By IPC
SHOT Show 2018 is here! And with it are plenty of new releases and new products. Remington, IWI, Liberty Safes, Etymotic and FMK Firearms, just to name a few, all have new products and upgrades that are worth taking a look at.
Author: IPC
G96 Products Inc. Part 1 – Oils
By IPC
While the name may not be widely known outside the military, G96 Products has been active in the firearms industry for over 40 years. They tout numerous products, including gun oils, greases, bluing agents, and degreasers. I have used several of the products for different applications and I have been impressed with each product. For this article, I will focus on the oils.
Tru-Spec’s 24/7 Xpedition Pants
By: IPC
Tru-Spec has made some impressive clothing over the years. The 24-7 Series in particular has enjoyed a large success with active and retired military, LEO personnel, and civilians. For this article, we will be focusing on the pants. The durable, lightweight fabric, practical feel, multitude of pockets and knee pad pockets made them popular very quickly upon their release. The choice between two fabrics also helped their popularity, giving more options to people depending where they lived or worked. The 24-7 Series Original pants were tough enough to hold up to military and LEO abuse, but where flexible and comfortable enough to interest civilians in buying them as well. However, the Xpedition pants, newest addition to the 24-7 line, is definitely giving the original a run for its money.
MantisX Firearms Training System: The New Shooting Trainer
By IPC
The New Trainer
I stumbled across this new trainer at the 2017 SHOT Show this past January. The MantisX Firearms Training System. I spoke with those working the MantisX booth and was able to procure a unit to try out myself. As a former competitive shooter, I enjoyed testing this new trainer on both pistols and rifles.
Adaptive Tactical Mossberg 500 Conversion Kits
This article was fun to both write and do the testing. Adaptive Tactical is a small company that makes various parts, accessories, and modification kits for the Mossberg 500, Ruger 10/22, and Remington 870. For this article, I will be looking at Adaptive Tactical’s Venom Conversion Kit for the Mossberg 500.
ESEE Bushcraft Knives (Formerly Randall Adventure & Training Knives)
This past summer I purchased an ESEE knife. I bought it because I was going to go on some minimalist camping trips at the end of summer and I had heard nothing but good things about the ESEE knives. So I thought I would give them a try and see how they would hold up to the abuse of hard weekend of camping.
Hawes Firearms “Western Marshal” vs. Colt Firearms “Trooper Mk III”
This article is a comparison of revolvers, specifically an old single-action .357 magnum Hawes Firearms “Western Marshal” and a double-action .357 magnum Colt Manufacturing “Trooper Mk III.” While it may not be exactly “fair” to compare a single-action to a double-action, both are good revolvers with interesting histories, and different enough to provide an entertaining comparison. I enjoyed shooting and learning about them both.