These photos, posted on AR-15.com by m1ajunkie, compare AR-15 parts to the equivalent SCAR parts. They are very interesting photos.
Bolt Carriers
Bolt Faces
SCAR carrier disassembled.
Many more photos here.
Many thanks to Jay for emailing me the link.
The Sniper World Cup is an sniper competition for police and military snipers held annually in Budapest, Hungary. The name is somewhat of a misnomer as the competition seems to be primarily made up of European teams, but it is open to all countries.
This year Russia won with the Ukraine coming second and Macedonia third. It is quite an achievement for Macedonia which has a population of only 2.1 million.
These photos are of the competition in 2007:
The range officers are armed … just in case of international incidents I suppose 
This photo was from the 2008 competition. Interesting position.
Last week the IDET military expo was held at the famous arms manufacturing town of Brno, Czech Republic. I had been looking forward to the expo for some time because CZ announced they would have their new rifle military arms on display. Developed in conjunction with the Czech Army, the new CZ S 805 assault rifle looks like a solid addition to the range of “3rd generation” (I use this term lightly) 5.56mm military rifles.
Click to expand. Photo ⓒ Adamicz. Used with Permission.
The model pictured above, the CZ S805A, is the standard assault rifle/carbine model and interestingly enough has a 14.5″ barrel compared to the 16″ or 18″ barrels of similar rifles. Although it has been designed so it can be converted into a light machine gun or designated/squad marksmen rifle.
While it appears to be another plastic fantastic, it in fact has an aluminum receiver. The rifle is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO but by changing the bolt head, magazine, magazine well and barrel it can also be chambered in 7.62x39mm and 6.8 mm Remington SPC (6.8x43mm). The trigger group, as you can see below, allows the selection of fully automatic, two round burst, and single shot modes.
Click to expand. Photo ⓒ Adamicz. Used with Permission.
Like all modern military rifles it is out fitted with a folding/adjustable stock and quad rails. The transparent magazine is a nice touch but is not STANAG (M16) compatible.
According to REMOV CZ plan on producing a semi-automatic model for the US and European civilian market 
Hopefully legalities and politics do not prevent it from showing up in a store near you.
Many thanks to Adamicz for providing me with photos and credit for the information goes to REMOV
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I saw the below photo on the Sabre Defense website. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind mounting iron sights at a 45 to 75 degree angle?
My guess is that it allow quick transition between the Backup Iron Sights and the main EOTech holographic sight if the EOTech glass cracks up or something. Compared to a quick release mount for the EOTech, this seems like a poor solution. Firstly it would require a fair amount of practice to shoot accuracy in that position and secondly who wants sights sticking out the side, just waiting to snag on something (if you sights are going to be flipping down, reaching to flip them up surely would not take much longer than releasing a quick mount EOTech).
Am I wrong? [edit: I am]
UPDATE: ExurbanKevin and Tony explained in the comments that it is a 3-gun competition rig. In a competition some targets may be require to be hit with iron sights so this allows super quick transition.
Traditions Performance Firearms have developed a new muzzleloader called the Vortek.
The rifle utilizes a break open action and has the proprietary Accelerator Breech Plug installed, which allows the user to quickly dump an unfired load. The barrel is ported 360 degrees to reduce muzzle rise and has Williams fiber optic sights installed.
MSRP ranges from $390 for the blued, standard stock model, to $470 for the soft touch camo stainless model.
Every so often I list new gun and military blogs. Here is the latest list:
Gun Blogs:
Stuff From Hsoi – 2A and gun.
Gun Collector’s Gazette – Interesting gun stuff.
Firearm Fun – Gun reviews
Gun Websites:
East Coast Shooters – A forum for shooters.
Military Blogs:
8ak – Indian Defence News
If you start a new gun blog feel free to email me to be included in the next new blog list. If I said I would include you but forgot please email me again. Emails regarding new blogs or websites must include the text NEW GUN BLOG in the subject – if they do not then they will not be included.
Now that you know there is no need for me to pretend otherwise From ZombieTargets.com.
Thanks to Sean for sending me the link.
These were all confiscated off Mexican criminals. Click to expand the images.
I have never seen such an ornate AK-47 before.
I would be embarrassed to go to the range with it.
AR-15 / M16 SBR
I think the bling on this one is fake
I am sure the saints do not protect gangsters.
Hat Tip: Dragunov at MexicoDefense
CMMG is selling Tacti-cool Tactical Bacon …
New from CMMG! Its Tactical Bacon in a can. Fully cooked and fully prepared. 10+ year shelf life. Perfect for camping, hunting, zombie standoffs, end of the world scenarios etc. Don’t be caught without Tac Bac!
I think they have been reading Breda’s blog
It can be bought for $12.50 from the CMMG online store (scroll down). Don’t you think “Black Rifle Bacon” would have been a better name?
The T26, otherwise known as the “Tanker” Garand, was an experiential 18″ barreled carbine version of the M1 Garand. It was designed late in WWII for use in the Pacific jungles. Tom emailed me photos of his new T26-style M1.
Tanker (top) fitted with Smith Enterprises muzzle brake.
Note barrel length and the upper handguard difference
Note the odd bend in the T26 short op-rod and the major
difference in length of the follower arm/spring guide.
Tom had this to say about his new Garand:
I did get the chance to shoot the shorty a week or so ago before the rain started up. It functions flawlessly, despite the somewhat seedy reputation of gunsmith custom T26 Garands like this one. Many of the first shorty rifles to hit the market many years ago were rewelded receivers, which are much weaker and downright dangerous in many cases. On many of these reweld guns (this is true of full sized Garands and T26 style ones both) the op-rod may dismount while firing, which as you can imagine causes quite a few problems.
That muzzle break is a real shoulder-saver, and surprisingly the shorty Garand has considerably less recoil than the FAL I recently built. I don’t have a huge range, but from about a hundred yards I was on the paper on the first shot (after a full strip and thorough cleaning) and managed to tune my way to a fairly respectable group around three inches with Lake City ammo. It may not be a match gun, but it’s definitely more accurate than I was expecting. Really a blast to shoot and more than acceptable accuracy in my opinion!
The T26 is a very interesting rifle. In a sense it is much more modern than the full size M1. As I mentioned yesterday in the post about the new Italian service rifle which even in the designated marksmen version has a 16″ barrel, the modern trend is to compromise maximum ballistic performance with maneuverability.
A big thanks to Tom for emailing me the photos and information. More can be read about the T26 at the Wikipedia M1 Garand page.
