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Engraved CZ 75
This photo is of an engraved CZ 75 pistol. It was posted on the official CZ-USA twitter.
Archive: March, 2010
Magpul may enter bike market
Magpul is best known for their firearm accessories but they also design firearms, design airsoft guns1, do tactical training, produce training DVDs and most recently: manufacture iPod accessories. They are now looking at entering the motorcycle business. Hell for [Read More…]
Advantage Arms Glock .22 Conversion Kit
Packing Rat has reviewed the Advantage Arms Glock .22 Conversion Kit. Advantage Arms manufactures two models, the Target Model and the Law Enforcement Model, often abbreviated TM and LE models, respectively. The TM has a sleek machined slide, with an adjustable rear [Read More…]
The sport of Pig Sticking
Pig Sticking, the sport of Indian princes and British Army officiers, has always intrigued me. Rasch has written a series of posts about the sport . … Pigsticking. It was a blood-sport of the Raj β blood sport at its bloodiest; a one-to-one contest, if that is [Read More…]
NAA Queen of Hearts
TALO is distributing this North American Arms limited edition. It is chambered in .22 Long Rifle, the cylinder is gold etched and the grips are pearlite. 500 will be made. I do not have pricing information.
Marines wanting to buy 4000 more M45 pistols
The M1911 is stealthily making a comeback! The Marines are wanting to procure 4000 M45 pistols. The M45 was previously know as the MEU(SOC) pistol. A few interesting points from the procurement document … Pistol must have an accessory rail meeting MIL-STD-1913 [Read More…]
Czech Republic adopts new rifle, pistol and submachine gun
Over the next three years the Czech armed forces will be adopting the 5.56mm CZ 805 rifle, the 9mm CZ Skorpion EVO III (no relation to the original CZ Skorpion), CZ 75 Phantom (polymer version of the CZ 75) and CZ 805 G1 underslung grenade launcher. ΔeskΓ‘ zbrojovka [Read More…]
Guns from Public Enemies
Lars Dalseide, of the NRA, was kind enough to sent me photos of the two of the guns used in the movie Public Enemies. These guns will be on display at the upcoming Nation Firearm Museum Movie Guns exhibit. I was very surprised to learn that the bolt action used in the [Read More…]
Lazy Photoshopping
Remember this … Caleb Sommerville, who worked at the Kansan, wrote a comment on the blog … I worked at the Kansan as a reporter when this article (and horrifying picture) ran. Jessica Wicks is a friend of mine, and I remember very well this front page. Let [Read More…]
Crossfire MK-1 rifle/shotgun
The Innogun Hybrid, which I recently blogged about, is reminicint of the Crossfire MK-1 pump action / shotgun combo gun. the MK-1 was not a commercial success. From a Guns Magazine review … I might add that because of its design and its loading, unloading and [Read More…]
Prison Guns
The below photo is of a double barrel pistol that was loaded with matchstick heads behind a steel bullet. I guess it would be fired using a lighter. On a related note: how to reload primers using matchstick heads. [ Many thanks to James, of Hell in a Handbasket, for [Read More…]
Tech-SIGHTS for CZ 452
Tech-SIGHTS have developed a new adjustable aperture sight for the CZ 452 rifle. The CZ200 sight costs $69. I am a big fan of their sights and use them on a couple of rifles. The company is also very accommodating and they answer their emails quickly. On one occasion [Read More…]
M1 Carbine 10/22 Tribute
The E. Arthur Brown Company are selling a kit to that makes a Ruger 10/22 feel like a M1 Carbine. The total cost of the kit is about $190 (Stock + Sights + Sling). [Hat Tip: Xavier Thoughts]
Merkel RX.Helix. Worlds fastest bolt action?
Merkel’s answer to the new Blaser R8 is the Merkel RX.Helix. This takedown rifle makes use of a straight pull bolt action. Its name is derived from the bolt’s rotation system. The bolt is rotated in a helical motion at a 2:1 ratio (of forward motion to [Read More…]
The Army’s M24 “Upgrade”
I have read through solicitation request for the Army’s M24 Sniper Weapon System upgrade. I am struggling to see how it can be considered an upgrade. The original M24 is going to have little in common with an upgraded version. As I read the solicitation request [Read More…]
NC Dept. of Labor investigates Para USA
WCNC reports … North Carolina investigators with the Department of Labor visited the plant last week and have been talking to current and former employees. Before the guns are shipped out, they must be test fired. Sources say employees have complained about [Read More…]
Innogun’s Hybrid pump action / single shot double rifle!
Our European friends never seem to stop trying to find new approaches to classic weapon systems that the rest of the world has given up experimenting with and I love them for it! Case in point is the Innogun which merges a single shot rifle and a pump action rifle with [Read More…]
SIG P226 Carbine and SP 2022 Carbine
SIG has done what Glock should have done many years ago: partner with a firm like CAA and produce official branded carbine versions of their pistol line. The SIG P226 Carbine and SP 2022 Carbine as simply their respective pistol converted to a carbine with a CAA Pistol [Read More…]
SIG550 Camo for Every Occasion
Semi-auto civilian SIG550s at IWA … I love the look of white colored rifles. It is a pity they are not practical all year round π [ Many thanks to Gregor for emailing me the photos and info. ]
On Guns and Video Gamers
I was interview by The Escapist, a major gaming website, about guns and video games. The article quotes me many times. Steve says the best way to gauge the realism of shooting guns in games is to compare it to the realism of anything else you can do in a game, like [Read More…]
Drawing a ACR in MS Paint
This video is amazing. I wish I had half his talent! [ Many thanks to Todd for emailing me the link. ]
Magpul iPhone Case
I can’t believe I did not see these at SHOT. Midway USA has them on backorder. Expected ship date is the 29th. Extreme Tolerance points out that shipping from Midway USA comes to $8, nearly doubling the effective price of the $9.45 case. UPDATE: Todd points out [Read More…]
Benelli MR1 (European version)
The civilian version of the Benelli MR1 Carbine was launched last year in the United States. It will go on sale in Europe at the end of April. The European model will probably make US owners jealous! In Europe the MR1 will come in two barrel lengths, 12.5″ or [Read More…]
Effectiveness of suppressed shotguns
Recently I questioned the effectiveness of suppressed shotguns. This is what a reader sent me … I read the article about the suppressed shotgun and your question about the effectiveness of the sound reduction. Then I remembered a brochure I picked up at the IWA [Read More…]
Motorcycle Machine Guns
Photos from OldPicture.com. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing me the link. ]
Sleeve Gun
Obviously this is not for use with a real gun. The video’s description makes little sense when translated from Japanese to English, but here it is for what it is worth … Nervous prototype parts have been assembled from the factory, complete reconditioning. [Read More…]
Mexican cops using C-Mags?
I have not seen cops using them before. Maybe they procured the magazine from a busted gangster. The Mexican drug lords seem to be fond of them. [Hat Tip: OMG Soy Sauce.] [ Many thanks to Drew for emailing me the link. ]
Who went to IWA?
If you did, please feel free to email me any photos of any interesting firearms you saw.
As happy as a man can only be …
… when holding two bad ass scatter guns π He is holding a Mossberg Rolling Thunder and a Mossberg Roadblocker.
Nifty .50 Zel Custom bipod
Zel Custom has developed this bipod of their Tactilite rifles. It swivels around the barrel allowing a stable rest on very uneven ground. I took these photos of it at SHOT …