Liberty Suppressors has announced the release of their new integrally suppressed titanium version of their Leonidas platform. The new can is part of a system including components from Seekins Prevision, Lilja (a match barrel) and a NiB M16 bolt carrier group. MSRP for [Read More…]
Welcome to another Friday Field Strip. Watch the Field Strip video below, then read the article below… The Thompson submachine gun is perhaps one of the most recognizable and important American firearms of all time. Most people in the United States could recognize the “Tommy Gun” [Read More…]
Since the first article received a fairly enthusiastic response, I have decided to continue the series on unusual firearms feeding mechanisms. Many of the devices I will cover are associated with equally interesting firearms, but for the sake of brevity I will be [Read More…]
The Neopup PAW-20 is one of a few innovative projects that were shown off to much fanfare at the tail end of the last millenium, but that never received significant traction with the arms market. However, over fifteen years after the PAW-20 was invented, South African [Read More…]
While politics and legal analysis often go hand in hand, often the legal side can transcend daily politics. The Social Science Research Network is currently hosting a short, but fascinating analysis of the legal term “dangerous or unusual weapons” which has [Read More…]
Gun blogger and MVD agent KardeN released some rare high-definition photos of the unique Russian PP-2000 submachine gun. This lightweight select-fire weapon was designed as a concealable PDW and CQB weapon for VIP protection and special police and military units. [Read More…]
The Stechkin APS received a mention in the Handgun Radio segment I collaborated on with Daniel Watters, and for good reason. It could be argued that the APS, though and obscure weapon in the West, is one of the very few truly successful machine pistol designs ever [Read More…]
The American Suppressor Association (ASA) has been working with Congressman Rep. Matt Salmon and the NRA. Last week, they have introduced a piece of legislation called the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). ASA, NRA, and Salmon are trying to remove suppressors from the [Read More…]
The Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot is, for me, a yearly pilgrimage to all things automatic. With machine guns roaring every hour, vendors and purveyors of all things ballistic in abundance, and fellow enthusiasts all around, its better than being a Cubs Fan at the World [Read More…]
Ok, I admit it, I am completely awed by Freedom Ordnance’s upcoming 9mm belt-fed upper receivers. Yes, the practicality of said weapons is likely to be minimal, but the fun factor is off the charts, which is an excellent reason in my book to make and buy a [Read More…]
Now before all of you get worked up over “silencer” in the title, its the title of the video of which (much to their credit), How Stuff Works corrects the viewer that our beloved cans are called “suppressors”. Its a fun video meant for [Read More…]
Radical Firearms is getting ready to sell an integral sound suppression system for the Ruger 10/22 rifle platform. The new system will feature a 4140 steel barrel and baffel with a 6160-T6 aluminum barrel shroud. The barrel will have a 16″ length. With the shroud, [Read More…]
In this video, James gives a brief rundown of the Yugoslavian Zastava M92 SBR. This is one of James’ favorite SBRs for its moderate recoiling but hard-hitting SBR round, reliability, ability to fold the stock, and excellent parts availability and interchangeability. James goes over the [Read More…]
Top New Zealand blogger Cam Slater sent us this video of his teenage daughter hunting Sika deer. In the video she is armed with a Tikka M88, rechambered in .260 Remington, and shoots at a Sika hind 300 yards away. You can hear the muffled shot, then silence, [Read More…]
Raytheon has tested a new missile that could give a long-range high explosive payload delivery capability to grenadiers in the Army’s infantry rifle squads. From Raytheon’s press release: TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company [Read More…]
The US Army is soon to conduct qualification and acceptance testing for the radical XM25 Counter-Defilate Target Engagement System, informally dubbed “the Punisher” during operational trials in Afghanistan. DefenseNews reports: According to XM25 maker [Read More…]
SilencerCo is really pushing up their ad campaign of “Fight the Noise” through a redesign of their website, and a partnering with Nitro Circus in new video they just released on Youtube. I have to admit, their mouth taping and slogans of “We, the [Read More…]
I was originally alerted to the idea of this post by the recent posting of pictures from a parade in Pyongyang in which troops were shown goose stepping with bayonet affixed Model 91/30 rifles and thought to myself, just how bizarre looking it appeared in the modern [Read More…]
H&K has unveiled a new upgrade package for the MP5 to modernize and improve the weapon, and was showing it off at the Association of the United States Army’s 2015 annual meeting. SoldierSystems.net reports: This is the MP-5 Mid-Life Improvement. While they [Read More…]
David writes … Received a German MG3 ring mount from RTG Parts recently. FedEx guy didn’t seem too happy about it. Looks to be in great mechanical shape. Now I just need to figure out where to mount it. ha. I can see why the delivery guy was not happy about [Read More…]
The Heckler and Koch Mark 23 may well be the finest production handgun ever made: Match grade accuracy, unparalleled reliability, and size that makes throwing it just as lethal as shooting it all play into it being a fantastic pistol. This behemoth of a gun was designed at the request of the United [Read More…]
Our good friend Trev Weston sent us this photo. I love the expression of the guy holding the tripod steady! The machine gun looks to be, at least to my untrained eye, a MG34. It has anti-aircraft “spider web” sights mounted at the front with rear [Read More…]
Following on our earlier article about improvised and homebuilt weapons, Brazilian gun writer Ronaldo Olive emails us this article he wrote for Harris Publications in the 1980s about some of the simple underground improvised submachine guns seized by Brazilian police [Read More…]
Russia’s next-generation infantry modernization program is in full swing, and while here at TFB we’ve covered two of the rifles, the AEK-571/A545 and AK-12, competing for orders as part of the program, but the program as a whole is more extensive than [Read More…]
Sent in is a concept mock up for a basic ‘easily made’ compact machine pistol. The design outwardly is a near copy of the Armenian K6-92 and early Chechen made ‘Borz’ derivatives. All components inside the receiver are laminated from square [Read More…]
I am partnering with C&Rsenal’s Othais to bring you companion articles to his Primer series of videos looking at some of the most important firearms in history. First, Othais tackles the iconic Mauser C96 pistol, used by diverse characters from Chinese [Read More…]
The SIG MPX-SD has been making the media rounds not only because it’s a cool gun but because it’s internally suppressed. Thanks to companies like SIG and SilencerCo, the push to make suppressors more readily available is greater than ever. The technology is [Read More…]
I stumped upon this photo on a Google image search earlier this week. Ian at Forgotten Weapons blogged it a few ago. This young Russian is carrying two M1895 revolvers, a PPsh, six hand grenades and a belt of ammunition… and that is just what is on the outside of [Read More…]