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Home made five barrel shotgun
Xavier has a write of an an amazing five barrel shotgun made in Czechoslovakia. Looks like a similar concept as the Winchester Liberator and Colt Defender Eight barreled 20 gauge Colt Defender Mark 1 Read it here.
Archive: March, 2008
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Slow motion M1A
Gun Blobber, a new gun blogger, has posted videos of an M1A firing in slow motion Wow. Some guy has been at work with a high-speed camera and a couple of M1A’s. He was looking to settle a dispute as to whether the action starts cycling before or after the bullet [Read More…]
TV Shopping for firearms
Hat Tip: Go Foo
Suppressed 7mm/404
I spotted this rifle over at longrangehunting.com. Is it anti-air artillery or a deer rifle? 😀 Built by a New Zealander … they sure know how to build a cool rifle. Click to expand the photos Beautiful scenery The rifle has a custom suppressor with a muzzle [Read More…]
Federal Bureau Of Prisons Awards Ruger a 5-Year Contract
Ruger will be supplying 1750 9mm Ruger KP95 pistols to the Federal Bureau Of Prisons. Ruger P95 The press release is here.
New Browning: Cynergy Classic Trap 12 guage
Filed under “guns I cannot afford”: Browning has a new trap shotgun. It comes in 32″ or 30″ models. Price: $4,942.00 The press release is after the jump.
Afgans been getting bad ammunition
The NY Times (emphasis mine): But to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead this fight, the American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur. With the award last January [Read More…]
.50 Glock
Guncrafter Industries are selling a .50 GI conversion kit for the the Glock 20/21. Click to expand the image The .50 GI round should not be compared to the Desert Eagle’s .50 Action Express or the .500 S&W. It is slightly more powerful than the .45 ACP. [Read More…]
What does Co-Witness mean?
Apparently it refers to the use of a electronic sight along with backup iron sights. I was aware of the concept but not the word. A “Co-Witness” AR from eguns.com Traction Control explains.
Thompson “Lightweight” Pistol
This year Auto Ordnance started selling a Thompson 1927A-1 “Lightweight Deluxe Pistol”, complete with 50 round drum magazine! It has a 10.5″ barrel and aluminum receiver. A total length of 23.3″ and weight 5 lbs. 14.5 oz. Not exactly light [Read More…]
M14 with shot line adapter
I didn’t know they used shot line adapters. When I saw the photo I thought he was using a suppressor. PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2008) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Aan J. Doscher, assigned to the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), fires an M-14 with a [Read More…]
Bayonets and Bullpups
QBZ-95 rifle The above photo shows Chinese UN peacekeepers performing during a medal ceremony in Lebanon. It is interesting to see how they hold the bullpup to use the bayonet. Hat Tip: MP.net
Reading the wind when hunting
Very interesting article on reading the wind when hunting. Most articles on wind tend to focus on bench rest shooting. If you are new to long range hunting or an experienced veteran, most will agree that the ability to accurately read the wind is what separates a fair [Read More…]
Pro Yo-Yo and Pro Gun should form an alliance!
This is a very funny diet Mountain Dew commercial Hat Tip: Kaiservontexas
Is Marlin quality slipping?
Mad Ogre thinks so: We just got in our latest order of rifles from Marlin. Everyone of them has extremely shoddy wood on them. The fitting of wood to metal and even just the finish on the wood is something I’d expect on a Puma. Overlaps, gaps, uneven and [Read More…]
Smallest blackpowder artillery ever made
The blackpowder cannon enthusiasts over at the Graybeard forums came up with some amazing pieces of artillery. CU_Cannon built the “Nano-mortar”. It fires .177″ BBs. The bed it sits on is 1″ long. Click to expand the images. The Nano-mortar Here [Read More…]
Condiment gun
Available soon from Firebox for £14.95. I want one 😀 Hat Tip: Toyology via Gizmodo
Camo Paint Stencils
This company sell camo paint stencils for painting firearms. They also have lots of tips on using stencils, which are just as applicable to home made stencils. Please don’t do this to your firearm.
Optics for carbines and SBRs
Zak has written a very interesting article on “Fighting Optics for the AR-15”. He focuses on M4 type rifles and SBRs (Short barreled rifles). Now that optics have come of age on fighting rifles, one of the most compelling reasons to have a longer barrel has [Read More…]
“Big Jake” guns
James analyses the cool looking guns used in the move “Big Jake” (1971). Well worth a read. More here.
Type 79 submachine gun
I just really like the design. Simple and functional. It looks like it should fire something more powerful than the 7.62x25mm Tokarev. SinoDefense: The Type 79 submachine gun is more or less patterned after the Type 56 (AK-47) assault rifle. It uses gas-operated, rotary [Read More…]
Accuracy Systems Sub MOA Mini 14
Mini 14 rifles are infamous for their poor accuracy. Even the target model only offers 1 MOA with a barrel tuner. Accuracy Systems sell custom mini 14 rifles that shoot sub MOA. This of course comes at a price. The “Ultra Match Premium Air Gauged Barrel (Stainless [Read More…]
I am back
I am is back! I am still loaded with more work that I can handle, so posting is going to be restricted to one post / day, for the next couple of week.
Winchester Reduced Recoil .460 S&W
Winchester has launched a reduced recoil .260 S&W for hunting. They claim it has 50% less recoil than a regular .460 S&W cartridge. The reduce recoil comes at a cost of approx. 34% less muzzle energy. The press release: For 2008, Winchester Ammunition offers a [Read More…]
Blogging will be sparse for the next couple of days
I am under a lot of pressure at work. Blogging will be sparse for the next couple of days 🙁
Harrington & Richardson Experimental M14
I cam across this interesting M14 made by Harrington & Richardson on gunbroker. It features a folding stock and a lightened receiver. The rifle was made in 1961 for military trials into a folding stock rifle for use by paratroopers, vehicle drivers, and tank crews. [Read More…]
Swiss have little gun control, and little control of their guns
Over the past 10 years the Swiss conscript army have had 4300 firearms lost or stolen from their homes (the army issues firearms to citizens to keep at home). Although it should be pointed out that an estimated 1.5 million army firearms are in circulation. In that year [Read More…]
Can foreign tourists legally purchase and use firearms in the USA?
A very interesting thread over at rec.guns. The best answer to the question is by Mark Crispin # Is there a legal way for me to buy guns for self-defense and/or # recreational plinking? The US government has a long series of FAQs on this question here: [Read More…]
Viktor Bout, the infamous arms dealer, has been captured
Alleged Russian arms dealer, Viktor Anatoljevich Bout, 41(C), is escorted by Thai commandos as he arrives Thai Royal Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 March 2008. Viktor Bout, dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death‘ one of the world’s most notorious [Read More…]