SHOT Show 2024 - Stealth Arms - The Platypus has evolved!

This guide covers essential techniques for operating the EAA Witness2311 CMX, from range shooting and tactical positioning to efficient magazine changes and grip refinement. It emphasizes the pistol's ergonomic advantages, such as its slimmer profile and enhanced grip texture, and the importance of mastering controls like the trigger and slide serrations for effective use. The instruction highlights the pistol's reliability and suitability for various shooting applications.

This video provides an in-depth explanation of AR-15 barrel profiles, detailing how their shape and thickness impact weight, balance, heat management, stiffness, and felt recoil. It breaks down common profiles like Pencil, Government/M4, SOCOM, H-Bar, and modern hybrids, offering guidance on selecting the best profile for specific shooting applications and build goals, debunking common myths along the way.

This guide covers the initial handling and optics installation for the VKTR Industries VKP Pro, a double-stack 1911 pistol. It details mounting optics like the Trijicon SRO and weapon lights such as the SureFire X300, emphasizing the importance of safety checks throughout the process. The VKP Pro features integrated rear sights for co-witnessing and a flared magwell for enhanced reloading efficiency.

This video provides an expert-level overview of a custom Kimber 2K11 Pro Eclipse build by Roger Barrera of QVO Tactical. It details the pistol's aesthetic features, including its two-tone finish and functional slide serrations, as well as its technical specifications like the 4.25-inch barrel, bull barrel design, and MJD Solutions grip. The build is further enhanced with a SureFire X300 light, a QVO Tactical holster, and a Holosun 507 Competition optic, showcasing a high-end tactical setup.

This video showcases the Stealth Arms Comped Platypus with an 'Island Comp' through a high-energy shooting demonstration. The speaker, a high-level firearms influencer, highlights the firearm's flat-shooting characteristics and reliability during various drills, including rapid target transitions and precision shots. The demonstration emphasizes advanced recoil management and proficiency, offering insights into the Platypus's performance for experienced shooters.

This video provides an expert overview of the Stealth Arms Platypus pistol, featuring the Gideon Granite Comp red dot optic. Roger Barrera from QVO Tactical highlights the Platypus's integrated compensator, its double-stack 1911 design compatible with Glock 17/19 magazines, and its ergonomic grip. The demonstration includes a detailed look at the trigger's short take-up and quick reset, as well as the optic's large window for competition shooting.

This guide details a practical experiment to debunk the myth that an AR-15 round would 'blow off' an ear. The Humble Marksman demonstrates through testing with pig ears that common rifle rounds, and even heavier calibers, create clean holes rather than explosive damage on thin tissue. The expert's analysis highlights the difference between tissue interaction and ballistics gel cavitation.

This guide showcases the specialized 'Space Guns' used in Open Division competition at the Double Tap Championship. It highlights custom 2011 pistols, advanced optics like C-More RTS2 and Sig Sauer Romeo3 Max, and high-end holsters from Safariland and Double Alpha Academy. The content, presented by a seasoned competition shooter, offers insights into the gear and techniques employed in high-level shooting events.

This guide details an efficient iron sight technique, drawing on insights from 3-division USPSA Grand Master Tim Herron. It emphasizes a shift from rigid front sight focus to a more effective target-oriented approach, using the rear sight for gross aiming and the front sight for fine-tuning. This method is particularly beneficial for shooters transitioning from red dot sights.

This guide details the disassembly process for three popular 2011-style pistols: the Staccato P, Springfield Armory Prodigy, and Bul Armory SAS II Tac 4.25. It highlights differences in guide rod systems, with the Staccato P featuring a toolless system, the Bul Armory requiring a paperclip or staple, and the Springfield Armory Prodigy needing a hex wrench. Proper maintenance of the guide rod system is crucial for reliable firearm function.