Here’s everything you missed last week in the firearms industry.
GunTubers see some mild relief. A couple of notable awards announced along with a U.S. Army contract for Winchester ammo. SHOT 2023 is long over, but some last minute straggling release articles and announcements are still trickling through.
Oh, and an “environmentally friendly” shotgun shell, check it out.
I’m Arlo. I 9 to 5 in the firearms industry and curate these weekly “wrap-ups” to stay informed while helping other colleagues and friends to do the same. If you want these no-bs updates delivered to your inbox once a week, toss me your email here and I’ll add you to the list.
GunTubers see some mild relief. A couple of notable awards announced along with a U.S. Army contract for Winchester ammo. SHOT 2023 is long over, but some last minute straggling release articles and announcements are still trickling through.
Oh, and an “environmentally friendly” shotgun shell, check it out.
General News & Politics
- FPC Files New Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rulemaking (Ammoland)
- North Dakota lawmakers push to remove "gun-free" zones (Bearing Arms)
- NRA-backed constitutional carry introduced in Florida (American Hunter)
- Youtube attacking Guntubers 1A & 2A (Recoil)
- Days later, YouTube backs off and claims mistake (Bearing Arms)
- The ATF stabilizing brace rule has been published…Now what? (TTAG)
- FPC files lawsuit against ATF brace rule (GAT Daily)
- Missouri homeowner successfully defends home from intruder (Concealed Nation)
- Redditor claims mods from r/AK47 reported him to the ATF (Reddit)
- Volume of NFA tax stamp requests required to own suppressors has nearly doubled from 2019 to 2022 (American Rifleman)
Shotgun/Subgun
- New Safety Harbor KES stock for APC-9 (TFB)
- New Viper G2 PRO Series shotguns from TriStar Arms (Alloutdoors)
- New KRISS USA products (Survival Magazine)
- Recoil reviews the “Sci-Fi Scattergun”, S&W MP12 bullpup shotgun (Recoilweb)
Handgun/Pistol
- Mission First Pro Series IWB Holster (TFB)
- Schmeisser .22LR Conversion Kit for Glock pistols (TFB)
- CZ USA unveils new CZ TS2 Orange (TFB)
- Big Horn Armory ATF compliant AR500 Pistol (Ammoland)
- Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro wins Readers’ Choice Award (Outdoor Wire)
- New micro compact pistol from Canik USA, the Canik METE MC9 (TFB)
- New Bond Arms Stinger 22LR (American Rifleman)
Rifle
- Matador Arms MAT-9 blowback Upper Receiver (TFB)
- Nosler Model 21 rifle wins “Best of the Best” award (Shooting Wire)
- New products from Luth-AR (TFB)
- New American Made AKs from Kalashnikov USA (TFB)
- New CVA Cascade XT and Paramount Pro Models (TFB)
- Accurate Mag rifles, actions, and magazines (TFB)
- New XM177 from Windham Weaponry (TFB)
- Mauser introduces M18 Bolt-Action Rifle Camo (Ammoland)
- MA Hybrid Fire Control Group - new trigger on the market from MEAN Arms (ar15)
- Jacob Grey Firearms JG10 Warthog (TFB)
- New Models of the PSA JAKL: AK and Scorpion Mags (TFB)
- Geissele GFR Maritime RECCE and Stratomatch 6mm ARC Rifles (TFB)
- MK Machining’s MK2 Bullpup Chassis and amazingly good Bullpup Trigger (TFB)
- PTR Teases HK G41-inspired PTR-63 (TFB)
- How to Make *Any* SOLGW AR-15 Legal in California (TFB)
- Fostech FLITE Elite receivers and FLITE Phantom .22LR rifle (TFB)
- Modifying AR-15 barrels to avoid SBR designation (Ammoland)
- New MDT Rubber Vibration Dampeners felt vibrations in your rig (All Outdoor)
- Heckler & Koch is cack with the HK MR223, MR308, and the G28Z (TFB)
Air Gun/Rifle
- New HatsanUSA .62 Caliber PileDriver (American Hunter)
Ammo & Misc
- A recipe for reloading the .45-70 Government from (American Hunter)
- Hodgon states that they anticipate powder availability to return to pre “vid” conditions (GAT Daily)
- New Winchester StaBALL powders from Hodgdon (Ultimate Reloader)
- New ammunition from True Velocity (TFB)
- Winchester awarded U.S. Army NGSW ammo production contract (American Hunter)
- Winchester launches E-Tech environmentally friendly ammo (Ammoland)
- Remington announces New PRC loads in Premier Long Range (Outdoor Wire)
- Field & Stream reviews Hornady 7mm PRC (Field & Stream)
- Federal Shotshells Win Predator Xtreme 2023 Gold Award (TFB)
- KUIU enters the hard case market (Outdoor Hub)
- New .22 LR 45 grain Subsonic Pistol Load from Browning (Ammoland)
Optics & Muzzle Devices
- Valhalla Tactical SOL Light Mount, Lights, & SCRS Mount (TFB)
- New Tangent Theta 7-35x56mm optic from ATI (TFB)
- New optics coming from Shield Sights (TFB)
- PTR launches new 9mm, 5.56mm & 7.62mm VENT suppressors (TFB)
- JK Armament releases modular 12 GA shotgun suppressors (TTAG)
- AMTAC Suppressors launches rebrand, and introduces Over-Barrel Suppressor Series (Outdoor Wire)
I’m Arlo. I 9 to 5 in the firearms industry and curate these weekly “wrap-ups” to stay informed while helping other colleagues and friends to do the same. If you want these no-bs updates delivered to your inbox once a week, toss me your email here and I’ll add you to the list.
