Andre', a reader of this blog, spotted the below revolver at a gunshow. Can anyone identify it?
I know I have seen a similar gun before, but I cannot remember its name.
Doves are a major ecological problem in Argentina where a significant amount of crops are consumed the birds. Bird shooters from all over the world head to the Cordoba region of Argentina where there are an estimated 30 million doves (for comparison, the whole of Argentina has a population of just over 40 million people!) for hardcore shooting.
Scott Breeze headed to the Cordoba region, sponsored by Winchester, to break the dove shooting record. He shot for 14 hours, with just one 20 minutes lunch break, and downed over 15,000 birds with 16,000 shells. That averages close to 18 doves per minute! Two Winchester SX3 shotguns, chambered in 20 gauge, were used with one being loaded while the other was being fired.
Winchester had this to say about the hunt ...
All the doves shot by Scott, and by the many other hunters who go to Argentina, are utilized as best as possible. Some are eaten by the hunters, the rest are distributed to the local farmers and others who also eat them or utilize them for livestock feed
Watch the video here ...
[ Many thanks to Frank for emailing me the info. ]
Dan Lamothe at Marine Times reports that Marine command are keeping an eye on the Armys carbine competition ...
Marine officials still plan the service’s infantry weapons around the 5.56mm M16A4 service rifle, but “that doesn’t mean we can’t be getting smart” about other options, said Lt. Col. Mark Brinkman, head of the infantry weapons program at Quantico, Va.-based Marine Corps Systems Command.
“The thought process for us is very similar to what’s going on in the Army,” he said Feb. 1 at the Soldier Technology U.S. conference in Arlington, Va.
More here.
Last year the now retired Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Conway, stated that the Marine Corps would always be using a rifle and would not switch to a carbine. I wrote that this attitude was incredibly shortsighted. It sounds like the new Commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, has a healthier attitude towards firearm innovation.
Next month Kahr will being shipping the 9mm Kahr CM9 subcompact pistol. The pistol is a smaller framed version of the relatively cheaper Kahr CW series. The CM9 has a 3" barrel, 0.6" shorter than the CW series barrels and the same size and the PM series.
Kahr describe the CM9 as "value priced". The cost savings have been achieved by using a conventional rifled barrel instead of the match grade polygonal barrel used by the PM series pistols, the slide stop lever is metal-injection-molded instead of machined, the slide has fewer machining operations and the slide has simpler engraved markings rather than roll markings.
The MSRP for the Kahr CM9 is just $565. The basic PM9 pistol has an MSRP of $837.
I don't think that the majority of customers will miss the premium features that the CM9 lacks. Kahr are having to complete with the cheaper offerings from companies like Ruger, whose Ruger LC9 has an MSRP of just $443, almost half the cost of the PM9.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9mm Luger/Parabellum |
| Capacity | 6 rounds |
| Finish | black polymer/stainless |
| Barrel | 3" conventional rifled barrel |
| Weight | 14 oz (excluding magazine) |
| MSRP (Price) | $565 |
| Availability | March |
Army.mil reports ...
"The XM25 brought the difference to whether they would stay there 15 to 20 minutes shooting (and) taking pot shots or the actual fight ended after using the XM25," said Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Smith, Soldier Requirements Division, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Ga. "That was due to the defilade capabilities of the XM25 to shoot beyond targets and behind targets."
The XM25 allows Soldiers to engage defilade targets -- those behind a barrier, protected from oncoming weapons fire. The XM25 measures the distance to the enemy's protective barrier, and can then program the round to detonate a user-adjustable distance past that -- allowing Soldiers to put an air-bursting round directly above the enemy's head, inside their protected area.
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Since then, hundreds of XM25 rounds have been fired in theater, though only 55 of those rounds were fired as part of combat, on nine different operational missions.
"We disrupted two insurgents on an OP (observation point) and we silenced two machine-gun positions -- two PKM positions," Conley said, describing some of the scenarios he witnessed in theater where the XM25 had been used. "We destroyed four ambush locations, where the survivors fled."
I had to look up the word "defilade". A defilade target means a target using a protective barrier or terrain to protect themselves from fire.
