Oswego, IL – Mantis Tech is stoked to announce the launch of the Mantis Blackbeard. Like all Mantis products, the Blackbeard helps every shooter improve.

Using electromechanical wizardry, Blackbeard allows you to take up to 10 dry fire shots per second, quickly resetting the hammer between each shot. A laser is also momentarily emitted from the barrel on every shot to give point of impact feedback, and can be adjusted and zeroed for any desired training scenario.

Installation takes less than a minute. Break open your AR-15 upper, remove the bolt carrier group, drop in Blackbeard, replace the pin, and put the Blackbeard magazine in place to provide the power. Nothing is modified in the trigger group, and it behaves exactly the same with an identical weight, break, and reset. Nothing else is modified on the AR-15, allowing shooters to train with their own gear.

“This incredible product has been the culmination of over two years of countless prototypes and creative engineering,” says Engineering Manager Christopher Glabrous. “Dealing with additional challenges with chip shortages and supply chain delays, the team has pulled off a remarkable feat.” Read more

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms has announced their October Gun Giveaway, which features a custom-crafted SPR setup, built on a SIONICS Weapon Systems Precision Rifle 3 XL AR15. Valued at over $2,800, this exclusive giveaway is FREE to enter through October.

The giveaway rifle features a super-premium 18” Lothar Walther stainless-steel barrel, chambered in .223 Wylde with a 1:8 twist rate, which guarantees optimal performance with a broad range of match projectiles. Made from all hand-select, premium components, this rifle elevates the standard of SPR precision, and Primary Arms is supplying several accessories to help take it to the next level. These accessories include their own Primary Arms Optics SLx® 3-18x50mm FFP Rifle Scope with ACSS® HUD® DMR 5.56 Reticle and their US-made GLx® 30mm Rifle Scope Mount. This rifle will also include special accessories and extras from top brands like Magpul, Cloud Defensive, Forward Controls Design, Arisaka Defense, and DURAMAG.

“This month, Primary Arms is setting its sights on precision and versatility with a premium SPR giveaway,” says Dina Sanders, Primary Arms’ Brand Marketing Manager. “SIONICS Weapon Systems is renowned for building some of the best rifles in the industry, and we’re proud to offer one of their hand-built, long-range AR15s in a free gun giveaway!”

To enter the giveaway, or for full terms and conditions, please check the Giveaway Landing Page. Read more

Accokeek, MD – Beretta is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new pistol, the APX A1 Carry – the newest evolution of the popular APX Carry series platform. The APX A1 Carry encompasses the reliability and quality the APX family has become known for within the shooting communities now with a shorter and lighter trigger pull, red-dot optic ready slide, and improved modularity.

“Beretta USA is excited to be bringing the latest variant of the APX family to market here at USCCA in Fort Worth. We are embracing the Red Dot Optic revolution and excited to be bringing an exciting and innovative offering to the concealed carry market that further eases training and use under stress for defensive purposes,” Jeff Hobson, VP of Marketing and Sales, said.

Years of extensive training and real-world use converge in a handgun designed and built for everyday carry and suited for anyone with personal defense on their mind.

With a shorter and lighter trigger than its predecessors, the enhanced ergonomic and sensory experience consists of a clean break with quick reset, aiding with consistent shot placement and ease of use. Read more

Real Avid, the leader in DIY for Guns®, launches the new foundation for Gun DIY®. The first real bench vise made exclusively for guns and gun tools. Whether you’re building and customizing, repairing and cleaning or mounting scopes and accessories, this vise improves every part of the GUN DIY® experience. Quickly reposition your gun to any orientation without ever removing it from the vise. Insert the Torq-Lok™ pin for applying heavy force. Use the removable and reversible Gun-Fit™ jaw sleeves for a specific gun grip or turn the leveling knob for simple scope mounting and leveling. Build. Customize. Repair. Mount. Clean.

Work the way you want to work! The base of the vise features an articulating ball and socket joint with the adjustable Speed-Cam™ Lever that applies pressure to the joint allowing the vise and gun to be positioned and repositioned in any orientation the user desires. Although the amount of adjustable compression applied with the Speed-Cam to the ball and socket joint is substantial, an additional element has been added to the vise called the Torq-Lok pin for heavy toque applications. This removable pin intersects the ball and socket joint locking it into the base. The locking pin can be inserted every 90 degrees with the vise in either the vertical or horizontal position and stored in the base when not in use. Read more

Auburn, AL– SAR USA by Sarsilmaz, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of firearms, is pleased to announce the new SAR9 Compact pistol. Built on the same platform as the legendary SAR9, it is possibly the most rigorously tested pistol ever developed and is proudly carried by NATO and elite forces around the world.

“The SAR9 Compact was inspired by feedback that we received from elite shooting professionals, dealers and consumers,” said Todd Pearson, COO SAR USA. “We listened to the shooting sports community when they asked for the same incredible durability and performance of the SAR9 in a more compact version.”

Chambered in 9mm, the SAR9 Compact is the perfect balance between a micro and full-size pistol. It’s small and light enough to be easily concealed and comfortably carried, yet has the capacity of a full-size pistol. Other features of the SAR9 Compact include a hammer-forged barrel with recessed crown for increased accuracy, interchangeable backstrap and side plates, black oxide slide, and comes standard with 15 round magazines with a 10-round option for capacity restricted states. The lightweight polymer framed, striker-fired, SAR9 Compact points naturally, and is a pleasure to carry. With a choice of three insertable back straps to customize fit, a low barrel axis to grip ratio to lessen muzzle climb and a 20-degree grip angle providing superior control and fast second shot recovery… the accuracy is built in. Couple these features with a safety trigger that is smoother than a double action revolver and the SAR9 Compact becomes the perfect carry-pistol when you want a round in the chamber. All SAR pistols have a live round indicator. Read more