The definitive agreement has been signed: CZ Group shall acquire a 100% stake in Colt for an upfront cash consideration of $220 million. This is a strategic merger for both companies – “A milestone in the history of CZ” – and marks the birth of a (real) big player in the global firearms manufacturing industry.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) act as operational or strategic high-value instruments in the national security toolbox of their respective states. These are  thoroughly trained and experienced soldiers who go on extremely important (and usually dangerous) missions. For this reason, it is usually the highest military and political levels that decide. 

Having secured a federal license to manufacture guns, the US Roundhill Group, which had purchased the Remington brand a few months ago, has announced that firearms production will resume at the historic plant in Ilion. The goal of the new owner is to save all 800 jobs at the company, and to hire new staff in the future.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Puma: two years after its 250th anniversary, the  Solingen-based company Puma announces many new products. Among them, Bowie knives, a limited-edition Damascus steel razor and a new hunting knife. all4hunters.com provides an overview of the novelties from the German knife manufacturer.

Although the IWA OutdoorClassics 2021 will not take place as usual, we still don't have to miss it completely. The IWA team has been working on many innovative ideas over the last few months – the result: the "Road to IWA 2022". The series of digital and physical events will start on March 12, 2021 with the "IWA Studio Edition". Of course, we from all4shooters.com will also take part in the …

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Savage Arms: Renegauge Competition shotgun. In 2020 the US manufacturer introduced the new semi-auto shotgun series called "Renegauge". Now, with the Savage Renegauge Competition, there is also an attractive competition version for 2021 to choose from, which we would like to introduce to you in more detail here. 

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Kahles: the K525i will get a seventh reticle option in 2021. The Advanced Milling Reticle (AMR) already did its service in the popular K624i and will be available for the K525i AMR tactical riflescope from March 2021.

Virtual Shot Show 2021 / New from Vigilance Rifles: PM Model 20. It may not be the most graceful gun to look at, but this compact submachine gun offers some interesting technical features. Chambered in 9mm caliber and also available in a full-auto version, it allows for quick barrel changes.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from: Spyderco Pattadese knife and more. The spider brand pays tribute to the Italian island of Sardinia by proposing its own interpretation of the Resolza, which may turn up the nose of purists but we welcome with benevolence. Because knives not only can cut, but they can also unite. 

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Fightlite: SRC carbine. A semi-automatic carbine based on the AR-15 platform but with the walnut stock of a traditional hunting gun and an M-Lok interface handguard. Put that way, it sounds like some kind Frankenstein assemblage, but at heart it's a typically US sporting rifle.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Volqartsen: Black Mamba-X pistol. Based on the Ruger 22/45 Mk IV semiautomatic rimfire pistol frame, the Black Mamba is available in different versions with 4.5” and 6” barrel lenghts. The version we are presenting here is compatible with many mini-reflex optics without the need for mounting plates.

Nitehog introduces the TIR-M35 Chameleon X-Core multifunctional clip-on thermal imaging optic, featuring a high-resolution Amorphous Silicon 640x480 FPA Sensor with 17 μm pixel pitch, 800x600 AMOLED display, and robust, all-European construction. The Chameleon X-Core Plus is specifically built to meet the needs of the knowledgeable hunter, with the highest possible quality in materials, …

EU already banned lead shot in wetlands. Now they want to restrict the placing on the market and use of lead in ammunition – not just gunshots, but also bullets – “in terrains other than wetlands” by 2023. At the request of the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has already submitted a proposal to that end

The systems includes the revolutionary 6.8x51 hybrid ammunition, the NGSW-AR lightweight belt-fed machine gun, the NGSW-R rifle, and suppressors. The new weapons offer “significant advancements in battlefield weapons performance” and should replace the current M4 carbine and the M249 SAW chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021, news from Taurus, the TX22 Competition pistol. An interesting product, especially for the US market, in which .22 rimfire semiautomatic pistols have always enjoyed great popularity and top sales. With this renewed model, Taurus is targeting sport shooters looking for a cadet caliber pistol with the latest in versatility.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Winchester: 44 special models of popular rifles and shotguns. The well-known US brand is not discouraged by the adversity of another year without international gun shows. Winchester meets the fancy SHOT Show 2021 with a whole flood of special editions of rifles and shotguns, some of which will be launched on the market in 2021 in limited editions only.