I was sure that the promotional video for the Begane or “BIGGUN” was a hoax. Unfortunately the gun, which is described as a “civilized gun for civilized people”, is all to real. You would be forgiven for mistaking the Begane for a 19th century [Read More…]
Anthony Williams has written a fascinating account of his time spent shooting the Brugger & Thomet MP9 chambered in the diminutive 6.5x25mm CBJ round. The standard 6.5x25mm CBJ Ball1 round consists of a necked down 9x19mm NATO case with a 4mm (0.157″) tungsten [Read More…]
Google Translate has failed me and so I know very little about this pistol. I think it is named the Shark and is currently in pre-production in Turkey. It is single action only and holds six rounds in its magazine. I like the design. UPDATE: Apparently it chambers 9mm [Read More…]
The latest beauty to emerge from the Wilsom Combat factory is the Wilson Combat Elite X-TAC. The X-TAC has been designed to operate well in both wet and dry conditions with or without gloves. To achieve this the front and backstrap feature a grip pattern that looks like [Read More…]
From the Advanced Armament Blog … Here’s our intrepid Mr. Hollister, apparently ready to defend his right to wear a skirt kilt to work
Both the Ruger LCR and LCR 357 pack quite a punch. Sadly physics does allow weight to be decreased without felt recoil increasing. Michael Bane makes the sensible recommendation that recoil sensitive shooters should buy the LCR 357 instead of the standard LCR because it [Read More…]
Andre, of Tactical-Life.com, visited the Kel-Tec factory to try out the Kel-Tec PMR-30 .22 Magnum pistol and sub-machine gun. I visited Kel-Tec CNC Industries in Cocoa, Florida to shoot their newest pistol, the PMR-30 and to demo their full-auto tactical variant. The [Read More…]
Oleg Volk made this video of the Boberg Arms XR-9S pistol. The gun shoots as good as it looks! Arne Boberg designed this “bullpup” pistol (see bobergarms.com for technical details) to provide a long barrel in a short gun. The barrel length is the same as in [Read More…]
American Rifleman have the scoop on the new Rossi Ranch Hand, a Mare’s Leg style lever action pistol. The Rossi Ranch Hand has a 12″ barrel chambered in either .38 Spl./.357 Mag., .44 Mag. or .45 Colt. It will retail for $536. More information and specs over [Read More…]
Yesterday I blogged a video of an AR-15 being fired underwater. This fascinating video shows the infamous APS underwater assault rifle and SPP-1 underwater pistol being fired in a pond. [ Many thanks to David for posting the link. ]
MIT students were recently honored by the Suffolk County District Attorney for their help in providing expert witness testimony in cases involving illegal gun possession. They were testifying that a discarded handgun would retain body heat for a period of time and that [Read More…]
SayUncle designed a holster that is now being sold. Uncle’s non-biased1 review … This is a high quality holster. The materials are top notch and the quality is excellent. Unlike my other pocket holsters, this one is rigid. My other pocket holsters are softer [Read More…]
Cemetery recently experimented with blackpowder .45 ACP loads. Recently did a Wild Bunch match where I used black powder 45acp loads, which isn’t a new concept, seems darksiders have been doing this for years. But was more curious to see what it felt like, and how the [Read More…]
Bruce Schneier advocates packing a pistol or a starter pistol in luggage which contains expensive items such as cameras so that the TSA pay special attention to it … A “weapons” is defined as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, airgun, and STARTER PISTOL. Yes, [Read More…]
Double Tapper reviewed the FAB Defense KPOS Glock carbine kit. I have used a similar Glock carbine kit. They increase the utility of a pistol tremendously.
Sebastian has posted a nifty 3D model of the Palm Pistol. You can hide parts so see how it works inside.
Last year Glock was successfully sued over a faulty G36 pistol which Glock refused to admit was faulty. Chris advertised the gun for sale (for parts) and it was purchased by a gunsmith named John. John has done his own thorough analysis of the pistol to determine if it [Read More…]
Kahr has just announced that they have purchased Magnum Research, the company best know for manufacturing the Desert Eagle. This acquisition allows Kahr to move into the lucrative full size pistol market. From the press release … PEARL RIVER, NY – Kahr Arms, the [Read More…]
This is for all you pistol bayonet fans (Ed, I am looking at you!). The 1911 Black Window from Reeder Custom Guns features a big skull-crushing spike. This pitch black beauty comes chambered in the ever popular 45 ACP, features a full custom Caspian slide with Novak [Read More…]
Is there anything you want to know about the science of gun design? Tobias Obermeit is a design engineer at Kel-Tec and is their chief designer on the Kel-Tec PMR-30 project. He has kindly agreed to answer a set of questions which I will select from the comments below. [Read More…]
ATI’s Art Director posted a set of photos showing how the GSG 1911 pistol breaks down. It is well worth a look if you are interested in the gun. [ Many thanks to John for emailing me the link. ]
Springfield has finally published the specs of the new XD(m) .45. Its frame is slightly bigger than the 9mm and .40 S&W XD(m) but slightly smaller than the XD .45. Springfield has said that it is the smallest frame polymer .45 on the market.
An observant reader noticed that the new S&W website no longer lists the S&W Model 910 pistol. It is also not listed in the latest catalog. [ Many thanks to Vak for emailing me the info. ]
Sig Sauer (Europe) has reintroduced the SIG P210 Legend. It features … ergonomic Beaver Tail American magazine catch handy magazine bottom modern square sights internal drop safety Heavy Frame standard highly resistant QPQ coating smooth safety lever One website [Read More…]
Somebody get this kid a lathe and milling machine. Imagine what he could do! [ Many thanks to Thomas for emailing me the link. ]
At least on TFB, the Taurus 738 TCP has been controversial with my blog post about it generating over 220 comments about it. Many owners have experienced problems. One reader, Nilo, did an analysis of what he thinks is the cause of the last-round hold-open problem. Nilo [Read More…]
1911-patterened pistols chambered in .22 LR are all the rage right now in the industry. Umarex USA, who manufacture the .22 Colt M4 Carbine, will be selling a Colt branded 1911-style .22 pistol later this year. The pistol will come in three models. The Government-style [Read More…]
This advertisement from FN’s latest promotion made me laugh. The first thing that I thought when I saw the ad was how crisp and pressed the man’s pajamas are. Look at the neat crease running down the middle of the sleeve! Now look at his face. That shave [Read More…]
Thompson/Center Arms have added a variant of the Encore Pro Hunter pistol to their Larry Weishuhn signature line. Its main feature over the standard model is the fluted barrel. The new Encore pistol bears Weishuhn’s signature on the right side of the blued receiver [Read More…]
Brian has written an excellent review of the STI GP6-C (“C” for competition) which he plans on using in the USPSA Production Division. After my first 500 rounds without cleaning, I was very impressed with the GP6-C. There are only two things I would like to [Read More…]
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