William sent us a photo of the first AR-15 he has owned. It’s his primary livestock defense rifle. He wrote … Not all of us can afford $1,000 plus guns. So, we find quality where we can / can afford at that time. Or, we build it from parts that we can [Read More…]
Gregor emailed us this photo saying “This is how the Austrian Army uses the FN FAL (STG58): to hold helmets!”. The photo was taken during the Austrian National Day, which falls on October 26. The StG58 was the Austrian Bundesheer version of the FN FAL. [Read More…]
Magpul has an AR armorer’s wrench and a barrel extension vise (BEV) block. The Wrench is investment casted with a phosphate coating. It has all the tools necessary to build an AR upper and even has modifications to install a castle nut with an ASAP. The wrench [Read More…]
According to Soldier Systems Daily, the U.S. Marines awarded B.E. Meyers a $49 million dollar contract for laser dazzlers. It is a non-lethal green laser that dazzles the target so their ability to shoot or fight back is greatly reduced because they cannot look at the [Read More…]
You don’t often see an M32 Milkor Multiple Grenade Launcher being used side by side with an old-school M79 Grenade Launcher. Ray sent us this photo taken in Ramadi, Iraq where he and the 3d Batallion, 8th Marines were stationed in 2006. Ray wrote … I [Read More…]
Groupon, after a very public ban on firearms related offers, has again decided to offer firearms related deals–aliet on a limited basis. WebProNews reports that Groupon has reconsidered based on market feedback. The quote below relates to a incident where a [Read More…]
Some of you may be familiar with GORUCK packs. Albeit pricey, they are some of the most well made packs I have had the pleasure to abuse. They are also 100% made here in the USA. Not content with just making backpacks to hold your stuff (and survive GORUCK Challenge [Read More…]
The city of London does an excellent job of maintaining it’s medieval heritage even unto the 21st century. The streets are spontaneous and winding, just as Jack the Ripper wanted them to be. Tower of London is still as ominous, except instead of slicing heads, [Read More…]
UTM Worldwide is now making the first ever 7.62mm man marker NLTA (Non-Lethal Training Ammunition) in existence now with their new 7.62×51 and 7.62×39 rounds. Both rounds will be available in a loose and linked rounds which will help to spread the training [Read More…]
Beretta USA just posted this video on their page of some instructors explaining the equations necessary to make a long range shot from a handgun. They are using a Beretta PX4 Storm. Although engaging targets at anything beyond 50 meters with a handgun is well beyond [Read More…]
Week 22. Looks like Fiocchi is putting out 300BLK to distributors now–there are several vendors with some. And 22LR is even more “stupid” expensive. Did something happen recently that depleted the stock? .223 Rem is all over the board this week. Brass [Read More…]
This is just sickening. Will Hayden, founder of Red Jacket Firearms which was featured on the Discovery show Sons of Guns, has been arrested for aggravated rape. He has been accused of raping his 11 year old daughter. Hayden was arrested earlier this month for [Read More…]
Editor’s note: This article was written by Claymore. His previous blog posts can be read here. Steve has given his blessing to this article on one of my “adventures” this time in the good old USA. It has some advice on the use of an ankle holster but I [Read More…]
Tennessee Arms Co. is known for their polymer AR15 platform lowers is going to be making a polymer .308 lower as well. The lower will be DPMS patterned, and feature metallic buffer collar and grip screw threading. These are now in presale, and are expected to be [Read More…]
Max Popenker, a very well known Russian gun writer and friend, sent us this photo of his Rossi 92. My Rossi 92 in .357 Magnum. Despite being grown in the “AK-47” land, it seems that I watched too many Western movies like the “Magnificent seven” [Read More…]
Royal Nonesuch was asked to try shooting CO2 cartridges out of his home made shotgun. The results were rather interesting.
The QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) is a fascinating weapon. Unlike the much larger AGLs used elsewhere in the world the QLZ-87, in its lightweight/bipod configuration, is on par with a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun with respect to size and weight, and is [Read More…]
Conventional wisdom tells shooters that steel-cased ammunition is harder on a gun than brass. That is not the case. Bi-Metal and steel-jacketed bullets will wear a barrel faster, but steel-cases typically will not wear a bolt and chamber faster. Now, Steel can be [Read More…]
Just in case you did not have enough tactical romance in your life, Odin Works has released the Tactical Candle Holder. Made out of aluminum, the TCH is complete with QD sling swivel studs and an accessory rail to mount your candle-light red dot. “Features” [Read More…]
If you are not familiar with the Stoner 63, it was a modular weapon system that could convert from assault rifle to light machine gun by changing a few parts around. As you might guess, Eugene Stoner was the man behind the development of this rifle. Many people are not [Read More…]
The last couple of years of “strong consumer demand” (panic buying) has finally come to an end. .22 LR ammunition is still thin on the ground (although easy to purchase online) but centerfire inventory is good, retailers are flush with AR-15 rifles and there [Read More…]
Firearms are dangerous machines, and it is unfortunate that for many it takes a tragic incident to remind us of that. In Arizona recently, a girl of only 9 years accidentally shot a firearms instructor in the head with a gun she should not have been handling. The young [Read More…]
Recently, TFB published a review of the DTAC Mongoose recoil-absorbing stock. I was impressed with the idea, but not impressed by the execution. There are three ways companies deal with a negative reviews: Whine, throw a tantrum, and burn bridges (uncommon, but very [Read More…]
S&W 2015 first quarter results have published. Long gun sales are down 67.2% from the same quarter last year. Decreased demand for “Modern Sporing Rifles” were identified as a cause of the decline in long gun sales. I expect hunting rifle demand stayed [Read More…]
Bennett sent in these photos of his custom Saiga 12 shotgun. It still needs a bolt polished or the ports drilled so It will run light loads But I’m pretty happy with how it came out. A Saiga-12 in this type of configuration has been on my wish list for a long [Read More…]
A 9 year old girl shooting a select fire Uzi submachine gun accidentally shot and killed the attendant range officer when the gun recoiled over her head at an Arizona range, according to the Associated Press: DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl [Read More…]
RatedRR posted a Public Service Announcement about drinking responsibly. He even takes it a step further and shows you how to shoot responsibly in the presence of beer. Of course there are gratuitous slow motion shots.
This report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office says “no”. From the brief: Objective We initiated this audit to determine whether the Army justified its competition to acquire a new Individual Carbine (IC) weapon and whether [Read More…]
UPDATE: Note Legion Firearms, the subject of this blog post, is a different company to Legion Arms (AK parts retailer). According to Soldier Systems Daily, Legion Firearms is having severe financial problems. They were unable to corroborate the trouble as they no longer [Read More…]
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