Remington Model 597 VTR Photo
Linda from Remington emailed me this photo (UPDATE: or CAD rendering, thanks Erni) of the new AR-15 style Model 597 rimfire. More info on the rifle here.
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Remington Model 597 VTR : AR-15 style .22
Remington have announced a new addition to their line of Model 597 semi-automatic .22 rifles. The VTR (Varmint Target Rifle) is styled after the AR-15 and features: Click to expand. * 16″ target-style heavy barrels. * A2 style stock or Pardus M4-style collapsible [Read More…]
Ruger SR-556: AR-15 has arrived
Ruger was that attractive girl at high school who you wanted to love but she stabbed you in the back and you just could not trust her again. That was two decades ago. Sturm, Ruger & Company CEO Michael O. Fifer has listened us, the customers, and changed the company [Read More…]
New Bison Armory 6.8 SPC AR-15 uppers
SayUncle reported that Bison Armory are selling new 6.8 SPC AR-15 upper recievers. From BisonArmory.com: We just got our 18″ and 20″ 6.8 SPC barrels today! I’ve put together the first upper for testing. It’s a 20″ with unthreaded muzzle. [Read More…]
SCAR compared to AR-15 photos
These photos, posted on AR-15.com by m1ajunkie, compare AR-15 parts to the equivalent SCAR parts. They are very interesting photos. Bolt Carriers Bolt Faces SCAR carrier disassembled. Many more photos here. Many thanks to Jay for emailing me the link.
Side mounted sights on AR-15 ???
I saw the below photo on the Sabre Defense website. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind mounting iron sights at a 45 to 75 degree angle? My guess is that it allow quick transition between the Backup Iron Sights and the main EOTech holographic sight if the [Read More…]
Golden Guns – Mexican Style
These were all confiscated off Mexican criminals. Click to expand the images. I have never seen such an ornate AK-47 before. I would be embarrassed to go to the range with it. AR-15 / M16 SBR I think the bling on this one is fake I am sure the saints do not protect [Read More…]
The Alaskan Hunter: Sarah Palin’s custom .50 AR-15
At the National NRA Foundation Banquet on 14 May, Governer Palin will be presented with a custom AR-15 chambered in the powerful .50 Beowulf cartridge. The Alaskan Hunter, as it is named, was designed by Bob Reynolds of Templar Consulting. Bob was kind enough to email [Read More…]
CMMG G3 Mag Compatible AR-10 Lower
CMMG are taking pre-orders for their new stripped lower reliever that is compatible with DPMS Panther Arms .308 AR-10 style upper receivers. The lower uses H&K G3 magazine which can be bought for under $5! G3 lower (top) Some minor modifications are needed to the [Read More…]
Iraqi Special Forces M4
This is the first photo I have seen showing an Iraqi solider with a M4 Carbine with all the goodies that go with it. A Soldier from Al Anbar’s 9th Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, storms an entryway during close-quarter combat training on April 4 in Al [Read More…]
Wyn’s blog on building an AR-15
Wyn Boniface who blogs at Boniface’s Treatise (previously called Kaiservontexas’ Musings) has been blogging his progress his first AR-15 build. Parts: Spike’s Tactical Stripped Lower MagPul CTR Stock *dark earth* MagPul Enhanced Trigger Guard *black* [Read More…]
Chinese CQ M4 being sold in Canada
Canadian gun dealers are importing the civilian version of the Norinco CQ 5.56mm Type A, a clone of the Colt M4. It pretty much a straight clone of the M4A1, complete with 14.5″ barrel, the biggest difference being that the civilian version that is being imported [Read More…]
Leupold Mark AR scopes
Capitalizing on the phenomenal popularity of the AR-15, Leupold have produced a line of scopes designed for AR-15 hunting rifles. Mark AR 1.5-4x20mm The Mark AR 1.5-4x20mm model is a light weight scope allowing a wide field of view at the 1.5x zoom, while giving the [Read More…]
Daniel Defense M4 Carbine
Daniel Defense, known for manufacturing AR-15 parts, have produced their first complete rifle. Daniel Defense M4 Carbine The carbine features: * their own in-house manufactured lower receiver * 1:7 16″ barrel * Daniel Defense Omega X 12.0 FSP rail that extends [Read More…]
Canadian line throwing AR-15 / C7
This recently taken photo shows a blank firing line throwing AR-15 (or the original C7, the C7A1 has an A3 style upper receiver) in use by the Canadian Navy. I like the color scheme 🙂
Don’t shoot steel targets up close
This video shows a guy shooting a steel spinner target up close. He is hit by a ricocheted .223 bullet hitting him in the arm. … he then goes on to show off the stitching kits he stole form the hospital / clinic that sewed his arm up. Many thanks to Jay for [Read More…]
Colt LE6940 AR-15
The Colt LE6940 Monolithic Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine, an upgrade of the 6920, have started popping up for sale. The rifle features Colt’s new monolithic upper receiver. This 1-piece receiver is machined from aluminum billet and includes a full length rail. [Read More…]
Pink Suppressor on Pink/Black Rifle
Actually its a pink sleeve covering a Advanced Armament Corporation suppressor on a .22 converted AR-15. Hat Tip: Andy @ The Official AAC blog.
