Glock is looking for fan photos for their 2011 calendar ...
GLOCK, Inc. is hosting a photo contest that provides a unique opportunity for devout GLOCK owners and gun enthusiasts to display their passion for GLOCK firearms – as well as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their photo appear in the official GLOCK 2011 Calendar.
Fans can begin submitting their photos immediately via email to GlockCalendar2011@leaderenterprises.com. Photos will be judged based on emotional response and artistic merit.
I wonder how many M1911 photos they will be receiving 
Guns Holsters and Gear reports that the Glock 23 (the compact .40 S&W) in a 4th generation frame will be shipping soon.
My guess is that this is one of the Chinese clones of the Remington 870. They make them with and without magazines. The stock is a Blackhawk Knoxx recoil-reducing stock. The magazine allows a shorter barrel without sacrificing ammunition capacity. I think a broomstick foregrip would be needed to pump the action.
The photo is from Caustic's blog.
Yes, you read that title correctly 
Special Interest Arms, best known for their .45 ACP and 7.62x39mm Enfields, are doing limited runs of .50 AE and .45-70 Enfield conversations. These rifles are so cool that I am declaring them the TFB Gun-o'-The-Month even though the month has barely begun.
50 AE round ready to feed, 45-70 energy in a much smaller package, and a seven round magazine that can fit in a shirt pocket.
.50 AE is the cartridge designed for the infamous .50 Desert Eagle. Out of a rifle-length barrel, it has about the same energy as a traditional .45-70 load. One customer is having his built as for use as a Grizzly bear gun. Firing test indicate that it should be head-shot-accurate out to 200 yards with a red-dot sight. Another customer is having his threaded for a suppressor. SIA's production run of the .50 AE Enfields is very limited. They are only doing six conversions and five have already been sold. If you want one you better buy it now!
Two .50 AE carbines (top/middle) and a "K" 7.62x39 Sporter.
As an aside, the "K" model pictured above is SIA's new model with a low Picatinny scope rail. They are making them for the No 4 or 5, the No. 1's and Ishapore 2A Enfields. The rail features a U notch so that the iron sights can be used with the rail attached.
the most recent 45-70 conversion. Fitted with an extra robust version of the SIA Picatinny scope rail.
I asked SIA if the Enfield action would stand up to the pressure of modern .45-70 loads. They said that the Enfield No. 4, rated at 45,000 CUP might, but the No. 1 Mk. III probably would not.
.45-70 round ready to feed.
I also asked if they have considered making a .500 S&W chambered Enfield. They said it would be unlikely because the comparatively short fat rimmed revolver cartridge would make the magazine hard to design and also the chamber reamers are expensive.
The Kushnapup, a bullpup stock for Saiga-12 shotgun, has been updated since I first blogged about it. The new model has the requisite amount of 922R parts and sports a much sleeker design.
The stock is compatible with MD-20 drum magazines and with the Ultimak gas mounted picatinny rail (as seen in the photo).
The KUSHNAPUP LLC is taking preorders for the stock. The preoder price is $200 but this will increase to $450 after the preorders close. I asked Bjorn, the founder of the company, when they will begin shipping and he said 3-6 months depending on how many orders are placed.
Cheaper Than Dirt has posted a lot of info on Remington VersaMax's shotgun system.
In my previous post about the new gas system some readers suggested it may be hard to clean. After thinking it over, I don't think it will need any cleaning at all. The gas ports are so close shell that the gas pressure should be more than powerful enough to blast away any dirt blocking the ports.
[ Many thanks to David for posting the link. ]
On LuckyGunner's success ...
The co-founders, all under age 30, successfully navigated the Obama-induced ammunition shortage, the Great Recession, and the normal challenges faced by all small-business owners to transform their idea into a website specializing in ammo for sale with over $3,200,000 of revenue in its first twelve months.
I have met the founders. They are very passionate about what they do.
Remington's upcoming VERSA MAX shotgun features a new self-regulating gas system called Versaport.
Versaport works simply enough: multiple gas ports are so far forward that a 3.5" shell will block most of them, a 3" will block some and a 2.75" shell will block none. This allows a greater percentage of gas from the low powered shell to operate the piston and restricts the gas from higher powered shells. Simple but effective. This video explains it.
Remington has also posted a video briefly showing the VERSA MAX shotgun in use ...
Tamarack Tactical has posted more videos showing the shotgun in action.
A reader emailed me these photos of a homemade submachine gun built by man in Romania from the plans of Luty's infamous book. It is chambered in .32 ACP and fires at a rate of 550 - 600 rpm.
Improvements of the original Luty SMG are ergonomic maple knotwood grip, forward grip/extended magwell, ligher bolt, heavier mainspring and a glock-style feed ramp.
On of these days I would like build a legal blank firing submachine gun.
Tyler Kreis has blogged about Pentax's new Ultimate Zoom scope. The zoom is controlled with a motor that is operated with a wired remote.
Like Tyler, I cannot think of a good reason to buy it, but I would love to play around with it.
