In the upcoming November issue of Esquire, there will be an article entitled “How They Were Betrayed”. It is an adaption of a chapter from C.J. Chivers new book “THE GUN” … The unnecessary bloodshed and lives lost were tied to an American [Read More…]
Ruger had finally sent out the press release with specifications for the Ruger SR40. From the press release … The SR40 weighs 27.25 ounces (when empty) and ships with two fifteen-round, flush-fit magazines. A loading tool is also provided, although an [Read More…]
CNBC are airing an expose on the Remington Model 700 rifles claiming that they fire without the trigger being pulled and that this has resulted in deaths and injuries going back sixty years … The result of a 10-month investigation, CNBC examines allegations that [Read More…]
This old Iver Johnson advertisement gave me such a good laugh 🙂 [ Many thanks to Dave for emailing me the link. ]
Nick has compared cheap Wolf 5.56mm ammunition with other brands. I have not used Wolf in a long time, but after reading Nick’s article I will have to give it another try (or Tula).
From Army.mil … A member of the Basra Special Weapons and Tactics team demonstrates the proper form to ready a weapon to other members of the SWAT team during a training exercise in Basra Oct. 4. The SWAT Team is working with the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment [Read More…]
Tobias Obermeit, the Chief Design Engineer on the PMR-30 pistol at Kel-tec, generously offered to allow you (the readers) to submit questions for him to answer. Many questions were similar so I merged them into a single question. There were a lot of question and I [Read More…]
Nolo could not find any decent instructions online explaining how to strip a Vz.58 fire control group, so he wrote a guide on how to do it … You see, recently, I purchased a Vz. 58 steel trigger, to replace the plastic trigger my CZ-USA Vz. 58 came with. When I [Read More…]
As John Hollister wrote, this is not something the consumer sees every day. [Hat Tip: AAC Blo ]
Solider Systems noticed that the new M24E1 sniper rifle is now being referred to as the XM2010. PEO Solider says … The XM2010 is distinguished by its advanced design and represents a quantum upgrade over the M24. The shooter interface can be tailored to [Read More…]
David Crane got an exclusive on the new Colt Modular Carbine CM901. It is one nifty looking rifle. Colt’s CM901 is designed as a multi-caliber, modular capability with one lower receiver configurable to different calibers and barrel lengths for different missions. [Read More…]
It has taken long enough, but finally the .40 S&W chambered version of the 9mm Ruger SR9 has arrived. Ruger has been shipping the SR40 to dealers during the past week. The one pictured below is being sold on GunBroker. Ruger has kept silent about the SR40 and I do [Read More…]
I just got word that 25 employees were laid off from The Freedom Group on Friday. I hope they all land on their feet.
This week there was an interesting development from Advanced Armament Corp. The company has introduced the .300 AAC BLACKOUT cartridge (otherwise know as the .300 BLK or 7.62x35mm) along with a short-barreled AR-15 upper receiver and suppressor chambered in it. The [Read More…]
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