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Gun-toting mother Limatunes gives advice on how to carry a baby whilst carrying.

[Hat Tip: Breda Fallacy ]

I am excited to announce that for the first time The Firearm Blog will be attending IWA, Europe's biggest gun expo, in Germany this weekend.

I am back home holding the fort and keeping the blog running but The Firearm Blog has sent Andrew and a support team to Europe in order to bring you the best coverage of IWA the Internet has ever seen!

If you too are attending IWA, The Firearm Blog would love to meet you & buy you a meal while in Nuremberg. Continue Reading »

Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) had a new compact variant of the G3 called the G3S.

Image taken from a CNN video.

I have not seen the specifications for this weapon. From what I can see, it features a redesigned fore-end, picatinny mounted under-barrel grenade launcher and a very short barrel.

POF produces G3 and other H&K weapons under license.

The UAE's only gun manufacturer, Caracal International, have developed their first rifle. The Caracal Sniper Rifle (CSR) is a bolt action chambered in either .308 Win. or .300 Win. Mag.

The magazine holds 10 rounds. It features a fully adjustable stock, quad picatinny rails and what looks to be an AR-15 compatible pistol grip (I may be wrong about the grip).

CSR Basic model has a 23.6" (600mm) barrel, while the CSR Compact model has a 20" (510mm ) barrel.

Calling a 20 inches "Compact" is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. That aside, this looks like a solid first rifle for Caracal. I look forward to their future semi-automatics.

[Hat Tip: Fog Horn ]

A member of Arfcom managed to get their hands on the elusive Rossi Ranch Hand chambered in .45 Long Colt...

Comparison with Glock 19

[Hat Tip: SayUncle]

The Beretta Mx4 Storm is a new submachine gun version of the Beretta Cx4 Storm semi-automatic carbine. The Mx4 has been designed for the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs who should be receiving their first shipment in the next 12 months.

The gun is chambered in 9x19mm NATO. It features a 12" barrel and has a total length of 25". It weights 6.28 lbs (including magazine). I am guessing that the magazine pictured is Beretta's 30 round magazine. I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the barrel is threaded for a suppressor and a thread protector has been screwed on.

If I owned a Beretta Cx4, the first thing I would want to do it chop the barrel down to 12" (I currently own a 12"-barreled carbine and love it).

[ Many thanks to REMOV for proving photos and information. ]

[Hat Tip: Janes for some info. ]

Richard Mann at Shooting Illustrated has evaluated a few different pistol cartridge chambered carbines and compared then with the M4-style carbines in 5.56mm and pistols chambered in the same rounds.

Bushmaster Carbon-15 carbine

Richard says ...

With the versatility of an M4-style carbine in 5.56 NATO a given, it still may not be as cool as some pistol-caliber carbines. For fighting bad guys at rock-throwing ranges, it may be no better. A gun’s cool factor will not save your life, but nevertheless, a cool, pistol-caliber carbine loaded with the right ammo should work just fine. They are indeed more accurate and easier to shoot than any handgun.

Read it here.

I have no racial prejudices against guns. I don't care if they are pink, black, white, yellow or purple. I am prejudiced against rust and it cuts deep to see a gun owner intentionally rust up his rifle¹ !

tailo at AR-15 wanted a "battlefield pickup" look so he used bleach to rust it up.

[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]

Turkish firm KALEKALIP has designed a nifty looking new battle rifle for the Turkish Army that will be manufactured by MKEK. The rifle is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO and uses a gas piston and rotating bolt action. The barrel is 16" in length. The total length is 36" and it weighs 9 lbs.

[Hat Tip: John at WAFF and Hürriyet]

[ Many thanks to Ilgar for emailing me the link. ]

Nashville Business Journal reports that Alabama-based machine gun manufacturer Manroy USA has put in a $2.4 million bid on Sabre Defence. US Ordnance and Colt Defense are also interested.

[ Many thanks to John for emailing me the link. ]