The British Army is set to receive up to 44,000 upgraded L85A3/SA80A3s over the next four to five years. Jane’s 360 Infantry Weapons reports that the UK Ministry of Defence are moving forward with a large contract with Heckler & Koch to upgrade a substantial [Read More…]
Kimber has taken their feathery-light Mountain Ascent rifle and introduced a NEW Subalpine iteration. New for 2019, the Mountain Ascent Subalpine shares many of the original features and is being rolled out in 5 popular, western hunting cartridges. It actually is a [Read More…]
The Burmese state-owned arms manufacturing wing Ka pa sa Industries (Defence Industries) has a long history of working within limited resources to meet the operational requirements of the Tatmadaw (Burmese Military). Operationally this has been seen in the cycle of [Read More…]
Can we all agree that paying a $200 tax and waiting six to nine months to cut a rifle barrel from 16.1 inches to 14.5 inches is extremely ridiculous? Yet, if you live in the United States, legally making a rifle with short barrel requires an application process that [Read More…]
Recently, I found myself in the Quad Cities for both personal and professional reasons. Though the trip was brief, I knew it wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Housed on the still-active military base in Illinois, the museum [Read More…]
The 17th Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by Michael G. This is one of the most complete submissions to date and includes prices. Keep the submissions coming in! We are publishing them in the order in which they were received (with the exception of a [Read More…]
FN America has announced the introduction of the SCAR 20S, the civilian version of the MK20 SSR currently in service with US SOCOM. The launch follows the news last month that FN America would offer a limited run of 200 S20 packages, Richard covered that news here. [Read More…]
Auto Ordnance Corporation has a new rifle for all of us through their growing line of WWII Commemorative Guns with the Tanker WWII Thompson. This model boasts many of the same features we have come to know from a Thompson rifle chambered in .45 ACP, but the aesthetic is [Read More…]
The British Army has launched a new bi-annual newsletter, In Front, as part of its push to keep soldiers and the public more informed about what they do. Inside the first issue is a round up of the British Army’s recent small arms changes. In Front confirms that [Read More…]
I think we can all agree that for better or worse, outside of gunsmithing colleges there has been a poor representation of the study of firearms within any university certainly in the United States, possibly in the world as well. Again I say this emphasizing “for [Read More…]
Deals of the Week – Ruger AR-556 MPR, Sig Romeo5 and Magpul PMAGs, Leupold Mark AR Mod-1, Winchester XPR Introducing the Deals of the Week, a weekly round-up of some of the best deals on firearms and accessories that can be found on the internet. Ruger AR-556 MPR [Read More…]
The Myanmar Military (“Tatmadaw” in Burmese) is one of the only Southeast Asian nations that manufactures the majority of its small arms and light weapons (up to 120mm mortars) and has been doing so since the early 1950s in collaboration with a number of foreign allies. The majority of [Read More…]
Here we go again, my friends. Illegal firearms keep on falling to police hands in this neck of the world, and, as you may guess, these are likely to represent only a fraction of those which are actually in use by criminals. The purpose of articles like this is to give [Read More…]
Several months ago, we reported about the new Russian pistol called UDAV. We have also discussed multiple times the Ratnik-3 future soldier concept and the mystery weapon that it was demonstrated with. Recently, there was more information released about these weapons [Read More…]
At the end of the past year, we reported about the merger of James D. Julia auction house with Morphy Auctions. The former became the division of the latter. That’s why the online catalogs of their firearm auctions are now hosted on Morphy Auctions website. I was [Read More…]
If you have yet to be introduced to Cole-TAC, you are missing out of some of the best ballistic nylon and heat resistant gear available to shooters. Initially known for their line of suppressor covers meant to protect you from burns and quench the mirage effect that can [Read More…]
Do you use the website Gunbroker.com to hunt up firearms and accessories? Do you do it on a mobile device? If so, you have probably been wondering what happened to your app. One day it is on your phone and you are browsing a gun utopia, and the next day… [Read More…]
Today we take a look at a build that brings us back to the Colt Commando era. and back to the future again! The idea behind this build was to get a modern M16A1/XM177-style AR15. Let’s begin with a short history lesson with this legendary photograph. Apart from [Read More…]
The Lithuanian Army is set to procure a further batch of upgraded Heckler & Koch G36 rifles, along with a number of ambidextrous grenade launchers in a contract worth 11 million Euros ($12.6 million). Lithuania adopted the G36 in 2007, and despite the overheating [Read More…]
The Browning X-Bolt has been on the market for close to 10 years now and the semi-custom variant of the X-Bolt Pro was introduced back in 2017. Now Browning has unveiled a newer iteration for 2019 with the X-Bolt Pro Long Range! This new offering boasts a muzzle brake, [Read More…]
The sixteenth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by BKKSW. I have just recently embraced the 300 BLK (after constant hounding and derision from Pete). I went with a very much “off-the-shelf” SIG MCX Rattler PSB, and now that I am part of the [Read More…]
Over a year ago TFB covered the Ashbury Saber M700 Precision Rifle. It’s now time for the Tactical version in .308 Win and 6,5 Creedmoor. Hallmarks in the design of this rifle has been shoot-ability, comfort, ergonomic adjustability, modularity and low-felt [Read More…]
We’ve been comparing the guns of the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic video games to their real-world counterparts and today we’re going to examine the handmade rifle. The Fallout universe is brutal and the Nuka-World DLC for Fallout 4 is even more ruthless. At the risk of spoiling the story [Read More…]
Oregon-based Crimson Trace, best known for their laser sighting systems, have announced the launch of a line of 11 rifle optics for sporting, tactical, long range and hunting needs. The line includes red dots, variable power scopes and a 5-25X56mm long-range tactical [Read More…]
TFB has covered the Savage MSR15 Competition before, but there are now more details uncovered and – more importantly – shipments have been made to dealers. The PROOF barrels I have tested have all been very light, sweet and accurate so it’s nice to see [Read More…]
This is the second year that us folks in the firearm industry are celebrating October 22nd (10/22) as “Ruger Day!” by paying homage to the iconic rimfire rifle we all love. On February 23rd (02/23) we honor the .223 Rem cartridge. On March 8th (03/08) we [Read More…]
What would it be like to try and attempt to shoot historical small arms in some of the ways that they were actually used in the past? We try and do that in this episode with German small arms in a small team setting, assaulting an objective across open terrain using a base of fire […] [Read More…]
![ADAR Ladoga and 2-15 Rifles [Arms & Hunting 2018] (660)](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ADAR-Ladoga-and-2-15-Rifles-Arms-Hunting-2018-660-660x260.jpg)
ADAR is one of the relatively new Russian firearm brands. We’ve earlier reported about the AR-15 and new straight pull rifle made by this company. During the Arms & Hunting 2018 exhibition, we had a chance to take a closer look at these guns and talk to [Read More…]
![Civilian VSS Vintorez Clones in Russia [Arms & Hunting 2018] (1)](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Civilian-VSS-Vintorez-Clones-in-Russia-Arms-amp-Hunting-2018-1-660x260.jpg)
VSS Vintorez is one of the iconic Soviet/Russian special forces’ weapons. It is unique in every aspect – from the cartridge it is chambered in to the integrally suppressed design. No wonder why the demand for clones of this weapon on the Russian civilian [Read More…]
During a discussion about “when’s the right time to change my barrel” on a rifle these pictures surfaced, along with some wisdom of dos and don’ts. The rifle pictured is a Winchester M70 in .308 Winchester. Now don’t be alarmed if you have [Read More…]
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