I am having some major email problem, especially over the past few days, although I know I have lost some emails during the past few month. If you have sent me an important email or reply in the past few days, and I have not yet replied, please email it to me again. If [Read More…]
As sad as it is, I am unable to attend SHOT Show 2010. If you are going, and own a digital camera or camera cell phone, please let me know. The more spies who volunteer to gather information, the better my coverage of the new guns and gear will be!!! My email address is [Read More…]
Over the next couple of days I will be making some major changes to the software that powers The Firearm Blog. Some downtime is probable, although it should not be much. If the blog is not working when you visit, try again 1/2 hour later.
Thank you.
[ I am pleased to present the first post in the series of guest posts that will run for the next couple of weeks. This post was written by Aaron Spuler. Aaron also wrote the Kel-Tec PF-9 Review guest post. ] This was an old IBM T41 (15″ screen) that my brother [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by Matt Groom.] For many of us, our window to the world of guns is books, magazines, and the internet. Unfortunately, when you see a word or a name that you aren’t familiar with, you tend to do what you learned to do [Read More…]
Are any of you at Interpolitex 2009 (Moscow, 27-30 October) now, or attending Defense & Security 2009 (Bangkok, 4-7 November)? If you are I am always on the lookout for news and photos of any new/interesting firearms. Thanks.
Caleb answers questions here. It is discussed on his podcast. The incident is becoming something of a meme in the gun blogosphere.
I just want to post a few interesting things so y’all stay informed about the latest news … The funny thing about blogging is that when I am doing it day in and day out, I long for a break. Once on a break I long to open up my blogging software and crack out [Read More…]
Hi ladies and gentlemen. You probably noticed the flurry of blog posts over the past few days – I have been trying to get most of my backlog published before my break from writing. I will resume writing on 11 November (Next month). Don’t worry, the blog will [Read More…]
The makers of the movie District 9 created a printable PDF “Prawn” target. It can be downloaded here. Another reader turned it into an printer friendly black-and-white image (The below image is just a thumbnail). It can be downloaded here. While on the topic [Read More…]
Murdoc, of Gun Pundit, is asking gun blog readers if they can fill out a quick survey about personal protection.
Are any of my Russian and European readers attending the Arms & Hunting expo at the Gostinji Dvor in Moscow (15-18 October)? If you are, I would very much appreciate information and photos of any new and interesting firearms and ammunition on display. My email [Read More…]
If anyone else is interested, I am still looking for guest blog posts. Posts would need to be emailed to me by 19 October (but please email me your topic ideas first). More information here. I won’t be away, but I will have very little time between 20 Oct and 11 [Read More…]
5 years of blogging is a major personal achievement. Congrats ET!
Noah has created a website to help Canadians who are interested in getting a “Possession and Acquisition License” (gun license). It is well worth passing onto Canadian friends or relatives who are interested in getting their license. You’re going to [Read More…]
I just want to clear something up … The phrasing on one of the blog posts yesterday gave some readers the impression that I thought civilians should not be allowed to own suppressors. While I admit the wording was ambiguous, I am very surprised that readers of [Read More…]
Gun blogger Top of the Chain got himself inked for his birthday. I think it looks awesome! For those of you not familiar to the phrase “ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ”, it means “Come and take them!”. The Spartans were said to have said it in reply to the [Read More…]
Between 22 October and 11 November I am not going to have much time to blog. Please get in touch with me if you able to write a guest blog post for The Firearm Blog. Posts do not need to be long, just a few paragraphs and some photos. If you want to write an […] [Read More…]
Chauss513 is an artist whose unusual medium is guns that have been destroyed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He turns the firearm pieces he receives into furniture and steampunk-esque replica guns. His latest batch of raw material come from a local gun buy-back [Read More…]
Michael Bane has written an interesting blog post on the shift in the perception of what a rifle is or should be. If you read gun blogs and forums as well as owning a few of your own tacti-cool guns, it is easy to think everyone values the black rifle. I agree with [Read More…]
I made a couple of additions and one alteration to Joe’s Journalists Guide to Firearm Identification. Guides like this should be regularly updated with the latest terminology. When they are not updated you get journalists writing nonsense, like we saw yesterday on [Read More…]
Over the weekend many of the worlds most famous gun bloggers met up at Reno for the annual gun blogger gathering (Gun Blogger Rendezvous). Sebastian has a round up of blog posts, photos and videos from the event. Worth looking at if you are curious about what gun [Read More…]
The company that hosts The Firearm Blog has been having some server problems. The site is back up and I hope it will stay up …
Veronicad1 is a disabled woman is living in a very precarious situation. I’m a disabled woman buying my first hand gun on the advice of the local police. Really. I’ve a lot of guys showing up at my door trying to break in, had an attempted sexual assault and I live [Read More…]
Matt keeps a list of firearm giveaways over at his website. He updates it monthly. Well worth checking out.
I am back from my impromptu break. Why are new products always released when I take a break? It is annoying.
If you are attending Defense Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) 2009 in London next week please get in touch with me. It would be great to have someone at the show who can take photos of firearms on display so I can post them on the blog.
Congrats to Tam! Her blog, View From The Porch, has now been going for four years and just reached a whopping 2 million visits! I highly recommend reading her blog. She is incredibly witty.
SayUncle.com has turned 7 years old! What a major achievement, I have only been going for two years and it feels like 200 hundred! All I can say is that if you are not reading SayUncle, you should be.
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