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The appeal of shooting
There is in interesting discussion going on at the Castle Argghhh blog about the appeal of shooting. It is worth a read.
Archive: February, 2008
Mossberg 464 Lever Action Rifle
Mossberg have released a new lever action rifle, the 464. It comes in a rimfire (.22LR) and a centerfire (.30-30) model. * Quality queues – Features a button-rifled barrel, recessed muzzle crown, top-tang safety, recoil softening rubber buttpad and a smooth, [Read More…]
Huge firearm collection
Check out this auction. It has thousands of beautiful photos. I think all, or nearly all, come from one collection. Daniel Fraser Miniature Double Rifle .22 Hornet Franchi Model 1962 Semi-Auto Carbine 9mm Smith & Wesson Mark I Light Rifle 9mm Custom Martz Luger [Read More…]
Gun washing machine
This is what I want for Christmas 😀 F636HT Heavy Duty Long Gun & Handgun System This combination of features gives you an extremely active tank that has no dead or hot spots resulting in maximum cleaning capability for heavy duty use. This technology allows the [Read More…]
Corking a Rifle to Improve Accuracy
The Box O’ Truth improved the accuracy of a Mosin Nagant by putting some cork between the barrel and stock. But we decided we would try a trick we’ve had some success with in the past. We decided to place a small piece of cork between the stock and the front [Read More…]
More Women Buying, Shooting Guns
thepittsburghchannel.com has published an article on the increase in woman buying guns. While there aren’t statistics kept on the number of women who buy handguns every year, if you ask just about any arms dealer, licensed instructor or law enforcement official, [Read More…]
Make your singleshot rifle TactiCool
ATI has some products to make your single shot Rossi or H&R rifle look more like an AR-15 patterned rifle. Rossi Rifle Before After The above photo has the “Collapsible, six-position SHOTFORCE Buttstock with Pistol Grip and Forend Package is patterned after [Read More…]
Serbu BFG-50A will be in production later this year
Serbu, makers of the BFB-50 single shot .50 BMG rifle and the Super-Shorty shotgun, announced that their semi-automatic .50 BMG rifle will be available sometime after July. I think they had it on display at SHOT. The BFG-50A is a magazine-fed, gas-operated .50 BMG [Read More…]
Taser just sold 3000 units to undisclosed country. My guess: Australia
Taser recently announced a deal to sell 3000 M26 Tasers, an older model, to an undisclosed country. After a 30 second google search I guess it is Australia. From CourierMail (dated January 29 2008): POLICE will not say how many Tasers will be issued across the state [Read More…]
Ramboing through the swamp with a rifle and a dead crocodile
Heres the thing, if you shoot an animal which protected by the state and is illegal to hunt, such as Australian crocodiles, don’t take photos of your trophy, especially when you are possessing the firearms illegally. The utter incompetence of some people [Read More…]
The media was just as ignorant 94 years ago
Recently the NY Times made their entire archive freely available online. JoeSpareBedroom @ rec.guns came across an article written in 1914 that shows just how clueless the media has always been with regards to firearms. Many of the wholesale killings in the South may be [Read More…]
Thompson / Center Arms Icon Classic and Weather Shield
Thompson / Center Arms known for their single shot pistols and rifles launched two new Icon bolt action rifles, the Classic and Weather Shield. Classic Walnut and Blued, 24″ Barrel, 44 3/4″ Overall, 7 3/4 lbs Wether Shield Composite SST, 24″ Barrel, [Read More…]
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Deer hunting tips
Expert Village has published a series of deer hunting videos on YouTube. The first is entitled “How to Hunt: Deer Hunting Tips : Hunting as a Sport”. To view the rest of the videos scroll through these search results.
SHOT Show Air Guns
B.B. has written two posts about the air guns launched at SHOT. I was going to cover the SHOT air guns, but B.B. knows a lot more about the subject than I do. Ruger Air Hawk Read it here.
