How a 45-Day Moratorium Becomes a Permanent Gun Store Ban

Two Southern California jurisdictions froze new firearms retailer approvals within two weeks of each other. The mechanism was not a gun law — it was land use, and it moves faster than anything most dealers track.

By Claire Eason

Germany's G95 Replaces G36 After Three Decades Of Service

The G95 is manufactured by Heckler & Koch and it is a Bundeswehr-specific variant of the HK416, meaning it is built on the AR-15 pattern that is widely used across NATO, a design lineage shared with the G27 and G28, which are based on the AR-10 pattern. It’s pretty obvious that this sha...

By Eric B

Only 150 Made - PWS Unveils MK110 Alpha Rifle

Primary Weapons Systems has added the MK110 Alpha to its limited-edition Alpha lineup. According to the company, only 150 units are being produced, with each rifle individually numbered. Once the run sells out, PWS states this specific configuration will not be produced again.

By Eric B

Front Line Friday #31: Suppressor Review - Dead Air Sandman X

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a suppressor review, and the topic is the Dead Air Sandman X, a short, full-auto-rated .30 caliber can I ran on two very different host rifles and watched do something I did not expect. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , who...

By Tom R

CMMG's 6.5” Zeroed Banshee Ships With The Can Attached

CMMG adds a super-interesting model to their Zeroed Banshee lineup with a factory-suppressed pistol, built around a Glock-pattern lower. The pistol runs CMMG's Fixed Ejector Radial Delayed Blowback operating system, paired with a ZEROED 36 suppressor mounted on a 9x19mm barrel with a 1:10 tw...

By Eric B

Truck Guns, Part 4: Bullpups

Nothing stirs more of an emotional divide in the 2A community than the bullpup. While there are factual arguments for the practical use of the platform design, the emotional responses are rarely middle ground. The bullpup is a rifle that end users either love or hate; rarely is it undecided.

By Toby M

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B

TFB Review: Q Honey Badger 5.56 - 1 Year Later

When I visited Q in Dover New Hampshire, over a year ago, I walked out of there with one quote in my mind that I can still remember. "Nobody really minds what you're up to, as long as you're enjoying yourself," explained Nick Schaefer, an engineer who has played a key role in ...

By Patrik O
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