Robar Guns, a company usually associated with specialty firearm finishes and plating, recently introduced a lightweight variant of the AR-15. Weighing less than 5 lbs., the PolymAR-15Ti is a mixture of old technology and new materials assembled with a great degree of attention to detail. Featuring a 1-m.o.a. accuracy guarantee, the Robar …

The use of gunpowder—black powder—as a propellant for projectiles was first seen in the 10th century. Initially, projectiles were rocks, arrows and anything else that could fit down the bore. Accuracy, of course, was nil, and if hit by one of these ersatz projectiles, the poor victim was more likely …

Nestled in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the community of Afton is home to Zenith Firearms, a family-owned company that imports a variety of arms under the Girsan, Tisas, Tedna and MKE names. The subject of this review, the MKE Z-5RS pistol, is the product of the partnership between Zenith and …

The National Shooting Sports Foundation held the second of its new Shooting Sports Fantasy Camps in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20-23, 2017, and this time 3-guns skills were the focus, not just handguns. It only takes a few seconds at one them to discover the events are about much more than simply …

Blaine “Rock” Tompkins, a retired fighter pilot, helped the U.S. government solve a problem, and his solution resulted in the development of the Air Armor Tech Gun Case. The problem the government faced was how to protect the pilot helmet that interfaces with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The helmet is …

Night Optics USA announced the launch of its new Sentry 14 1x 4G Night Vision Monocular, adding an improved nighttime observation device that allows users to observe objects using better technology than ever before. The new Sentry 14 is constructed using modern 4G tube technology, which provides a greater amount of …

Steyr has incorporated an OD-green finish on many of its guns over the last 50 years, including the SSG 69 rifle and the AUG. However, the finish hadn’t been present in the company’s lineup of handguns until the commercial market in the US demanded something different than Steyr’s usual offerings. …

Recently, I was watching a popular TV show and, as usual, noticed some questionable gun handling in an otherwise fine production. Here are a couple of examples. One of the main characters, a deputy sheriff, carries a revolver. It looks to me like a 6-inch Smith & Wesson Model 28. That’s all …

The evolution of sighting systems for the AR platform has been interesting, to say the least. From the earliest air-gun scopes and red dots mounted on early M16 carrying handles to dedicated mounts for dots and scopes for flattop receivers, the sights used by today’s operators and shooters are some …

Given the hustle and bustle of our daily lives and the fact many of us live quite a ways from a shooting range, we can’t always get in the amount of defensive shooting practice we need. This is one of the reasons dry-fire drills are worth doing. Dry practice is …