Kamil Arikut, who works at Safir Arms, makers of the .410 AR-15 shotgun, posted a comment on the blog saying that a english language forum has been created for American users of the Safir T-14 so that they can get in touch with their Turkish counterparts. If you have [Read More…]
Tactical Arms is a new show on the Sportsman Channel. The show hosted by the well known Larry Vickers (ex-Delta) and co-hosted by Kyle DeFoor (ex-SEAL) and Jason Falla (ex-SASR). It looks like it will be taking a more technical look at firearms and how they work, rather [Read More…]
War games just got more fun. Raytheon has applied for a patent on a simulated M18 Claymore Anti-Personal Mine for the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) training system. The patent describes a device that looks like a claymore but instead of hundreds of [Read More…]
Shernic Gun Works have unveiled a new bullpup conversion stock for the SKS rifle. Two things differentiate the stock from other attempts at SKS bullpup conversions. The first being that it can be loaded with stripper clips and the other being the low price of $159.95. I [Read More…]
The Target Cannon is a reusable reactive target designed to be used with .22 LR firearms or high powered air guns. The device has three vertical “barrels” which are loaded with blackpowder. A shotgun primer is inserted into the side of the barrel. The [Read More…]
The US gun imports account for half of all rifle and pistol imports, and about 45% of all shotgun imports!
STRATFOR has published an article entitled Mexico: Economics and the Arms Trade. They made a very good point in saying that with semi-automatic rifles and ammunition prices in the United States so high, the large Mexican gangs have little incentive to shop over the [Read More…]
My internet at home is not working but should be fixed shortly. Expect blog posts tomorrow morning.
This pistol belonged to a member of EOKA, a group who fought against the British and Turkish for Cypriot independence during the 1950’s. The barrel on the pistol is a 20mm cartridge case! I think the general idea was to pack a very small charge of blackpowder at [Read More…]
Daniel E. Watters, who is always vigilant, alerted me to the fact that the Marines are looking to procure M1911A1 frames. The frames are for the MEU(SOC) pistols that are used by Force Recon. Up till now they have been using surplus 1911 frames. I guess the supply of [Read More…]
S&W are now selling a version of the .22 AR-15 patterned M&P15-22 that is compliant with Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and New York law. It has been made compliant by fixing the stock so it cannot be adjusted and supplying a 10 round magazine. [Read More…]
The FN Five-SeveN Standard is a new model from FNH USA. The Standard has fixed three dot combat sights, while the other models feature an adjustable rear sight. The MSRP is $1316.56, which I presume is less than the other models because of the cheaper sights. I have [Read More…]
James has written a post about five very interesting, but ultimately useless handguns. Very funny to see what some people thought were good ideas. The HDH: Greater capacity than a Glock 17
As of this month the M4 technical data has been transfered to the Army. The Army can now purchase M4 carbines from companies other than Colt, which up to know was the exclusive producers of the M4. Army Times reports: As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the [Read More…]
Zel Custom Manufacturing recently purchased the Ultralite50 line of .50 BMG AR-15 Uppers. They have just released an improved version of the Ultralite50 called the Tactilite. As you can see above the Taclite is a single shot bolt action that sits atop an AR-15 lower. [Read More…]
Jonny Depp has just gone right up in my estimation after reading that he learnt to shoot as a youngster and now takes his own children shooting. Yahoo News reports: Johnny Depp is keen on teaching his children to handle guns. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ [Read More…]
Mike, a reader of TFB, bought a K98 Mauser from Mitchell’s Mausers and emailed me some photos. Mike says … I also have a Yugo Mauser from them. The Yugo was made in 1946 at a German plant after they were kicked out. The K98 was made in 1941, the quality [Read More…]
A couple of SNAFUs caused images not to load in some situations, such as when reading the blog on Google Reader in certain web browsers. This has now been fixed. Another problem of some pages displaying incorrectly has been fixed. The site colors have also been tweaked. [Read More…]
Extreme Shock have introduced a .223 Remington load called that the Short Ranged Tactical (SRT). It is very low powered producing just 745 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy, approximately 57% less energy than a 62 grain 5.56mm NATO round (SS109). This is about as much muzzle [Read More…]
While browsing the Ruger website I noticed that the Ruger M77 Mark II Frontier rifle has been discontinued. The Frontier rifle featured a forward scout-style scope mount and a very short 16.5″ barrel. Sixteen inches in barrel length may be considered normal for [Read More…]
Wired has published a photo essay about the AK-47. Beautiful wood on that rifle. Pity it is not real. The AK-47 has evolved over the years, which keeps it relevant to this day. This gallery charts the history of this terrible, remarkable weapon. The photo essay has some [Read More…]
Michael Bane thinks so: This would certainly be consistent with other “bubbles,” and that may mean an opportunity. Remember we reported from the NRA Show that manufacturers thought we’d reached “peak AR” and that anywhere from 30-60% of [Read More…]
The NY Times reports that the Glock Saddam Hussein had with him when he was captured may go on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Center Before Mr. Bush left the White House in January, he made arrangements for the gun to be shipped to a national archives [Read More…]
Earlier this year ATI began selling the T-14, an AR-15 style .410 shotgun that uses a standard AR-15 lower. I have been asked many times if and when just the upper on its own will be available for sale. I learnt from Suburban that AIM Surplus are now selling just the [Read More…]
The M16 in this photo, which was taken in Afghanistan a few days ago, has a carry handle mounted on the 9 o’clock handguard rail. I had not seen a carry handle mounted there before so I asked about it on MP.net. BumpkinBoy and scrybe suggested he has it there in [Read More…]
I forgot to mention this last week, but better late than never. Gun Nuts Radio, a live podcast run by Caleb and Breda, has just had their one year anniversary. They now have over 2000 listeners! A big congratulations to Caleb and Breda. I can only imagine the amount of [Read More…]
I learnt from Caleb at Gun Nuts that Daniel Defense are launching a new AR-15. The Daniel Defense DDXV Carbine is an entry level version of the DDM4 which was launched earlier this year. The main difference is that the DDXV has a standard M4-style butt stock and plastic [Read More…]
Last week I went to see the movie Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and I really enjoyed it. It is not the type of movie that will provide intellectual stimulation, an emotional experience or give insight into human character, but it is very entertaining. For those [Read More…]
Over the past year Winchester have been doing a major update of their .22 rimfire product offering. The new Hyper Speed HP load is a very hot load that matches the ballistic characteristics of the CCI Velocitor round. The Hyper Speed HP, like the Velocitor, features a [Read More…]
Colt have recalled six different of their 1911 models. The Slide Lock Safety and Recoil Spring Guide Pad were not build to spec and could wear and break prematurely. The recalled pistol were sold since March 2007. 1911 WWI Replica (O1911) From: 4597WMK To: 5414WMK 1918 [Read More…]
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