H&K roller-lock rifles have never been guns for the faint of heart. Their delayed blowback actions result in greater felt recoil for the shooter compared to AR or AK platform rifles. They’re also made of thick welded steel stampings which makes them heavy. If you want a compact, rifle...
The Brawler from Rossi USA isn’t a new handgun, but what is new is that it’s now offered in 5.56 and .300 Blackout. The Brawler isn’t a gun for the masses, but it is a gun that a few niche markets can appreciate. This handgun is great for backcountry...
The Ruger PC Charger is an original design and does not have AR-like controls like the other blowback-operated guns we tested.
The Ruger PC Charger also did well, but was removed from further testing due to a lack of reliability with hollow points. During this phase, the Century AP5 experienced...
The two guns built on the HK MP delayed blowback operating system are the HK SP5 and the Century Arms AP5. Ever since the 1980 SAS rescue at the Iranian Embassy in London, the MP5 has been an icon of smooth-shooting reliability and reduced recoil. The same smooth-operating delayed...
The SAR USA 109T is a semi-automatic version of the SAR USA 109T submachine gun. It looks very much like an AR and is very light. It comes from the factory without an arm brace, which gives its owner the opportunity to run it without an arm brace or...
The two guns built on the Heckler & Koch MP delayed blowback operating system are the Heckler & Koch SP5 and the Century Arms AP5. Ever since the 1980 SAS rescue at the Iranian Embassy in London, the MP5 has been an icon of smooth-shooting reliability and reduced recoil....
The gas piston gun is the Sig Sauer MPX K. It is a semi-auto version of Sig Sauer’s MPX submachine gun. Sig selected a short-stroke gas piston operating system for the sub-gun to ensure reliability and help reduce recoil when the gun was fired full-auto. In semi-auto fire, the...
The Rock River Arms gun features a 4.5-inch barrel, a two-stage Rock River trigger, Rock River flip-up polymer battle sights, a chrome-lined barrel with a 1-in-10 twist and an adjustable SB Tactical SBA3 arm brace. It comes with two 17-round Glock-style magazines.
Rock River’s LAR BT9G is a reliable and...
The Wilson Combat AR9 comes from the factory without sights, although they are available as an accessory. This pistol is available in two barrel lengths—8 and 11.3 inches—and it can be built to use either Glock, Beretta or Wilson Combat EDC X9 magazines. The test model has a very...
One of the best things about ARs in general is that pretty much any budget has options. Out of the nine guns, three came in fairly budget friendly at under $1,400 MSRP—the Sig Sauer Tread Pistol, the CMMG Banshee 200 MK4 and the Rock River RUK-15 4.5 pistol. The...