Ed interviews ATI about their .410 AR.
Ed, who blogs at Tell Me Why?, interviewed Tony from American Tactical Imports about their .410 AR-15 shotgun, the AT-14 (otherwise known as the T-14). You can watch the video here. It answers a question I have had: is the lower standard AR-15? The answer is that it is [Read More…]
Norwegian soldiers having problems with HK416
Tanfo, a Norwegian soldier, reports at the ar15.com forum that they have been having problems with their new HK416 rifles. Norwegian configured HK416 with suppressor. One of the problems is that the piston system locks up if the gun is taken outdoors from a warm [Read More…]
Safir T-14 / ATI AT-14 shotgun photos
I covered the Safir T-14 / ATI AT-14 .410 AR-15 shotgun on the blog earlier this year. Mike, a reader of The Firearm Blog, emailed me photos the AT-14 he just received. Click to expand the photos. Two black shotugns. .410 Siaga shotgun (AK clone) left. Annular piston [Read More…]
Narco’s tricked out AR-15
Raul emailed me some photos taken in Reynosa, Mexico, which is directly across from the city of McAllen, Texas, after a gun battle with between police and Mexican military and a drug gang. I thought this photo of an AR-15/M16/M4 with a lot of accessories hanging off it [Read More…]
How billet AR-15 receivers are made
SI Defense manufactures AR-15 lower and upper receivers that are machined out of solid aluminum billet blocks. Two soon-to-be receivers being sprayed with coolant by the CNC machine They have photos of the process and a video showing the CNC machine in operation. Very [Read More…]
Review of CMMG Immortal Magazines
Albert @ The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles has reviewed the CMMG 28 round Immortal magazine for the AR-15: CMMG claims that no other magazine offers greater performance under extreme conditions. It has their new stainless steel anti-tilt follower which features superb [Read More…]
12 Gauge AR-15 Upper machine gun!
This is awesome: Derek writes: I have designed and patents pending on this.. Its a beltfed 12 gauge upper receiver for a ar-15 or m16 lower receiver. It uses your lower receiver, so if you have a ar15 its a semi auto shotgun, however if you have a registered m16 lower [Read More…]
Clip vs. Magazine
Seen at SayUncle. It gave me a good laugh! (Photo of PlasmaFox’s AR-15) Repeat after me “clips are used to hold cartridges together for quick loading, magazines are used to hold cartridges for feeding into the guns’ chamber” 😉 The best [Read More…]
Video of man defending home against men armed with AR-15
This is a pretty amazing video. Four men, one armed with an AR-15, attempt a daylight robbery in Tucson. In no time they are quickly running for their lives as the homeowner defends his home with a gun firing two or three shots into the drivers side of the getaway [Read More…]
Glock pistol used at AR-15 foregrip
I saw this at Occupied Nashville: The device is called a “Univeral Tactical Attachment For Glock 19” and is manufactured by Israeli company FAB Defense. It mounts a Glock 17 or 19 onto a standard standard picatinny rail and includes a side charging handle [Read More…]
PMAGs not holding up
UPDATE: Drake from Magpul emailed me to say this was an issue with just one batch and it has been resolved. This was a very small batch of PMAG’s that had this issue. We addressed the issues internally and solved the problem. We also followed up with all of our [Read More…]
Para Ordnance Tactical Target Rifle internals
Olav @ Firearms and Training has taken photos of the internals of his Z-M Weapons LR300 (now manufactured by Para Ordnance as the Tactical Target Rifle) and explained how it works. Bolt Carrier Group This shows a close up of the bolt carrier group. The gas key is [Read More…]