Found this on Facebook. Recently, the Springfield MA Police Department discovered a shotgun concealed under the hood of a motor vehicle. The gun was rigged to fire from a switch located within the passenger area of the car. Officers should be aware of this method [Read More…]
Handgun Safe Research looks at some popular handgun safes out on the market. They show that they can be defeated rather easily with just a paperclip. So check to see if you might have one of these models and decide if the risk of unauthorized access is acceptable to [Read More…]
When it comes to AK style weapons, I am a greenhorn. My friend Jim on the other hand loves them and can talk about the minutiae variants that exist. However he mentioned this and it piqued my interest. The OTS-14 Groza aka Thunderstorm. It is a bullpup version of the [Read More…]
I was at a local indoor action match a couple weeks ago. This guy came over and commented on my Wiselite Sterling Mk4 and Zenith Firearms MKE Z-5RS. He asked about the MP5 clone and then asked “Want to see a real MK4 and MP5?” Yes, yes I would. He had his [Read More…]
I got a chance to play with the relatively new Griffin Armament Optimus silencer. It is modular so it can suppress .300 win mag all the way down to .22lr. Here is a list of acceptable calibers you can suppress with the Optimus .300 Win Mag .308 Win .300 BLK [Read More…]
Mad Duo Merrill posted an article about training in a “shitty” range. He means an indoor range that is very restrictive. Many shooters do not have the opportunity to make use of an outdoor range. Often the fun ranges are membership only or shooters do not [Read More…]
TheShredBox has a detailed video explaining the chronicling the 17 different variations of Glock 17 magazines that have been made and released so far. For Glock fans and fans of variants I think you will enjoy this. I did.
BBC Two did a short documentary on BOPE. The special force police group in Rio de Janeiro. Lots of FN FALs in this video.
Here is another firearm practice that might have you shaking your head or cause you to wince. The purpose of this style of training is to reinforce situational awareness. The instructors walk across the shooting line in front of the targets while the students are [Read More…]
Varminter Magazine posted this video. They went to three barrel manufacturers during SHOT Show 2016 to find out if a shooter should break in their rifle barrel. They got responses from Shilen Rifles, Krieger Barrels, and Lothar-Walther. Shilen and Krieger [Read More…]
Thanks to Kei Kimura for sending this our way. His friend made a 1:1 scale replica of a Barret M82A1 out of cardboard. In Japan this art form is called “Papercraft”. Usually papercraft are made of sheets of paper cut, folded and glued into shapes. This is [Read More…]
Precision Firearms had a booth at the Great American Outdoor (GAO) Show. They had a 9mm SBR PDW stolen. According to the report it was a one of a kind prototype build that they showcased at the show. The reporter calls it a “sub machine gun” but I do not [Read More…]
Iraqveteran8888 put up a video of Ryan threading a Mosin Nagant barrel using a power drill and a special bit that is cutting the shoulder. The bit has a pilot guide rod that helps keep the bit centered on the barrel. After cutting the shoulder Ryan can thread the barrel [Read More…]
Talk about your performance enhancing accessories. This looks to be made as a joke since there is no screw in the revolver grip. With the Aimpoint red dot, I suspect it would help reduce muzzle flip and recoil. Looks like a fun plinker and if the large grip is [Read More…]
Here is a video my friend Jim shared with me. It is a film made in the 70s and shows some of the manufacturing process for the HK G3. The video is interesting to watch but the music is a bit dated. I am expecting Adam West as Batman to show up at any moment. […] [Read More…]
Madhouse Design has a billet pistol mount that holds your pistol with a rod. It looks like something a dealer would have to display pistols at a trade show. You can mount this under your dash or under a desk. It retails for only $49 on their website. There are [Read More…]
Cobalt Kinetics Pro Team shooter Keith Garcia posted up a selfie video of him shooting a plate rack with an Akai Custom Guns “Extreme Beast Mode” special edition model Glock 35. He shoots it in a pseudo Annie Oakley style where he faces up range and shoots [Read More…]
Soldiersystemsdaily posted this yesterday. Due to different views between Russ Oliver and the people who own OSS, Russ has decided to resign as well as a huge chunk of the sales team of OSS. This was posted in the description for the video above. Russ Oliver, [Read More…]
Remy Deville, a French competitive shooter, posted these videos from some matches. I assume they were in France. First up is a stationary bike. The shooter’s pistol is unloaded and sitting in the little box. The box is tied to the back wheel. The shooter must [Read More…]
Cool video by FN America. It touches a bit on FNH history and a brief overview of their most popular firearms such as the BAR, FN FAL, M240. M249, P90, Five Seven, and the SCAR. Lots of cool shots and scenes with their weapon systems, It is one giant montage of FN [Read More…]
So I posted that article about Wood For Your AR. That wood furniture is nice but I prefer a more modern approach. Here are two examples by Instagram accounts @TheZombieMilitia and @anibal999r made some wood accessories and accents to their modern style AR15s. [Read More…]
I found this image online but I cannot find out who makes the magazine extension for the SCARH magazine. I even showed it to FNH Pro Shooter Erik Lund, who shoots a SCAR17S in 3Gun, at SHOT Show 2016. He did not know what it was from. He even asked one of the Belgian [Read More…]
Disclaimer: These are for decorative purposes only. Ok so we have seen some people “recycle” brass in some clever ways. Jewellery, headphone ear buds, arts and crafts. This is a bit more in depth. Most “recycling” leaves the brass intact. Like [Read More…]
My EDC is a Sig Sauer P938. I like the size and with the factory 7rd extended magazine it feels like a compact. However there is room for improvement. Sig Sauer has a trigger guard laser that you can buy and attach to the P238 or P938. It works for both guns. I am not [Read More…]
An interesting gun on a Russian Facebook page. It is a single shot pistol. The barrel/breech swings open and you load a match stick into the chamber. The head of the match stick is facing rearwards. You cock the hammer and pull the trigger. The hammer strikes the [Read More…]
I am a fan of competitive shooting so I found this interesting. In a normal sanctioned match, the RO would have stopped the shooter for losing his hearing protection. However this is a special match for Special Forces they are not concerned about hearing protection. [Read More…]
Tony of Kahntrol.com posted a clever method for leveling a reticle in a scope. He goes on to explain that due to errors in assembly the reticle could be slightly off. There could be errors in the machining of the scope body for those who use scope levelers like the [Read More…]
I got a Unity Tactical Knuckl helmet mount so I could manage the side attachments on my helmet. The Knuckl Mount attaches to either Ops Core, Team Wendy, and Crye Precision rails. Most people utilize the Contour action camera and the Knuckl mount has a dedicated [Read More…]
I recently acquired a Magpul D60 drum magazine. As I was looking up disassembly instructions, I came across this video by Twangnbang. The information in this video is helpful. Not that i plan to jam my drum but he tells you what NOT to do. There is really only one way [Read More…]
Silencer Shop sent me a Surefire Socom 2 RC2 5.56 suppressor and a Bowers USS 22 suppressor to test on my CMR-30. I wanted to see how well they could suppress a common .22 magnum round and how those silencers compared to my SilencerCo SpectreII. Silencer Shop [Read More…]
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