Indholdsfortegnelse for January 2024 i Firearms News

OK, the world is simply awash in 5.56 suppressors, so why this? Why now? Why the Abyss 5.56? (Because it just got a big brother in the Abyss 7.62, which is a slightly different kettle of fish.) Why? Because the world can always use a better 5.56 suppressor, that’s why. Gemtech has been around for a long time, and the advances under the name are many. In the process of developing the Abyss, Gemtech filed for and received five different patents, and we are the beneficiaries of those efforts. And in making the Abyss, they wanted to produce a hard-use suppressor that could stand up to whatever you or your rifle could. Let’s start with materials. The stainless steel tube is the sleeve for the baffle stack and the stack…

You are clearly a gun nerd or you wouldn’t currently be clutching this sacred tome. In my case, I bought my first BB gun at seven and my first handgun, a replica Colt 1851 Navy in kit form, at age thirteen. I began writing for the gun press in 1991. Trust me, I have enthusiastically jogged out to meet the “Brown Truck of Happiness” anxiously anticipating something new, black, and oily on more than a few occasions. Each new gun sets my heart aflutter to one degree or another. And then there was this bad boy. I think this may be the coolest thing I have ever seen. Tippmann used to make the most adorable scale-model belt-fed rimfire machineguns. Prior to the accursed 1986 machinegun ban, they were actually offered…

WWI saw the first wide use machine guns by all of the combatants. Most of these were air- or water-cooled weapons mounted via tripods, and very heavy and cumbersome. The trench style warfare common to the war showed a need for lighter, more maneuverable guns capable of being operated by a crew of two or three soldiers. The Germans developed the MG08/15, a lightened version of the Maxim, while the British adopted the Mark I Lewis Gun. The French Poilu was “cursed” with what many consider the worse machine gun of WWI, the Fusil Mitrailleur Modéle 1915, better known as the “Chauchat.” Designed in the dark days of early WWI, it was designed to give the French infantry squad a light weight, easily transportable, fully automatic weapon that could be…

Looking for a solution to high ammunition prices for training? Something a bit more exciting than dry-firing or boring laser training aids? A solution that is practical, economical but also one that is a whole lot of fun? If so, you will want to know about Pioneer Arms’ new AK .22 LR Trainer. This is a full-size AKM-type rifle with stamped steel receiver and laminated wood stock but chambered in .22 Long Rifle. Feeding from a 25-round magazine, it is great for recreation while also being a very useful training aid. Many shooters have been hit hard in the wallet by higher ammunition prices and the Russian ammo ban. Owners of Kalashnikov rifles have been particularly hard hit, with the days of cheap 7.62x39mm and 5.45x39mm ammunition seeming to be…

The Rapid Air Worx HM1000 MicroHunter is a radically advanced, compact, pre-charged pneumatic carbine with all the bells and whistles. With an overall length of 27 inches and a weight of only 5.6 pounds, the HM1000 MicroHunter chassis occupies roughly the same space as a typical 9mm submachine gun. In addition to being accurate, reliable, versatile, and effective, this spunky little rat popper is also very, very cool. Details Everything about the HM1000 MicroHunter is beautifully executed. It is also made in the USA, which is a refreshing thing these days. There are M-LOK slots on the sides for accessories and an 11mm top rail for optics. This is the standard for rimfire mounts, though AirForce offers a Picatinny adaptor if desired. The pistol grip is standard AR fare. The…

Pistol-mounted red dots are the new hotness. Everyone seems to want one on their CCW pistol, and so a lot of companies are jumping on that bandwagon. But in-between the segment-leading electro-optics from Trijicon, Holosun, Aimpoint, etc., and the bargain-basement Chinesium clones packed full of stolen intellectual property, there are a number of quality products on the market you might not have heard of. EOTech (EOTechInc.com) The first is the EFLX Mini Red Dot Sight from EOTech (EOTechInc. com). Yes, that EOTech. They came out with the EFLX last year, but I’ve heard so little about it I had to double-check that they were still in fact making it. I guess since most of their business is the full-size EOTech HWS they aren’t spending much of their marketing budget on…

Sometimes a rifle just works. Fresh out of the box, it runs 100% reliably, shoots accurately, handles comfortably, and basically gives no trouble at all. You zero it, aim, and hit the intended target over and over again. It’s a very boring rifle, from the perspective of a writer. Or a very exciting one from the perspective of the marksman. In any case, that rifle is a SIG M400 SDI X series. I actually lied about this rifle being perfect. It has one minor imperfection, but I will mention it in due time. Out of the box, it’s a 16-inch, direct impingement carbine with a lightweight free-floated rail and a collapsible Magpul SL stock. This particular gun came with a SIG Romeo 4SXT-PRO red dot, a very capable closed emitted…