A while back I reported that GSG (German Sport Guns), makers of the GSG-5, announced an endorsement by General Kalashnikov and that they would name a rifle after him. It looks like the GSG .22 “Kalashnikov” is now in production. Click to expand Impact Guns [Read More…]
Ed Friedman, Associate Editor of the NRA publication Shooting Illustrated, has started a blog called “Tell Me Why?”. Go check it out. It is always great to see new gun bloggers!
Barrett has finally published the specs of the M98B. I have updated the blog post about the rifle if you are interested.
ATI have announced the GSG5-PK pistol. The new GSG-5PK pistol is a .22 Long Rifle HV Caliber with a barrel length of 4.52″, total length of 15.275″ and a total height of 10″. It weighs in at a dainty 5.2 lbs. It has an alloy frame construction and [Read More…]
This is a snippet of the future weapons episode about the .50 BMG Accuracy International AS50. It is amazing footage, you can see the scope, scope rail and barrel flexing during the recoil. Watching that scope move around really made me wince.
Remington, and sibling Bushmaster, have announced a new cartridge designed for the AR-15. The 30 Remington AR is a .30 caliber cartridge the length of a .223, allowing it to be chambered in AR-15s rather than AR-10 style rifles. John Snow has the details: The big [Read More…]
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan national security forces will receive a huge capability and mobility boost throughout the next year with more than 6,000 up-armored vehicles and more than 75,000 M-16 rifles from Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. … [Read More…]
Bill emailed me a photo of a friend’s 2-bore rifle and another of the 2-bore balls. The first photo really gives a sense of scale. Click to expand the image I assume the bigger balls are for the 2-bore and the smaller for another gun The guy in the photo is [Read More…]
Scott emailed me with information about his new business called PayWithAmmo.com. It is an online marketplace/auction website for firearms and related products and services. The difference between it and other sites, such as gunbroker.com, is that all transactions are [Read More…]
Sruli Recht has designed a Kevlar handkerchief for those with more money to spend than they know what to do with. The First Bullet-Proof Gentlemen’s Pocket Square offered Solely in Military Grade lemon Kevlar Aramid – To protect the heart. This [Read More…]
Sebastian linked to this very interesting article about gun laws at sea. Is it lawful to carry firearms? This depends of several factors. · Flag State your yacht is registered with. · Area you are likely to operate in. · Type of firearm. If I were sailing around the [Read More…]
I missed a press release that Kel-Tec issued last month. The 18″ barreled version of the bullpup RFB Carbine will be shipping next month. In order to keep the costs down the rifle will not include sights, although it will include a Picatinny rail, and “will [Read More…]
The LA Times reports that 16 year old Zac Sunderland, who is currently attempting to sail around the world alone, came across a suspicious ship while on his way to the Cocos Islands. What did he do? After calling his parents on the sat phone he pulled out a gun. Why [Read More…]
Gun Pundit has some good shots of the German Bundeswehr troops in Afghanistan sporting the G36 rifle. Lots of photos here.
These photos are of a new Saiga 12 build. They were too pretty not to post. Click to expand. I really have got to get myself a Saiga 12. More here.
Kent has started up a business selling cowboy style furniture. His first product for sale is a gun rack made with real spurs and real shot which he is selling for $85. He emailed me this photo: Click to expand. More info here. (I am not way affiliated with his business [Read More…]
Sebastian, Snowflakes in Hell, breaks down MSBC’s attempt at a gun article. But the semi-automatic ammunition used in one of the weapons Sigh, while I get a laugh occasionally most of the time I get frustrated. In this age I find it hard to believe they cannot [Read More…]
These run the end of the year. Smith & Wesson Through December 31, 2008, consumers will have the opportunity to take part in two promotions from Smith & Wesson – the Hunting Fall Spectacular and the Holiday Handgun Promo. During the designated months, [Read More…]
The latest Popular Mechanics (October 2008, Volume 185 no. 10) list 100 Skills Every Man Should Know. I was pleased to see no. 69 was “Shoot Straight”. Of course it is damn near impossible not to shoot straight, what they meant was shoot accurately 😉 [Read More…]
The BBC reports that the North Korean weapon purchases are up from $13 million, during the previous South Korea administration, to $65 million. Weapons are being supplied by China, Russia, Germany, the Slovak Republic and others. While the supreme leader buys weapons [Read More…]
James Yeager and associate put 1000 rounds, 68 magazines, through a Glock 19 in just under 14 minutes. 4 stoppages, some of which were attributed to bad ammo. The guide rod melted right off but it continued to function. Part 1 Part 2: Thanks to Jay for emailing me this [Read More…]
Click to expand. These rifles were captured from the Georgians by the Russians and destroyed. I don’t know about the rifles in the photo but I know Bushmaster was supplying Georgia. H/T: MP.net
Blaser have developed one of those customize-a-rifle flash tools. Very useful to work out how many of your offspring need to be sold to purchase a premium European rifle! The interface could be improved, especially when you select incompatible options but it is still [Read More…]
The legendary Mr. SMGLee has the scoop: EOLAD2 on SCAR EOTech with Laser Device laser build into one unit. IR and visible laser share the same battery as the EOTech 552 in order to minimize the package and also to cut down on weight. The visible Laser is a 5mW unit with [Read More…]
Remington will be upgrading the 3000 M24 rifles during 2009 at a cost of $3 million. I was quite surprised to hear this after all the noise about bolt action rifles not being good enough and that semi-automatic was the only way to go. The M24 Sniper Weapons System (SWS) [Read More…]
Barrett has announced their new bolt action Model 98 Bravo .338 Lapua mag rifle. Barrett has a dedicated website for the rifle but is very light on details. Tactical Weapons reports that is weighs in at 16 pounds (including scope and empty magazine) and will deliver 0.5 [Read More…]
This SRB from Spike’s Tactical looks very cool and I bet it is a lot of fun to shoot. This photo shows the $180 folding stock upgrade. The .22 ST15 features: * A3 flat top * 6″ 1×16 twist barrel * ST-15 mil spec lower * YHM mini rail free float [Read More…]
Andy has photos of the destruction at the recent AAC Silencer Shoot. Lots more here.
John Snow @ The Gun Shots does a lot of hunting. Here are a couple of posts about his recent hunting trip: Going Long With The Uselton Warbird and Swarovski Z6 Kessler Canyon: Colorado Mule Deer Hunting At Its Best
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