The Smith & Wesson M&P15 in 300 Whisper was an interesting rifle released in 2011. At a time when many manufacturers were embracing the 300 BLK cartridge, S&W went with the 300 Whisper.
As it turns out, it was a good choice, but one that doesn’t appear to have been financially successful.
Let’s jump into what the M&P 300 Whisper rifle was all about.
Kel-Tec announced three new accessories for the RFB rifle. The accessories are a short quad-rail, a front sight riser, a tactical operating handle and a muzzle brake. The Kel-Tec RFB (Rifle, Forward-ejecting Bullpup) is a .308/7.62 NATO rifle available in target and carbine models.
Quad-rails are exceptionally popular on the AR15 platform guns, so it is not a great leap to think that rails for the RFB might be popular as well. The quad rail for the RFB is a short system, measuring about three inches in length. The rails run from the rear of the flash hider to just forward of the gas system adjustment.
The rails will accept any 1913/Picatinny mount accessories and is made from “…hard coat anodized 6061-T6 aluminum.”
MSRP will be about $45 and should be available for order next week on the Kel-Tec website.
I love my Mosin Nagant rifles. Like many M-N owners, I own several. And at less than $100 for a fine shooting surplus rifle, most Mosin owners start small collections.
One of the common complaints from Mosin Nagant shooters is that the triggers on most of the rifles is somewhere between kinda awful and flat-out awful. Considering I only paid $70 each for my M-N rifles, the triggers aren’t bad, but they are heavy and gritty. That’s about to change.
Timney Triggers introduced a trigger for the Mosin Nagant rifles. Quoting consumer demand as the driving force behind this product’s development, Timney is selling the triggers right now on their web site for $89.95.
The trigger pulls are adjustable between 1 1/2 and 4 pounds, and a three pound pull ships standard. Timney incorporated a trigger blocking side safety, heat treated components and an aluminum housing.
Olympic Arms had their new Gamestalker rifle on display at the 2010 SHOT Show. The Gamestalker is an AR-platform rifle chambered in .243 WSSM, .25 WSSM and the brand new .300 OSSM (scroll down for more information on the cartridge.)
The Gamestalker features a 22″ barrel, free floating aluminum handguard, ACE skeleton stock and an ERGO “Fat Boy” grip. The upper receiver has a flattop for easy installation of your choice in optics. The rifle weighs 7.5 pounds and has a camouflage pattern. It ships with one, seven-round magazine.
The rifle has a retail price of $1359, but expect street price around $1200-1300. Olympic Arms staff state the rifles are in production now, but supplies will be limited initially due to the amount of time needed to properly apply the camouflage pattern.
Mossberg was showing its new value-priced Maverick bolt-action rifles at the 2010 SHOT Show. The Maverick rifles will be available in long and short actions, starting with .270 and .30-06, and .243 and .308 respectively.
The Maverick rifles have black synthetic stocks and can be had with the adjustable length of pull system. The rifles come standard with Weaver-type mounts for easy installation of a scope.
The Mavericks will have a standard trigger, not the adjustable Lightning Bolt Action system that Mossberg is putting on many of its rifles and shotguns. While the LBA trigger is definitely a nicer trigger, there is nothing wrong with the standard trigger provided out of the box from Mossberg.