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Last Tuesday, STI Firearms who was known for making high-quality competition 2011s officially and effectively immediately changed the company’s name to Staccato. The Staccato brand was introduced back in 2019 as the company’s lineup of duty and defense-oriented pistols.
Last week, Faxon Firearms released a limited edition rifle called Mustang. The limited-edition rifle was themed after the P-51 Mustang from WWII. Faxon had custom laser-engraved Cerakote finish to resemble the body of the Mustang.
Early this year I wrote an article about Meprolight technology driven Foresight red dot. This Red dot by Meprolight features a 1 MOA red dot, a HUD display, the ability to save 10 different zeroes for a rifle or shotgun, and the ability to change reticles. The Foresight also comes with an companion app to control it all.
Recently, Remington official launched their new .50 Cal bolt action rifle the R2Mi. News broke a couple of weeks ago that Remington would be introducing a .50 Cal to replace the Bushmaster BA50 in their catalogue.
Recently, Rock River Arms has announced the release of their latest AR Pistol, the RRAGE AR Pistol. The RRAGE AR pistol features a 10.5” inch barrel, M-Lok handguads, and a SB Tactical SBA3 stock.
Recently, Surefire official announced the launch of their new muzzle device designed for Browning M2 .50 Cal machine gun. Surefire offers two versions of their new .50 Cal muzzle device. One muzzle device was designed for the military use, while the other was designed for the commercial market.
Back at in January at Shot Show 2020 Diamondback Firearms debuted their AR pistol at Shot Show range day. The new AR pistol is chambered in 5.7×28. Now, fast forward to May and Diamondback Firearms is ready to launch the DBX 5.7 pistol.
Browe, recently announced the release of their new red dot sight called the Browe Mirco Reflex Sight. The new BMR is small, intuitive, and effective options for rifle, pistol, or shotgun. In the competitive RMR market with the like of heavy hitters as, Trijicon, Leupold, and Holosun.
Last week Comp-Tac announced the release of two new holsters to fit STI Staccato. The new holsters are apart of the International Holster and Blue Duty Holster series.
Memorial Day is a call to remembrance. A moment to remember the fallen of this great nation. These men have shed precious blood and given their lives for the principles and ideals of this nation for the past 200 plus years. It is in this moment…in this day that we remember their sacrifice to our great nation. It is a time that our country should wholeheartedly embrace and remember their sacrifice.
Recently, the DoD has solicited both FN and Colt to compete for foreign military contracts to produce M16A4s. The DoD foreign contract is worth up to $383 million dollars. The M16A4s would be produced for U.S. Allied Nations such as Iraq, Lebanon, and Nepal. Estimated completion date for the foreign contract is April 2025.
The DoD is phasing our the Mk13 bolt action rifle and replaced with an semi-automatic AR-10 platform chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. With the change in Weapon platform and ammunition the DoD is looking for a new ammunition provider. Hornday was awarded the contact to produce ammo for the new AR-10 chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.
Recently, Leupold has released a blacked out version of their popular Freedom Red Dot Sight. The Freedom red dot was released in 2019, and became a go-to red dot for many shooters within the community. The company didn’t rest on the success of the Freedom red dot. Leupold instead went back to the drawing board to improve the Freedom red dot even more.
Springfield Armory adds to The Saint lineup with the powerful Saint pistol chambered in .308. The Saint chambered in .308 will feature the same length 10.3” barrel as the 5.56 version of The Saint pistol.