A reader emailed in the below photo which was taken by a friend of his on a visit to the Russian Central Army Museum at Moscow. On display is a Mosin Nagant rifle with a huge suppressor (labeled ’6′). On the far left is a submachine gun which appears to have [Read More…]
An afrcom’er took a hacksaw to his AR-15, cutting off the barrel in line with the frontsight, giving himself under 9″ of barrel length. Luckily for him the gun, which he named PUG 15, appears to cycle correctly. He took a lot of abuse at ar15.com, but I [Read More…]
The Charter Arms Rimless Revolver was originally announced, along with pricing, about two and a half years ago. I never thought the day would arrive when the gun would actually go on sale, but it is finally here. The Pit Bull .40 S&W Rimless Revolver allows the use [Read More…]
Since 2009 all Desert Eagles have been produced in Magnum Research’s Pillager, Minn. facility. Magnum Research / Kahr will be selling a limited edition of the Desert Eagle featuring original (“classic”) parts made by IWI in Israel. These pistols will [Read More…]
Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf is rifle course designed for hunters. Shooters are taken through a course, on ATVs rather than golf carts, and each “hole” is scored like golf, with shots recorded rather than swings. The targets range from 175 to 1200 yards. It looks [Read More…]
Kit Up reports on a unique gun put together by an Iraqi SWAT team member. [ Many thanks to Nugroho for emailing me the link. ]
The Advanced Armament Corporation (a sub-division of Remington) has launched a new firearm brand called ‘The Farm‘. The Farm line will include AR-15 and Remington 700 / Model 7 hunting rifles chambered in .300 AAC BLK and designed with suppressor use in [Read More…]
A reader emailed in photos of the IWI Galil ACE being carried by soldiers at Cavalry Day at the Colombian Army’s Cavalry Military School. These short barreled Galil ACE are incredible sexy! Along with Colombia, the ACE has also been adopted by Peru and Guatemala. [Read More…]
Beretta has a new premium model in their flagship A400 Unico shotgun line, the Beretta A400 Xtreme Unico, which includes an updated hydraulic system called Kick-Off Mega. Beretta’s Kick-Off system employs, amongst other things, a hydraulic recoil reduction1 [Read More…]
In Chandler, AZ a man borrowed his fiancé’s pink gun, tucked it into the front waistband of his pants and walked to the grocery store. Somewhere along the way the gun discharged … The gun fired, striking Seto’s penis and continuing through his left [Read More…]
With forwarding operating bases closing and troops withdrawing from Iraq, Joint Munitions Command civilian and military staff have to sort, clean, package and, in some cases destroy, the ammunition, hand grenades and C4 explosives left behind. Army.mil reports … [Read More…]
ATI is now selling an adapter to mount an AR-15-compatible stock on a 12 gauge Mossberg (500, 535, 590, and 835), Remington (870) and Winchester (1200 and 1300) shotguns. The Talon mounting system, including the pistol grip, has a low MSRP of MSRP of $44.99. With the [Read More…]
Later this year Remington will be launching a tactical version of the Versa Max shotgun, which was originally introduced last year. This tactical model has many features desired by home defense, law enforcement, competition and military shooters which are lacking from [Read More…]
The Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, based out of Chicopee, MA, has been participating in the Agile Spirit 2011 military exercise at the Vaziani Military Base, Republic of Georgia. Dvids reports … All gunners in [Read More…]
Archangel has been advertising their Ruger 10/22 stock system that turns a Ruger 10/22 into a rifle that has a distinct resemblance to the H&K G36. As you can see in the photo, the conversion kit provides a magazine, folding stock, magazine, rail system and sights. [Read More…]
In June the US Army began upgrading their .50 cal M2 heavy machine guns to the slightly improved M2A1 variant. The M2A1 allows the operator to replace the barrel without have adjust headspace and timing. Army.mil reports … Bonner said this is the first major [Read More…]
BigDaddyHoffman tests the effectiveness of the Mossberg 500 Chainsaw on zombie pumpkins. [ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find S&W revolvers for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. If there was ever a perfect revolver it was the S&W model 19. A revolver in medium weight that [Read More…]
The below photo is of a Spanish solider carrying a H&K G36 rifle fitted with the Spanish Future Solider program (COMFUT / COMbatiente FUTuro) accessories. The rifle is equipped a huge day/night scope with integrated ballistic computer and camera. For close quarter [Read More…]
Holsters are like underwear – everybody has their own preferences about what fits their gun best. Fortunately, there are a great many manufacturers who provide a range of options, materials and colors. The DeSantis Super Fly is one example of the options [Read More…]
Since their formation in 1947, the Canadian Rangers, Canada’s Arctic defense/surveillance militia, have been carrying .303 chambered Lee Enfield rifles. Today, more than 60 years later, each Ranger is still issued with a Lee Enfield No. 4 rifle and each year are [Read More…]
Until now, most discussion concerning firearms and cigarette lighters had been that a cigarette lighter in the shape of a pistol might be mistaken for a real weapon, perhaps by a police officer. However, a Californian has now proven the opposite to be a definite [Read More…]
The famous Barrett M82A1 rifle, chambered in .50BMG (12.7x99mm), has been in use by militaries around the world since its introduction in 1982. It is also quite popular with civilian shooters in the United States – those that can afford the $10,000 price tag, that [Read More…]
Crosman has entered into a “strategic licensing agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps for the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of U.S. Marine Corps branded airsoft products.” (marketing speak for licensing/endorsement deal). Crosman is no [Read More…]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of the tour of Europe the Guns For Sale team did earlier this year in conjunction with the IWA 2011 show. More behind-the-scenes footage from the CZ plant is available here: CZ. The CZ Collection Room is a very cool place, and [Read More…]
NOTE: This post is part of the tour of Europe the Guns For Sale team did earlier this year in conjunction with the IWA 2011 show. More behind-the-scenes footage from the Fiocchi plant is available here: Fiocchi. Fiocchi has been producing ammunition since 1876, and is [Read More…]
All of the key-holing problems associated with the Kel-Tec PMR-30 have apparently not been solved by the recent barrel replacements. Kel-Tec issued a statement regarding ammunition recommendations for the .22 WMR pistol, stating that the handguns are [Read More…]
Michael James Gesty, owner of Black Wolf Weapons/Spartan Armory in Tucson, Arizona, has been indicted on 9 counts relating to the illegal manufacture of machine guns, allowing straw purchasers to buy weapons, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a drug user, [Read More…]
As regular readers of this blog know, TFB visited the IWA trade show in Germany earlier this year, as well as various factories in Europe: Beretta, Benelli, Fiocchi, Sig, CZ, Steyr, and Chiappa. As it turns out, we missed one very important factory: Ruger! Luckily, [Read More…]
We welcome ATK to the Zombie Invasion. Champion Traps & Targets, an ATK company, is now making zombie targets for your plinking and practice pleasure. Unlike the Ansel Adams-style black and white zombie targets before them, Champion has gone for a more modern, [Read More…]
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