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Archive: July, 2013
Mag Wraps, Because Your Mags Also Deserve To Look Pretty
US Night Vision, who have been branching out beyond night vision for a while now, have announced a new range of their Mag Wraps (“camo” for AR-15 magazines). Their are four new designs are the Patriot (American Flag), the Heritage (Betsy Ross flag), [Read More…]
Fremont Knives “Farson” Survival tool
Here is an interesting blade that you’ve never thought of owning. The Fremont Knives “Farson” Blade. An interesting modern day take on a prehistoric design which was found in the Great Red Desert in Wyoming. This tool was intended to accomodate a [Read More…]
Bowjax AR-15 Barrel Dampener
A new barrel dampener is now on the market from Bowjax. Designed for the AR-15, the company claims it “…reduces barrel whip and increases accuracy.” The barrel dampener is a slip-on device that can be used on gun barrels with an inside diameter of [Read More…]
Pop Your Top With A .50 Cal
A couple of weeks ago I ran into a very interesting product. I’m sure it’s a tool you’ll find invaluable. What is it? It’s a .50 caliber round made into a bottle opener. Yes i’m kidding about it being invaluable but it’s sure to start [Read More…]
Steyr Launches The L9-A1
Steyr recently announced the launch of their L9-A1 pistol. The Austrian made polymer framed L9-A1 was first debuted at the 2013 SHOT Show and features a half inch longer barrel and slide than the Steyr M9-A1 as well as added front serrations on the slide. It’s [Read More…]
Heizer Defense to Ship in Fall 2013
Heizer Defense, the former business partner to Double Tap Defense, announced the Pocket Shotgun is set to ship in Fall 2013. The new handgun is a single shot, top break pistol designed to fire .410 and .45 Colt ammo. In the press release, Tom Heizer states: It is [Read More…]
AK-47 Shaped Ice Tray
My sister just returned from a vacation in Spain where she found this awesome AK-47 ice tray. It makes five AK-47 ice cubes, each of which is around 4″ in length. They look fragile but they are pretty solid and the silicone tray makes it easy to extract them. [Read More…]
SWD (Cobray) Terminator spotted in the wild…
Just in case you’ve never seen one of these, here it is. It’s the Terminator, manufactured by SWD in the 1980’s. It’s a single-shot shotgun that slam fires from an open bolt and has a telescoping “stock”. The rumor is that [Read More…]
Two Old School Tactical Guns
The above Ruger No. 1 single shot rifle, chambered in .22-250, from the 1960s was recently auctioned off by RIAC completed with old-school night vision … This antique shotgun photo was posted by Tom on our Facebook page … My antique Belgian side by side with [Read More…]
3D Printed Firearm Smuggled Into Israeli Parliament By Reporters
Reporters from an Israeli news program entered the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, twice with a 3D printed pistol based on DefCad’s Liberator design. Haaretz.co.il reports (click through to watch the video) … Team program “Night pipeline” [Read More…]
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary: What’s Your Choice?
For years, my friends and I have sent what must be thousands of emails to each other about a single issue: If you were going to be displaced or circumstances were altered to a degree that you would have to rely on only three weapons, which do you choose? [Read More…]
Online Ammo Buying Tips
The great ammo shortage of 2013 isn’t news to many of you, gone are the days where you could walk into your local gun shop and pick up a few bricks of .22lr for a weekend of plinking. Our sister blog AOD recently discussed the ammo shortage of 2013 and the grim [Read More…]
The Lapua Service Center: Test Ammo in Your Firearm
Lapua now operates a testing facility that allows shooters to test the company’s rimfire rounds under highly controlled conditions. The Lapua Service Center is located in Mesa, AZ, and is open to competitive shooters and shooting teams. With more than [Read More…]
Sigh … LaRue Issues Press Release To Say They Will Not Release Information
LaRue’s secrecy makes even Magpul look like a communications machine. They just issued a press release saying they don’t wish to say anything about everything, especially their new barrels. The full press release … In the case of those patiently [Read More…]
Mossberg “Duck Commander” Guns
Mossberg announced a multi-year deal with the stars of the Duck Dynasty television program that will result in a new line of Duck Commander firearms. According to the press release, Mossberg and the stars of the reality TV program will work together to [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson Earnings Double Over Past Few Months
Now that a bit of the dust is settling from the great gun and ammo buying spree of 2013 we’re finally able to see just how well the publicly traded firearms companies did this year. Now don’t get me wrong, in many parts of the country it’s still a mess [Read More…]
Carbon Fiber Scope Mount
A new company called Zero-G is crowdfunding the development and manufacturing of a Carbon Fiber scope mount. Normally we don’t blog about crowdfunding projects, but this caught my attention. The basic Advanced Carbon Fiber Scope Mount, which will cost [Read More…]
Hollywood Treats Swords As Badly As Guns
Lindy Beige, archeologist and military reenactor, discusses Hollywoods portrayal of swords … I had not come across Lindy’s YouTube channel before. He has a lot of very interesting videos on medieval weaponry and armor. Thanks to WhaleOil for the tip.
Kahr Firearms Looking To Relocate From New York to Pennsylvania
Kahr plan on relocating their corporate offices from Rockland County, NY to Pike County, PA. The press release is below … Pearl River, NY – Kahr Firearms Group is engaged in discussions with a development group representing Blooming Grove Township of Pike [Read More…]