Crimson Trace sent us a press release about a man named Pat Brand (pictured above) who lost everything a tornado last month. A week after the tornado his .40 S&W M&P pistol, equipped with a Crimson Trace Lasergrip, was located 600 yards from where his house [Read More…]
Turkish firm Armsan had their new RSX2 UBS shotgun on display at the IDEF expo last month. The shotgun is essentially a Armsan RSX2 shotgun without a stock or grip with a picatinny mounting adapter screwed onto the receiver, allowing it to be mounted underneath [Read More…]
The companies who had entered rifles into the Improved Carbine Competition have been notified that the program has been canceled. The Army never wanted to run the competition in the first place, and has tried many times to cancel it, but congress kept intervening. Last [Read More…]
Thompson/Center Arms has discovered that every ICON, VENTURE and DIMENSION rifle manufactured before yesterday have a fault with the safety that could have it disengage upon closing the bolt. This is a **huge** recall. Thompson/Center Arms™ has identified a condition [Read More…]
Venezuela’s centrally planned economy may have run out of the essentials like toilet paper, milk and sugar, but a shortage of AK-103 rifles is not something they need worry about now that the government’s new rifle and ammunition factory has come online. [Read More…]
Last month Alex C. wrote a range review of a particularly nice range in Nashville. We would like to publish more reviews of the best ranges in the USA. Please post the names of great ranges you have visited (along with city, state and website) in the comments below, [Read More…]
For the purists among you who rightly believe that a 1911 should have wood grips, Crimson Trace have added Cocobolo to their line up of wood-based grips, which also includes Rosewood and Walnut. Their new LG-917 laser grip has cocobolo side panels with a rubber [Read More…]
Ammo maker Allegiance Ammunition recently announced the release of their ammunition reloading components for home reloaders. Allegiance is known for their home and self-defense ammo offerings that are designed to fragment more effectively and reduce the chance of [Read More…]
Swiss manufacturer Brügger & Thomet has a civilian model of the APC9 SMG currently available in Finland. Designated the APC9 Suomi (literally Finland or Finnish), this 9x19mm semi-auto sub-carbine has one distinct feature for the Finnish market – a fixed [Read More…]
I posted recently about a new polymer AR-15 80% lower from Polymer80, well during another one of my AR lower shopping sprees I stumbled upon another lightweight AR-15 lower from Mag Tech Systems. Their Generation 4 Mag Tactical Systems AR-15 lower is 35% lighter than [Read More…]
If you are looking for a career in the firearms and shooting sports industry, there are a variety of ways to land one. The easiest for many people is to start at a local gun store or big box retailer. There are, however, national companies and manufacturers who are [Read More…]
Lionheart Industries is proud to announce the launch of Novak Edition pistols. We’re excited to offer our customers both Fixed and genuine Novak Lomount Sights; we believe this is the absolute right step in our pursuit to provide innovative, quality firearms [Read More…]
Disclaimer: This article will discuss the process of completing an AR-15 80% lower with common tools found in most hardware stores. A provision in the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C, Chapter 44 states that an unlicensed individual can make a firearm for personal [Read More…]
Our friend Ronaldo Olive was kind enough to share another piece of firearm history with us. The Brazilian LAPA FA-03 was a prototype rifle built in the 1980s. It had a surprisingly modern design that reminds me of the VHS Bullpup (minus the picatinny rails which had [Read More…]
An owner of a Vulcan V50 .50 BMG rifle was seriously injured after a round detonated while he was loading it into the gun. The Vulcan V50 is a single shot shell holder. Shell holders are loaded by removing the bolt, inserting a cartridge into the bolt, then inserting [Read More…]
A group of Idahoans have gotten together to produce ammunition loaded with bullets dipped in pork-infused paint. Why you ask? They claim it will deter radical Islam terrorists from fighting if they run the risk of being hit in the stomach with a pork-paint tipped [Read More…]
The Israeli Tavor TAR-21 bullpup is the hot new rifle these days. Most reviews of the Tavor have been pretty favorable so far with rifles selling just as fast as they’re being produced. Like with any popular firearms, there’s sure to be an influx of [Read More…]
For those that are not familiar with the ELCAN model that the LDS is based on, you can read my detail write-up of the ELCAN Specter OS 4X here. The last component of the L85 bullpup that needs to be update is its SUSAT optic. Over two years ago the British military have chosen the […] [Read More…]
Mashable created a mini-documentary about one average guy (not a technical 3D CAD genius, nor a gun expert) and his attempt to print the DefCad Liberator pistol. I think at this point you need to know a bit about guns and a bit about CAD to print a gun successfully. [Read More…]
We blogged about the Polymer80 AR-15 lower last week. On Youtube The Dude interview Loran Holley, one of the partners at Polymer80. They discuss the Polymer80 concept in detail.
These images were taken from a Chinese TV program about the Snow Leopard Commando Unit (SLCU, 雪豹突击队) training program. The Snow Leopards are a special police unit officially known as 3rd Group, 13th Detachment, People’s Armed Police Beijing General [Read More…]
DIY designer Jing Zheng has submitted a few videos to YouTube of his multi-caliber capable AR type magazine design. He first announced it to the public in December 2011, as the Longziz #2, it is capable with 6.5 Grendel, 6.8 SPC, 5.45x39mm, 7.62x39mm, and the STANAG [Read More…]
MasterPiece Arms (MPA) is now selling a side folding stock kit for their firearms. The kit comes with a stock, but will also accept any standard AR-15/M-4 stock as well via an included adaptor. The kits come in two sizes depending on which of the MPA guns you are [Read More…]
Mr. Wulle demonstrates his double barreled ring cannon and blunderbuss.
Guns n Girls have reviewed the LWRC M6A2 SPR rifle along with some fantastic gun photography. The M6A2 SPR gets its spiral fluting before going through the NiCorr treatment process. The fluting makes the barrel 20% lighter in weight and relieves any longitudinal [Read More…]
U.S. Customs recently confiscated two shipments of counterfeit Blackhawk products … NORFOLK, Va. – June 6, 2013 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently discovered two shipments of counterfeit BLACKHAWK!® products, including SERPA® holsters, at the [Read More…]
Italian Gun Grease (IGG) is a new true grease (a technical term not a marketing term) for lubricating firearms. Normally I am unimpressed with new lubricants and don’t pay a lot of attention to them (you can try my teflon-infused RemOil from my cold dead [Read More…]
Nguoiduatin.vn reports that Israeli Weapons Industry is looking to open a factory in Vietnam to produce weapons for the Far East market. They could invest up to $100 million int he plant. The Vietnamese military have adopted a wide range of Israeli small arms [Read More…]
Vice have produced a short film on the rebel snipers operating in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. I couldn’t help but shudder when they showed a 16 year old boy trying to snipe at a long distance with an SKS in the middle of such a heavily populated city. As [Read More…]
C.J. Chivers encountered one a .50 cal Chinese M99 anti-material rifle in Syria and took some excellent photos of it … The rifle in question, however, is not British. It’s a Chinese M99. Just a few days ago, with Ahfad al-Rasul (the “Grandsons of the [Read More…]
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