Last month we announced that Taurus was shipping their new 9mm Taurus CT9 carbine. The company has just announced they are now shipping both the CT9 and the .40 S&W version the CT40. These guns have been a long time coming. From the press release … Taurus®, [Read More…]
Along with professionals, gun industry expos and defense industry shows invariably attract a small but persistent crowd of haters determined to see them shutdown. Every couple of years some company is kicked out of a show for some minor infraction after a media [Read More…]
Strike Industries have done it again with another ridiculously low priced accessory. The new AR Mega Fins handguard costs $99 for 7″ / 9″ / 10″ lengths and $130 for the 11″ / 12″ / 12.5″ / 15″ lengths. It has a slim design and [Read More…]
The Philippine 1911 maker Rock Island Armory has finally listened to their customer’s complaints, they’re finally getting rid of the large roll mark on the slides of their 1911 pistols. Instead of covering most of the left side of the slide they’ve [Read More…]
We still have not seen a specification sheet for the new Beretta ARX-160 A3, but judging from the promotional image above and with the redesigned heat shield/handguard I think the A3 version is a sustained fire, or Infantry Automatic Rifle, version of the ARX-160. Here [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch has an MP5 and an MP7 in their new RAL-8000 Green-Brown color scheme. I first recall seeing a complete H&K rifle, including optics, in this color scheme when they unveiled the H&K G28 DMR last year. Since then we have seen H&K machine [Read More…]
The Dillon Aero DGP2300 Gun Pod combines a 7.62mm M134D-H gun with a 3,000 round magazine. How long does it take to shoot 3,000 rounds you ask? Just 1 minute. The system is entirely self contained, so it can be mounted on any aircraft that can handle weight, [Read More…]
UK firm Range Master Precision Arms unveiled a new tripod that is light and packs down into a small bag, but is sturdy enough to use with heavy .50 BMG and .338 LM rifles. Its carry mag is about the size of a six-pack and the entire package weights about 4.5 lbs (2 [Read More…]
VLTOR has built quite a name for themselves by producing quality products for the firearm industry for quite a while, and we here at The Firearm Blog were very excited when we learned that they would now be producing their own rifle to sell in house (albeit using some [Read More…]
We have received our first photos of the brand new Beretta ARX-160 A3 which has just been unveiled at DSEi in London. I have not seen a specification sheet for this rifle so I do now know what the internal changes, if any, are. We will keep you updated as we learn more. [Read More…]
Over at AllOutdoor Oleg blogs about his experience teaching a new shooter using a Kimber Eclipse II pistol chambered in 10mm …. Recently, my friends and I taught a new shooter aged 17. In three hours, this slightly built girl went from shooting subsonic .22 from [Read More…]
Quebec firearm accessory maker Cadex Defence was displaying their new pink colored Strike Dual Rifle Chassis at DSEi ’13 in London today. This high-end stock sells for just under $2,400. The new color “Double Candi” is offered alongside Black, Tan, [Read More…]
In the world of red dot sights, there exist essentially two quality grades. The first is airsoft quality dots, which may or may not rattle themselves to pieces within a few magazines and might hold zero, typically priced around 15 to 30 dollars. NCStar and UTG are the [Read More…]
I.O. Inc. announced the company relocated to Palm Bay, Florida. I.O. stated in a press release that the moved was prompted by “a need for an increased manufacturing facility” and “room for an increased customer service department and additional space [Read More…]
Is there anything ammo boxes cannot be used for? The Thodio A-BOX is a set of high-end wireless bluetooth speakers installed inside a .50 cal surplus ammunition box. The Thodio A-BOX sells for 350 Euroes (~$460 USD). From the product description … Next to the [Read More…]
MSN Money reports that Smith & Wesson’s share price took a 10% hit after sales were below Wall Street exceptions … But its weaker-than-expected forecast and news that the nation’s recent gun-buying frenzy appears to be over took their toll on [Read More…]
We have reported catastrophic failures of Caracal pistols happening around the world. Earlier this year Caracal did a limited recall of the Model C Pistol. They have now updated the recall to over every Model C pistol in every market. They are not fixing the pistols [Read More…]
TFB has early access to an already awesome product, the X Products X-15, a 50-round .223 drum. Here’s what the standard drum looks like on an AR-15. The folks at X Products shaved off some weight by skeletonizing it. Here it is: The standard version weighs 1 lb 15 [Read More…]
The Century Arms SB-47 is a “Stabilizing Brace” for AK pistols. It looks and functions almost exactly like the SIG SB15 Stabilizing Brace Pistol we reviewed a few weeks ago. Like the SIG SB15, the SB-47 is BATFE approved and requires no tax stamp, [Read More…]
A Finnish shooter named Herra Kuulapaa has taken what I think are the most beautiful high speed gun photos I have ever seen. He took the photos to understand what happens when the bullet leaves the gun. The detail on the photos is astounding. If you do nothing else [Read More…]
Since August the Royal Malaysian Police have been running ‘Ops Cantas’ (Operation Cutover), a nationwide crackdown on organized crime specifically targeting illegally acquired and manufactured firearms. This operation has included many road block around [Read More…]
I unfortunately was not able to attend DSEi this year. If you are going please email us photos, the more the better! My email address is [email protected]
In 1921 the Ithaca company created a smooth bore handgun from their standard model shotgun the Flues. These handy little handguns were christened the Auto & Burglar. That name came from the intended use for this double barrel. It was considered a gun for the good [Read More…]
This review was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. If someone had told us last year that we would be writing an article on jag brushes and cleaning patches we would have asked “Why?” Most quality jag brushes do what they are supposed to do and patches; [Read More…]
Swedish website Expressen.se published photos of Swedish National Response Team (NI) snipers setting up on someones roof prior to Obama’s arrival in the country. This is the first time I have been the Sako TRG M10 in the wild. The NI snipers have a high-end [Read More…]
If summer is not for shooting hundreds of milk jugs with filled with colored water, I don’t know what it is for. A reader sent us four videos that he and his friends made of them shooting their FN PS90 carbine and FN Five-seveN pistols …
A reader sent in these photos allegedly taken of a Syrian arms bazaar in the rebel controlled city of Deir ez-Zor. The photos show a 12 year old boy, with a 1911 pistol in a shoulder holster that is to big for him, manning a stall selling loose 7.62x39mm ammunition, [Read More…]
I have gotten enthusiastically into a style of shooting match that focuses on simulating stressful shooting situations, with unorthodox shooting positions, lots of weapon manipulation, and physical challenges to get the shooter tired and degres his/her coordination and [Read More…]
Warfytr Equipment posted a few sneak peak shots on their Facebook page of the new rifle mag carrier that they have in the works. There are a ton of magazine carriers on the market, what makes theirs so special? Well unlike most every magazine carrier on the market, [Read More…]
Crimson Trace is always expanding their product line. In this case they’ve added several new red laser grips to the Master series. In the past all of the Master series used a plastic material with a wood grain finish. In addition to new G-10 grips they have also added [Read More…]