B&T AG is getting ready to start production of the new APC 300. Â The APC, or Advanced Police Carbine, will be chambered in .300 Whisper, and is designed from the ground up for the cartridge. Â The gun is full-auto capable and is intended for use with a sound suppressor. Â The APC 300 fires from a closed bolt.
B&T states the gun is adaptable to right- and left-handed shooters, and comes with an ambidextrous charging handle, magazine release, bolt release and selector switch.
FN Herstal rolled out the latest update to the company’s light machine gun line, the MINIMI Mk 3. Â The company stated the new Mk3 was designed around the feedback received from actual combat troops using the gun in the field. Â Essentially, all updates are focused on improved ergonomics and improved mobility.
While there are undoubtedly small changes under the hood, the most prominent updates are:
SIG Sauer announced a new version of the P290 pistol. Â The SIG P290 ORB is functionally identical to the P290 ES I previously reviewed, but it has an oil rubbed bronze coated slide. Â This is the same finish used on the popular SIG 1911 Spartan pistol that we saw at this year’s SHOT Show.
The new pistols also use G-10 grip panels similar to the ones on the ES model. Â However, the new grip panels have a color pattern that matches the bronze color of the slide better than the original ES grips.
Safariland announced the introduction of a new light attachment for pistols called the Rogers’ Rail Lite. Â The system uses a Streamlight Microstream flashlight with the rail, and the total package has a very affordable MSRP of $48. Â There are a number of things that I like, and do not like, about this system.
Here are some of the new product introductions for late 2013, early 2014. Â I expect to see all of these at the SHOT Show, if not before.
Federal Ammunition is now offering Fresh Fire packs of .22 LR ammo. Â These round cans of rimfire ammo are nitrogen-sealed and designed for protecting the ammo from the effects of time and corrosion. Â Right now the only ammo available is a 36 grain copper-platted hollow point, but I could see this expanding into other loads and calibers.