Author: Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson is an American author, editor and entrepreneur.

A former police officer and trainer, he left public service and founded Tac6 Media, LLC.

Richard is a prolific writer with hundreds of articles related to firearms and law enforcement published by Harris Publications, Athlon Outdoors, NRA, Police & Security News, The Firearm Blog, Human Events and more.

He currently consults with clients who need online publication management, editorial services, content production and organic traffic acquisition through search engine optimization.

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Gun Industry News

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 6, 2012

Here are a few of the new bits of gear and other gun information to hit my mailbox in the past few days…

Burris Eliminator II and III LaserScopes

Burris is now shipping the Eliminator II and Eliminator III LaserScopes to dealers. The scopes are an extension of the original Eliminator LaserScope that use an automated trajectory compensation system to help improve shooter accuracy.

The Eliminator started shipping last month. It is a 3.5-10×40 with a 0.3 MOA dot. MSRP is $799. The Eliminator II and III are 4-12×42 and 4-16×50 scopes respectively. MSRP is $999 for the II and $1,499 for the III.

Tags Burris, news, optics, scopes

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Industry News Roundup

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 5, 2012

Days before the NASGW Expo, news is starting to move at a much faster pace including announcements of new guns, shooting gear and even corporate acquisitions. Here are a few of the things that are leaking out ahead of this week’s show.

Remington Arms acquires TAPCO

The Remington Arms Company picked up gun accessory maker TAPCO, expanding the company’s reach throughout the shooting market. TAPCO manufactures a wide range of firearm parts, mainly for rifles. I know a lot of people that have relied on their replacement AK and SKS parts to ensure 922r compliance.

Tags CZ, Diamondback, G&G Tools, Metro Arms, Remington, TAPCO

Optics and Sighting Systems

LaserLyte Kryptonyte Center Mass Shotgun Laser

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 2, 2012
2 Comments on LaserLyte Kryptonyte Center Mass Shotgun Laser

The new LaserLyte Kryptonyte Center Mass shotgun laser is definitely a step away from traditional laser sighting systems. The Center Mass system projects nine laser dots: eight in a circular pattern with the final dot in the center of the ring. The idea is to provide the shooter a visual representation of where the shot will strike.

The farther away the target, the larger the circle. The approximate spread is 1″ per yard of distance. While not exact, this is a relatively decent approximation that has been taught to defensive shotgun shooters using traditional 00-buck loads in an 18″ barrel pump gun.

Tags Center Mass, green laser, Kryptonyte, laser, LaserLyte

Rifles

Diamondback DB15

I’ve got more information (and photos) of the new Diamondback DB15 rifles I first mentioned last month. After seeing them in the databases of a major gun dealer, I knew they were real, but I just didn’t have photos to share. That’s all changed now that Diamondback posted their pretty new AR’s online.

A variety of models are, or will be, available. Variations include different colors, handguards, sights and stocks. As can be seen in these photos, they will offer everything from a plain-Jane black M4-style rifle to a Magpul-equipped gun to a flat dark earth colored gun with a free float handguard.

Tags AR15, carbine, DB15, Diamondback, rifle

Reloading

New Hornady Reloading Manual

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date October 25, 2012
1 Comment on New Hornady Reloading Manual

A new Hornady reloading manual was just announced and will be available on December 1. I’m expecting that the 11th Edition Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading will be an worthy successor in a line of excellent handloading books from the company.

I bought my first manual (actually, it was a two volume set) back in the mid- to late-90’s and I used it to both develop loads and just learn about cartridges. When I purchased the set, I was only loading for the .38 Special. Since then, I’ve added a few more calibers, but the Hornady manuals are still a staple on my bookshelf.

Tags book, Hornady, reloading