Hi all,

We've had lots of stuff with rails show up recently. Accordingly, this week's theme is

(Tacti)cool Guns





Ruger Precision Rifle



What is it?

The RPR! You’ve probably heard quite a lot about these lately. When we first got them, I honestly didn’t know what to expect – it’s essentially a Ruger American in a tacticool chassis, and while the American is a good gun, “precision” is not really the first word that comes into my head when describing a decent budget hunting rifle. Well, turns out I was pretty much 100% wrong on that – these are easily sub-MOA guns, and are about as fully loaded as a guy could want in terms of the chassis they’re plugged into. Keymod slots, a fully adjustable stock which also folds, built in 20 MOA rail, etc. etc., all for significantly less than something like a KRG Whiskey-3 chassis.

Why is it (tacti)cool?


- As mentioned, it’s fairly affordable and pretty much fully loaded –you can get a pretty good idea of all the features just looking at the thing.
- One thing you can’t see, and might not be aware of if you aren’t privy to the super secret Ruger design documents (or just haven’t read their website) is that the RPR uses possibly one of the most “gee, why didn’t I think of that”-clever magazine systems I’ve personally seen. Rather than being built specifically for one (usually pricey) magazine like most chassis setups are, the Ruger is designed with both a rear and side latch that are actuated when you hit the release. This means that you can use not one, but three different styles of magazines in them – ACIS mags, AR-10 style mags (everything from Ruger’s own SR-25 version to PMAGs), and some M14 mags. I couldn’t get the crappy Chinese M14 mags to fit into the guns we have in the store, but those mags rarely fit an M14 without a little work, so I have no reason to doubt this claim.
- Quite a few barrel companies in the U.S. have already picked up on the success of these guns, and are making drop in barrels for them. All you need is the wrench and some headspace gauges, and you’re good to go in pretty much any standard short action calibre.

What’s it worth?

$1669.99 for the .308 Win, $1599.99 for the 6.5 Creedmoor.
Product codes on those are 736676180035 and 736676180066, respectively.

To answer the unasked question, these are the first generation guns.




Uzkon TR-100 CL11


What is it?

A scary looking detachable mag-fed Turkish semi-auto shotgun. Now, Turkish guns typically fall into three categories – cheap and good (the Winchester SXP series), cheap and not-so-good (certain models of the Hatsan Escort series), or not at all good at any price (the first gen UTAS UTS-15 Debacle series). Which category any given gun falls under comes down mostly to quality control – on the Winchesters, it’s pretty good, and on the early UTS-15s, it’s performed by someone who’s maybe seen a picture of a gun once or twice in between sessions of binge drinking. Besides that, the concept of Turkish built shotguns in very sound – skilled, but cheap labour, and access to relatively inexpensive steel and polymers of decent quality allows guns built there to fill what was once a significant gap in pricing between top end and low end shotguns.

So, where does this thing fall on the scale? Well, it’s based on the same tried and tested action that other Turkish companies have been putting into semis for years under a variety of fairly well known brand names, and is slightly reminiscent of the sort of gas system found in many Italian guns. The foreend is metal (a plus), the folding stock locks up well (also a plus), and I’ve found that these will cycle 1 ounce 2 ¾ trap loads pretty well. Thus far, I’d put these guns more on the Winchester side of the spectrum.

Why is it (tacti)cool?

- Rails everywhere. And not cheap feeling plastic ones, either.
- For something gas operated, and that feels pretty solid, it’s actually pretty light.
- When are box-fed 12 gauge semis not cool?
- It comes with three chokes, including a full choke, so if you need to perform a breach and clear on some ducks or clay pigeons, you can do so.

What’s it worth?

$819.99 plus your appropriate provincial taxes. As a one time offer, buy one of these things, and get a demo model late-gen UTS-15 for only $700 (only one left - did I talk these up enough or what?).
Product code on this one is TR100-CL11




Kriss Vector


What is it?

“One of the most innovative developments in modern firearms technology”, according to the Kris marketing team. A less market-y way to describe it would be to say it’s a very unique pistol calibre carbine that also happens to look like something out of a sci-fi movie. The gun is pretty mechanically neat – when you fire it, the bolt and an inertial block move downwards inside the action, which means rapid fire shots actually push the gun *down* rather than causing it to climb. This makes for a pretty unique shooting experience. These also take Glock mags, which are pretty much a must in a pistol carbine these days.

Why is it (tacti)cool?

- I don’t know if I’d call it the most innovative development in modern firearms technology, but it is very interesting internally.
- These are a pretty modular system – you can swap out the lower to change calibres, and easily switch between the included long barrel and a much shorter restricted barrel. Handy if you don’t like the barrel shroud or think it’s simply too dangerous to have on a gun.
- If you play Call of Duty, or have a kid who does, they can probably explain it better than I will.

What’s it worth?

The white one pictured is in .45 ACP and is going for $2059.99. There is also a black version in stock for the same price.

We’ve also got the 9mm version in black, ODG, and FDE, and white for $2029.99

Product codes:
White .45 ACP: KV45-CAP00CA
Black .45 ACP: KV45-CBL00CA
White 9mm: KV90-CAP00CA
Black 9mm: KV90-CBL00CA
ODG 9mm: KV90-CGR00CA
FDE 9mm: KV90-CFD00CA