Performance Duty Pistol – The new flagship handgun from Walther Arms is intended for concealed carry or duty service and comes in either compact or full size with different slide lengths. The PDP is red dot ready, features a brand-new trigger and has deep serrations in the slide as well as a duty texture for a better grip. The caliber is 9×19 mm and the Compact 4″ takes 15 rounds while the Full-sized versions take 18 rounds. The price is $649.00.

At the end of January, Desert Tech announced the conversion kit for their MDRX and MDR bullpup, now we have more details. The kit has an 11.5 inch .223 Wylde barrel and is side eject. The Micron conversion kit gives the weapon an overall length of 23.43 inches and includes a new Micron Fore Grip, a new barrel and depending on the configuration of your MDRX/MDR, various other parts needed to convert the rifle.

Heckler & Koch recently announced a few new models of their extremely popular VP9 pistol at GunFest 2021. With more options, the potential for more buyers and more customization increases. One of the most practical upgrades one might make to their VP9 is adding extended baseplates. Strike Industries has once again expanded their EMP line with the Extended Magazine Plate for Heckler & Koch VP9.

Somehow, the ATF keeps figuring out exactly where to find the line between safe, responsible gun ownership and catastrophic, utter chaos. They know that 16″ barrels are safe for rifles, while 12.5″ means the end of humanity. They know that if you want to use a 12.5″ barrel, you have to call it a pistol and put on a stock brace with a hole in it, and then you’re miraculously safe again. They know that putting a vertical foregrip on an AR pistol would instantly give you cancer in literally every part of your body, but angled grips can counteract those negative waves. Luckily they can help you stay cancer-free if you pay them an extra $200 to rename your gun a short-barreled rifle, and then vertical grips get mysterious ATF chemotherapy to become safe for you again. They know that sound suppressors can only keep your hearing safe if you pay them yet another $200 – otherwise, unfortunately, your granny living hundreds of miles away would almost certainly keel over with a massive heart attack while lovingly tending her gardenias. You do care about dear old Nana, don’t you?!

Leupold have announced that they are adding a 4-24X52mm CDS-ZL2 Illuminated TMOA model with a low-profile elevation dial to their VX-6HD riflescope line. It has a 6:1 zoom, a fast focus eye piece, is available in a number of reticles and weights 23.7oz.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has announced a new addition to the DeltaPoint Pro line which features a 6-MOA dot. I’ve been using various red dots on handguns for over 10 years, and the first one was actually the original Leupold DeltaPoint on the slide of my Glock 34 Open gun. This was before anyone invented Carry Optics and IPSC Production Optics, a market that now has exploded. I’ve also used twin, in-line, DeltaPoints on my Molot Vepr 12 Shotgun, one zeroed for birdshot and one zeroed for long-range slugs.

Nammo Vihtavuori Oy – a company most reloaders know about but almost no one can pronounce. They have now launched their new rifle powder called N568, with an aim to attract long-range shooters and hunters. The Vihtavuori N568 is said to be insensitive to humidity changes and exceptionally consistent regardless of the temperature, important features for any reloader.

Leupold Optics have just introduced three new binoculars to their BX line of HD binoculars, with different optical zoom options within each offering. One of the more unique models, the BX-T (T for Tactical) offers a Mil reticle to aid in ranging, be it for hunting, law enforcement or military applications, or perhaps even competitions that involve a lot of distance and movement. The BX HD series is billed as being extremely rugged, as well as allowing extra light transmittance.

Rubber bands serve many purposes, including powering some very cool “firearms”. Some jobs are even exclusively for rubber bands, like on a tattooing machine or launching small pieces of paper at your math teacher. Our elastic companions have also been used for several purposes in the gun world. Shooters use them to retain slings, keep thigh straps in place, and for cable management. To fill the same roles, while doing a better job, Strike Industries has just released the Strike Bang Band.

WOOX have introduced some interesting hybrid stocks over the last year or so that bring modularity and style by combining modern features with traditional wooden stocks and chassis. Now they’ve introduced some new wooden rail covers for M-LOK and KeyMod forends.

