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BigDaddyHoffman1911 is the latest YouTube channel to hop on the “torture” test band-wagon, albiet this time I would consider it a legitimate test of a product. BigDaddy and his clan put the KAK Flash Can, an aluminum blast-forward muzzle device through a [Read More…]
The New Zealand Army has been looking to replace their aging Steyr AUG rifles for some time. The New Zealand Ministry of Defense held trials to select a successor, competing in which were Beretta, CZ, Colt Canada, FNH, Steyr, SIG, H&K, and LMT. It was recently [Read More…]
It has not been long since the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge became an officially recognized round, but it has had more than enough time to gain significant popularity. The round was originally made by handloaders interested in slinging .30-caliber bullets using their ARs [Read More…]
I, for one, was happy to see the release of the LUTH-AR stock, as it provided a lower-cost, lighter, weight competitor to the Magpul PRS (review coming on the LUTH-AR), but the stock is missing a few features that endears the PRS to me. CTK Precision our of [Read More…]
C Products Defense has released two new 7.62×39 magazines to the market. The new 28 and 20 round magazines are designed to fit in the standard STANAG magazine pouch without issue, unlike previous in-house and competitor designs that were so large they earned the [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…]
Old promotional videos and literature aren’t just entertaining for their nostalgic qualities, but also as important tools for the historian. Features being marketed in a video or pamphlet give the viewer decades later a marker for when those had been introduced, [Read More…]
Arne Brennan, co-designer of the 6.5 Grendel and ammunition wizard continues to invent new cartridge options for the AR-15 rifle. Last year, Raptor Shooting Systems released the .45 Raptor, a round based on the .308 Winchester that advertises superior performance to [Read More…]
This is a pretty cool video showing off Philippines Special Forces. I didn’t know they had Special Forces. Looks like they use US weapons. M16s, M4s, and M249s. I like the dramatic style and cinematography of the commercial. Also Tiger camo is cool.
Ross Zheng Engineering, the company that featured their first product during SHOT Show in January of 2015, is finally announcing its availability. The product is their UNIMAG, which is a multi-caliber magazine designed for AR-15 platforms. The UNIMAG can be used with 30 [Read More…]
Rock River Arms announced the company is now manufacturing a new line of AR-15 rifles called the Integrated Rifle Sights (IRS) series. These new guns have flip up sights that fold down to the same height as the Picatinny rail, creating a very low profile look. The [Read More…]
The Mossberg 715 gets a bad rap. It is as popular as Hi Point firearms. The people who do like it have different values than the people who despise it. It is a glorified 702 Plinkster in a polymer shell. It is like a Pontiac Fiero dressed up to look like a Ferrari. [Read More…]
A few months ago, I posted to my personal blog a brief evaluation of the ARAK-21 rifle that I conducted at Faxon’s Las Vegas shooting event, and it seems that since then more reviewers are getting the chance to take the rifle out for a spin. The AK [Read More…]
Anthony Williams, small arms theorist and co-author of the book Assault Rifle with Maxim Popenker, wrote an article in February of 2006 on the development of the Personal Defense Weapon and its ammunition, which he amended in late 2013. He includes in the article two [Read More…]
Probably my favorite “retro” AR-15 build comes from ar15.com poster and master AR builder John Thomas, and isn’t a faithful representation of any actual historical AR-15 at all. Rather, it’s a “what-if?” that John calls the [Read More…]
Hogue, the company known for manufacturing everything from grips to stock to specialty knives, is coming out with new 3-piece furniture kits for ARs and M16s. The new kits include a beavertail grip, collapsible buttstock, and a free-floating rifle-length forend. Each [Read More…]
The modern sporting and tactical rifle industry constantly sees an influx of accessories. Some accessories are good….some are bad. Some accessories are brilliant in their design and function; some are poorly made and serve no function at all. One awesome [Read More…]
Jamey Wojtasek, a local gunsmith and director of operations, with Pittsburgh Cerakote, modified an ALG Defense handguard and converted the upper to be pump action. This is the prototype. It is free floating and so it does not touch the barrel. It is a rather simple [Read More…]
Outdoor Hub posted a video of an AR equipped with a slide fire stock. They film it at 2,000 fps. It is pretty cool watching the AR cycle in slo mo and seeing the whole gun slide back.
Now here is a wildcat that I can get behind. The .30 ARX is an immediately semi-auto AR-15 compatible cartridge. It’s nothing special from a manufacturing standpoint; as the cartridge creator claims, the .30 ARX is simply a necked-up 6.5 Grendel to accept common [Read More…]
I haven’t ever been much of a fan of muzzle brakes on a 5.56 AR, but when I was told that I was going to be sent the new Strike Industries Triple Crown Comp I couldn’t think of a reason to not give these headache inducing muzzle devices another chance. Did [Read More…]
VDC Armory sent us a photo of their Tornado Hunter 5.56. It gets it name from the Tornado Grey finish. The specs are … Custom Tornado Hunter 5.56 Enhanced PHNX 52 Lower and Gen 2 Upper by VDC Armory with Titanium Cerekote. •Fortis HAMMER Charging Handle [Read More…]
Rhino Arms has formally released their new gun builder. Complete with their full line of rifles, including the MM-47 Mutant Competitor, users can now configure a rifle to their hearts content (so long as your heart’s content is mainly AP-Rhino products. The [Read More…]
If you are looking to spice up your AR-15 mags the options are pretty limited. You can paint them, Duracoat them, Cerakote them, or use something like the GunSkins AR-15 Magazine Wraps. GunSkins sent me several of the magazine wraps to give them a try. I will admit, I [Read More…]
As you readers know Patrick just wrote a review of the new CMMG Mutant pistol. The other models which include the SBR with a 10 inch barrel as well as a California Compliant model. This is sure good news for those living in California. Heaven only knows what hoops they [Read More…]
A while back Alex C. and I reviewed the CMMG Mutant rifle for TFB. We were rather impressed with what CMMG was able to achieve that the second that we heard about the CMMG Mutant pistol I jumped at the chance to review it. After getting word back to my editor I would [Read More…]
The S805 Bren pistol from CZ, the company’s next-generation modular follow-on to the often-mistaken-for-an-AK Vz. 58 has finally reached American storefronts. We’ll talk about the rifle itself in a minute, but first Tim of the Military Arms Channel has [Read More…]
It isn’t a secret that I like Strike Industries products, when Phil told me they are releasing a new muzzle device for 5.56 rifles I asked him to forward the details to me. With a plethora of muzzle devices already on the market, this one catches my eye. It is [Read More…]
Conventional wisdom for a modern sporting rifle is to set the zero either at 50/200 or 100 yards. This is especially common with standard military sights, which have built-in clocks for bullet drop at extended distances. However, with the advent of red-dot sights (which [Read More…]
It seems that hacking into commercial technology is all the rage these days, including the ability to hack into Tracking Points digital scope that pretty much shoots a rifle for the shooter. In a piece by Wired, a hacker couple recorded how they got into the wifi system [Read More…]
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