Indholdsfortegnelse for January 2025 i Firearms News

If you’re a fan of the Investigation Discovery documentary series, Fear Thy Neighbor, then hold on to your seats because I’m about to tell you the tale of the Keamo and Silva family feud that will undoubtedly find its way into a disturbingly memorable episode in the near future. Waianae, a small community located on the west coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, is a beautiful and popular coastal destination mainly for locals, but a place where tourists are advised to stick to the resorts due to the potential for a less-than-friendly atmosphere. This disposition is not always reserved for visitors, however, with all hell breaking loose due to a bizarre family feud that culminated in the murder of three women, the wounding of another man and woman, and…

In talking with a bunch of silencer makers, I found that the rimfire offerings were a larger part of production. In the case of some companies, the majority of what they made and sold. Why? Well, pretty simple, really. Rimfire suppressors usually cost less than other calibers, and you get a lot more quiet for your bucks. Case in point, the Banish 22. The Banish 22 is a high-tech rimfire suppressor, but one that sells for not a lot of money. Made mostly of Titanium, which makes it both light and strong, the Banish 22 tips the scales at a smidge over four ounces. Four ounces. So, it weighs less than the three-dollar cup (Size: small) of black coffee at the local drowned-bean-store. It is disassemblable, as it should be…

People don’t understand just how much things have changed in the firearms market in a relatively short period of time. The “War on Terror” started in 2001, which was not that long ago, but at the time there were truly only a handful of AR-15 manufacturers. Colt was the big name, and owned the military contracts and LE market, but they weren’t putting out anything innovative, because they didn’t have to. The other AR companies in existence at the time, or that sprung up shortly afterward, had to make a name for themselves making different or better products. POF USA, started in 2002, is one of those companies. Patriot Ordnance Factory, founded by Frank DeSomma, manufactured its own unique design of gas-piston-operated ARs, and it is the success of their…

While modern rifles have not changed a great deal in the last 30 years, the related accessories certainly have. Today, we have all manner of optical sights to choose from. There are low power variable optics (LPVOs), red dot sights, holographic sights, magnifiers, and traditional higher magnification scopes. Plus, you will probably want a modern LED white light. If you own head mounted night vision, you might want an IR laser/illuminator. Perhaps, you’d rather have a thermal sight. No matter what you pick for accessories no rifle is complete without a good sling. The downside to modern accessories is simply the weight. Adding a sling, 30-round magazine, white light, IR laser/illuminator, LPVO in a good mount, and a sound suppressor can quickly turn a light and handy carbine into something…

David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. In addition to being a regular featured contributor for Firearms News, he blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook. “Trump promises to ‘rip up’ ATF rules,” Gun Owners of America announced in a YouTube video released shortly after the once and future president’s landslide electoral victory was confirmed. “We’re going to hold President Trump to all his campaign promises.” “Under a Trump Administration, all of those Biden disasters get ripped up and torn out my first week, but maybe my first day in office,” the president declared “Okay maybe my first.” Expectations…

I am constantly surprised by the amount of shooters who are interested in or simply love the old Soviet 7.62x25mm “Tokarev” cartridge. I do not know if it’s due to its historical appeal, eye-catching bottleneck design or simply its high velocity, but this 1930 vintage cartridge has a cult following. I can sympathize with them as I’ve been a fan of the Bolshevik Bottleneck for almost 40 years now. I find its developmental history interesting, enjoy reloading it and love shooting it. The 7.62x25mm pegs the redline when it comes to velocity, yet recoil is fairly mild. Accuracy is typically good and it’s a fun cartridge to shoot, with a hearty boom and healthy muzzle blast and noticeable flash in low light. In years past, economical surplus ball ammunition was…

The era prior to 1968 represented the Wild West in the American gun world. There weren’t a great many rules, and those that were in effect were not aggressively enforced. Americans could order firearms through the mail, and the government sold surplus M1 carbines and M1911 pistols directly to civilians at bargain basement prices. GI-surplus military arms could be had cash and carry at Sears. One of the reasons that machine-guns are so desirable today is simply that they are forbidden fruit. When Uncle Sam tells us we aren’t responsible enough to possess something, that just ignites a fire in the typical American redneck. However, back in 1968 there was not the sort of artificial desperation we see these days. Machineguns have been aggressively regulated since 1934, and President Ronald…

