COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Recently I had the opportunity to tour the factory that makes the greatest home defense weapon ever conceived – the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher. Strangely, my wife disagrees. Apparently, the thinks that the blast radius is excessive and will wreak havoc on the furniture. Yes, I’m talking about the FN factory […]
Gun Review: FNS 9 Compact
New this year from FN America, formerly FNH USA, are compact models of their FNS series guns. Available in both 9mm and .40 S&W, the Compact models share the same basic design features as their bigger siblings but are sized for carry. I recently received an FNS 9 Compact model to run through the wringer. […]
Gun Review: The FN-15 DMR Designated Marksman Rifle
Recently I got my hot little hands on one of the new FN America rifles for 2015. This one is the FN-15 DMR or Designated Marksman Rifle. It’s designed to shoot accurately. More specifically, it’s designed to shoot longer and heavier projectiles accurately. Does it? Let’s find out. What makes a DMR a DMR? If […]
5 Great AR Rifles for Less Than $1,000
The great Obama AR-15 Sale of 2013 is over, sort of. Yes, fears about political shenanigans like green tip 5.56mm ammo bans and other nonsensical moves are driving sales, but we’ve moved on from the time when there were no AR-rifles of any type available on the shelves. In fact, as the market has chilled […]
FN Amps Up Collector Offerings
While some of us would have liked to see FN America make a dramatic entry into the civilian market sooner, they sure are serious about it now. In the way too cool for school department are a number of brand new goodies from FNH USA. I stopped by their booth to get a first-hand look […]
Hogzilla Slayer or Home Defense Utensil? The FNX 45 Tactical
I can’t decide if the FNX 45 Tactical pistol is more suited for military and law enforcement door kickers, home defense or battling Hogzilla. It’s a huge 45 ACP, but I mean that more in terms of capability than size. In fact, holding it up to my Beretta 92FS, which is full-size, but certainly not […]
Hogzilla
Somewhat by accident, I might have stumbled on an interesting Hogzilla antidote. The pistol is an FNX 45 Tactical. With a 15 round magazine, it’s ready for a whole passel of irritable bacons in training. For ammo, we’re going all Hogzilla medicine. These are Doubletap 450 SMC hard cast cartridges. The 450 SMC can be fired […]
Silencer Sunday
I had the opportunity for a range outing with my son and a couple of his friends today. Somehow, we got a bug up our collective butt that today should be proclaimed Silencer Sunday. It turned out to be a pretty good idea. Assembling some guns currently in for review and plenty of silencers, we […]
FNH Makes A Competition Shotgun? The FNH SC-1 Competition Over/Under
FN. It’s a little confusing if you’ve been around a while. Is FN the same as Browning? What’s Herstal? What’s FNH? Is that different than Fabrique Nationale? Should John Browning win a Nobel Prize? Are Belgian waffles all they’re cracked up to be? Let’s answer these questions with a simple history review. In 1889 Fabrique […]
Pic of the Day: A Competition Shotgun from FNH?
You probably know FN from their massive military contracts. Or perhaps their pistols. Or maybe their tactical shotguns. But they also make an excellent competition clays shotgun – the SC-1. We’re finishing up a full review on this one for GunsAmerica and it’s a beauty. Stay tuned…