Looking to add an extended KeyMod handguard to your IWI Tavor bullpup rifle? Midwest Industries has two new options for Tavor owners, their new Extended and XL KeyMod handguards add 2.2 inches and 3.25 inches of length to your Tavor. Both models include a KeyMod [Read More…]
AR15News.com has a great photo breakdown of the upcoming Gen 3 Folding Stock Adapter from Law Tactical. There are few notable changes on the Generation 3, notably the height of the hinge has been dropped so it is easier to rack the action without racking your knuckles. [Read More…]
Soldier Systems shared this Mega Arms Megalithic Upper. It is machined from billet 7075 aluminum compared to your usual 6061 uppers. Weight is 22.3 oz. It has an integrated bubble level that can be swapped for left or right shooters. It retails for $669. Check [Read More…]
Ok maybe you could call it a kilt. Accurate Shooter posted a kilt that fits on your spotting scope tripod. The kilt has pockets and provides quick access to items while keeping them stored without extra bulk. According to Accurate shooter: Here’s a clever product from [Read More…]
LaserLyte announced a joint project with Taurus to sell the PT840, Millennium G2 and PT92 pistols with the unique Center Mass laser sighting device. Phil previously reviewed the LaserLyte Center Mass laser (on a shotgun) here. According to LaserLyte: The LaserLyte [Read More…]
Winchester is launching WinchesterTV.com tomorrow. Here’s what I heard from their PR team: Get ready to change the way you watch your favorite Winchester TV shows with an industry-first online TV platform – WinchesterTV.com! Watch over 200 full-length episodes [Read More…]
For two years now I have had the Sig Sauer P238 in .380 as well as the Sig Sauer P938 in 9mm. My husband bought the 238 for me, per my request, and I bought the 938 for him, per his request. Since, I have pretty much claimed the 938 as mine as well. To […] [Read More…]
Smith and Bradley, a rather novel young watch company, has put up its “Ambush” Digital/Analog watch on Kickstarter. The watch is inspired by the AR-15 with the two hands lining up like a sight picture 24 times a day. Okay, that’s a little gimmicky, [Read More…]
I have always been a fan of enhanced magazine plates. All of my Pmags wear the Magpul Ranger Plates on them. The main reason is that most of them will, at some point be used in either my plate carrier or my battle belt mag pouches and having the loop makes them much [Read More…]
Politics of “smart” guns aside, it is fascinating to see the technological developments that are being proposed or currently in production. From precision “guided” firearms (Tracking Point) to new GPS location-aware and cloud connected firearms, [Read More…]
Magnum Research announced the introduction of four Desert Eagle 1911 guns to be sold exclusively through the outdoor retailer Cabela’s. The first two guns use cast carbon steel frames with a gray Cerakote finish. The matte black slides are machined from solid [Read More…]
It is no longer a surprise when Jerry Miculek raises the performance bar in every new video he presents. This time he hits a steel plate at 1,000 yards with his S&W 929.
Way of the Gun makes a very minimalistic sling called the Proctor Sling. It is so simple and works great. It uses loops of paracord at each end to attach the sling to the rifle. Watch the video for installation instructions.
Dynamic Pie Concepts provides tongue in cheek firearm videos. However it is somewhat intriguing to perform modifications on a Hi-Point.
Larry Vickers and the Vickers Tactical team were in South Africa recently where he saw this North Korean manufactured PK-style belt fed machine gun in the inventory of Hire Arms, a Johannesburg company that supplies weapons to South Africa’s film industry. The [Read More…]
HPR (High Precision Range) is taking the path of light, high speed frangible bullet in making their new Black Ops ammo. With a high muzzle velocity and low bullet weight they are able to make a bullet that’s design is to hit a soft target and dump all of [Read More…]
What do you do when you need a full-heft, realistically-recoiling .22 caliber training pistol? Why, call up convicted murderer David Marshall (later called “Carbine”) Williams, of course! The 1930s were a different time, when convicts were encouraged to use [Read More…]
A video going around the interwebs shows a child in Libya shooting an RPG while two adults and the cameraman watch. A man helps steady the launcher on the boys shoulder, which is longer than he is tall, before stepping back and letting him fire it towards the sea in [Read More…]
Center Fire Systems is offering up to several hundred of these DPMS AR-15 A/3s that were apparently imported back from Iraq. They are going for $449.99 albeit with “Minor Issues”. Similar to how the contracting company Triple Canopy currently uses [Read More…]
Midwest Industries recently released their new KeyMod Handguard for the popular Yugo M85/M92 Krinkov AK pistols. Like with their other AK rails no gunsmithing is required and it installs in a few minutes with wrenches they provide with the handguard. It’s made out [Read More…]
A few more interesting homemade submachine guns have appeared among firearms seized by West Australian police. Below is a version of the Bill Holmes home workshop SMG design: This example is a copy of the S&W M76 and accepts Sterling SMG [Read More…]
CMMG is now making an AR-style pistol in 5.56 NATO. Previously, the company made AR-style pistols in 9mm and 300 BLK only. Unlike the existing pistols, the 5.56 NATO version will have a 12.5″ barrel. The 9mm and 300 BLK guns use an 8.2″ barrel. This pistol [Read More…]
Accurateshooter.com shares with us how Brux Barrels are made. Brux Barrel-Making Process, Start to FinishWe start out with either 4150 chrome-moly or 416R stainless steel double stress-relieved bar stock. The bar stock starts out at 1-9/32″ in diameter and 20-24 feet [Read More…]
CNN reports that Smith & Wesson has settled with the US Government for charges of bribing foreign officials. The settlement is reportedly $2 million for violations from 2007 and 2010. Smith & Wesson agreed to the settlement without admitting or deny the [Read More…]
The Telegraph (a UK Paper) has published a fascinating picture look into the historic loadouts carried into combat from 1066 to now. Photographer Thom Atkinson embarked on a nine-month journey into “Britain’s mythological relationship with war:” [Read More…]
On the 10th anniversary of the famous Najaf firefight in which he was a participant (and which was caught on video, watchable here), Travis Haley created a video recounting his experiences in that battle. It’s better to just let him speak for himself, in my [Read More…]
Many people are familiar with the Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB) that catalogs the kinds of firearms used in motion pictures. A new site, The Real Movie Stars, has popped up and may serve to be an interesting alternative – or perhaps [Read More…]
One issue with night time ops and the tracer rounds is that anyone watching can following the tracers back to their origin, giving the shooters position away. The engineer’s at the Picatinny arsenal are working on the One-Way Luminescence, or OWL round. Using [Read More…]
Bill Rogers of The Rogers Shooting School has developed a set of gloves after finding Mechanix and similar gloves too bulky, too sticky, or otherwise uncomfortable. The new Shooting Gloves are designed specifically for shooting sports and tactical users. Note- This is [Read More…]
I have been around firearms all of my life, and working in the firearms industry for some time now. In that time I have seen some interesting things. I have seen scopes shimmed with toothpicks, 1911 grip that was covered in steel putty to make a “custom [Read More…]
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