I sounds like the concept it working well. The Koreans were said to have deployed their K11 airburst weapon system in Afghanistan over a year ago, but we have heard nothing about the deployment since then.
[Hat Tip: The Register]
[ Many thanks to root and jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
This 12 gauge revolving is very impressive. Other than the barrel, chambers (made from old barrels) and the hammer (from a 1857 Remington revolver), this gun is completely homemade. It cocks using a lever underneath the action.
More photos here.
Russian manufacture MTS makes a commercial revolver shotgun called the MTs-255 Tactical Shotgun.
[ Many thanks to Ztryfe , Christian, Robert and DoubleTapper for emailing me the link. ]
I received an email from Steyr's PR person saying that the Steyr AUG/A3 SA (civilian US model) production was stopped in October last year. The recently bankrupt Sabre Defence was manufacturing the rifle under license from Steyr.
This is very sad news. So many people were looking forward to this rifle for so long and in less than two years it has gone out of production.
Last weekend Steve was firing .45 ACP loaded Corbon 185 grain bullets from his Springfield XDM. Steve said in an email to me (emphasis added) ...
The crack looks small, but when you disassemble the weapon, it doesn't want to go back together. I also think that the extractor is bent or damaged. It felt like someone slaped my open palm with a 2x4, but no blood...thank goodness. As you can see in the images, the case "appears" to have been about 1/8th inch out of battery when it went off. I had fired two mags of the "Cor-Bon" ammo without any problem, the third mag fired the first two rounds without any problem, third round misfired. I cleared the weapon and it fired the next round, had a misfeed on the next, cleared it and then it fired one more round, and on the next shot, KABOOM! I had cleaned it the night before. I am a PPO, (Personal protection officer). I would hate to think that it might happen in a gun fight protecting a client.
They definitely have too much fun down in Florida. Tobias Obermeit, the Kel-Tec design engineer behind the Kel-Tec PMR-30 pistol, emailed me some videos of last weeks monthly submachine gun shoot at Port Malabar. The theme was Miami Vice and Toby completed three of the five stages with a keyring camera mounted on his shooting glasses.
Toby said regarding the match (emphasis added) ...
They are similar to other practical shooting competitions Like 3-gun competitions, except we primarily use pistol caliber machine guns, and get bonus points for clearing a group of plates in on trigger pull burst. semi-autos are also allowed, in a different class, and we often require pistol, or shotgun in some of the stages. This last one (On Sunday Feb. 5th) was themed after the Miami vice show from the 80's.
I just finished my first person shooter video camera mount (Picture attached) and used it during 3 of the 5 stages of the match. I think you posted videos of this same keychain video camera mounted to a gun before, but I might be the first to mount it to shooting glasses. Here are the videos, I used the PMR-30 pistol, and a modified M11-9 submachine gun
You can find more about sub machine competitions at the Bullet Hose forums.
[ Many thanks to Toby for sharing this with us. ]
Troy Industries has introduced their “Alpha” battlerail at the 2011 SHOT SHOW. Built for the AR-15 weapons platform the Alpha rail is Troy’s version of a modular free floating rail system. This new version was based on the very popular TRX Extreme design that Troy offers. This rail system is made of 6061-T6 hardened aircraft aluminum which is finished off with mil-spec Type III hard coat anodizing.
The Alpha uses a new low-profile locking mechanism that still provides strength and stability. The Alpha rail comes with a built-in Troy, spring-loaded, front battle sight that is a front folding M4 style. This rail offers the shooter a large range of mounting options while still providing a great amount of heat dispersion.
The Alpha rail will come with (3) detachable rails and all the mounting hardware.
MSRP: STRX-AL1-76BT-00 (7.6”) - $235.00 STRX-AL1-90BT-00 (9.0”) - $245.00 STRX-AL1-11BT-00 (11.0”) - $255.00 STRX-AL1-12BT-00 (13.0”) - $269.00
Troy also has a bunch of new handguards in their 308 Battlerail family, and Battlerail options for the MP5 and G36 as well.
UPDATE: Correct pictures added.