Usually when you buy a new pistol, you get the pistol, an owner’s manual, a lock and the box it came in. Sometimes you get a spare magazine. Well, Canik goes more than an extra mile, they go pretty much the whole road. The test pistol here is the Canik SFx Rival-S, an all-steel hi-cap 9mm pistol meant for, well, pretty much everything. Canik has been tearing up the competition circuit of late, in part because of the reasonable cost, the accuracy, the reliability and especially the very good trigger they all have. Right out of the box, the various Canik models are ready for use, a bonus not to be overlooked. When you open the box with your new SFx Rival (I tested the “S” which is the chromed…

It’s been a while, so it’s time for another installment of my “Miscellaneous Greatness” series, where I talk up some products I’ve been using that I really like. Some of them were review products that came in and didn’t get sent back, others were things I’ve stumbled across in my daily life. In no particular order… ■ Safariland Liberator Electronic Muffs (Safariland.com) As a general rule, I don’t like earmuffs and don’t use them, because they’re either too hot, or squeeze my head, or both. Electronic earmuffs are, as a rule, superior to standard muffs in performance as they allow you to hear and talk at a normal volume, but I’ve always been underwhelmed with the sound quality of e-muffs. I have a bin full of electronic muffs in my…

Darwin Nercesian is a long-time gun rights advocate and avid shooter of targets very far away. He is a frequent contributor, writing about politics surrounding the Second Amendment and reviewing firearms and related products within the industry. You can follow him on Instagram, X, and YouTube @DTOE_Official. I remember when the press was for the people, or at least they made an effort to seem like they were. As a kid growing up, the idea I could trust someone on television to report what was going on in the world around me wasn’t a foreign concept. Before this sounds like an introduction to the next Ron Burgandy installment, let me say that times have changed. Journalism has become less about delving deep into the dark corners of society to shed…

Red dot sights, like Aimpoint’s famous T-1 and T-2, are great for a variety of tasks. They offer a bright and easy to see aiming point well-suited for rapid engagement of targets in fast moving situations in a variety of lighting conditions. However, they come up short as the distance to the target grows. Being able to locate, identify and engage a target is critical and sometimes this requires more magnification than your 1x eyeball can provide. This is where a low power variable optic (LPVO), like a 1-6x24mm shines. Magnifiers were developed to provide this capability to red dot sights. Available in a variety of powers running from 2x to 6x, they provide useful magnification when needed, but can be flipped out of the way when 1x is sufficient.…

The nation of Czechoslovakia was founded in 1919 from regions of the defunct Austro-Hungarian empire. The former Austrian artillery workshop at Brno, was located in Bohemia. Renamed Zbrojovka Brno (ZB), it began producing military firearms for both domestic use and sale on the international market. The fledgling Czechoslovak army was equipped with a miscellany of small arms of German, Austrian, Russian and French origin. The standard Czech medium machine gun was the ex-Austrian M. 07/12 Schwarzlose. An antiquated water-cooled design that had been modified to fire the 7,92mm náboj vzor 23 (7,9mm Patron S) and was reaching the end of its service life. In the 1930s, two of ZB’s engineers, Václav Holek and Miroslav Rolčík, began working on a replacement using the lessons of WWI and modern materials and manufacturing…

Every year, there are dozens of new pistol introductions; most of these are just line extensions, variations on a theme. But, I’ve found that, perhaps once a year, a pistol is introduced that is really something noteworthy, whether it’s just an innovative improvement on an existing design or something completely new—2023’s standout was the Springfield Armory Echelon. A completely unexpected introduction, a totally brand-new full-size striker-fired pistol from Springfield that offered every modern feature today’s consumers want, including some that are unique, while being very shootable and good-looking. With such a success on their hands, Springfield has of course started the expansion of the Echelon line; first we saw compensated (ported) versions of the original full-size model, and now we have the Echelon Compact, which shrinks the barrel from 4.5-inches…