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Gun Review: AREX Zero 2S 9mm Pistol

April 8, 2022 by Graham Baates

In Januray 2016 I had an opportunity to try out a pistol by a little-known Slovenian company called AREX. The AREX Zero 1 appeared to be an improvement of NB Inat’s improvement of Zastava’s improvement of the SIG 226. Yes, there’s some strange lineage there, but the end result was an impressive all-metal, DA/SA, double-stack … Read more

New From Arex: REX Delta Pistol

May 4, 2019 by Jeremy S.

Okay, okay, not exactly “new” in that I took all of these photos at SHOT Show. Sorry. But “new” in that the REX Delta isn’t quite shipping yet — but they will be soon! This polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol is the brother of the highly-lauded REX Zero 1. Which I still contend is a superior choice … Read more

REX Alpha Pistols Now Shipping

May 1, 2018 by Jeremy S.

TTAG has much love for the REX Zero 1, which has continued to prove its quality and reliability over the past couple of years. Chris will be writing the review on the threaded barrel-equipped, optics-ready Zero 1T very soon, and then we’ll get ours hands on the newest version of the REX, the Alpha. This … Read more

SIG P226 Legion vs. Arex REX zero 1 Torture Test

August 22, 2020September 1, 2016 by Jeremy S.

I reviewed the Arex REX zero 1 S, giving it four stars. Bottom line: it’s every bit as nice as a SIG with more features at just over half the MSRP. While the REX ran flawlessly, I didn’t “torture test” the handgun nor a controlled reliability test against its name-brand compadre, the P226. Tim from the … Read more

Gun Review: Arex REX zero 1 S

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by Jeremy S.

If it looks like a SIG, shoots like a SIG, and sounds like a SIG…it might actually be a REX zero 1. Which, incidentally, is not a bad thing to be at all. In fact, it might just be a swan . . .