So you like muzzleloaders? Traditions Firearms have you covered with their next-generation Pursuit XT. It comes with a VAPR Twist barrel, which has a fast 1:24″ twist rate to stabilize a larger range of bullets. The 26″ barrel is made of Chromoly steel. You also get their Elite XT trigger system and according to Traditions, you can expect 200+ yard accuracy. The weight is around 5.75 pounds.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has introduced a new line of riflescopes called the VX-3HD. They all have a 3:1 zoom ratio and Leupold’s CDS-ZL elevation dial which you can use instead of holdovers on the long-range. The line includes 5 new models, from 1.5-5×20 up to 4.5-14×50. After looking at the reticles offered, I’d say that these riflescopes are focused on hunters.

If you regularly shoot a modern, decent quality handgun, type 3 malfunctions (commonly known as a double feed) are not so common. In fact, I’ve only experienced one in the past three years. However, if that one had occurred during a life or death situation, I could be writing to you from beyooooond the graaaave! Malfunction clearing needs to practiced, and practiced often. LiveFire Tactical Training, LLC has devised a way to practice clearing the dreaded double feed. This is the Type3MalfunctionRound.

A lot of us are thrilled by the myriad of options available when buying or building a gun. This isn’t the case for every gun owner out there. What we all have in common, however, is that we seek the wisdom of experts to fill gaps in our knowledge and experience. This is the core idea behind Horizon Arms Research’s newly introduced Core Tactical Collection.

I don’t have a lever action, but I wish I did and perhaps one day my wish comes true. Now, if I had one I would certainly be very interested in getting the new Henry Red Dot Mount from Phoenix Weaponry. I’d put a red dot on it and imagine I was a modern cowboy for a while.

Firearms storage and transport solutions run the full gamut, from mild to wild. Some shooters are fine tossing their guns in the back of a vehicle unprotected. Others may employ an abundance of caution in babying their beloved safe queens and will lament even the slightest spot of discoloration on a weapon’s finish. Most of us fall somewhere in between, with certain guns getting a bit more care paid to them, and others existing closer to the “beater gun” or “truck gun” side of the spectrum. Commonly, the level of shielding we provide our weapons is going to depend largely on the situation. For short car rides with a smaller equipment load, many times a decent soft case may be sufficient. However, for longer travel or with more gear, a more protective hard shell case is often necessary. In particular, if you’re going to fly with a firearm, a quality hard case is essentially an absolute must. For years, Pelican has served as the gold standard for hard cases in the firearms world. Although there are certainly other options, most other gun case makes and models tend to scale back from the Pelican level, offering decreased toughness and weight in exchange for lower price points. However, now one new company, Bear Hyde, is looking to go upscale. See their introductory press release, copied below.

SIG Sauer has released the limited M18-Commemorative Edition of the official U.S. military service pistol. This is a variant of the SIG Sauer P320, but the M18-Commemorative model shares the same components, coatings, and markings as the firearm that was awarded the U.S. Army contract.

If you own a Dillon XL650 & XL750 or a 1050 & 1100 you’re probably an experienced reloader and interested in numbers and statistics as well. You’re most likely also interested in knowing things like how many rounds you loaded, as well as the total for the month and the year? With the new Armanov Digital Reloading Round Counter, you can. It will tell you how much of each caliber you reloaded and also your pace and how long time it took.

Federal has landed a new contract with the Department of Justice (DOJ) – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The contract will run for 5 years and is described as a multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity for Federal’s 5.56mm NATO Service and Training, Reduced-Lead Ammunition. I just wish I could afford similar contracts for my training.

New from Accuracy International this year is the AT-X.  This new rifle is optimized by AI for PRS style competitions.  Featuring the same action as AI’s existing AT and AX rifles, the AT-X has an all new stock with both short and full length bridges, Win Tac weights, and 45-degree KeySlots for quick attachment and detachment of weights and accessories in a competition.  The AT-X’s included grip is an Ergo AR15 grip, so one can change the grip easily to one’s preferred angle and size.

