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Laserlyte rear sight laser RL-1
The Laserlyte RL-1 is a rear sight for the Glock that incorporates a laser. It fits all Glocks and will work with all level 1 and 2 holsters. The MRSP is $199. More info here (PDF link). Hat Tip: Tell Me Why
Archive: January, 2009
Top gun mistakes movies make
This is the one I find most annoying: KER-CHAK! We’ve all seen this one. The good or bad guy had been holding a shotgun on his opposite number for a while and, just for dramatic emphasis, racks back the pump to chamber a shell. Loud Ker-Chak! Then a take-away [Read More…]
Ed’s coverage of SHOT
Ed was working at SHOT. His coverage is here and here.
My SHOT Show predictions: I suck
A few days before SHOT I made seven predictions on what would and would not be launched at SHOT. SayUncle agreed to take on the prestigious role of unbiased judge and has given me my score: 1. Ruger will not launch an AR-15. Correct 2. A new cartridge will be unveiled. [Read More…]
GSG 1911 .22 pisol
GSG, our favorite German manufacturer of 22-caliber-firearms-pattered-after-other-firearms-and-endoresed-by-Kalashnikov-himself, have developed a .22 1911 pistol. Click to expand. American Tactical Imports will be importing the GSG 1911. Like the GSG AK and the GSG MP5 [Read More…]
Police find homemade submachine gun
About two weeks ago the police in Winnipeg, Canada, confiscated a a bunch of saw off shotguns, ammo and a unidentified submachine gun that is reported to be homemade. Full photo at The Winnipeg Sun The Winnipeg Sun reports: Possibly homemade, the submachine-gun and five [Read More…]
If pandas were armed …
… they wouldn’t be an endangered species. This environmental message was brought to you by The Firearm Blog. Seen at WAFF Forum.
Gamo Hunter Extreme
Gamo have a new break barrel air rifle called the Hunter Extreme. They claim it is the fastest spring air gun on earth. Gamo Hunter Extreme .22 The .22 rifle will push a lead pellet at 950 fps. From my limited knowledge of air guns, I think this is 10-20% more power. [Read More…]
Charter Arms Rimless Revolver delayed
Production of the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver (CARR) has been delayed due to patent issues. Due to our pushing to get the patent applied for and all of that paperwork submitted and the various legal tap dancing involved in having real guns ready for release at SHOT we [Read More…]
TangoDown ARC Transparent AR-15 Magazine
I have covered the TangoDown ARC magazine in detail previously but this is the first photo I have seen of the transparent model. Click to expand. Photo ⓒ Chen “SMGLee” Lee. Used with permission. The magazine utilizes a unique two part design. By using a [Read More…]
S&W M&P15 PS and PSX (piston AR-15)
This year Smith & Wesson have launched the M&P15 PS and PSX piston operated AR-15 rifles. M&P15 PSX The only difference between the PSX and PS is that the PSX features a Troy 7″ modular quad rail handguard. M&P15 PS model and Piston Operating [Read More…]
Kahr CW45 review
Kahr have posted a review of their lightweight Kahr CW45 .45 ACP pistol. The review appears in the upcoming Jab/Feb issue of Handgun magazine. Veteran gun reviewer Paul Scarlata writes: I believe the CW45 would be an excellent choice for those fans of large caliber [Read More…]
Brownells AR-15 Builder
Brownells have developed an online AR-15 builder flash application. It is not the first but the ability to add the items to your Brownells shopping cart and order everything in one go is a killer feature. It says it is in beta and it really is. The trash can does not [Read More…]
S&H 2 Bore compared to 9mm
I have blogged about the S&H 2 Bore cartridge before. The problem is visualizing such a massive cartridge with no reference. I asked Jay at Schroeder & Hetzendorfer if he could take a photo featuring a 2 bore and a common cartridge and he kindly obliged. 9mm [Read More…]
SayUncle’s SHOT Show round up
SayUncle has written four posts packed with links to SHOT Show ’09 stuff. Check them out. Gun Porn from SHOT More SHOT pics SHOT Round Up SHOT Goodies
LaserLyte Pistol Bayonet
LaserLyte have developed a “Universal Quick Detachable” bayonet called the PB-1. It features a steel blade manufactured by Ka-Bar. Click to expand. Be the first to own a Pistol Bayonet that looks as good as it works. This razor-sharp Ka-Bar® blade fits any [Read More…]
Site back up
Had some downtime earlier. Site is back up and running.
