FN Upgraded Tactical Carbines - SHOT Show 2017 Day 1

This video reviews the top 10 AR-15 rifles for 2025, highlighting their features, performance, and suitability for various applications like home defense, competition, and hunting. The AR-15 platform is emphasized for its versatility, modularity, reliability, and performance, with manufacturers continuously innovating to offer advanced models.

This video from SHOT Show 2018 features FN America discussing their product development, emphasizing the transfer of military-grade technology to consumer and law enforcement firearms. Key new releases include the FN 509 pistol line (including the 9mm Compact and 45 Tactical), the FN 15 Pistol, and the SCAR SC subcompact carbine. FN also highlights their Military Collector Series, offering commercial replicas of military firearms like the M4, M16, and M249 SAW, emphasizing their durability and reliability derived from military contracts.

This video features a critique of a home defense AR-15 build by former Navy SEAL Jeff Gonzales. Key takeaways include the importance of a suppressor for indoor use, the critique of an overly complex sling, and recommendations for reliable optics. The discussion highlights the trade-offs of short-barreled rifles (SBRs) for home defense and emphasizes practical gear selection over complexity.

This guide details the tool-less field stripping process for the Beretta ARX-160, as demonstrated by a Beretta factory representative. It covers the quick-release barrel, stock, trigger group, and bolt assembly, emphasizing ease of maintenance. The representative highlights the rifle's modularity and ambidextrous features, noting its current military availability with future civilian plans.

This entry details the Fostech .50 Cal Drum Magazine, designed for Barrett M107 and 82A1 rifles, featuring a 20-round capacity and billet machined aluminum construction. It also touches upon the Fostech Rader .308 rifle. The information is presented with high technical focus from a manufacturer representative.

This video from ARFCOM News details a ballistic gel test of Remington's 158gr SJHP .357 Magnum ammunition fired from a 16-inch Rossi Model M92 carbine. The test highlights how carbine-length barrels significantly enhance .357 Magnum performance, achieving velocities comparable to some .300 Blackout loads and demonstrating substantial penetration and expansion in ballistic gel. The analysis touches on terminal ballistics theories and the unique behavior of high-velocity pistol rounds fired from rifles.