Colt has reintroduced the .380 Mustang Pocketlite. The original Mustang used cast parts and was all steel. This new model is CNC-machined and has an aluminum frame with a light tan finish. The gun measures 5.5″ in length, has a 2.75″ barrel, weighs 12 [Read More…]
ThinkGeek is selling these nifty gun mugs … I love the ThinkGeek humor: “Gun mug safety is no joke. Keep your gun mug properly maintained and clean at all times” 🙂 [ Many thanks to Rolf for emailing me the link. ]
Chris Costa, Founder / President & Director of Training, is leaving Magpul Dynamics. Gear scout published a statement from Magpul … “The future of Magpul Dynamics is not in question,” said Magpul Industries VP of sales and marketing, Robert Vidrine “but [Read More…]
Turkish firm Derya Arms Industry have developed a nifty magazine fed semi-automatic shotgun called the Anakon. The Anakon is a conversion of their conventional tube-fed semi-automatic shotgun and operates in almost the exact same way, feeding from a magazine forward of [Read More…]
In the four years I have been blogging I don’t think I have come across a more obscure gun than the Parker Hale Rogun. I don’t know when the below prototype was made, if it was ever in production or even precisely how it functioned. What I do know is that [Read More…]
Army.mil reports that Eighth Army law enforcement officials recently made use of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency laser pistol range. I like the steampunk/sci-fi of those laser revolvers. I can easily imagine Harrison Ford wiping one of those out to fry an alien. [ [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson is recalling the Thompson Center Venture Rifle after discovering that sears were not manufactured to specifications. The recall notice is below … IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE PRODUCT: Thompson Center Venture Rifle. DESCRIPTION OF THE HAZARD: [Read More…]
There are not a lot of photos of Brazil’s new service on the internet, so I was pleased when a reader emailed me a photo in a photo of the IMBEL IA2. The rifle is based on the FN FAL, but uses a rotating bolt rather than a tilting bolt. It looks like they have [Read More…]
In 2012 Hornady will be selling a line of .300 Whisper (compatible with .300 BLK AAC) ammunition. The subsonic load is a 208 gr A-MAX bullet that will achieve 1020 fps (480 ft/lbs, about the equivalent of a 9mm Luger+P load) at the muzzle of a 16″ barreled [Read More…]
Last week the Brevard County, FL Sheriff’s Office raided Jonathan Arthur Ciener, Inc and arrested the owner Jonathan Arthur Ciener on charges of schemes to defraud less than $20,000 (third degree felony). JAC is best known for his .22 LR AR-15 conversion kits. [Read More…]
A pack rifle is a rifle small enough to be carried in a backpack. They are generally chambered in small caliber cartridges, such as the .22 LR or .410 shot shell, and are used for hunting, survival and plinking. The Marlin Papoose is an example of a pack gun (notably a [Read More…]
Former Force Recon Marine and Magpul/Magpul Dynamics CEO turned consultant Travis Haley shares his thoughts on using airsoft to supplement conventional training at the range. It is well worth watching. I have used airsoft in the past for training purposes and also [Read More…]
Steve Says: We welcome Nathan on board as our newest TFB staff writer. This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com.  To get up-to-date information on where to find Beretta firearms for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Introduced at SHOT 2010, the [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson have launched their first .300 AAC BLK rifle and complete upper receiver assembly. The M&P15 300 Whisper is listed as compatible with the .300 Whisper and .300 AAC Blackout cartridges (The .300 AAC BLK is the new SAAMI, trademark-free, version of [Read More…]
Miroslav emailed in this photo, from Spiegel.de, showing two German policemen carrying tricked-out Steyr AUG A3 rifles. This is the first photo I have seen of police using the AUG.
The Swordfish Bullet Clip Lighter is a refillable butane torch-style lighter that resembles a Garand En-Bloc clip. At $8.50 on Amazon it would make a great stocking filler for any gun nut. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing me the link. ]
Nick wanted to participate in the Pitcairn Monroeville Shooting Club’s (PMSC) 3rd Annual Dark Shoot but did not want to spent a fortune on night vision gear. His solution was the Jakks Pacific Eyeclops Night Vision Scope that costs about $50. Nick paired the scope [Read More…]
Recently a few firms, most notably Browning, have been launching shotguns with inertia operated actions. Benelli (now owned by Beretta) held a monopoly on the inertia technology until its patent expired a few year ago. A Turkish company called ATA Arms have produced an [Read More…]
Russia won a weapons contact with Libya last year which among other things included supplying AK-103 rifles to the Gadaffi regime. Judging my photos unearthed on the internet, some of those weapons may have made it to the country before the revolution.
Kimber is making just 250 Centennial 1911 pistols that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the John Moses Browning’s invention. The pistol features casehardened frame and slide, ivory grips and a custom presentation box.
After I first wrote about the SRM Arms 1216 Shotgun over three years ago, it dropped off my radar. It has taken a while but the good news is that the gun is finally in production and on sale to the public. The magazine is really four magazines in one. Each compartment [Read More…]
I first wrote about the magnesium Remington ACR way back in March 2010, but only last month did I see a photo of it. Thomas emailed in photos he took of it at Milipol. It is, in my opinion, a beautiful gun. [ Many thanks to Thomas for emailing in the photos. Photos © [Read More…]
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