The team has been busily working to revive a variety of the company’s famous AR-pattern rifles and adding some new models to keep things interesting. 450 Bushmaster Lite Hunting Rifleīushmaster International Arms is back in business this year under new management. 380 ACP and 9 mm models are both available with a suggested retail price of $379.īushmaster's New. The receiver is treated with a matte-black hard coat anodized finish that contrasts nicely with the natural satin silver of the stainless steel components. The 7075 aluminum one-piece receiver and grip frame are milled from billets, just like some AR-15 lower receivers, for an unloaded weight of just 12 ozs. This pistol is outfitted with stainless steel controls and a slimmed down 3" tip-up barrel chambered in either. The Stinger's frame and barrel are just 0.55" wide with a grip thickness of 0.88" when the checkered composite polymer grip panels are installed. The new Stinger line-up is the company's answer to that request. Available in a durable, all-stainless steel configuration that can safely handle big-bore calibers, customers have been requesting a model that’s lighter and slimmer for more comfortable carry. This pistol is available with TruGlo day sights for a suggested retail price of $1,324 (1911TCAC6) or with night sights for $1,402 (1911TCAC6N).īond Arms is well known for its reliable double-barrel pistols with interchangeable barrels in a variety of lengths and calibers.
The gun's upgrades also include an adjustable trigger, skeletonized hammer, a full-length recoil guide rod, an extended beavertail grip safety and an oversized magazine release.
The slide, sear, and disconnector are machined from solid bar stock and then heat treated for added durability. The mainspring housing and front strap feature machined 20 LPI checkering for improved purchase along with black rubber grip panels. The slide features decorative cut outs and canted cocking serrations at the front and rear. The frame, slide, and 5" match-grade barrel are forged from stainless steel and treated to a Savage Stainless Cerakote finish. It incorporates a variety of upgrades that are popular with modern shooters. The Kahr Firearms Group teamed up with Outlaw Ordnance to design the customized Auto Ordnance A-O 1911 pistol. at a suggested retail price of $629.95Īuto-Ordnance Custom Stainless Steel A-O 1911 Pistol It's built around the same receiver set and buffer tube as the Alpha but it incorporates other components such as a 15" aluminum MLOK handguard and ATI SR-1 shoulder stock for an unloaded weight of 6 lbs. The company is also offering the Omega carbine in conjunction with ET Arms Inc. I'm quite curious to see how a gun like this will handle at the shooting range. Other features include a 16" pencil barrel, polymer flip-up sights, a 6-position adjustable shoulder stock, an American Tactical 30-round magazine and an A2 flash hider. The cost and weight are both reduced through the extensive use of carbon-fiber infused polymer components, including the upper and lower receivers, buffer tube, trigger and 8" MLOK handguard. For that reason, I was a bit surprised this year when American Tactical announced that it’s offering the Alpha-15, which weighs in at just 5.51 lbs., for a suggested retail price of just $499.95.
The results were positive but it wasn't inexpensive. Here's a closer look at just a few of the new guns that we can look forward to seeing on dealer shelves soon.Īmerican Tactical Alpha & Omega Light Weight AR-15sĪ few years ago, I built an AR-15 with components especially selected to make it light weight. GIL HORMAN posted on November 16, 2021Įach Fall the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers ( NASGW) hosts a trade show that offers attendees a look at guns released midyear, along with others slated to start shipping in time for the holidays. Here's our first glimpse at some of the new models we'll see on gun dealers' shelves in the coming year.īy B.