Week 21. What other calibers would you like to see starting next quarter? So far there have been requests for: 6.8 SPC and 38 Special? Vote for your favorites in the comments. Also, I should be bringing back Freedom Munitions (as well as a couple of others) into the [Read More…]
Stephen sent us this beautiful photo of 12 gauge Remington 870 Police USSS with a walnut stock. My knowledge on this firearm is not collector-level at all. Here is what I believe to be true: This is a 12 gauge Remington 870 Police USSS with a 14″ barrel, fixed [Read More…]
Whenever a conflict occurs, whether it be war, police related, or terrorism, the politics aside it is always interesting from a shooting perspective to view what the concerned parties are using. Sometimes it is extremely revealing in the case of the SAS using MP5s in [Read More…]
Violent Little Machine Shop has come out with a low profile GoPro mount for molle. It retails for only $29.95 and is CNC out of aluminum. It weighs only 16 grams.
Please excuse my Boondock Saints reference. This is footage of an Apache, followed by some Little Birds, firing on a a target in the night while observed with NODs.(Night Optical Device). From the footage it does not seem likely that anyone could survive this barrage. [Read More…]
New Zealand blogger Whaleoil is visiting Israel. He sent us this photo of a Tavor he saw in Jerusalem a few days ago. The carbine is equipped, Israeli style, with a spare magazine attached to the buttstock and a Trijicon ACOG. The solider is a member of the Golani [Read More…]
The ATF has published a proposed rule that if a firearm is lost in transit, the FFL who shipped a firearm must report its loss within 48 hours of discovery. The NSSF is opposed to the rule, declaring it to be a burden to FFLs. Out of the millions of guns shipped each [Read More…]
The US Army has been developing the IRONMAN backpack to increase the immediately available ammunition for crew-served weapons. The entire system enables the automatic weapons carrier to deploy suppressing and superior fire for an extended period compared to current 100 [Read More…]
For this week’s DTIC… We’re going to go elsewhere. The document we’ll be looking at, Major Glenn Dean’s “In Search of Lethality: Green Ammo And The M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round”, can’t be found there, but it is [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog was sent a GoPro Sportman mount for review. However, due to a shipping boondoggle, it had to be sent back soon after arriving, and I did not have a chance to do a full review and test of it. I did, however, get some pictures: Overall, my first [Read More…]
Houlding Precision Firearms (HPF) announced they are now selling a 6.2 pound AR-style rifle called the Wraith. The Wraith uses a carbon fiber handguard and stock to help reduce weight. To tame increased felt recoil from a light gun, the Wraith comes with a HPF Curse [Read More…]
Soldiers from the Tactical Assault Group as part of the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) Commandos put into effect their counter-terrorism drills at the newly-developed Special Forces Training Centre Facility in Holsworthy.(Date taken: 18 July 2007) [Read More…]
I am pleased to announce our new Photo of the Day (POTD) posts. Each day we will post an interesting, high resolution, gun photo for you to discuss. I am especially interested in featuring high-quality gun photos taken by readers. Our inaugural POTD features an [Read More…]
Once I was at my local range with my precision .308 and happened to be sitting next to an older gentleman that was there shooting a .308 as well. The major difference? He was sporting a 26″ barrel to my 20″ barrel. At one point he decided to make [Read More…]
Oleg Volk discusses the subject of fire discipline in a world where standard magazine capacities are larger than they were historically (6 round revolver vs. 17 round Glock) but ammunition carried by shooters at any one time remains limited. When magazine rifles became [Read More…]
Metrography, an Iraqi photo agency, have published this powerful photo of a Yazidi girl returning home from the Sinjar mountains with her mother and sister now that ISIS have been driven back. Click here to see the full size uncropped image. The caption reads … [Read More…]
I was lucky enough to attend the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitiational last week in Bend, Oregon. The match takes place over five days, with 10 unique stages that highlight the challenges of shooting at night. The Midnight Invitational gathers some of the top dogs [Read More…]
Caleb Giddings gives some advice on adding a weapon mounted light and laser on your home defense gun. 1. “You’ll give away your position!” Who is breaking into your house, Spetznaz? Are you laying at the top of the stairs in ambush? Seriously, unless you’re [Read More…]
FPS Russia released a video a couple days ago to educate his viewers briefly on how he obtains the NFA items in his various videos. The explanation is rather straightforward and simple.
FLIR has released value-oriented thermal sight line, called the “R-Series” The sights are compatible with .308 and lower calibers. The R-Series is offered in digital 1x, 1.25-5x, 2.25-9x, 4-16x, 1.1-9x and 2-16x, through fixed 13mm, 19mm, 35mm, and 60mm [Read More…]
Rock Island Armory is now shipping bolt action rifles to the United States chambered for the .22 TCM cartridge. The rifles come with a 5-round magazine, but will also accept the 17-round magazines used in the company’s pistols chambered for the same cartridge. The [Read More…]
A TFB reader purchased a damaged EOTech very cheaply, then gutted the internals and replaced them with custom electronics. This video shows the result: The possibilities are endless. Rangefinders, shot counters, timers etc. could be easily integrated and the data shown [Read More…]
MGM Target Sytems is releasing a new Pay to Play system that allows ranges to invest in the technology and infrastructure and charge shooters for blocks of time. The system would be set up on with a credit card processing station that would charge the shooters credit [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory has finally released their new PA10 AR-10 .308 stripped lower receivers. The retailer known for their budget priced AR uppers and parts kits actually showed off their new AR-10 rifle at SHOT Show 2014 earlier this year. They also showed off two [Read More…]
Anyone who has felt the pain of a 3″ magnum slug in a pump-action is probably wincing right now. Its like thinking of a risqué Roseanne, the thought just hurts. DTAC, a start-up out of Easton, PA, has a new solution to the shoulder-numbing kick that [Read More…]
KRISS recently debuted on their Facebook page their new M4 stock adapter for their KRISS Vector chambered in .45ACP. Their new adapter allows you to use an AR-15 buffer tube and whatever AR stock you like. However unlike the stocks that come with their carbines and [Read More…]
For those who like to shoot a lot of steel-cased 7.62×39, and do so in a hurry, you might want to check out the Liberator carbine from Liberty Gun Works. The rifle uses a proprietary bolt that Liberty Gun Works states will more reliably runs steel case [Read More…]
I am not sure if this is real life imitating art, however there does exist a gold cerakoted KSG. This was a limited run, from what I was told by the owner. The pictures does not do the paint job justice. In person, the paint has almost a pearlescent luster to it. The [Read More…]
When we arrived at the SIG Academy and saw all of the stacked hard rifle cases at our range we had a pretty good idea this was going to be a fun and informative afternoon. We weren’t wrong either! There were suppressed MCX multi caliber carbines, the SIG 556 [Read More…]
Vickers Tactical YouTube channel has these segments called “Larry Turns It Off”. It is gratuitous use of slow motion video cameras showing all the beautiful detail when Larry destroys objects with firearms. In his latest video, Larry turns off a Coffee Maker [Read More…]