This is by far the worst AR-15 kaboom I have ever seen on the internet. The operator somehow mistakingly mixed pistol powder and rifle powder in a few of the cartridges he loaded. The result was catastrophic failure. Just about all the parts were destroyed. Photos from ARFCOM ...
Apparently the gold-like coating on the bolt and carrier is from the vaporized brass cartridge. Can any engineers or chemists confirm this?
The shooter was ok, other than getting whacked in the face with the charging handle and having small pieces of the carbon fiber freefloating tube embedded in his forearm.
More photos after the jump ... Continue Reading »
Talo's S&W 22A Deluxe edition is now shipping. It features a nice two-tone look, steel trigger, improved sights and thumbrest grips.
Group therapy, I recommend it.
[Hat Tip: Strike Hold]
This monster punt gun, dating back to the 1870s, weighs about 100 pounds and is 6ft. and 4 inches long. It has a bore size of 1.5", which puts it somewhere between 1.5 Bore (1.459") and 1 Bore (1.669") in size.
More information about it at The Underhammer Society.
This MAC-10 lookalike was captured by the Polish Police ...
It looks homemade to me.
[Hat Tip: MP.net]
The three-barreled Toz TP-82 was carried into space by Soviet and Russian cosmonauts until 2006 when the ammunition expired and it was replaced with a regular semi-automatic pistol. The top two barrels chambered 12.5x70mm (about 40 gauge) shotshells and the lower barrel chambered 5.45x39mm. A canvas covered machete was designed to be used as the stock.
Max posted this photo of it on his blog ...
More info and photos here.
At the end of the month ol' Steve is going on a much needed vacation for a week. I would really like it if readers and fellow bloggers could help me out and contribute guest posts for The Firearm Blog to keep it running during the break.
I last opened up the blog for guest posts back in 2009 and, judging by the feedback I got, the guest authors found it a very rewarding experience. Continue Reading »
Last week the 50,000th (non-spam) comment was posted on The Firearm Blog 
Thank you to everyone who has written comments and helped make TFB a more useful resource for the community.
Our 50,000th comment was posted by DAK on the Mossberg Tactical .22 blog post.
I bought the Mossberg Tactical .22 last week end. took it out to the range with my 19 year old son and fired 300 rounds. Had a few jams but straight out of the box but seemed to get better with more rounds. Need to clean out the grease & gunk & I'm sure it will get better. As you know it's not always easy to spend two full days with a 19 year old son or the other way around!! But we are both looking forward to more time together on the range. I am sure I have created a monster that will cost me an upgrade to .223, but thats the cost of bonding. Recommend for father son, father daughter, mother son, mother daughter--Heck quality time is quality time..enjoy & have fun..
I have just sent DAK a $100 voucher for GunsForSale.com that he can spend on ammunition or put it towards a firearm purchase.
It was bound to happen eventually. Federal have introduced pink ammunition ...
From the press release ...
Shooters can now blast clay pigeons for a cause. Federal® Ammunition’s special edition Top Gun® Target loads support finding a cure for breast cancer. These distinctive pink hulls are an effective hunting and shooting practice option or a solid load for shooting competitions. A portion of the sales of this product will go directly to the search for a cure. The new 12-gauge 2-3/4-inch #8 shotshells deliver consistent performance for all types of clay target shooting.
Lots and lots of pink ammunition on the production line.
Kahr Arms have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Diamondback Firearms, makers of the DB380 and DB9 sub-compact pistols. From the press release ...
Kahr Arms, the award-winning manufacturer of compact pistols based in Worcester, Mass, is currently engaged in a patent infringement lawsuit against Diamondback Firearms, LLC, the maker of compact .380 ACP and 9mm pistols based in Cocoa, Florida.
Seven U.S. patents cover Kahr’s unique locking, firing and extraction systems. The incomparable cocking cam trigger system employs a patented cam to both unlock the passive safety and complete cocking and releasing of the firing pin. The system provides a “safe cam action” and unbelievably smooth double action only trigger stroke, fast to fire in critical defensive situations.
