LaserLyte is now selling a side mounted laser sight for Taurus revolvers. With Taurus selling the .410 shotshell chambered Judge revolvers by the truckload, this laser sight is going to be popular.
LaserLyte Side Mount Laser Specifications:
- Product Number: CK-TA
- Compatible Firearms: Fits most Taurus revolvers with rubber grips
- Power Output: Class IIIA, 5mw
- Laser module: 650nm
- Batteries: four 377 batteries
- Battery Life: 5 hrs. constant on, 10 hrs. pulse mode (normal usage)
- Weight (with plate): .875 oz., 23 g
- Length/Width/Height: .85 in./.42 in./1 in., 21.59 mm/ 10.67 mm/ 25.40 mm
- Range at Night: 500 yd., 457.2 m
- MSRP: $149.95
William gave his M6 survival .22 / .410 rifle / shotgun a tactical makeover.
The original M6 was a military weapon so the above gun is really just taking it back to its roots 
A lot of people where excited when Rossi unveiled the Rossi Ranch Hand pistol and I get emails regularly asking if I know when it will be available. Michael, a reader of TFB, emailed me to say that he spoke to the company and was told that they are not putting the gun into production till December 2010 and will not be shipping it until April/May 2011.
The SKS rifle has a free floating firing pin. What this means is that there is nothing holding back the firing pin and preventing it moving forward and making contact with the chambered round's primer. This becomes a problem when the firing pin channel gets gummed up with dirt, jamming the firing pin in the forward position.
The original Russian SKS design did not have a free floating firing pin but this design was dropped by the Russian and overseas manufactures of the SKS, probably to save costs.
Ben Murray of Murray's Guns has recreated the original Russian firing pin. They cost $39 or $47 installed if you send in your bolt.
This video demonstrates an SKS slam firing and shows how the Murray firing pin fixes the problem.
It will be ordering one or more in the very near future.
Unbeknown to me, Glock filed a lawsuit against Austrian Sporting Arms and ISSC Handels GmbH and have just announced that they settled the case. This lawsuit and the settlement are very much the same as the H&K vs. ATI lawsuit.
From the press release ...
GLOCK, maker of the internationally-famous family of GLOCK pistols, has settled a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Austrian Sporting Arms, Inc. (“ASA”) and ISSC Handels GmbH (“ISSC”). The lawsuit involved claims for trade dress infringement, trade dress dilution, and unfair competition based on ASA’s sales of a .22 caliber pistol known as the M22, which is manufactured in Austria by ISSC. GLOCK alleged in the lawsuit that the M22 has an appearance that is confusingly similar to the distinctive appearance and overall image of the GLOCK pistols. Without admitting liability, ASA and ISSC agreed to resolve the matter by redesigning the M22 to differentiate its appearance from the appearance of the GLOCK family of pistols, to cease further imports of the M22 until the redesign is complete, and to pay GLOCK an undisclosed amount. The specific terms of the settlement are confidential.
While clearly patterned after the Glock there are significant differences, such as the slide safety and the external hammer, and so I am surprised that ASA were forced to settle.
LaRue Tactical's new VFZ are interesting. Instead out clamping horizontally they clamp vertically.
From LaRue ...
VFZ is a new theory in the concept of clamping accessories to MIL-STD-1913 rails. Instead of using a horizontal cross-bolt, the VFZ uses a vertical bolt that draws up a clamping foot against the lower angle of the rail...seating the mount similarly to a fully-closed LaRue lever. Once installed on the firearm, index marks allow the user to remove the mount, then reattach to the same tension, providing unprecedented return to zero for a non-QD-levered mount. The unique vertical alignment of the clamp allows components that are structurally stronger than traditional cross-bolt designs.
I don't think I have previously blogged this famous short film showing Annie Oakly doing tricks. The film was shot in Edison's studio for the Edison Kinetoscope.
In the film her husband is throwing glass balls. When doing her shows the glass balls would be filled with colored power and features. This clip from the PBS documentary American Experience shows a recreation of these powered-filled glass balls being shot at.
[Hat Tip: Sean at Religiopolitical Talk]
Brazil has chosen the IMBEL IA2 as its new service rifle. The rifle is based on the MD-97 and was previously named the IMBEL MD-97A2.
Like its predecessor, it is based on the FN FAL but uses a rotating bolt instead of a tilting bolt. There will two versions, one chambered in 5.56mm NATO and another in 7.62mm NATO.
I hope this gun is more reliable than the original MD-97.
Post Showing the IA2 (Phone from Arms-Cool.net
[ Many thanks to Rafa for emailing me the photos. ]
UPDATE: ZeRo4BR, a correctional officer in Rio de Janeiro who uses the original MD-97 at work, says in the comments that this is not the rifle selected as the future Brazilian service rifle, but just an upgrade for the existing MD-97s.
Chrysler's new line of Ram Outdoorsman pickup trucks features an optional gun rack called the Mopar RamBox Holster. It can hold two rifles or shotguns. At $1895 the upgrade is pricy.
Up until the bailout last year Chrysler was mostly owned by Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus owns the Freedom group which in turn own Remington, Bushmaster, Marlin and other gun companies. I would not be surprised if this gun rack idea was a result of a cross polination of ideas within the Cerberus family.
More info at Fox News.
[ Many thanks to RT for emailing me the link. ]
Director Zhang Yimou is remaking the Coen brothers 1984 crime film Blood Simple. The trailer shows from interesting antique chinese guns including this three barrel derringer ...
I am looking forward to seeing the movie. It looks great. The trailer is embedded below ...
[ Many thanks to David for emailing me the link. ]
