That’s all changed now, though, with HK partnering up with Umarex of Germany to offer a G36 rifle for the US market. Okay, admittedly this one is chambered in .22LR instead of 5.56mm, but it still looks pretty slick.
If you’re into retro AR’s. you know that one of the tough things to find is good CAR and A2
The M16K was the creation of Tim LaFrance and his shop, La France Specialties back in the 1980’s. It was designed for close-in use by executive protection details, vehicle crews, or SWAT entry teams in tight quarters.
The Streamlight ProTac HL 6 is 10.5 inches long and weighs 1.3 pounds with rechargable batteries and is designed for serious performance, putting out as much as 5300 lumens.
The Colt 608 aircrew survival rifle was one I figured was unobtanium. Only around 10 were made. Although there are a few clones around, they were either hand built, or sourced from limited numbers of kits. Enter American Icon.
Magpul is always innovating and putting out new product. SHOT 2025 was no exception and they showed off a bunch of new gear, in variety of categories.
If you like blued steel and walnut revolvers with a strong nod to history and tradition, these Classic Series No-Lock models may be the nicest pieces to come out of the Smith & Wesson shop in decades.
Primary Arms is coming on strong for 2025 with a bunch of new releases starting with the PLx HTX-1 red dot sight. It’s PA’s first American made optic, something that isn’t very common in the optics field today.
H&R launched their 9mm Model 635 last year at SHOT. This is a semi auto clone of the Colt 635 SMG. They also teased a possible 633 DOE model at the show. Now H&R Retro DOE 7.5″ 9mm complete pistol is a reality.
Twenty rounds is still a lot of shooting and I appreciate the compact size of the magazine. I like that it doesn’t project below the pistol grip on an AR.
