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Being a lifelong firearms enthusiast, Hrachya always enjoys studying the history and design of guns and ammunition. He also writes for OvertDefense.com and SilahReport.com
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In today’s Photo Of The Day, we have a picture shared by IWI (Israel Weapon Industries) on their social media pages depicting a trio of Uzi Pro submachine guns. With the shortest barrel option and no stock attached, the bottom Uzi Pro in the picture is the [Read More…]
Bretton-Gaucher is a French firearms manufacturer who are known for their extremely lightweight shotguns some of which are claimed to be the world’s lightest in their categories. The way they manage to achieve extreme weight reduction is primarily because of the [Read More…]
It was time for an upgrade – that’s simply why Stag Arms decided to upgrade their Stag 15 Tactical rifle line. The new 2022 Stag-15 Tactical rifles have six new features: Ballistic Advantage Hanson profile barrels, VG6 Delta flash hiders, ambidextrous [Read More…]
If you always wished you had more time to dedicate to dry firing for honing your trigger pulling skills and gaining trigger finger muscles, Strike Industries has got you covered! Meet the new Strike Clicker, a pocket training device for your index finger that imitates a [Read More…]
Foundation Stocks, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of bolt action rifle stocks and accessories, released a new hunting stock called Dominion. This stock borrows some of the design elements from the company’s competition stocks such as the comb angle that [Read More…]
In commemoration of their 45th anniversary, Wilson Combat has released limited edition CQB 1911 pistols that have classic features from the times when the company was just established. Particularly, old-school features seen in these retro pistols include an upswept [Read More…]
If you always thought that the Savior Equipment Ultimate Guitar Case is a perfect way of discreet transportation of shooting instruments but it’s just too large, Savior Equipment has a new solution for you. Enter the Fiddle Master Violin Case, a compact gun case [Read More…]
Today is the National Moon Day! 53 years ago, on July 20, 1969, the Lunar Module Eagle of Apollo 11 spaceflight landed on the surface of Earth’s only natural satellite. A little over six hours after the landing (which was already July 21st UTC), Neil Armstrong, the [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2022, Faxon Firearm in collaboration with Q LLC introduced bolt action and semi-auto firearms chambered in 8.6 Blackout. The 8.6BLK is a .338 caliber cartridge developed by Q and Faxon designed the guns chambered in this cartridge, more importantly, they [Read More…]
Hera Arms has added to their product line a new chassis designed for Ruger 10/22 semi-auto rimfire rifles. Overall, the new Hera Arms H22 chassis looks similar to and has borrowed many design solutions from their H7 bolt-action rifle chassis. Let’s take a closer [Read More…]
Refined Savages is a new company (established in 2022) focused on designing and producing survival gear. One of their first products is the G-Spot Fire Starter Kit. Yes, you are on The Firearm Blog and no, it’s not a sex toy but a survival tool designed to be [Read More…]
An Argentinian company called CAT Aiming Devices has developed a magnetic mounting system that allows attaching reflex sights to pistols without a need for an optics-ready slide. This may sound like not quite a reliable solution, however, the system does not rely only [Read More…]
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) has published the cartridge and chamber drawings of the 30 Super Carry (30 S Carry). With the acceptance and standardization of this new cartridge by SAAMI, we now have precise data on its dimensions, [Read More…]
First pictures of this ridiculously tall optics mount made by MDT engineers and called Sky High Scope Base were teased in March of the current year. Back then, many thought it was an upcoming April Fool’s Day joke. However, the reason for creating this scope [Read More…]
JAE Chassis (J Allen Enterprises), a Canadian company established in 2003 and acquired by MDT in 2019, has released the new generation of their renowned bolt-action rifle chassis which is apparently their first product as an MDT company. The new JAE-700 G4 is a [Read More…]
Valiant Dynamics, a Michigan-based gun company, has designed a rather unique AR-15 stock dubbed EvolvR Combat Stock. This stock was designed to make shouldering a rifle while wearing an armor plate carrier more comfortable, stable and secure. This is achieved by the [Read More…]
Introduced at the beginning of the year, the AMP (Aluminum Match-grade Pistol) is a new handgun by Live Free Armory (LFA). In a nutshell, it is a Gen 3 Glock parts compatible 9mm pistol with an aluminum frame and serialized fire control unit. Let’s see what [Read More…]
Bubix GmbH is an Austrian firearms manufacturer whose first product, a subcompact pistol called Bubix Bro, was launched at the end of the past year. While having a lot of features common for a modern pistol such as a short barrel recoil action with a tilting barrel [Read More…]
Bilson Arms, a firearms and accessories manufacturer located in Broussard, Louisiana, has released a new AR-15 stock called Pivotal Buttstock. The rear portion of this stock rotates around its axis allowing the shooter to tilt the gun without changing the position of [Read More…]
The latest, 17th edition of the iconic “Cartridges of the World” series of ammunition reference books has seen the light of day. The new book can be found on the websites of the publisher (Gun Digest) and many popular book stores, both in paperback and [Read More…]
CMMG have introduced a new line of PDW firearms dubbed Dissent. CMMG Dissent utilizes the company’s new patent-pending Compact Action in which the reciprocating action parts are contained within the upper receiver eliminating the need for a stock with a [Read More…]
Introduced at SHOT Show 2022, the MDT Comp Brake competition muzzle brake / muzzle rise compensator is now available. This new muzzle device allows adjusting its top muzzle rise compensation ports. Other than that, it may look like a standard multi-port brake, however, [Read More…]
The latest addition to Merkel’s Helix line of rifles is the Merkel Helix Carbon. As its name implies, the new Helix Carbon features carbon fiber furniture which is what sets it apart from its siblings in the Helix family. Let’s take a closer look. Merkel @ [Read More…]
Gunwerks have announced the release of their new NEXUS Rifle System. The new rifle is the result of over two years of research and development and the company calls it their “most advanced and feature-rich rifle system yet“. Let’s take a closer look [Read More…]
Hornady have added a 30 Super Carry load to their popular Critical Defense line of ammunition. Loaded with a 100-grain Hornady FTX bullet, the new Hornady 30 Super Carry Critical Defense ammunition is advertised to have a muzzle velocity of 1250fps when fired from a [Read More…]
Praised by many professional hunters of the golden age of Safaris and Shikars, the Farquharson pattern falling block single shot rifles are extremely robust and lightweight firearms that have been produced by most of the British deluxe gunmakers at some point in their [Read More…]
Luth-AR has released a new chassis for the Ruger 10/22 and its clone actions. The new chassis is called MCA-22 (MCA stands for Modular Chassis Assembly). According to the company, this chassis is great for casual plinking, Tactical 22 matches, Steel Challenge, [Read More…]
Cabot Guns’ OAK (One-of-A-Kind) Collection is where you can find the company’s most exclusive projects, pistols with unique engraving motifs made with the use of rarest materials. Last week, we took a look at the Fountainhead custom 1911 from the Cabot Guns [Read More…]
Many of the offerings of Gunwerks and their Skunkwerks special projects division are complete packages, ready to be used in their intended applications. These packages usually include things like a scope, ammunition, and storage/transportation solution complementing the [Read More…]
The May 2022 Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction ended last weekend and the lot with the highest estimated price, a pair of cased Nimschke engraved Remington New Model Army revolvers that belonged to President Ulysses S. Grant, was sold for a whopping $5,170,000 [Read More…]