Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6×6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
Concerns about Heckler & Koch’s finances have lingered for years, but late in 2016 Moody’s changed the company’s outlook from negative to positive. This was reflected by factors like improvements in operating performance, internal cash generation [Read More…]
There are a lot of news about Heckler & Koch right now. It’s now official, the Special Forces of the German Army (Bundeswehr) will receive the Heckler & Koch HK416 as a new standard firearm. The model is the HK 416 A7 and it will be called the G95. This [Read More…]
Die Welt (“The World”) is a German National daily newspaper, and according to their information the tender to replace the current Bundeswehr (Germany Army) HK G36 contains a peculiar detail that the replacement rifle must not contain any ITAR regulated [Read More…]
Good news for SIG SAUER GmbH & Co. in Eckernförde, Germany. According to the Presseportal.de a large German State Police Force has ordered several hundred MCX rifles. The HK MP5 is getting old(er) and need replacing. 9 millimeters are also out, the 5,56 is in. [Read More…]
Magpul are now shipping what they are calling “TACTILE LOCK-PLATES”. According to Magpul they “have some professional customers that work nights who need a way to identify and differentiate magazines in the dark.” The Tactile Lock-Plates helps [Read More…]
In Finnaccuracy’s previous test, the mirage limited the dot visibility significantly. In case you missed the previous extensive review of reasonably priced FFP (First Focal Plane) spotters you can read it here. In this test, the weather seemed to be very good for [Read More…]
The advert from a chain of firearms dealer started with the words: “A new Drilling package will be launched tomorrow” (translated). You can see a picture of an Antonio Zoli Drilling combination gun and an Aimpoint H-1 Micro red dot. Unfortunately whoever [Read More…]
This article is published with permission from Finnaccuracy in Finland. You can find the original here. There is a lot to read, over 2000 words, but it’s well worth it if you’re looking to buy one now or later, or just learn more about these First Focal [Read More…]
It’s Wednesday so time for some Wheelguns! From top to bottom we find S&W 929 in 9×19 mm, S&W 627 in .357 Magnum, Ruger Super Redhawk in .357 Maximum, Dan Wesson 741VH in .41 Magnum, S&W 629 in .44 Magnum and finally a Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 [Read More…]
This is a Molot Vepr 1V Semi Auto Hunting Rifle in .223 Remington, from IWA 2017. There’s a Falke II red dot on top. If you look at the butt stock and the handguard you notice it looks much more modern than usual. The butt stock is probably from FAB Defense, or a [Read More…]
Ryker USA have launched a new product called the FIST Grip. I think this is their first product and it’s a side-mounted, forward grip to give the shooter more efficient target transitions. In Ryker USA’s own words: FIST Grip™ is the first in a new class of [Read More…]
I have once or twice thought wouldn’t it be a great idea to have a monopod built into the pistol grip of my long range rifle? Well, apparently great minds think alike and thanks to Magnetospeed this product is now available. I haven’t tried it, but by the [Read More…]
TFB’s Adam S recently did an article on Spike’s Tacticals Snowflake Unicorn lower. Someone asked for a colorfill version so of course they had to make one. And it’s not an one off, for 25 dollars extra they will paint if for you. Spike’s [Read More…]
Country rifles, one of my favorite subjects. Well built AR-15s with sought-after parts combined with wonderful artwork. At IWA in Germany Rainier Arms brought a lot of interesting firearms, you can see their booth in one of the few instances it was empty – the [Read More…]
Kalashnikov has implemented a development and investment strategy until 2020 with a target to broaden the range of competitive products as well as increasing the overall production process efficiency. Kalashnikov started already in 2014 and aim at providing updates on [Read More…]
I absolutely love this picture! I’m not a boat guy and you might ask what is this photo doing on a Firearms’s Blog? In case you didn’t see it yet, there’s a machine gun in the front, sorry, bow. The boat is a Smuggler 28 Patrol at Base East [Read More…]
In the article about the KGB Operational Briefcase I promised to dig deeper with regards to the solution from B&T. I saw this at the B&T Police Days in Thun, Switzerland, in 2015 and took some pictures that I managed to dig out from my computer. Thinking about [Read More…]
Schmeisser GmbH (Ltd.) out of Krefeld, Germany, announced a Birthday Edition of the Schmeisser 1911. The Schmeisser 1911 Hugo is a classic single-stack 1911 pistol, with all normal features you can expect. The Schmeisser 1911 is available in either .45 ACP or 9×19 [Read More…]
There was a massive interest when the HERA Arms stock and front grip was released. To my knowledge HERA had over 12 000 people on the waiting list. It would be interesting to know how many they have sold, almost a year after its release? The HERA Arms grips can be found [Read More…]
When I look at the pictures of the new Aimpoint CompM5 it looks like an Aimpoint Micro, just a tiny bit larger and with a different battery compartment. TFB and Frank.K already covered the basics of the new Aimpoint CompM5 and in case you missed it or need to refresh [Read More…]
The top picture shows what the Austrian Army calls the “Überschweres Maschinengewehr M2“, or üsMG M2 for short. This is a Browning Machine Gun, in caliber .50 BMG, M2. Below: The rain pours down, but a little rain never stopped the Maschinengewehr 74 from [Read More…]
During September 2017 there is a large Military exercise in Sweden called Aurora 17. It’s the largest Swedish military exercise in over 20 years, and there are a lot of awesome photos and videos in the media stream. Almost 20 000 soldiers from the Swedish Armed [Read More…]
It’s unlikely you’ve ever heard of this hunting ammunition before: The 10.3 CAPRA. The mission was to develop a modern hunting ammunition for “fox to buffalo“, and according to Capra this is the answer. The bullet is lead free and designed to [Read More…]
The German Marine Blog posted some really cool pictures from a training day with the Bordeinsatzkompanie. The German Bordeinsatzkompanie (BEK) is a kind of Special Forces for the German Navy, with the focus to handle situations at the sea, ships and harbors in a, [Read More…]
The German site All4shooters.de published a Facebook video with the Rheinrmetal Steyr Mannlicher RS556 (that’s along name) shooting both semi auto and full auto. New firearms are always interesting, and to see how they behave under fully automatic fire is even more fascinating. It looks like [Read More…]
In this article Kalashnikov concern takes the opportunity to answer some of the Frequently Asked Questions about the production and development of Kalashnikov rifles. There are quite a few details revealed that I had no idea about. For instance, where can I find more [Read More…]
Every other year the Swedish company Aimpoint invites Police officers and Military soldiers from multiple countries to demonstrate their products. The location is the military shooting range in Ravlunda close to Malmoe in the Southern part of Sweden. B&T and [Read More…]
Schmeisser Germany have developed a 60-round magazine for the AR15. Yes, it does resemble the Surefire 60-rounder except this one is made out of polymer. The only source for the Schmeisser magazine I can find is ZIB in Germany. Bad news is they don’t have it, [Read More…]
Thanks to this blog I’ve heard of the KGB Rectal gun (the comments are hilarious), but KGB’s “Escort Operational briefcase” is new to me. It shares some similarities with the HK MP5K Operational Briefcase which I think all firearms afficionados [Read More…]
There was a Tweet from the West Midlands Police (United Kingdom) that woke my interest. A picture of what – at a glance – looked like a FN SCAR with the words “LOOK what was handed in to police in Coventry last week − a semi-automatic rifle with [Read More…]
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