AKs mounted on Chineses artillery barrels
UPDATE: It is Chinese Artillery, not North Korean. Sorry, my mistake. Apparently those are Chinese characters in the background. Thanks Danger Zone for the correction. A photo in the NK AAA article I recently blogged about show AKs mounted on artillery barrels. The [Read More…]
Machine-gun shaped liquor bottle leads to arrest
A guy, likely drunk, thinks pointing a machine gun shaped liquor bottle at a cop during a traffic stop would be a good idea. Edmonton police say they’ve arrested a 24-year-old suspect after a man pointed what turned out to be a machine gun-shaped liquor bottle at [Read More…]
FN SCAR Promotional Photos
FN Promotional photos for the SCAR from SHOT Show 2008. Click “Continue Reading” below to view the high resolution photos. They would slow down the blog if I put them on the homepage.
The first smokeless military cartridge: 8mm Lebel
The 8 mm Lebel (8x50Rmm French) was and first smokeless powder cartridge adopted by the military of any country. It is also the one of the most bizarre looking cartridges I have seen. Photo from Wikipedia It was introduced in 1886 and served through WWI. It was made [Read More…]
Comparing summer and winter carry gear
James at Hell in a Handbasket has compared his winter and summer carry pistols and gear. Read it here.
Fascinating article on North Korean Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Planeman has written a fascinating article, “Bluffer’s guide: Fortress North Korea”, about North Korean AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery). It has has lots of 3D diagrams and google earth satellite photos. It is well worth reading. AAA Coverage of Pyongyang [Read More…]
Kel-Tec RFB 7.62mm bullpup rifle
Kel-Tec displayed their new RFB 7.62x51mm (.308) bullpup rifle at SHOT Show. SMGLee took some great photos. With suppressor, nice! Wikipedia has this to say about the rifle: The Kel-Tec RFB High Efficiency Rifle (Rifle, Forward-ejection, Bullpup) is a gas-operated [Read More…]
PKK soldier with M16 and advanced sight
The winners of the World Press Photo 2007 were announced in Amsterdam on 08 February 2008. “1st prize stories” of “People in the news” was awarded to Philippe Dudouit for “PKK fighters, Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq”. This photo in [Read More…]
Ruger has sold 87,000 LCPs!
According to Marshal Halloway Ruger have had orders for 87,000 Ruger LCPs. Thats within 5 days of the launch. Very impressive!
Unique Enfield .45 conversion kits
Special Interest Arms are selling a new .45 Enfield kits. Richard at SIA send me an email about the new kit: I have been busy getting my Enfield .45 conversion kits designed, manufactured, and ready to sell. Today I achieved that goal, I now have kits in stock for [Read More…]
New STI GP6 pistol is really of Slovakian K-100 Grand Power pistol
An observant forum poster, warhawke, noticed that “new” STI GP6 pistol bore a striking resemblance to the Slovakian K-100 Grand Power pistol. They are in fact one of the same, although there is no mention of the pistols’ heritage on the STI website [Read More…]
SRM Arms Model 1216 Shotgun: 16 round rotating magazine
SRM Arms have developed a semi-automatic shotgun that has a 16 round detachable rotating magazine that takes 2 3/4 or 3″ shells. The overall length is 34″ with 18″ barrel. The NFA version has 12 or 9 inch barrel with a magazine capacity of 12 or 8 [Read More…]
The first TFB poll: Which AK would you rather be issued?
Welcome to the first TFB (The Firearm Blog) poll. Hopefully this will be the first of many! In this poll you get to sound off as to which AK variant you would prefer if you were a fresh recruit in the Iraqi Army. The options: 1) AKG (AK-Gangsta) with extra bling Found [Read More…]
Boberg XR9: High Tech Pocket Pistol
The XR9 is a prototype 9mm pocket pistol by Boberg Engineering. What makes it special is that the magazine located directly under the chamber. This allows it to have a full size barrel (4.2”). Think of it as a bullpup equivalent in a pistol (not the best analogy but [Read More…]
Yugo Mauser Scout Rifle Photos
Mauler88 @ PAFOA has built a scout rifle from an 8mm Yugo Mauser 24/47. It looks great. Click to expand the images. More photos here.