Previously we looked at examples of long guns out of the Pashtun gun-making village of Darra Adam Khel in the FATA region in Pakistan. In this episode, Miles looks at some of the handgun copies that have emerged from the cottage industries there. We compare Makarov and Beretta copies side by side, [Read More…]
The war in Syria and Iraq has seen the development of a whole range of scratchbuilt and improvised weapons that are as ingenious as they are destructive. Recently, a kind of serially-produced rocket launcher has come to light as part of Da’ish (ISIS) propaganda, [Read More…]
Century Arms announced it was now importing and shipping the Canik TP9DA pistol to the United States market. The TP9DA is a polymer framed pistol similar to the others in the Canik line. However, this model uses a double action/single action (DA/SA) operation similar to [Read More…]
Joshua To took these photos during The Singapore Open House just last weekend. This SAF officer demonstrated parachuting and landing among the Red Lions. SG Army’s version of the Golden Knights. The geared up SAF has an H&K MP7 with suppressor across his [Read More…]
Capital Armament or CapArms is an Iowa based gun and ammo manufacturer more recently known for their $500 Titanium Magnum Rifle Suppressor (now $599). To compliment their titanium cans CapArms is now selling what General Manager Nate Rinehart is calling “an [Read More…]
ETS Group announced the company was now making replacement magazines for the Glock 42 (.380 ACP) and Glock 43 (9mm) magazines. There are three different magazines being offered for each weapon: a 7 round flush fit, a 9 round extended (4.25″ long) and a 12 round [Read More…]
Coming across this video of female Indian Army soldiers making excellent time with disassembling their INSAS rifles better with one hand than I could with two was very exciting to watch. I’m not a stranger to seeing or attempting a one-handed weapon disassembly, probably the most impressive [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog has learned that German Sport Guns will be shipping out at least 1,100 of their 9x19mm NATO MP40 pistols to a wholesale dealer in the U.S. Looking at American Tactical’s website, it shows the 9mm pistol available for $649.95, ready for shipping to [Read More…]
Russian presenter Sergey Badyuk has partaken in a very informative discussion on Kalashnikov rifles in use by various Syrian groups within Assad controlled portions of Syria. He is a prior Russian serviceman himself and certainly knows his rifles. Now obviously, we can’t accept the information [Read More…]
In preparation for the 29th South East Asia (SEA) Games being held in Kuala Lumpur, Royal Malaysian Police held Exercise Rimau 2017, a public counter-terror exercise designed to prepare law enforcement for worst case scenarios that could take place during the SEA [Read More…]
With Gander Mountian going out of business and rebranding to Gander Outdoors as well as sporting goods giant Cabela’s being sold recently, one has to stop and ask, what are they doing wrong? I think they are failing shooters and not because of price, but [Read More…]
Command Arms Accessories is currently showing a 10 part Facebook Live series narrated by Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Mikey Hartman, discussing Israeli Defense Force combat marksmanship programs, of which Hartman himself was professionally involved in throughout his [Read More…]
B&T USA has announced that the SPR300 is now being imported and will be available for purchase in the United States. Since the rifle was introduced at SHOT 2017, B&T says that they have been overwhelmed with the response from law enforcement, commercial [Read More…]
Here we all sit, with instant access to the highest volume of information in human history. In what used to take a physical trip to the library, photocopying references and reviewing microfiche records, almost everyone can “research” a topic at length using [Read More…]
DeSantis Gunhide announced it was making a reproduction holster for the Ithaca Auto and Burglar shotgun. The Auto and Burglar shotgun was a specialty firearm made in the early 20th century. More recently, the gun has been resurrected as the Howdah 45/410 handgun being [Read More…]
Back in 2012, I went to Istanbul to attend two of my friends’ wedding. While touring around I noticed police and guards were armed with MP5s. At the time I did not know about MKE, Turkey’s manufacturer of MP5s. I suspect these were probably MKE MP5s. The [Read More…]
IWI US announced the Tavor X95 chambered for the 300 BLK is now shipping to dealers. The bullpup design rifle has become quite popular in 5.56 NATO, and many people have been looking forward to getting a 300 BLK version ever since it was announced during the summer of [Read More…]
I recently had the opportunity to re-certify my Glock Armorer Certification as it had expired. I highly recommend that anyone who can attend a Glock Armorer course to do so. Those people include: Employee of Glock Dealer/Distributor Glock Shooting Sports Foundation [Read More…]
Daniel Defense has issued a recall that includes Daniel Defense firearms manufactured between April 1, 2016 and March 3, 2017. If you believe that you own a firearm that is affected by the recall, please refrain from calling them and use the serial number check on their website, the link is posted [Read More…]
Josh Whi, over at Lithgow Arms USA , clued me in that they have launched a new website and they are taking pre-orders right now for the ATRAX. The Lithgow ATRAX was recently in the new Aliens Covenant movie. According to Josh, the pre-orders will ship in September 2017. [Read More…]
If you are a reloader, there are likely two problems you encounter in your brass preparation. More specifically, when you use a dry tumbler. The motor is annoyingly loud You never can polish all the brass you need at once RCBS may have remedied this inconvenience in [Read More…]
In the wake of Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley’s testimony to Congress on the present and future state of the US Army, there has been a significant amount of speculation and in some cases misleading reporting regarding his statements on small arms and [Read More…]
In recent testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Mark Milley, the Army Chief of Staff, admitted during questioning that the Army is looking at alternative rifle platforms to the current M4 Carbine. Milley’s comments were made primarily during a [Read More…]
Say what one will about environmental protection and their beliefs about global warming, but on its face and from a purely logical perspective, recycling is good. Less trash goes into landfills and so on… Believe what you will, but it’s hard to argue with [Read More…]
Body armor has saved a lot of lives – but its arguable that it has taken a few too. By being heavy, it reduces the mobility of the combatant, which in today’s mobile combat, can be detrimental to health almost as much as a bullet. As such, the warning of [Read More…]
I promise we are almost done with the epic flood of new Strike Industries parts with the new Megafin Featureless Grip. I mean we love Strike parts just as much as the next guy, but do they really need to be so darned motivated with all these new parts? I guess they do, [Read More…]
KAI USA Ltd is offering a new knife under the Kershaw brand. Called the Dividend, the new folder is part of the Link series of knives that are all made in the United States of America. The base Dividend knife has a slimmer blade than the original Link knife. The blade [Read More…]
Russian ORSIS arms company has introduced a new semi-auto rifle during MILEX-2017 exhibition in Belarus. The rifle is called K-151 and it is chambered in .308 Winchester. This rifle incorporates design features borrowed both from AR and AK platforms. The gun feeds [Read More…]
Many of us fill our belly with beer and burgers on Memorial Day. Some of you might even go to the range to celebrate freedom by putting some holes in paper, others might head to the lake with friends and family, spend the day running around town with kids in tow, or [Read More…]
You know those guys at the gun store that start their sentences with “back in my day” followed with some nonsense about pump actions, the 1911, or a home defense lever gun that you generally ignore? Well, Colonel Charles Askins was not the kinda guy that you [Read More…]