$120,000 HUMVEE (Twin M2 machine guns and ammo included)
Gunbroker is running an auction for a ’85 HUMVEE with twin mounted M2 .50 BMG machine guns and 10,000 rounds of surplus ammo. The “Buy Now” is $120,000. 85 truck with 12,000+ actual miles, up-armored, two Ramo M2 .50 cal. machineguns on Form 4’s [Read More…]
S&W M&P15-22: A .22 LR Tactical Rifle
The latest addition to the M&P15 family of AR-15 rifles is the M&P15-22. S&W have designed what they call “the ultimate .22LR platform”. From the press release: “In designing the new M&P15-22, our engineers pulled out all of the stops [Read More…]
1000th Post
Whew, this is the 1000th blog post 🙂 I didn’t think I would make it this far! ( I took the screenshot after posting this post)
Armalite AR-30 coming in .270 Win., 30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag and .338 Win. Mag.
In 2010 Armalite will be selling the AR-30 chambered in .270 Win., 30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag and .338 Win. Mag., making the name AR-30 something of a misnomer. The new models feature a 26″ barrel, with the exception of the .270 which has a 22″ barrel. They all [Read More…]
S&W M&P pistols now with thumb safety
S&W have launched a series of polymer M&P pistols with a thumb safety. The non-thumb safety models are still available. From the press release: “Soon after the introduction of the full-size and compact M&P45 pistols, we began receiving requests from [Read More…]
Sig 522 LR: A .22 LR Sig 550 clone
Sig have launched the Sig 552. It is a .22 Long Rifle version of the 5.56mm Sig 556, which in turn is a civilian clone of the Sig 550. Externally it looks identical to the Sig 556 Classic with the swiss-style folding stock and handguard. From Sig: The Look and Feel of [Read More…]
iPod Touch mounted on M110 Sniper Rifle
We have seen some cool iPhone applications come out for shooting sports. But nothing comes close to the sheer awesomeness of the Knights Armaments M110 iPod Touch mount and accompanying ballistics software. The M110 is the 7.62x51mm semi-automatic sniper system which [Read More…]
CAA Glock Carbine Kit
Command Arms Accessories at SHOT Show had a prototype kit to convert a Glock pistol into a carbine on display. The kit is called the PTP. I have not idea what it stands for. It is a clever design that prevents any chance of the slide hitting the operator on recoil. [Read More…]
PTR 32 KF (7.62x39mm G3)
PTR 32 KF is a H&K G3 / 91 clone chambered in 7.62x39mm. It is manufactured by PTR 91 Inc. The standard carbine model features: * Tactical Handguard * H&K Pre Ban Flash Hider * H&K Navy Type Polymer Trigger Group * 16″ barrel. * 10 round magazine. The [Read More…]
A.R.M.S Ring of Fire
A.R.M.S who manufacture AR-15 sights and mounts, and of whom the US military is customer, have developed a flashlight mount for the AR-15 called the Ring of Fire. Photos Copyright Remigiusz Wilk (REMOV). Used with permission. It is not hard to see how it got its’ [Read More…]
Glock 20 SF and Glock 29 SF: New 10mm Auto
Along with the 4th generation Glock pistol, Glock have launched two new 10mm Auto pistols: the Glock 20 SF and Glock 29 SF. The SF designation is often mistakenly said to stand for “Slim Frame” or “Small Frame”. It actually stands for [Read More…]
Knights Armament Chain SAW
Chain SAW … get it? They must have had a lot of fun putting this thing together 🙂 Click to expand the photos. Note the M203 grenade flare launcher [ Above Photos Copyright Ken Lunde. Used with permission. ] UPDATE: A couple more photos taken by SMGLee: Click to [Read More…]
Taurus Judge Public Defender .410 / .45
Taurus have added a snub nosed revolver to their line of Judge .410 Gauge shotshell / .45 Colt revolvers. The “Public Defender” 4510PD model is build on the smaller Taurus Model 85 frame. It can only take 2.5″ .410 shells unlike some of the newer Judge [Read More…]