What was the first intermediate cartridge? Who designed it, and why? How did the concept evolve? These are all good questions deserving of thorough, thoughtful answers. Sadly, to give a comprehensive history of the intermediate cartridge concept would require a project [Read More…]
In Part I and Part II of the TFB Weight Omnibus, we published the weights of 58 rifles and submachine guns, and their magazines. Now, we’re going to take a look at that data, and do a little analysis to them to see what we can learn. First, my methodology when [Read More…]
My friend Jeff shared these pictures of someone he saw at a local range. The shooter is not function testing this rifle. He is actually trying to shoot for accuracy. A bit of a challenge when he does not have any sights on the AR. But he did tape a spare magazine to his [Read More…]
The famous Uzi submachinegun is a brilliantly simple firearm that is straight blowback and fires from an open bolt. While it was not the first firearm to feature a telescoping bolt, it certainly took the concept and ran with it. The Uzi was an international sales success, and if you grew up in the [Read More…]
Winchester Ammunition introduced a new .22 LR round at the recent SHOT Show. The new M-22 Subsonic is built specifically for semi-automatic pistols and rifles. As the name suggests, the new rimfire load operates below the speed of sound from all barrel lengths. [Read More…]
Most readers are aware that Remington is celebrating its 200 year in business in 2016. This will be a multi part article of the tour of the Ilion plant as well as the new Huntsville plant. I want to start with Remington history and the tour of the Remington museum which [Read More…]
Elite Defense, a distributor of tactical accessories, displayed a prototype holographic weapon sight that’s made by ELCAN. The sight is named the Specter HCO (Holographic Combat Optic) by ELCAN. According to Elite Defense, the reticle in the HCO uses laser [Read More…]
I’m not sure that wearing around an inch and a quarter thick plate of titanium is an improvement over the thinner steel (based on bulkiness), but it sure does stop the rounds, even a black tip .50BMG (which almost made it through). I imagine that the energy [Read More…]
The organizer of Shoot Las Vegas mentioned this story while driving us out to Pro Gun Club for our full auto shoot. Comedian Steve Hofstetter, his friends Brent and Colin went to a gun show in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. Steve, a California resident, attempts to [Read More…]
The SlideFire stock is an idea that pushes the boundaries of what the ATF considers acceptable for a Title I firearm. Without diving into the world of the National Firearms Act, a Slide-Fire stock is the closest you can get to a fully automatic weapon of your very own. [Read More…]
Walking around SHOT show this year I came across a neat set of hearing protection. The Hunter A2, manufactured by Hunter Electronic is a low profile, active electronic solution for protecting an end users hearing. Up until SHOT show, I was not aware of this company, [Read More…]
While it is true there are a number of cleaning and lubricant products for firearms on the market, it is also true they are not all created equal. Some work better than others, some do not work at all, and some actually create the opposite effect the user is hoping for [Read More…]
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another: we have a hunt or range time planned in the morning and here we are, discovering we don’t have right mount for our optics. Or maybe we do have the right optics mount but we don’t have the right stock [Read More…]
The Shmidt-Rubin rifles are a series of legendarily accurate firearms. The Swiss are famous for maintaining their neutrality by keeping one hand free and the other on the hilt of a sword, and for many years the wonderful K31 was that sword. These straight-pull rifles are made with unparalleled [Read More…]
AR15.com’s GUNSTRUCTION tool has released their latest platform for nearly endless customization. Their Remington Model 700 configuration tool is “coming soon”. GUNSTRUCTION give users the ability to fully configure rifles using parts from companies [Read More…]
Hunting for some fun items for our readership, I stumbled across some b-roll footage from the Associated Press which previously did an piece back in 1997. The video, which is obviously lacking the AP’s beautiful narration is nonetheless an expose into the [Read More…]
Hatch announced a new sling bag at the recent SHOT Show. Called the S7 Sling Pack, the bag was designed for law enforcement and military personnel as a “quick action” bag. However, I believe that the bags can easily serve the private citizen as well. The [Read More…]
At this year’s SHOT Show, Winchester celebrated their 150 year anniversary. To celebrate they gave out these playing cards. Each card highlights a product or person in Winchester’s 150 year history. Back in 2011 Magpul PTS handed out these playing [Read More…]
Bianchi announced a new inside the waistband concealment holster at the recent 2016 SHOW Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new carry rig is called the Subdue IWB Model 145 holster. It is part of the company’s Allusion line and was designed to be highly concealable. [Read More…]
I am not really sure what the point of this was. Mythbusters debunked this a while ago and proved that bullets fired into water and fired under water do not have the energy to cause damage. However it is still interesting to watch. Andreas Wahl uses what appears to be a [Read More…]
Last Thursday Glock held its Glock Reception celebrating Glock’s 30 year anniversary in the U.S. Gaston Glock was unable to attend but made an appearance via pre-recorded video presentation. The reception had live entertainment and an open bar. Who could [Read More…]
Just when I thought that MOLLE was the be all and end all of modular attachment systems, 5.11 Tactical just had to go out and improve upon it. Taking a page from the laminate materials that Blue Force Gear and Raine were putting to good use, the HexGrid takes the thin, [Read More…]
Fascinating. Despite being the “younger” universal mounting system out there, MagPul’s M-LOK standard is outselling KeyMod at a rate of about 3 to 1. According to my good friend Matt over at Jerking the Trigger, customers are simply putting more money [Read More…]
The L42A1 sniper rifle was England’s last Enfield. James Paris Lee’s action served the United Kingdom for over 100 years, and the famously quick rear-locking action was retired in the 1990s when the L42A1 was deemed obsolete. So what would a British sniper during the Cold War have [Read More…]
Yesterday Apple Daily News in Taiwan reported a story about a gun being used during a crime. Firearms in most of Asia are very difficult to obtain. Aside from the Philippines, it is almost impossible and in most cases using one illegally is an automatic death sentence. [Read More…]
At SHOT show this year, if I had to pick one company that had the best accessories for the FN SCAR platform, hands down, it would be Kinetic Development Group. Aside from accessories for the FN SCAR platform, Kinetic Development Group also makes some neat accessories [Read More…]
This picture has been making the rounds since at least 2012, when it first came out in a news report from New York. Since then the original description has been convoluted throughout different posts and articles, all either half true or completely incorrect. The [Read More…]
Strabane Police discovered an Armalite AR-180 and ammunition during a security alert. The PSNI (Police Service Northern Ireland) Superintendent Mark McEwan blames the “New IRA” for the weapon and that they intended to kill people with it. He goes on to [Read More…]
The vz. 58 is a rifle well-known for being easily mistaken for – but totally different from – an AK. Everything down to the locking mechanism, fire control group, and operating mechanism is different from the famous Kalashnikov, despite appearances. In fact, [Read More…]
This being my first time at SHOT, I’m sure there were all sorts of shenanigans going on that might not make the light of day in the public sphere. However there were a number of pieces that did make the industry news. Thankfully James Yeager and Instructor Zero [Read More…]
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