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Tippmann Arms and Rare Breed Triggers launch the M4-22 ELITE FRT series — three factory-built .22 LR firearms engineered around the FRT-15L3, the first rimfire platform to ship with forced reset installed from the factory.
Springfield Armory's Echelon Alpha 4.0C brings the full Central Operating Group chassis to dealers at $599, with factory optics mounting and modular grip options intact.
CrossBreed rolls out five holster fitments for the Staccato HD C4X, covering IWB, hybrid, and chest rig carry for the 4-inch compensated 9mm.
Staccato's HD P4X pairs a steel frame and full-size grip with the HD line's 4-inch compensated barrel, aimed at duty use and overt carry. Starting MSRP is $3,599.
CZ USA is shipping the P-10 C Ported COA, a compact 9mm with factory porting and a factory-mounted Aimpoint COA red dot included, at $1,179 MSRP.
Extar Firearms upgrades its EP9 and EP45 pistol-caliber platforms with roller-delayed blowback, keeping Glock mag compatibility and direct-to-consumer pricing.
Osight launched two enclosed-emitter pistol red dots in June: the XE AMRS with a five-mode reticle system at $249.99 on the RMR footprint, and the SE 6 MOA at $199.99 on RMSc.
Canik's Prime Radian — built on the Mete MC9 Prime with a Radian RAMJET barrel and AFTERBURNER compensator — is now available at dealers for $899.99 MSRP.
Ruger's June 5 safety bulletin covers LCP MAX Manual Safety models below serial number 383100000, where a machining defect can allow the safety lever to disengage under recoil.
Canik's new METE MC9 Prime NC delivers the full Prime feature set — Night Fision sights, 17+1 capacity, optics-ready slide — without the integral compensator, at $649.99 MSRP.
Springfield adds factory Aimpoint COA-equipped 1911 DS Prodigy, TRP, and Operator to its lineup, bundled for nearly $200 less than buying them separately.
New York's budget bill passed May 21 banning any pistol with a cruciform trigger bar — a design element in virtually all Glock-style handguns sold in the state.