The Heckler & Koch UK SA80A3 modernisation programme reaches completion with the delivery of the final 15,600 rifles to the UK Ministry of Defence. The milestone caps an eight-year evolution from initial fielding in 2018, marked by iterative user-driven refinement and domestic manufacturing c...
In the world of pistol dots, there are two distinct camps: open emitter and enclosed emitter red dots. For a long period of time, I was a straight hater on enclosed emitters. My first experiences were with lower quality ones (not a good start), they didn’t fasten securely to the handguns I ...
Enclosed emitters are gaining a lot of momentum and popularity nowadays, and Steiner has just dropped an updated version of theirs: the MPS 2.0 micro pistol sight. With newly enhanced features like larger buttons, better battery life, and the same price-point as before (no price increase for even...
In today’s article, Joe Kurtenbach reviews the Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced ammunition. The tested load, the .223 Rem. 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT), was provided by the company for this review. “It’s about the most accurate AR ammo I’ve ever tested,” I said to Matt Gan...
The Springfield Armory Kuna packs a roller-delayed action, 6-inch threaded barrel, folding brace and two 30-round magazines into a compact 9mm platform. Mike Hardesty puts this Croatian-built PDW through its paces.
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
Previously, I wrote about the HK43 and how it eventually evolved into the MG4. From there, the design continued, leading to the HK121, better known today as the MG5. That’s where this picks up. The Heckler & Koch MG5 is Germany’s modern general-purpose machine gun, developed to re...
Between travel for TFBTV filming trips, Daily Life, and trying to keep my iPad charged before flying the helicopter, I’m always hunting for chargers that actually pull their weight. Most either take up too much space in my bag, don’t deliver enough power when I need it, or overheat and thrott...
Whether it’s for your latest hog hunt, prairie dog cull, or you’re just trying to get some reps in with the carbine at the range, XTech Tactical’s new X-Flare and X-Flare Digital magwells are built to close that gap on your old AR-platform hunting rifles, claiming a funnel openi...
The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. On this day, I had two pistols on de...