’s: Range Report! (Shooting Video!)

By Jeff Gurwitch March 25, 2017 Last updated on 3/25/17. Born out of 3-Gun competition, offset back up iron sights (BUIS) are slowly taking over as the norm on both competition and general purpose AR-15’s. The advantage they offer over traditional BUIS: With just a slight inward turn of the rifle, you have an almost effortless transition between primary optic …

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Midwest Industries MI Gen-3 MI-AKSM MI AK Side Railed Scope Mount, AR/High-Caliber Triple-Lever and EXTREMELY COOL Gen-2 Kel-Tec Sub-2000 Aimpoint Micro T-1/T-2 M-LOK Quick-Release Rifle/Carbine/SBR Optic/Scope Mounts! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 9, 2017 Last updated on 3/10/17. While we’re on the subject of the latest and greatest Midwest Industries (MI) tactical firearms accessories shown at SHOT Show 2017, we should also disuss the new MI Gen-3 AK (AK-47/AKM) side-rail, AR/high-caliber triple-lever , and EXTREMELY COOL Gen-2 Kel-Tec M-LOK QA/QD (Quick Attach/Quick-Detach) rifle/carbine/SBR …

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Vertx Professional Rifle Garment Bag with Up-Armored Capability: Tactigami-Compatible and VELCRO-Lined Lo-Pro/Lo-Vis Travel Bag Lets You Draw Your Tactical AR-15 Carbine/SBR Fast and Use as an Armored Shield with ‘Capatain America Feature’! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 21, 2016. For some reason, we forgot about this one, but better late than never. Anway, after Darrell Morrow of Vertx got done showing us the Vertx Speed Concealed Carry Shirt (Long Sleeve, Forest Plaid) and Delta Stretch Lo-Pro/Lo-Vis Combat/Tactical Pants at the company’s booth at SHOT Show 2016, he took …

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High Ready Weapons-Handling Position for Combat/Tactical Shooting Applications and (Direct-Action) Military Special Operations: High Ready or Not, Here I Come!

By Jeff Gurwitch August 24, 2016 When it comes to techniques and methods employed in tactical shooting, there are, in many cases, certain developed solutions to very specific tactical problems. Unfortunately, when passing on these techniques to others, sometimes the “why” of something being done a certain way is poorly explained or left out altogether. As a result, all too …

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Shield CQS (Close Quarter Sight) Mini Red Dot Reflex Sight Combat Optic: Jeff Gurwitch Runs it at the Range, and Gives us his Initial Impressions! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 03, 2016 Last updated on 8/03/16. There are so many mini red-dot-sight combat optics out there right now, including relatively new ones like the Shield CQS (Close Quarter Sight), that it can be a bit difficult to choose one. Fortunately, DefenseReview (DR) has DR writer/contributor and chief new-product tester Jeff Gurwitch to …

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Dead Air Armament (DAA) Ghost-M 9mm Pistol/Submachine Gun (SMG) Silencer/Sound Suppressor and Front Sound Module (FSM) on an Agency Arms Urban Combat Glock 19 (G19) Tactical Pistol! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 14, 2016 Last updated on 7/15/16. Dead Air Armament has a pretty slick-looking .45 ACP pistol/SMG (Submachine Gun) silencer/sound suppressor called the Ghost-M. DefenseReview (DR) got to check the Ghost out earlier this year at SHOT Show 2016, and we liked what we saw and heard…or, rather, what we didn’t hear. …

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TNVC/Unity Tactical TAPS (Tactical Augmented Pressure Switch) Programmable Tape Switch for Tactical AR-15 Rifle/Carbine/SBR’s and PDW’s! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 13, 2016 Last updated on 4/15/16. While DefenseReview (DR) was at SHOT Show 2016, we made our usual stop at the Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC)/Unity Tactical (UT) booth to see the latest and greatest products coming out of these two innovative shops. We checked out a number of interesting products, …

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Israel Weapon Industries IWI X95 Modular Bullpup Assault/Tactical Rifle/Carbine/SBR/SMG with AR-Type Ambi (Ambidextrous) Controls! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 7, 2016 Last updated on 3/07/16. Israel Weapon industries (IWI) recently displayed the IWI X95 modular bullpup assult/tactical rifle/carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)/SMG (Submachine Gun) at SHOT Show 2016, and the new gun generated quite a bit of industry buzz. The X95 would appear to be significant and well-thought-out evolution of the IWI …

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