Palmetto State Armory (PSA) has quickly become a first stop for most folks at SHOT Show. Why? They release a pile of guns, not just a ton of ARs, but a lot of everything. This year was no different; we had shotguns, rifles, pistols, PDWs, and more. Picking just a few isn’t exactly easy, so I tried to pick one gun from each new category that I want to review.
PSA Sabre Key and 570
I’m a shotgun guy, and I can’t wait to see PSA’s blend of the 590 and 870 into a modular, build-it-yourself shotgun. This gun will be quite diverse, and I couldn’t just pick one. As a shotgun nut, the Sabre Key is my pick of the show. I’ve always wanted a Masterkey setup, but those aren’t exactly common.
PSA seems to want to fix that. The Sabre Key is a pump-action shotgun mounted under the barrel of an AR-15. The gun and mount are customized to fit an M4A1-style barrel. The Key is a short-barreled shotgun with a 10-inch barrel and three-round capacity.
The 570 is finally coming to the market after years of development. The 570 is a pump-action shotgun designed by essentially blending components from the Remington 870 and Mossberg 590 with a few features of its own. Its hanger system allows users to swap barrels and magazine tubes. The 570 is compatible with 870 furniture. They’ve essentially created a Lego shotgun for the tactical market.
Live Inventory Price Checker
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PSA "Sabre" Billet 16" 5.56 Nitride 15" Sabre Timed Rail and Sabre Compensator with Magpul SL-S Furniture | Palmetto State Armory | $ 999.99 |
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PSA "Sabre" Forged 20" .223 Wylde SS Nitride 18" Sabre Lock Up Rail and Sabre Furniture Rifle | Palmetto State Armory | $ 919.99 |
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PSA "Sabre" Forged 16" FN CHF CL Mid-Length 5.56 15" Sabre QD Rail with Sabre Compensator | Palmetto State Armory | $ 799.99 |
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PSA "Sabre" Forged 14.5" 5.56 FN CHF CL 13" Sabre Lock up Rail Pin/Weld with Sabre Compensator | Palmetto State Armory | $ 729.99 |
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MPW SD 5.5 .300 AAC
The MPW SD 5.5 is PSA’s answer to the demand for a dedicated, suppressed PDW. Chambered in .300 Blackout, the SD configuration features a suppressor that sits inside a new modular M-LOK handguard. The overall layout is aimed at defensive use and seems perfect for home defense.
The suppressor has two configurations: one sits flush with the handguard to form the ultimate maneuverable carbine, while the other extends slightly past the handguard for better sound suppression.
The rifle has a 5.5-inch barrel, and honestly, both suppressor configurations provide an incredibly compact profile, making it the ultimate quiet home defense gun. It will be available as both a one-stamp-braced pistol and a two-stamp SBR and suppressed rifle. With the backing of AAC for the suppressor technology, this platform offers a level of refinement and quiet performance usually reserved for setups twice the price.
Sabre-11
Following its win in the 2025 Concept Poll, the Sabre-11 has officially arrived as a production-ready 2011-style double-stack handgun. This takes the Sabre line into the ever-growing category of 2011s. PSA is going hard with the Sabre-11 to make it a refined racegun for the average user.
It uses a metal frame with a full-sized polymer grip module to provide a thick but ergonomic grip with awesome texture. The safety and slide release are ambidextrous, and the trigger has a removable trigger shoe. You don’t have to disassemble the gun to swap them. The Sabre-11 is optics-ready with a multi-footprint optic cut.
The 5-inch bull barrel is ported to mitigate recoil and to make it a flat-shooting pistol. The Sabre-11 will be an interesting move for PSA into a new firearms category. It opens up the 2011 market at a better price with what’s likely going to become an absolute truckload of configurations.
Sabre Kitty Kat
Chambered in the emerging .338 ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge), the Sabre Kitty Kat is a compact thumper. This SBR/Pistol configuration is designed to maximize the potential of the .338 ARC, which provides massive subsonic energy, essentially acting as a modernized .300 Blackout with even more terminal weight.
The Kitty Kat name pays homage to the legendary ultra-short ARs of the past, but the Sabre treatment takes the gun to a new level. It stays deceptively old school with a wood hybrid stock and wood tubular handguard. Calling it the Kitty Kat makes sense, since it’s so darn cute.
Inside the gun sits an E4 bolt with dual ejectors for extreme reliability and a specialized 1:5 twist barrel to stabilize heavy projectiles. It’s the perfect blend of nostalgic aesthetics and thumper ballistics. The gun has a barrel length of 7.5 inches and weighs only 6.2 pounds. As you’d expect, it’s suppressor-ready and ought to be nice and quiet.
PSA AXR PDW
The AXR series is the newest evolution in PSA’s handgun line, which is based on the Glock Gen 3 with a removable fire control unit. The AXR PDW is, in my opinion, the compact crown jewel because I love PDWs. The system uses an AXR fire control unit placed into a PDW-type chassis with a standard Gen 3 slide. It uses a proprietary, spring-loaded stock/brace system that shoots out the rear with the press of a button.
The AXR PDW has a slide that’s covered at the front and rear by enclosures that allow modern accessory mounting. At the rear end, we get an optics mount to keep the optic stationary for easy sight tracking. Up front, we have an M-LOK hood for accessory mounting. There is even a charging handle attached directly to the slide.
The AXR PDW uses a forward-mounted magazine holder to give you a spare on hand. The AXR PDW will use either Glock or P320 magazines, giving you a healthy selection right off the bat. The ability to swap your gun from a handgun to a PDW easily seems quite appealing to me.
PSA At SHOT
I limited myself to five; I’ve left off some of my personal favorites, like an M16A4 clone, the FN FAL clone, and the lever guns. The PSA booth is massive, and if you’re at SHOT it’s worth drifting over to see what PSA is dipping their hands into. With new JAKLs and expanded AAC and SABRE lines, they truly have something for everyone.
About Travis Pike
Travis Pike is a former Marine Machine Gunner, a lifelong firearms enthusiast, and now a regular guy who likes to shoot, write, and find ways to combine the two. He holds an NRA certification as a Basic Pistol Instructor and is the world’s Okayest firearm’s instructor.
