At $5,800 MSRP, the Jacob Grey Nox 9 is not a gun you buy on a whim. The big news for 2026? All in-house billet components—no more MIM parts. Every piece is cut on their own CNC machines in South Carolina. We break down who this pistol makes sense for and who should skip it.
C-MORE updated their proven RTS3 competition red dot with an aircraft-grade aluminum housing, button lockout to prevent mid-stage brightness mishaps, and a shorter footprint for easier mounting. At $549 with a 30-year warranty, the V2 targets Open and 3-Gun shooters who want a clean dot without ghosting. We caught Todd Jarrett at SHOT Show 2026 for the rundown—here’s what’s actually new and who should care.
OA Defense just announced the OA 2311 Compact Pro Elite at SHOT Show 2026. They took the full-size Pro Elite and built a compact version with the same all-metal grip treatment. You can also get it with a ported or standard barrel. This one caught my attention because it’s a feature-rich match pistol in a compact package you can actually compete with. It should run well in Carry Optics or Actual Carry Pistol divisions, and
Hearing protection questions flood TTG Facebook groups constantly. After years as a competitor, lane judge, and media producer at Tactical Games events, I’ve watched what gear actually survives sandbag carries, axle bar work, and full weekends of shooting. Here’s what competitors really use and why TTG demands are different from other shooting sports.
A hands-on review of the Real Avid Master Gun Vise after years of use for gunsmithing, AR builds, optic mounting, and even household projects. What works, what doesn’t, and who should skip it.
Disclosure: TALON Grips provided Action Gunner with the TALON Grips PRO for this review. Our editorial assessment remains independent and uninfluenced. I was looking to add more bite to my Echelon grip when TALON Grips reached out. I’d been eyeing the epoxy and silicon carbide route, but I’ve seen too many horror stories of botched DIY grip jobs—and I know my skill level well enough to predict I’d be one of them. When TALON offered to
Disclosure: VKTR provided Action Gunner with the direct-impingement bolt carrier group for this review. Our editorial assessment remains independent and uninfluenced. The bolt carrier group is the heartbeat of any AR-15 platform. It’s the critical workhorse responsible for the entire cycling process. Without a reliable BCG, your competition rifle is dead in the water. This is where the VKTR direct-impingement bolt carrier group comes in. VKTR designed this BCG to deliver match-grade performance out of
Watchtower Defense pulled out all the stops with the APACHE, their full-size, double-stack 1911 purpose-built for competition shooters who demand speed, control, and consistency under pressure. Named after Operation APACHE SNOW, a major U.S. military campaign conducted in May 1969 during the Vietnam War, the APACHE is more than a model name—it is a deliberate nod to Watchtower Defense’s American-made, veteran-owned roots. From the outset, the APACHE makes its intentions clear. This is not a
Let’s get something out of the way: you need a shot timer. If you’re serious about getting faster and more consistent, training without one is like lifting weights without tracking your reps. You might feel like you’re improving, but you have no idea if you actually are. The problem? There are a dozen options out there ranging from $130 to over $300, and most reviews just regurgitate spec sheets without telling you what actually matters
When it comes to competition shooting, we obsess over the perfect gear—match-grade ammo, tuned triggers, crisp optics, and precision-fit components that make our firearms feel like extensions of our bodies. But here’s the reality: none of that matters if your gun fails mid-match. That’s where Fix It Sticks steps in with one of the most valuable tools a competitor can pack. The Fix It Sticks 3-Gun Competition Toolkit isn’t just another accessory—it’s a mission-critical, match-saving system
