The Firearm Blog » Armalite http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog Firearms not Politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Armalite AR-50 .50 BMG vs. Hard Drives http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/25/armalite-ar-50-50-bmg-vs-hard-drives/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/25/armalite-ar-50-50-bmg-vs-hard-drives/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:20:52 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5735 I saw this over at Snowflakes in Hell. An armor piercing incendiary .50 BMG round is fired from an Armalite AR-50 rifle at 18 hard drives.

The round passes through 16 and it embedded in the 17th.

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/25/armalite-ar-50-50-bmg-vs-hard-drives/feed/ 7 Armalite AR-30 coming in .270 Win., 30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag and .338 Win. Mag. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/20/armalite-ar-30-coming-in-270-win-30-06-7mm-rem-mag-and-338-win-mag/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/20/armalite-ar-30-coming-in-270-win-30-06-7mm-rem-mag-and-338-win-mag/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:58:34 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4651 In 2010 Armalite will be selling the AR-30 chambered in .270 Win., 30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag and .338 Win. Mag., making the name AR-30 something of a misnomer.

The new models feature a 26″ barrel, with the exception of the .270 which has a 22″ barrel. They all have the big AR-30 two baffle muzzle brake. It is the first time I have seen a .270 Win. with a tactical-style muzzle break!

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Click to expand. Photo ⓒ Chen “SMGLee” Lee. Used with permission.

I am not sure what the intended application of these rifle are. I have not heard of .270 Win. being used as a bench rest or tactical cartridge. I don’t think hunters will take to carry around a hefty muzzle break in the field. Most hunters prefer repeaters and the AR-30 is a single shot.

No word on pricing.

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/20/armalite-ar-30-coming-in-270-win-30-06-7mm-rem-mag-and-338-win-mag/feed/ 4 ArmaLite AR-10T now in 7mm-08 and .260 Rem http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/17/armalite-ar-10t-now-in-7mm-08-and-260-rem/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/17/armalite-ar-10t-now-in-7mm-08-and-260-rem/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:40:10 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4492 ArmaLite has their new AR-10T chambering 7mm-08, a very popular hunting round. Interestingly they are also offering it in the the relatively obscure .260 Remington. The .260 is now 11 years olds and gaining popularity as a flat shooting and low recoil 6.5mm cartridge.

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AR-10T. Click to expand. Photo Copyright Ken Lunde. Used with permission.

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/17/armalite-ar-10t-now-in-7mm-08-and-260-rem/feed/ 9 Custom .50 BMG rifle confiscated from Mexican gang http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/04/custom-50-bmg-rifle-confiscated-from-mexican-gang/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/04/custom-50-bmg-rifle-confiscated-from-mexican-gang/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:36:15 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3545 This interesting .50 BMG rifle was discovered on a raid by Mexican police and army:

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My take on the rifle is that it is a McMillian TAC-50 action with an AR-50 barrel and muzzlebreak and a homemade unfinished (no recoil pad) stock.

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McMillian TAC-50

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Armalite AR-50

More photo of the captured weapons at MP.net.

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/04/custom-50-bmg-rifle-confiscated-from-mexican-gang/feed/ 5 Looking at purchasing an M4? Check this comparison chart out first http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/24/looking-at-purchasing-an-m4-check-this-comparison-chart-out-first/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/24/looking-at-purchasing-an-m4-check-this-comparison-chart-out-first/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:28:36 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/24/looking-at-purchasing-an-m4-check-this-comparison-chart-out-first/ I came across an M4 comparison chart. Its compares the Colt 6920, LMT, Noveske M4 Light Carbine, Sabre Defense XR15-A3 M4, S&W M&P15 CMMG 16″ M4 Carbine, Stag Model 1, Bushmaster BCWA3F 16M, Rock Rivers Arms AR1251X, Armalite M-15A4C, Olympic K3B-M4-A3 and DPMS AP4-C.

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The latest version of this chart can be found here on m4carbine.net

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