Long time gun enthusiast, Sci-Fi nerd, Whiskey drinker, online marketer and blogger. My daily firearms musings can be found over at my gun blog ArmoryBlog.com and Instagram.
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Remember our past post about the P-51 Mustang test firing it’s six 50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns? I stumbled upon a few pretty cool videos showing some Curtiss P-40 Warhawks test firing their .50 caliber machine guns as well, this time with blanks. The P-40 [Read More…]
KAK Industries recently released their new AR-15 buffer tube adapter for the Sig Sauer MPX pistols. Their new adapter allows you to mount any AR-15 buffer tube to your MPX pistol, you can go with a pistol specific buffer tube and fit a Sig brace or one of those fancy [Read More…]
Budget AR makers Palmetto State Armory recently released a new AR-10 upper receiver chambered in the long range 7mm-08 cartridge. Their new upper features a 20″ stainless steel barrel, 1/9 twist rate, rifle-length gas system, m4 barrel extension, low profile gas [Read More…]
Arsenal, Inc. out of Las Vegas, Nevada recently announced their best selling rifle the SLR-107FR is available again in a few different configurations. They’re made in the USA out of a Bulgarian 1mm stamped receiver and feature a cold hammer forged chrome lined [Read More…]
Magpul showed off their Hunter X-22 stock for the Ruger 10/22 earlier this year, well now they’re finally available. The Hunter X-22 is made in the USA and retails for $139.95, currently it’s only available in black or Flat Dark Earth. It’s made out of [Read More…]
Quarter Circle 10 debuted their aluminum AR lowers that accept Glock mags last year, they now have a non-reciprocating side charging upper on the way. It works with any of Quarter Circle 10’s blow back bolt assemblies (sold separately) and also works with their [Read More…]
Techna Clip now has one of their conceal carry gun frame mounted belt clips available for the popular Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. They retail for $34.95 at TechnaClip.com and comes with a money back guarantee. Techna Clip says they’re easy to install and [Read More…]
There’s finally numbers to back up the old “Obama is the best gun salesmen” sayings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) stated that gun production has increased 140% during the Obama presidency based on 2013 production [Read More…]
3D Printing has come a long way in a short amount of time, it went from crude AR receivers to full SIG P250 frames. A while back we posted about a 3D printed Ruger 10/22 receiver video that made the rounds online, well PrintedFirearm posted a step-by-step article on [Read More…]
USA 1SHOT released a new pistol ‘buttstock’ they’re calling the APS, Accurate Pistol System. It looks like a buttstock but USA 1SHOT is calling it an ‘adjustable dynamic pistol rest’ as it doesn’t actually mount to your firearm at [Read More…]
I was shopping on Amazon the other day when I noticed this muzzle brake that looked awfully familiar. Yeup, it’s a clone of the LANTAC Dragon muzzle brake. They even have the .308 version too. They could have at least taken better product pictures, I’m [Read More…]
IWI US showed off their new UZI Pro SB Pistol at the 2015 SHOT Show and finally released it earlier this month. Well they just recently made available their 9mm steel magazines for the Uzi Pro pistols as well. They’re made in Israel and are available in 20, 25 and [Read More…]
Midwest Industries recently released their new Two Chamber Muzzle Brakes for the AR-15 and .30 caliber rifles. Both brakes are made out of tool steel with a phosphate finish and feature two large chambers designed to reduce recoil. Both brakes come with a crush washer [Read More…]
Check out this video of the first live fire of the General Dynamics GAU-22/A four-barrel 25mm cannon onboard an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It weights in at 230 pounds and spits rounds out at 3300 shots per minute with a muzzle [Read More…]
Checkout this super budget friendly 15″ Keymod handguard I stumbled upon online. They’re made by Matrix Aerospace and they claim they’re 100% made in the USA out of 6061 Aluminum with a steel barrel nut. Anyone heard of Matrix Aerospace (Matrix Arms)? [Read More…]
Check out this Picatinny vice block from KE Arms. It allows you to lock your ARs upper receiver in a vice via the Picatinny rail and is pretty handy when trying to align your rail and upper during installs. I swap rails on my ARs all the time and it can be a pain for [Read More…]
POF-USA recently released their new Dictator Gas Block. It was built to work with suppressors in mind which can increase back pressure and in turn cause more wear and tear on your AR. It’s low profile and is adjustable to 9 positions. It comes with an adjustment [Read More…]
Tango Down is now selling the new Vickers Tactical Slide Racker for the Glock 42. Larry Vickers thought the slide serrations on the G42 weren’t up to the task during high-stress situations or even during normal range days. He teamed up with the folks at Tango Down [Read More…]
We’ve posted a lot about 3D printing but most of it has been about experimental parts or receivers that seem a bit scary to actually shoot. Here’s a pretty neat 3D printed project a Redditor shared recently. They created these 3D printed scope levers for [Read More…]
There’s been a lot of interesting firearms being spotted in Syria during the recent conflict over there. From vintage WWII weapons, Bubba’d Mosin Nagants to a remote controlled Sturmgewehr 44. Here’s another interesting rifle, a homemade 23mm [Read More…]
Rainier Arms is now carrying the new EraThr3 M-LOK AR-15 rails. They’re available in 10″, 12″ and 14″ and are made out of 6061 hardcoat anodized aluminum with a black Cerakote finish. It has 1913 Picatinny rail sections on top of the rail at the [Read More…]
Remember that iPhone in the UK that saved a man from a shotgun blast? Here’s a bunch of different generation iPhones and a Samsung Galaxy vs an AK-74 shooting a steel core round, I’m guessing it has a tad more penetration than birdshot from a shotgun. Guess [Read More…]
Battle Arms Develop has some pretty good lightweight AR-15 parts in their lineup, there’s their Lightweight Receiver and Lightweight AR-15 stock. Well they just debuted their BAD-LGB-Ti-625 Lightweight, low profile titanium gas block. It’s made out of [Read More…]
Magpul just released their M-LOK Tripod Adapter mounts that work with any metal M-LOK compatible rail, it allows you to mount your rifle onto tripod heads using the Manfrotto RC2/Q2 interface. It’s machined from aluminum with an anodized finish and weighs in at [Read More…]
Magpul just released their new MOE AK Stock for AK-47 and AK-74 variant rifles. It features an internal storage compartment, QD sling swivel mount, shock absorbing butt-pad and has the option for various height cheek risers. It’s compatible with AK rifles with [Read More…]
It’s a pretty rough time for many in the firearms industry these days, Colt recently filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and PTR Industries has been having trouble paying their rent. The Fountain Valley, California based gun accessories and flashlight maker SureFire, [Read More…]
9MM AR-15s seem to be getting more popular these days. 9mm ARs are nothing new, they’ve been around for decades, but the new trend seems to be AR lower receivers that accept Glock magazines. Most recently there was the Angstadt Arms UDP-9 from SHOT Show 2015 as [Read More…]
The StG 44, or the Sturmgewehr 44, introduced in 1943 was the first modern assault rifle. It’s a rifle that’s on my wish list that I will never get to own. They’re pretty rare and very expensive, however you can try and snag one from the huge cache [Read More…]
Looking to add more magazine capacity to your new Glock 43? GlockStore now carries Double Diamond aluminum magazine extensions for the Glock 43. They’re available in +1 or +2 rounds with a +0 version coming soon for those who just want the extra grip [Read More…]
Blitzkrieg Components makes a pretty sweet replacement chevron front sight post for the AR-15, last year they released a night sight version. They just released their new Tritium Dot version. Their “Luminescent” night sight model needed to be charged by a [Read More…]
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