Recoil

RECOIL is teaming up with EOTECH to give one winner an EFLX-CE Enclosed Reflex Sight valued at $479. This package includes EOTECH EFLX-CE enclosed reflex sight, Model EFLXRCE1BLK, and Black finish. The EFLX-CE is a ruggedized enclosed-emitter pistol optic with a billet 7075 aluminum housing, selectable reticles, side-loading CR2032 battery, DeltaPoint Pro and Shield RMS-c footprint compatibility, shake-to-wake electronics, and lockout mode.

Over the years, we’ve seen submachine guns categorized by generations tied to the World Wars. Generation 1 is often represented by the Thompson submachine gun, with its finely machined steel, walnut furniture, and expensive manufacturing process. Generation 2 is typified by wartime expedients like the Sten — a weapon designed to be produced quickly, cheaply, and in enormous numbers while the world was at war. After that, things become murky.

The EOTech OGL-C is the civilian-legal version of the On-Gun Laser that has been restricted to military and law enforcement since 2023. RECOIL TV host Tom Marshall walks through the OGL-C at Boulder City Rifle and Pistol Club in Boulder City, Nevada, covering the co-aligned green visible and IR aiming lasers, the VCSEL infrared illuminator, and the control layout that sets it apart from an AN/PEQ-15. Then we take it out on the line at last light to show what it does after dark.

The final word came down today: the Aero buyout is official, and Aero released a full press release this morning. Here is that announcement below: Family investment group brings stability, resources, and a renewed commitment to our customers, partners, employees, and the firearms industry as our brands transition from private equity ownership into an exciting new chapter.

While the KRISS Vector didn’t change the world of subguns, it did demonstrate a decidedly different approach to recoil management. Anyone can copy someone else’s design, but it takes a bit of balls and no small amount of risk to actually do something new — which is why it graced the cover of RECOIL Issue 3. When things go bump in the night, you instinctively reach for your handgun or shotgun. Some might even go for an AR-15.

UNITY Tactical has built its reputation by questioning the assumptions baked into conventional rifle setups. Standard mount height? Reconsider it. Traditional magnifier placement? Build a better system. Familiar controls? Optimize them around the way shooters actually work under pressure. Now RECOIL and UNITY Tactical are giving one winner the opportunity to overhaul a rifle with six purpose-built components engineered around speed, ergonomics and the human factor.

The Osight SE MOS is the first and only enclosed emitter red dot optic that mounts directly to the Glock MOS footprint without the need for an additional adaptor plate! A breakthrough design that has a lot more under the hood than just a new way of mounting to the slide, the Osight SE MOS also includes a side-mounting battery with over 85,000 hours of run time, 10 total brightness settings, and multi-reticle options to choose from: circle-dot, circle, or dot.

Cigar smoking in America is almost as old as America itself, with the origin of American cigars being generally credited to General Israel Putnam, an Army officer who served in the famed Rogers’ Rangers during the French and Indian War, and later in the American Revolution. Between those famed campaigns, Putnam was shipwrecked while taking part in the British Expedition against Cuba.

The wait is over, the Springfield Kuna is finally available with a tri-lug barrel as a factory option! If you’re not familiar with the legendary tri-lug, this might not be exciting news to you (yet). Most common for 9mm suppressors, but also found in some other pistol-caliber cans, the tri-lug is an extremely simple, robust, and secure method of mounting a suppressor. As the name implies, this system uses 3 lugs to index and secure the suppressor to the host.

For purposes of CYA, both our own and yours, we firstly need to advise all readers RECOIL does not write from a position of offering legal advice, in any regard. We recommend when considering investing in any forced-reset technology that one thoroughly reviews both federal and local laws.