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I know that I am not going to make any friends by writing this, but that never stopped me before, so why not? Here goes: Pistol caliber carbines don’t make a whole lot of sense for the American rifle buyer, or at least not most of the offerings on the market right [Read More…]
FightLite, the manufacturer behind some fairly novel AR platforms has selected Wolverine Supplies as their official distributor in Canada. FightLite makes the MCR, an AR upper capable of feeding from linked belt amunition, as well as the SCR a “not really an [Read More…]
Aimpoint was very recently awarded a 10 million dollar contract for the delivery of 30,000 M68 Close Combat Optic reflex sights to the U.S. Army. The commercial variant of this sight is the Aimpoint CompM4. These sights have already been in use with the U.S. Army for [Read More…]
The Pistol Caliber Carbine craze continues to gobble up everything the industry can manufacture to feed it. While larger companies are laying off workers, pistol caliber carbine companies continue to report strong demand for their products with many planning on scaling [Read More…]
I continue to thank my lucky stars that in the United States one is allowed to “manufacture” their own firearms for personal usage. Without that key provision, many an aspiring firearms enthusiast and designer would be otherwise dissuaded from pursuing [Read More…]
Unlike in the United States, Britain requires that every single firearm imported, produced, or modified on the isle to be “proofed”. This means that at least two high-pressure charges be fired through that firearm before it can be allowed for public sale or usage. Proofing has been an [Read More…]
Last night 3/27/17, David Merrill of Recoil Magazine shared this on Facebook. As of last night, the link to the NRA Annual Meeting showed what you see above. The photo is a screen cap of what was posted. The blurb about Warsport has since been corrected. Click here to [Read More…]
Note- This article is the second portion of an earlier article that contiues the discussion of the dynamics of being a member of a Marine Scout Sniper platoon. To read that article, please click here. The training, weapons, and gear that takes place in Sniper platoons [Read More…]
If you’ve worked the pits at a high power rifle match you probably already know what it sounds like to be shot at from a distance. If you’ve been downrange for Uncle Sugar, you might also know. But thankfully, most folks don’t know what bullets sound [Read More…]
In the United States, simple items like sound suppressors and rifles with 14.5″ barrels have been demonized because of their inclusion in the National Firearms Act of 1934. There is much debate about what, if any, public benefit can be had from this law. However, [Read More…]
Ever been in the store looking at a new gun and feel slightly overwhelmed? If you aren’t sure how to buy the best AR 15 that you can afford, you aren’t alone. In this episode of TFB TV, Patrick interviews William Larson of Semper Paratus Arms and Sionics about what you should be looking [Read More…]
Perhaps one of the most annoying “features” for those building an AR-15 handgun (and not using an arm brace” is the existence of the receiver extension tube. Unlike short-recoil handgun slides, the buffer tube sticks out a fair amount from the receiver [Read More…]
I was at Keith’s machine shop and saw this oddity. It is an AR-15 upper receiver with picatinny rails built into the sides. Both sides. Keith is borrowing it to take measurements off it but does not know who makes it. I was unable to find anything online about [Read More…]
iVUE is an eyewear company that produces sunglasses that have an integrated camera system in the bridge of the frame and can record 1080p footage at the press of a button. The company has been around for several years now and customer videos using their products have been on Youtube in that time as [Read More…]
We rarely get to pick the brains of the people in our industry who are the technical geniuses that bring the products we love and enjoy to fruition. In this episode of InRange TV, Ian and Karl from Forgotten Weapons have a candid Skype talk with Nathan from Faxon Firearms about various barrel [Read More…]
Cobalt Kenetics, maker of high-end AR patterned rifles, is announcing a limited ‘beta test’ of their Cobalt Advantage Reloading System (CARS) through a limited set of dealers. CARS is adaptable to the companies BAMF, Eclipse, Edge, Team, and Team Stage 2 [Read More…]
Recently my local gun shop in Bloomington, IN allowed me to sit in on one of the shop’s new AR build courses being offered. I didn’t build a rifle there myself, just simply watched the course intently and took a large number of notes and photographs of what [Read More…]
The craze for pistol caliber carbines has been burning bright and hot for the last year. With various companies launching dedicated to the platform including Quarter Circle 10, Angstadt Arms, and others, the 9mm community has received a significant dose of adrenalin. [Read More…]
UTG, typically known for their off-short inexpensive offerings, has been making a hard push into US Manufacturing. Their UTG PRO rails have been well received in both MLOK and Keymod profiles along with a few OEMs starting to pick up on the Model 4 buttstock kits, which [Read More…]
Strike Industries has released a new extended AR-15 bolt catch. It is a drop in accessory and fits any mil-spec AR-15 rifle. The advantage of this bolt catch is the enlarged actual bolt release paddle (a.k.a “ping pong paddle”). It is shorter than the [Read More…]
Meet William Larson of Semper Paratus Arms. Think of him as a doughnut-fueled AR-15 Yoda with near three decades of experience building and diagnosing the AR-15 platform. He has much knowledge, and you want to possess it. But you might be thinking, Patrick, I am just a [Read More…]
Burst Review spends time explaining the Wolf A1 Upper in detail. At last Big 3 East Media event, Wolf Ammo unveiled their Wolf A1 upper. Check out the post I wrote last October to refresh yourself. Having shot the Wolf A1 upper myself it works very well [Read More…]
Today, a variant of the Heckler & Koch HK416 rifle is the standard squad infantry automatic rifle (IAR) of the United States Marine Corps, as the M27. At one time in the mid-2000s, though, companies from Colt to LWRC competed against each other in a competition to [Read More…]
The High Speed Shooting Stabilizer Fang is a neat product that we first reported on some months ago. We got our hands on one to test it in person. The device was pioneered by a fellow named James Renteria, a former Marine himself (aren’t we everywhere?), who [Read More…]
Having examined the pictures of the HK433 from EnforceTac 2017 versus the catalogue I ran into a funny discovery. The 45 degree safety seems inspired from sports shooting, which is not a first. We see more and more influences from practical shooting get into military [Read More…]
Our first episode with Callum from English Shooting covered the intricacies of the laws and regulations that govern firearm and shotgun ownership in the United Kingdom. But in this episode, we discuss the growing sport of Practical Shooting. Essentially based on Three Gun, or Two Gun in the United [Read More…]
Despite thousands upon thousands of units sold, the aftermarket for the 15-22 has languished a hair, likely due to Smith & Wesson keeping much of the mounting and interface proprietary. Its well know the difficulty trying to get standard handguards to interface [Read More…]
Reid Henrichs, formerly of Tactical Response and known for his down-to-earth style has posted a video doing the testing that we all wish we could do through our own home. Using common calibers and ammunition, Reid and his training cohort from Valor Ridge put rounds [Read More…]
Just over a month after the breaking news that H&K are releasing the HK433 in 5,56×45 mm we now have more information (and facts rather than rumors and some funny translations). We have also seen the “Four-Three-Three” live. Behind glass and in [Read More…]
Thanks to Azril B. for sharing this new rifle development in the Philippines. This is what newest firearms development from our neighbour Philippines. On 28 February 2017, Philippines’s Government Arsenal (GA) , The Philippine government agency [Read More…]
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