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Thursday, January 29, 2015

CZ’s New Bren 223 Pistol + More SCORPION – SHOT Show 2015

CZ-USA has given the masses what they’ve been asking for. Bringing two new offerings to the tactical world for 2015, CZ has launched the Scorpion Evo 3 and the 805 Bren PS1. The GunsAmerica team covered the Scorpion, earlier in January; it is a remarkable pistol with an amazing feature set and even better price point. Click on the link above for the review.

The Bren Pistol.

The other star of the 2015 CZ booth was the 805 Bren PS1. Utilizing a piston driven recoil system, this pistol is designed as the PDW version of the Czechoslovakian army’s assault rifle of choice. Backed up by a history of military service, this pistol is undoubtedly tough, and is more than ready for any task you can come up with.
The 805’s upper receiver is aluminum and built with monolithic picatinny rails. The gun has an 11inch barrel chambered in .223/5.56, and uses a two-piece muzzle break to reduce muzzle climb and recoil force. The pistol uses a gas piston system which ensures reliability and longevity while keeping the bolt assembly clean during firing. The weapon feeds from standard AR-15 magazines, and should work with everything from USGI aluminum mags to Hexmags.
The pistol utilizes the same low mount iron sights as the scorpion line of pistols, but can accommodate any BUIS or optics you may find yourself mounting atop it. The rear of the pistol allows for the attachment of slings, and in the near future the attachment of AR-style buffer tube assembly if you would like to mount the ever so controversial SB-15.
All in all, the pistol is great, and if you’re in the market for a piston driven PDW they will start shipping in March at a MRSP of $1982. Watch for our full review in months to come.

The rear sight on the Bren.

The front sight is the same one in use on the Scorpion.

The Bren above a brace-equipped Scorpion.

At half the price of the Bren, I expect to see a lot of these Scorpions selling fast.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

.408 Chey Tac ARs – Are You Kidding Me? – Noreen Arms–SHOT Show

Noreen Arms goes big and they don’t go home. These guys win SHOT Show this year. They brought a damn CNC machine and cut 80% AR lowers and sold them to the attendees. I mean how cool is that? What is even cooler is that they are about 100 foot away from the ATF’s booth. Not that the ATF has any problem with 80% lowers. They’re perfectly legal. It was just an interesting juxtaposition. Too bad they aren’t machining pistol braces.
Aside from the coolness of the site-made lowers, Noreen had a new gun here at SHOT as well. If you are not familiar with Noreen, they make big bore AR styled rifles. Their Bad News line is available in 338 Lapua or 300 Winchester Magnum. They have a slightly smaller AR style rifle that is chambered for 30-06, 270 Win or 25-06 Remington.
But new this year they have a new rifle in 408 Chey Tac. This is a piston driven semi automatic with a 10 round magazine. It is 23 pounds of awesome. I’m sold. We have a review gun inbound from Noreen, so we’ll be able to put the bigger-is-better philosophy to the test.

CNC Machine on the SHOT Show floor!

Noreen goes big!

A lower being cut.

This was made on the SHOT Show floor.

Shiny!

80% done.

A complete rifle. This one is in 300 Win Mag.

They had rifles at the booth too.

A couple of big boys.

Side charging.

The Assassin is a 16″ barreled, 7lb, 30-06 carbine.

The “BN” stands for Bad News.

Armalite AR-10 Redesigned – Hot New Products – SHOT Show 2015

Armalite 2015
Walking up to the Armalite booth this year at Shot Show 2015, I could see that Armalite has been busy. Very busy. At first glance I was confused; I’d expected the familiar Armalite ARs. But they’re not there. The entirety of the AR line has been overhauled. They’ve introduced 15 new models. It is clear that Armalite has emerged out of the cave and walked proudly into the 21^st century.
Starting with the basics, the most noticeable changes are aesthetics. They’ve made the rifles sleek and sexy, which was not an easy task. They had to start from the ground up, making vast improvements to the furniture they use. They are producing their own hand-guards, now. Standing out among the crowd are two rifles, the AR10 3GN13 and the M15 TAC18.

The AR10 3GN13 is a purpose built competition gun. Designed to be both light and powerful, this rifle is chambered in .308 and sports a 13.5-inch barrel. It has an adjustable compensator that is pinned to the barrel which brings the overall length to just over 16 inches. The gun is built for speed, and ease of use, with easily manipulated controls. Features such as the ambidextrous charging handle and safety selector, Timney trigger, Ergo wide grip, and MBA adjustable stock make this rifle quick into action as well as easy to shoot. Coming in at $1,999 this rifle is a bargain and a half for the competitive shooter.

The M15 TAC18 is a rifle that is built for precision as well as hard use. Chambered in .223 and sporting an 18inch stainless steel 1/8-twist barrel, this rifle is built for extreme accuracy. With the OSS Banner Break, recoil, and muzzle climb should be close to non-existent. This one has ambidextrous controls, Magpul furniture, a 2-stage match trigger, and the Armalite Tactical Forend. The price-tag is $1600.
Click on over to Armalite to see the rest of the new guns. And keep your eyes open–next year should bring an overhaul of the bolt guns.

The depth of the new designs is even more impressive when you see them all together.

It was hard to wrap my head around all of the new models.

If you’re looking for one of these bolt guns, the time to pull the trigger is now. Or this year. They may be next to get redesigned.

Every little detail is getting the new Armalite treatment.

WWII German MP40 in 9mm – SHOT Show 2015

German Sport Guns, GSG, was at SHOT Show 2015 showing off what maybe their coolest product yet–an MP40 in the original 9mm caliber. GSG makes a MP40 now but it is in .22LR. That is mainly what they make, reproduction military arms in .22.
All of their guns are imported to the US by American Tactical Imports.
The new MP40 in 9mm has initial approval from the ATF at the time of the show. The representative at the booth said that they will be sending the ATF a working gun in April for final approval. Once that is obtained, they will begin production and importation. The guns will be sold without a shoulder stock (as pistols). If you file a Form 1 and get a stamp for an SBR, they will sell you the folding stock like the originals had.
These are not 100% true to the originals. The internals are different on the action. There was a bit of a language barrier with the rep at the booth, but I understood him to say that it had to be changed due to ease of full auto conversion. The original MP40 fired off an open bolt. The new Thompson’s had to be changed for similar reasons. Another change will be the addition of a safety.
If all goes well with the ATF, they hope to start shipment to the US later this year. MSRP is projected to be in the $550 range.