When Steve and I were walking the aisles at SHOT this past January we happened across the Christensen Arms booth. What I saw in the way of precision rifles, AR’s and 1911’s really got my attention more than any other booth I’d visited. As I started looking over [Read More…]
3D printed guns made headlines earlier this year, especially when the 3D printed “Liberator” pistol design was released to the public by Defense Distributed. It sparked a debate as to whether plans for 3D printed guns such as the Liberator pistol should be [Read More…]
After maybe the AK family, no other weapon platform has as much impact on non-Western warfare than the humble RPG-7. Introduced in 1961 by the Soviet Union, the weapon can be used as poor man’s indirect artillery (guerrillas have adapted the RPG to launch 82mm [Read More…]
Unbeknownst to us, the Tanzanian Special Forces adopted the IWI Galil MAR compact carbine along with Meprolight Sights and Bulgarian night vision googles. The troops in these photos are taking part in a multinational training exercise as part of the United Nations [Read More…]
This post was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. Under most circumstances, shooters don’t have to worry about chambering the wrong cartridge into the wrong rifle. After all, the cartridges are well marked and we all know which rifle we are shooting on any given day. [Read More…]
Corbon is now making a new .223 Remington load called the Urban Response. The new line of ammunition appears to only have one load…for now. It is unknown at the time of this writing if additional loads are in the works. The .223 load uses “Match Quality [Read More…]
Apex Tactical Specialties will ship a new muzzle brake in August that is designed for competition shooters. Apex claims the Enhanced Stabilization Attachment, or ESA, reduces recoil and muzzle rise to the extent that it “…leaves shooters speechless.” [Read More…]
A reader emailed us a photo taken in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit’s building at an Army base in Afghanistan. This rifle was proudly on display next to a selection of disarmed M18 Claymore clones. At the readers request I cropped the rest of the photo out, [Read More…]
A reader emailed us the above photo of Filipino rebel troops belonging to the the unfortunately named MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front). The man on the left is carrying one of the .50 Caliber backyard workshop rifles that seem to be popping up frequently in [Read More…]
The recent storms in the Arizona caused the roof of Ruger’s Prescott, Arizona manufacturing facility to collapse. Thankfully nobody was injured. The company issued the following press release … SOUTHPORT, CT– A severe thunderstorm and heavy [Read More…]
When you go to an outdoor range and look down, you can’t help but notice that caked into the ground lays hundreds of cases of rusted steel cased 7.62×39, 5.56×45, and whatever else companies like Tula and Wolf sell in lieu of brass cases. First of all, I [Read More…]
Buffalo Bore is now shipping a zippy .45 ACP load that uses a Barnes 160 grain TAC-XP bullet. Velocities in real world guns range from 1111 fps from a 2.5″ barrel Smith & Wesson 325PD revolver to 1260 fps from a 5″ Colt Gold Cup Series 90 pistol. The [Read More…]
We got a look at the 3D printed “Liberator” pistol earlier this year, well it looks like the first fully 3D printed rifle has finally been created. And it broke, which was no surprise. The guy in the video below under the username “ThreeD [Read More…]
Strategic Armory Corps (SAC) have purchased ArmaLite, makers of the AR-10 semi-automatic rifle and .50 cal. AR-50 bolt action, from Mark Westrom. Strategic Armory Corps are better known by thier brand name Surgeon Rifles and AWC Silencers. Mark Westrom will remain [Read More…]
H&K’s long awaited polymer AR-15 magazines are now shipping. They feature a translucent polymer body, using the same material that has been in use used to make the G36 magazines that have been in use for over 15 years and seen use in a number of conflicts [Read More…]
The US Marine Corps appears to be moving to the new Combat Pistol Program (CPP) ahead of schedule. The pistol qualification course is a replacement for the Entry Level Pistol Program (ELPP), and is supposed to be in place at all commands by November 2014. However, [Read More…]
Phil found this. It made my day!
The guys behind my favorite gun video of all time have produced another video with footage they collected over the past three years of training. I recommend watching it in either 720p or 1080p HD. From the video description … A group of like-minded shooters from [Read More…]
Tannerite Sports LLC issued a press release saying that the United States Patent and Trademark Office have affirmed that the name “Tannerite” is a brand name not a generic category name. In other words, the name Tannerite can only be used by Tannerite [Read More…]
Jeweler David Roux-Fouillet designed an air gun rig and a range of specially pellets that are fired into rings, earrings or pendant made of platinum or 9ct gold. The pellets are made up of plastic wadding, a solid disc of metal, following by a diamond or [Read More…]
Arsenal have announced they they will be unveiling a game changing firearm on August 7, 2013. The firearm will be a member of thier SAM series of guns (Bulgarian made, 7.62x39mm, milled receiver, black polymer furniture). After two years of collaboration, hard work, and [Read More…]
[ This review was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary ] For years we pretty much mounted our scopes the old fashioned way, setting our rifle between two sandbags to level it out, placing the scope in the rings and using our eye to “level” the horizontal bar [Read More…]
In a move that I expected to take place more than 20 years ago, the Atlanta Police Department is transitioning from Smith & Wesson pistols to Glock handguns. Patrol officers and other cops will begin carrying the Gen4 version of the model 22, while the SWAT team [Read More…]
Bushnell introduced a new spotting scope in the company’s tactical line up. The new LMSS (lightweight, modular spotting scope) is an 8-40x 60 that is less than 13″ long and weights 37 ounces. The aluminum body is rubber coated to help protect it in the [Read More…]
RIA reports that our favorite Russian gun maker Izhmash, makers of the AK and Saiga rifles, has just won a $400 million ($13 billion rubles) contact to produce Vikhr-1 missiles, long-range anti-tank missile usually fired from attack helicopters. This will go a long [Read More…]
The Bundeswehr plan on eventually buying more than 12,000 H&K121 (or MG5 as they will be known) for a up to $318 million. Visier reports that the budget committee of the Bundestag (parliament) has just approved funding to purchase 65 proof samples of the H&K [Read More…]
The DRD Tactical U556 Take-Down Upper Kit will be shipping soon from Brownells.com. The U556 system allows the barrel/rail assembly to be quickly detached from the rifles upper receiver. It also allows quick barrel changes. The DRD Tactical U556 Kit includes a [Read More…]
Advantage Tactical’s nifty triangle sights are now available for the FNH-USA FNS and FNX pistols. The MSRP is $98.49. The Advantage Tactical Sight (ATS) was developed by WrenTech president, Richard Nasef, in response to the inadequate iron sight products he [Read More…]
IWI’s Galil ACE rifle, a modern version of the Galil, has been making significant inroads in the South and Central American markets. This video from Vice shows soldiers patrolling with the Galil ACE (00:50 onwards). The rest of the documentary is also is [Read More…]
Alright so it is no secret that I am an H&K guy, and if you have followed my previous articles then you can definitely see that I have taken a liking to them over the years. Hell, the US Government will not let H&K import modern sporting rifles due to the [Read More…]
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