The folks over at Recoil posted these pictures of what looks like a custom single shot shotgun 1911 from Thailand. I couldn’t find much info about it, an image search showed this forum thread in Thai. I wonder how much it hurts when you shoot it.
The Altamont Company is an Illinois-based manufacturer of custom grips for pistols and revolvers. The company makes wood and composite grips for revolvers and pistols alike. Recently, the Altamont Company announced a new line of tactical grips focused on the 1911 [Read More…]
Remember Richard Tip? He posted a video about an experience he had at a Gander Mountain. Well he has another video about a particular group of “Tactical Asshats”. He comments on a group’s video that promotes a future training course they will be [Read More…]
One of the types of weapons that saw a lot of service in the period from 1918-1945 is the top-fed detachable magazine rifle-caliber light machine gun, or automatic rifle. Beginning with the Danish Madsen, reaching its height before and during World War II with [Read More…]
Alex, Patrick and myself are big fans of Dugan and his CarniK Con Youtube Channel. His style is best described as “over-the-top 1980s action movie”. In this episode Dugan explores the world of LMG’s, with some tank action thrown in to the mix.
At SHOT Show I finally got to take a look at the Magnetospeed, a chronograph that measures the speed of a bullet by measuring the time it takes for it to pass through two magnetic fields. Conventional chronographs work by measuring the time it takes for a bullet to [Read More…]
The IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association), which has been overseeing the shooting sport of taking on real-life self-defense scenarios on a competitive platform since 1996, has decided it’s time they came out with an official steel target. Fans of [Read More…]
Gun writer, photographer and Youtuber (FearandLoading Channel), Guy J Sagi sent us this photo of s .22 Umarex MP5. Guy did not realize he was photographing in the midst of poison ivy until it was pointed out by a colleague, fortunately for Guy he is not allergic. I on [Read More…]
In response to the ongoing dustup over M855 ammunition, Ian and Karl of InRange TV have done a short video explaining some basics about the round, and its capabilities. As host website Full30 does not allow videos to be embedded on other websites, readers will have to [Read More…]
TFB’s IDEX 2015 coverage is courtesy of Giorgio, who traveled to Abu Dhabi for the show, and provided all photos and information. JSC KBP is a Russian design firm that designs weapons. This picture piqued my interest. As a fan of the Magpul FMG, I had to find out [Read More…]
Many of us have come across a particular Croatian pistol, the Springfield XD. After doing some research on Giorgio’s pictures from IDEX, I learned that Agencija Alan is also a manufacturer of the HS pistol. You can see how similar they are to the Springfield XD [Read More…]
I had seen the Fabryka Broni Łucznik (Radom) BRS-99 Tactical SBR on display at SHOT Show in past years, but this year was my first opportunity to actually shoot it. For those of you not familiar with it, the BRS-99 is the semi-automatic version of the Polish PM-06 [Read More…]
2A Armament, a new manufacturer of ultra-lightweight AR parts (like the Balios Lite system), has released a fantastic video showcasing their manufacturing capabilities. Rarely do companies showcase their machining capabilities in such detail. It’s a small shop, [Read More…]
Aptly called a “hand cannon” in the video, JT Custom Knives has debuted video of the .700 WTF cartridge. The .700 “slugs” are 1132 grains (or about 1/6 lbs) loaded with “mid-level” shots at 1600 FPS. According to the video [Read More…]
Okay, I stumbled upon this article about an Ammo Vending Machine today. At first I thought it was a spoof. Apparently not, though. And I have to say, I kinda like the concept. The machine is run from a private club, and it appears that it doesn’t violate the law [Read More…]
G2 Research is now selling a new version of the Ripout Trident round in .223 Rem. The bullet used is an all copper bullet weighing 65 grains. Muzzle velocity is said to be 2,840 fps (no barrel length given). G2 research claims that the bullet expands to “nearly [Read More…]
For those who own .380 cal Hi Point pistols, Hi Point has introduced a model of their Carbine as a companion piece. From the press release: Finally, a fun, tough .380 carbine that almost anyone can afford! The Hi-Point Carbine is the same size as its larger-bore [Read More…]
The Taiwan Strait, an 180km-wide body of water that separates two sides that both claim to be the legitimate government of China. Mainland’s PRC government labels Taiwan as the renegade island province. While the ROC government in Taiwan often calls the mainland [Read More…]
If I had a dollar every time I got an email asking me how to take guns from/to the USA I would have been able to retire a long time ago. It is hard enough to understand your own Federal/State law, but when you travel internationally you need to understand the laws of [Read More…]
Some guns are for hunting, some guns are for defense, but some exist just to bring a smile to your face! Of course there is nothing wrong with buying a blaster just to make you happy. This video highlight five firearms we believe are better range toys that purpose built boomsticks. Do you agree with [Read More…]
Brian, a photographer and graphic artist, sent us this nifty photo of his AK47 Yugo Zastava N-PAP. He is using a Midwest Industries optics mount with a Vortex Strikefire scope. Thanks Brian.
Last year I posted an article about Bill Carter hitting a target 2.07 miles away with a 375 Cheytac. Well someone else did it too and they have a video of it. Damn fine shooting. On September 28th, 2014 a team from Hill Country Rifles joined with expert instructors from [Read More…]
Tactical Revolutions has published a video showing how their AJAX armor system works. Last year I posted an article about the armor. In this new video you can see how the armor is installed, deployed and removed. There is also slow motion video of bullet strikes on [Read More…]
TDI Arms is developing a hand stop called the EVO-FAS Hybrid. These photos are of the pre-production prototype sent to us by the company. An exact shipping date was not given.
TargetVision is now selling something they call the Universal Picatinny Phone Mount. This aluminum device allows a shooter to mount an iPhone or similar device to a gun for the purposes of recording photos and/or video. The unit allows a great deal of flexibility in the [Read More…]
Now known as a significant part of the now ubiquitous AR platform, the charging handle has an interesting history from the first ambidextrous design (mounted on the top of the AR-10, inside the charging handle) to its final multitude of iterations. Leitner-Wise has [Read More…]
I stumbled across Amalgamated Titanium International Corporation when browsing for a bolt carrier for an upcoming lightweight build. Thinking they would only make a bolt carrier, I was surprised to see an ambitious product release schedule of titanium parts expanding [Read More…]
Lyman Products will introduce a new chronograph in May. The new Ammo Tracker chronograph will offer a user-friendly remote interface that (I hope) will set a new standard. The remote has a large LCD screen that displays shot data including a running velocity average, [Read More…]
The SAP-6 shotgun is a magazine-fed short-barrel shotgun manufactured by Dagger in Turkey and imported to Canada by Tactical Imports. I’ve had one in my safe for the past 3 months and have enjoyed tinkering with it. After first being introduced in the summer of [Read More…]
A sneak peak of the new SureFire Warcomp was posted by SoldierSystems recently. It’s a pretty interesting design in that it’s both a flash hider and a compensator. They’ll be available in both 5.56 and 7.62 versions and will function with the SureFire [Read More…]
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