Law enforcement and military outfitter Quantico Tactical recently debuted a limited edition commemorative S&W Model 10 Revolver to celebrate 100 years of the Fraternal Order of Police. Chambered in .38 Special +P, the S&W Model 10 features custom engravings on [Read More…]
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When you start researching buffer springs for an AR15 you run across sever different springs, and buffers. The other thing that you run across is other AR15 owners telling you that you are trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. In reality, they are [Read More…]
HERA Arms recently announced that their windowed H3 mags will now come in Flat Dark Earth and OD Green. Also available in black, HERA Arms H3 magazines are made in Germany and feature a window positioned along the spine of the magazine, as opposed to the side like on [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) showed the .22 LR GSG MP-40 at the 2011 SHOT Show, but has yet to deliver any to the public. But, it looks like that will change in the coming months. As you might imagine, there has been pent-up demand for such a gun. Unfortunately, [Read More…]
Strike Industries have added a new compensator to their line of muzzle brakes. The SI CheckMate Compensator, named after its close resemblance to a castle chess piece, is a single baffle brake with an offset top port optimized for right handed shooters (lefties, this is [Read More…]
Taurus has released a new 9mm carbine onto the US market, which prompts the question: why do people buy 9mm carbines? As I see it, the interest in this type of gun comes from two main groups: folks with tactical reasoning in mind, and purely recreational shooters. For [Read More…]
XS Sight Systems is preparing to ship Big Dot and Standard Dot express sights for the Smith & Wesson M&P22 pistol. The M&P22 is very similar in appearance to the centerfire handguns in the M&P line, but sights designed for the centerfire pistols will [Read More…]
Plinker Tactical is releasing three new .22 LR upper conversion kits for the AR-15 rifle. The three kits are the standard, bull barrel and SBR. Uppers are forged 7075 T6 aluminum alloy and should fit all MIL-SPEC lowers. Quadrail handguards are standard on all [Read More…]
It was bound to eventually happen, but I did not think it would be so soon. The company Solid Concepts has printed an entire 1911 pistol with a 3D laser metal sintering printer. What is more, the company has an FFL Manufacturing license and can print guns on behalf of [Read More…]
There was a period of time in the 20th century when H&K was producing 2,000 G3 battle rifles a day. These rifles served not only the West German armed forces, but many of the West’s armed forces and remained the top competitor with the FN FAL as far as [Read More…]
Mission First Tactical is making a 7″ aluminum quad-rail for the AR-15. Called the T-MARC (Tekko Metal AR Carbine) Integrated Rail System, it replaces the standard handguard with a unit that has four Picatinny rails. No screws or gunsmithing is needed to install [Read More…]
The above photo, taken by Sgt Rupert Frere, was a runner up in the British Army’s annual photo compeititon. It show Cpl Carl Hines, Royal Artillery, providing covering fire in Afghanistan. The solider has a standard British Army ELCAN Lightweight Day Sight [Read More…]
At the RAE ’13 show in Russia, Baikal unveiled a polymer framed version of the Baikal Yarigin MP-443, the standard sidearm of the Russian military. The Baikal Yarigin Lightweight adds a picatinny and weighs less than the original all steel model, but otherwise [Read More…]
The Unity Tactical EXO is a replacement mount for Surefire’s X-Series weapon lights. The polymer mount adds protective wings over the light switches to prevent accidental activation during storage, which will drain the battery, or during a use, which could alert [Read More…]
Henry Arms, makers of the AR-7 US Survival Rifle, is now selling a complementary survival kit. Over at our sister site All Outdoor, Frank Stratton reviews the kit … Some things you keep handy just in case something unexpected happens. What if multiple friends [Read More…]
The military is developing an improved version of the M4 Carbine with a heavier profile barrel to allow a higher rate of sustained fire in emergency situations like, for example, the Battle of Wanat where M4 Carbines began failing after long periods of sustained [Read More…]
A Russian inventor has developed an eighty round 9x18mm magazine for the Makarov PM pistol. He writes (in Russian) that the Makarov is still in use by police in Russia not because they cannot afford new pistols but because the Makarov is [Read More…]
A Chinese TV station has broadcasted footage of Chinese PLA Navy drivers with their clone of Russia’s APS Underwater Assault Rifle. The existence of this gun was confirmed only three years ago and until now I have not seen clear above water photos of the gun. [Read More…]
Fobus Holsters introduced a new line of retention holsters for Glock and Heckler & Koch handguns. The new holsters, called the CH Rapid Release System, uses a paddle device on the exterior of the holster to release the gun during the draw. The system appears to [Read More…]
A reader noticed this strange looking short barreled rifle being auctioned off on GunBroker. The upper receive resembles the Sten submachine gun’s receiver and its lower looks to be a modified AR-15 lower with a AR-15 pistol grip and a A2-style stock. Despite [Read More…]
At AUSA ’13 Canadian firm Elcan unveiled their new Specter TR Tri FOV. This scope features three power settings, 1x, 3x and 9x, which are selected using a dial on the side of the scope. Because the scope has three distinct power settings, rather than a range of [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports have developed a low cost AR-15 lower receiver made of a fiberglass-composite polymer with a zinc metal insert which encompasses the buffer tube collar and rear take down pin. The metal insert prevents the receiver from cracking due to force [Read More…]
Tiffany Piper is an accomplished junior NRA action pistol shooter, hailing from New Zealand as a four-time National Champion. Piper is sponsored by Leupold & Stevens, Inc. and travels the world shooting competitively. When Piper isn’t shooting, she’s horse [Read More…]
The Rosch Works SL1 SIGHT-LIGHT is a very nifty front sight for any picatinny railed firearm that has a built in 250 lumen LED flashlight built in. This is one of those products I wish I had thought up myself! The specifications are … 250+ lumen LED lighthead [Read More…]
The Russian government has cancelled their order for Glock 17 and Glock 26 pistols after an investigation found that the pistols were being purchased for $6,000 each. These normally retail for approximately $550-$600. Russia’s Deputy Head of Defense Contracting [Read More…]
The GSG .22lr 1911 is a pretty neat pistol, unless you’re one of those purist who thinks John M. Browning’s gift to mankind should only be chambered in .45acp. That’s a topic for another post. With the rising cost of .45acp, .22lr versions of the 1911 [Read More…]
Damage Industries recently debuted two new vertical forward grips. Available in a “knob” style and “grenade” style (see below), they’re made out of 6061 T6 aluminum with a Mil-Spec hardcoat anodized finish right here in the USA. They also [Read More…]
Stag Arms has partnered with TheFirearmBlog.com to give you the opportunity to win a Model 1 rifle! Two secondary prizes will also be given away so make sure to share this giveaway with your friends! Prizes: We will be giving away three prizes. Prize #1) Model 1 rifle [Read More…]
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