SHOT Show 2017: Meet the MK36H Rifle, Part M14, Part AR-15
19 January 2017You’d think someone would have long ago built a firearm that combined two of the most popular U.S. rifle designs, the M14/M1A and the AR-15. Apparently not, until now.
SHOT Show 2017, Day 1: Aimpoint, C-More, Comp-Tac, P226 Legion
17 January 2017The show space is huge. The number of attendees is massive. The number of guns and gear is overwhelming. The following are my highlights from Day 1 of SHOT Show 2017. Aimpoint: New ‘Micro S-1’ for Shotguns. Aimpoint said at a press conference that it developed a new red-dot sight for shotguns, the Micro S-1. It’s similar…
SHOT Show 2017: Military/Police Range Day Report
16 January 2017Today’s SHOT Show range day for military and police was a blast.
SHOT Show 2017: Badged and Ready
15 January 2017I picked up my badge for SHOT Show in Las Vegas today and am now ready for the world’s largest gun show. Attending will be a dream come true and will tick an item on my bucket list.
No Selfies With Guns, Halifax Police Say. You Know What We Say?
09 January 2017Police in Nova Scotia have invented a new crime: posting photos of yourself with guns or anything that looks like a gun.
Czech Republic to Change Law So Citizens Can Shoot Terrorists
03 January 2017Canadian governments have tended to disarm law-abiding people and restrict or ban firearms, leaving us defenceless or gravely disadvantaged if attacked. Other countries want to help their citizens protect themselves and each other. The Czech Republic plans a constitutional amendment this year to allow gun-carrying civilians to shoot terrorists, RT and Radio Prague reported today, citing Interior Minister…
Top Guns of YouTube: Demolition Ranch Surges, FPS Russia Stops
01 January 2017Demolition Ranch is the new king of YouTube gun channels as it attracts subscribers faster than anyone else in the top 20. In just the past six months, it has overtaken FullMag and hickok45. FPS Russia still leads by total subscribers, but hasn’t published a video since April 2016. It ranks last for subscriber growth. Range Time…
Colt Canada C8 SAS Rifle Gets Technical Review by Chris Bartocci
28 December 2016If you’re interested in AR-15 rifles, Canadian firearms or special-forces weapons, you might enjoy Chris Bartocci’s analysis of a rifle that Colt Canada Corp. developed for Britain’s Special Air Service.
Kevin O’Leary Gets So Much Wrong About Guns
27 December 2016Kevin O’Leary, considering a run for leader of Canada’s Conservative Party and then possibly prime minister, gets so much wrong about guns.
Watch ‘Armed and Reasonable: How to Buy a Gun in Canada’ by Vice
14 December 2016Watching “Armed and Reasonable: How to Buy a Gun in Canada” by Vice is a breath of fresh air that is forcing me to ditch some assumptions. I always braced myself for the worst when reading so-called “news” or watching so-called “documentaries” about guns and gun owners in Canada. Most of what I see in…