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In 2022, Wilson Combat released grip modules for the popular SIG P365 and P365XL. Now, Wilson Combat is poised to bring the same attention to detail to SIG’s micro-compact pistol. Wilson Combat is proud to introduce its newest pistol, the WCP365.
ARC Division is a well-known manufacturer of barrels, comps, and accessories for the Glock and SIG P320. The company specializes in making quality components to enhance the performance of stock pistols for shooters of all disciplines and skill sets. One of the company’s most notable products is the ported Reactor slide for Glock pistols. ARC Division proudly announces its newest release, the Reactor 17 ported slide for the Glock Gen 5.
The Raging Hunter lineup by Taurus is one of the most successful product lines by the company. In 2019, The Raging Hunter won the American Hunter Handgun of the Year Golden Bullseye award. Taurus has been able to do big-bore revolvers right. Taurus proudly announces the newest addition to its big-bore revolver lineup—the Raging Hunter 500.
BladeTech is known for making premium Kydex holsters and mag pouches. Recently, BladeTech unveiled an innovative new quick-connect mounting system called the Tek-Mount. The Tek-Mount is two part quick connect system consisting of a receiver and a 360 insert disk.
Canik has built a reputation for providing a well-built, reliable, and accurate pistol at a great price point. Canik recently announced the newest addition to their lineup with the Mete MC9. The new micro-compact is the first micro-compact apart of the Mete series of pistols.
News|Industry News By Drew BryantJanuary 22nd, 2023, theloadoutblog.com Shadow Systems is well-known within the firearms industry for making reliable, well-designed, and aesthetically pleasing pistols. At Shot Show 2023, Shadow Systems […]
Over the last few years, more firearm manufacturers are building pistols chambered in the exotic 5.7 round. Ruger jumped into the market a few years back with the Ruger 5.7 and then the PSA 5.7 Rock at Shot Show 2022. Now, Smith & Wesson has entered the foray with the M&P 5.7 pistol.
At this year’s Shot Show, Holosun has taken the industry event by storm with a strong lineup of optics for your pistol and rifle in 2023. The company also took its first foray into the night vision and thermal markets. At Shot Show, Holosun announced they are expanding the SCS (Solar Charging Sight) lineup with three new entries. The SCS will now be available for the H&K VP9, Walther PDP, and SIG P320. The SIG P320 version will feature an enclosed emitter on a Delta Point Pro footprint.
Over the past few years, the 2011 platform has seen a rise to fame in the firearm industry. This is mainly due to the success of the Staccato lineup of 2011 pistols and the adoption of the Staccato P by over 250 law enforcement agencies. Now, we have another contender on the market with a new 2011. Type-A rifles are proud to introduce the Type-A EG2011 which was unveiled at this year’s Shot Show.
Yesterday, Glock officially launched their newest entries into the Gen 5 family and its first accessory every design by the Austrian manufacturer. At Industry Day Glock introduced the newest entries to the Gen 5 family with the G47 chambered in 9mm, G20 chambered in 10mm, and the G21 chambered in .45ACP. Glock also released the Glock Performance Trigger. The first aftermarket accessory ever designed by Glock.
The FN 509 Tactical from FN America has been a big success for the company. Offering shooters a striker-fired pistol filled with features from the get-go. The Tactical series from FN includes threaded barrels, optic-ready slides, and suppressor-height sights. Now, FN is offering that same feature set in two new big-bore pistols. FN America is proud to announce the FN 510 Tactical chambered in 10mm and the FN 545 Tactical chambered in .45 ACP.
Lancer Systems issued a press release detailing that Laugo Arms is set to officially open its own U.S. operations, and take over Alien support from Lancer in the U.S. market.
The Canik series offers consumers a well-built, reliable pistol with a great trigger from the factory. The company has nearly two dozen models between its Signature, Rival, Mete, and TP9 series of pistols. Yesterday, Canik announced two new variants to their popular SFx series with the SFx Rival-S.
Last month, Parker Mountain Machine (PMM) released its first custom-built pistol to the world with the PMM G45. Now, PMM is poised to release its second custom-built pistol in the PMM Tardigrade. The Tardigrade is built off the popular SIG P320 platform.
Zev Technologies has found great success with its modular OZ9 series of handguns. It takes Glock infrastructure and architecture and flips it on its head and makes a Glock of the future in many ways. For a lot of shooters, the OZ9 still fell into the “Gucci Glock” category making it outside of their reach.
Over the last couple of years, we have seen more and more firearm manufacturers release their line of suppressors. A little over a month ago Daniel Defense released its Wave lineup of suppressors. FN America has stepped into the arena and recently released the FN Rush 9Ti pistol suppressor.