Looking for an ambidextrous rotating safety for the Ruger 10/22 or the Ruger PC Carbine? Read on and you’ll find that Taccom LLC have one ready for you. With it, you can use your trigger finger to engage and disengage the safety which works for both for left and right handed shooters. It replaces the original push button safety and works on both the Ruger 10/22 and the Ruger PC Carbine.

Last year Guns & Ammo named the micro compact pistol Springfield Armory Hellcat “Handgun of the Year”, and it also got the “ Gold Achievement Award” from the non-profit organization NTOA MTR. Now it’s time for a small but – in some areas – welcome addition to the for the Hellcat and the Hellcat OSP (Optical Sight Pistol) lines: a low-capacity version!

I know a lot of competitors who reload and use the 73 grain .223 Rem Berger Bullets for windy conditions when they really want to be sure to hit distant targets with Alpha hits, or a hit at all. Now there are few more options from Berger with their new .223 Remington 73 Grain Boat Tail Target and the 77 Grain OTM Tactical cartridges.

Blue Force Gear (BFG) arrived in style and unveiled its newest batch of kit at TFB’s GunFest 2021.  Among the slew of new offerings were their newest  PLATE-6 carrier, as well as new CHLK and GRID belts.

Primary Arms is a prolific optics manufacturer. Their house-brand optics product lines span dozens of models of riflescopes, LPVOs, prism scopes, red dots, and magnifiers – along with a cavalcade of various mounts and accessories to support them. With only a half-dozen of the current models requiring a cash outlay north of the $1000 mark, and the overwhelming majority of their options sitting at less than $500 MSRP, Primary Arms tends to weight affordability, and they strive for value on a budget with the bulk of their glass. When they came to TFB and TFBTV’s recent GunFest, they brought three such optics along with them, some of their newest models. None of these were entirely new, never-before-seen announcements, as each has been discussed in some form here on TFB before, but they are examples of the Houston-based company’s latest offerings.

Colorado-based Burris Optics turns a whopping 50 years old this year, having been founded in 1971. For many old-school hunters, scopes like those of Burris’ venerable Fullfield series often get mentioned in the same breath as icons of yesteryear such as Weaver and Redfield. From their half-century history, Burris lays claim to some industry firsts, including the first US-made scopes with multi-coated lenses, the first Scout-style scope, and the first variable-power handgun scope. While they still offer current versions of some of those classic optics types, they also produce some more modern offerings as well. At TFB and TFBTV’s GunFest 2021, Burris came to discuss three such pieces.

Real Avid have added a new bore cleaning foam to their line of gun cleaning products, alongside their ‘Foul-Out Gun Blaster’ and Gun-Max Gun Oil. Coming in 12oz cans with a flip nozzle, Bore-Max is designed to be fast acting on copper and carbon deposits inside your barrel.

The ability to shoot from behind cover is pretty cool. More importantly, it can keep you alive. With good ol’ fashioned Israeli engineering, the CornerShot made this a real possibility. Extending the reach of the famous CornerShot, Silver Shadow Israel has introduced the Corner Shot Scorpion.

The Browning Buck Mark line grows with a new model that should be of interest to many of TFB’s readers, a 2021 SHOT Show Special. It features a lightweight Vision barrel in .22LR with an all-black aluminum outer sleeve. Gold Cerakote finish covers the inner steel barrel and there’s a Picatinny rail for your optics if you don’t want to use the fiber-optic front sight and adjustable rear sight.

The Benelli SuperNova shotgun is an impressive firearm and is used by many of the top competitors in sports shooting. As such it is always under scrutiny as competitors try to squeeze every last bit of performance out of the firearm, or make small modifications so that the ergonomics suit them better.  Magload Ltd. in the United Kingdom have just released an adjustable flat trigger for this shotgun. Made out of polymer with stainless screws and hardened steel pins, it’s supposed to help with trigger freeze and prep. You can adjust the pretravel and overtravel to suit you.