5,56 mm NATO

Featuring a “thumb operated receiver” (TOR) – a system where you use you thumb instead of you index finger to fire – the new rifle offers the opportunity to try an innovative AR-15-type gun at an affordable price. Thanks to its AR's 223 Wylde chamber, the  “Basic Bravo” can also safely fire either .223 Remington or 5.56x45 mm NATO ammo. 

Following its visit to the DSEI trade fair in London, Heckler & Koch – a German government supplier – gets back with a lucrative major order from the UK Ministry of Defence: £15 million and a contract option for another £50 million. Learn more here on all4shooters.
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New from Maxim Defense, a company known for its high-end stocks and accessories, an all-new proprietary PDW platform chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO and 7.62x39mm.  They describe it as “the ultimate choice for when concealment and personal defense is non-negotiable.” Among its features, a muzzle booster and a special stock system.

Brownells adds to their Retro Rifles series a nice replica of the very rare Model 605, the first Colt's effort at producing a more compact variant of the M16 rifle. Chambered in 5.56 NATO and with an overall length of 34 in / 863 mm, it's a real collector's item.

The NX3G is specifically built for 3 Gun stages and sporting applications. Thanks to its “hybrid” .223 Wylde chambering it will accept .223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition offering  the same accuracy and reliability with both cartridges. 

Enforce Tac 2018 / New from Hornady. In addition to the most interesting novelty in the form of the new 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (PRC) caliber, the renowned manufacturer from Grand Island, Nebraska, has come up with a true flood of new products.

SHOT Show 2018 / New from Brownells: Retro Rifles. Ever wanted an AR-10 or a Vietnam M16? Brownells has replicated these classic military rifles: from the early .308/7.62mm models to the 5.56mm XM177 Carbine, including a “slab side” variant and a Vietnam Era M16A1.

SHOT Show 2018 / New from Springfield Armory: the SAINT Victor pistol. After the SAINT rifle launched in 2016, Springfield Armory now introduces the SAINT Victor Pistol chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223 Rem). A short weapon well suited for CQB, it has no buttstock but a SB Tactical SBX-K forearm brace to reduce size. The 7.5 barrel is also equipped with a blast diverter.

The Belgian defense company FN Herstal is expanding its proven FN SCAR product family with a subcompact carbine for law enforcement and the military. The new FN SCAR-SC in 5.56 x 45 mm NATO will be presented for the first time at the upcoming MILIPOL 2017 in Paris. But what distinguishes this little weapon? We'll tell you here.

The United States Marine Corps has issued an acquisition notice for some 50,000 5.56 mm M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles (IAR), while the US Army has just released a solicitation for a new selective-fire infantry rifle in 7.62 mm. The background is quite interesting to read

Enforce Tac 2017 / New from Heckler & Koch: HK433. The well-known weapons manufacturers from Oberndorf presented the new assault rifle family HK433 to the public at the trade fair in Nuremberg. We show you all technical data and characteristics of the fully automatic modular assault rifle for the military.

Italian-based Tactical73 S.r.l. offers two muzzle devices for AR-10 and AR-15 type rifles and carbines

After a years-long development phase, the Desert Tech MDR is on its way to distribution − and all4shooters laid its hands on one at IWA!

IWA 2016 /  New from ASG: the Danish company is finally ready with its airsoft replica of the latest Czech assault rifle

HIT Show 2016 / New from Paganini: the Bushmaster QRC, ORC .308 and MOE .308 Enhanced modern sporting rifles were showcased at the HIT Show

HIT Show 2016 / New from Troy Industries: the Italian distributor Bignami showcased the new modern sporting rifles from the notorious U.S. company