Google sent out an email to Google Adwords customers saying that they are going to pull all Google Shopping results for guns, ammunition, gun optics and gun accessories (Shopping results, not general search results). HamLund Tactical received this email and posted it on [Read More…]
I saw a red-colored high viscosity gun oil called “Zombie Blood” for sale on ebay. Y’all know I am not much of a zombie fan, but this product made me smile, it is a clever name. The manufacturer does not yet have a website (as far as I know) but they [Read More…]
One of the things I love about TFB is the healthy debates that do not end up in pointless flame wars. I would say only half the commenters in my post about LaRue agreed with me, but only a few attacked me instead of attacking my arguments. A good and healthy debate.
Our favorite Bulgarian arms manufacturer has added two new exotic grenades to their 2012 line up. The RLV-AD (Anti-Diver) round is designed to explode at a depth of 5 meters creating an underwater shockwave that is lethal at up to 15 meters and harmful up to 30 meters. [Read More…]
A reader of this blog sent in this video he made. ( A few days late because of my vacation. )
I all, I am taking a short vacation! Next week I will be away (21 May – 25 May). I do have a couple of great posts scheduled to run mid-next week. I need y’all to help get the TFB Facebook page up to 20,000 likes. It would be awesome to get back and find [Read More…]
The “working” Lego guns featured in the new LEGO Heavy Weapons book are amazing. I love the shotgun and Enfield. The book is written by a 17 year old! It is selling for $24.95 at NoStrach. Use coupon code ARMORY and get 30 percent off.
A reader of the blog emailed use some great photos he took at a Chinese Navel “open day” in Hong Kong. I would give just about anything to be able to shoot the 35mm QLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher (top photo) form the hip! [ Many thanks to Xiao for [Read More…]
Yesterday I wrote that firing the Law Tactical AR-15 Folding Stock Adapter with the stock open could damage the user. This was incorrect and the post has been updated. The manufacturer says … The Bolt Carrier Extension part, when installed correctly, will hold the [Read More…]
I have just been metaphorically punched in the guts. Ben Philippi (a pseudonym) has published the book which gun-haters been craving. Gun owners are portrayed as being scary, crazy and hostile. Ben Philippi says his book is “The Greatest Book Ever Made About [Read More…]
I don’t do request for photos for anyone, but French defense journalist Lionel Helias contributes a lot of information and photos to The Firearm Blog and I would like to help him out. He is in need of a high quality photo of the Austeyr F88, preferably a photo of [Read More…]
At DSA ’12 Walther was exhibiting their Walther PPQ NAVY 9mm pistol. The NAVY version is designed for use in situations where the pistol may become immersed and/or fired in water. A hole and guides in the striker channel, allowing water to be drained or pushed [Read More…]
The developers of the Real Strike, an “3D Augmented Reality FPS Gun App”, sent us an email asking to have their app reviewed. I was intrigued so I paid the $2.99 it cost and downloaded the app. The app displays video from the iPhone/iPod/iPad rear camera and [Read More…]
[ Many thanks to Whaleoil for emailing us the link. ]
I like to celebrated Easter with some shooting or hunting. The folks in Upper Lusatia and southern Austria take Easter shooting to an entirely new level. A tennis ball sized piece of calcium carbide and a few millimeters of water are placed in those barrel. The calcium [Read More…]
UPI reports … Modesto Police said the 56-year-old man, whose name was not released, told them he was working out Wednesday night when he accidentally dropped a dumbbell on a rimfire .22-caliber bullet, causing the propellant powder in the bullet to be activated [Read More…]
Over the past year I have had many requests to disable the TFB Mobile theme for iPads. I struggled to find the subtle bug that was causing it to be displayed without an iPad to debug it. I was given an iPad two weeks ago and was finally able to find and fix the bug. [Read More…]
The sensationalist UK tabloid The Daily Mail, says Putin has authorized research into “zombie guns”… Mind-bending ‘psychotronic’ guns that can effectively turn people into zombies have been given the go-ahead by Russian president Vladimir Putin. [Read More…]
Variable Energy Research Accelerator (VERA) is essentially a massive potato gun capable of generating up to 1,660,000 ft/lbs of muzzle energy! It can launch a 100 pound (700,000 grain) projectile at 1000 feet per second. It is an incredible machine. [ Many thanks to [Read More…]
Ruger has announced that demand for firearms is far exceeding their ability to manufacture them, so they are suspending acceptance of new ordered from distributors. From the press release … SOUTHPORT, CT –Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), [Read More…]
FORT BENNING, Ga. (March 9, 2012) — The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is expanding with creation of a Marksmanship Instructor Group and Paralympic Section, the first-ever Army units designed specifically for wounded warriors deemed able to continue to serve on [Read More…]
Jay G has just written an article for Shooting Illustrated on choosing a gun safe. Budget is really the limiting factor when choosing a safe, with selections ranging from less than $100 to the “wow, do they still buy kidneys?” range. A simple locked metal box for a [Read More…]
This Flickr account has a collection of beautiful photos showing fruit and other objects being blown up with fireworks. My favorites are the watermelon volcano, the slinky/firecracker/baseball photo and the raspberry vs. air gun pellet. Apparently the photographer has [Read More…]
Leave a comment at 702 Shooter blog to win a rifle. At the moment you stand a 1 in 150 chance of winning 🙂 UPDATE: Just to be clear, leave a comment at 702 Shooter, not here!
Noveske jumps into the modular slick rail, a trend seen across the board this year at SHOT SHOW, with their NSR-11 rail. Pictured at the Advanced Armament Corp booth on a complete Noveske 300 BLK rifle. The NSR-11 is extremely thin, allowing you to wrap (at least to [Read More…]
NRA Blog has plenty over photos from SHOT Show here, here & here. Also, a lot of videos at NRA News (You just have to deal with the flash animation interface … urghh)
Crimson Trace’s new LTG-701 was on display at SHOT Show. It can attach to the triggerguard of most 1911 pistols, no rail required. The MSRP is $199.
Advanced Armament Corp is now offering complete 300BLK factory SBRs (along with 16″ non-NFA configurations as well). This includes the popular 9″ model using the 8″ URXIII from Knights Armament. The 9″ 300BLK gun will retail for 1599.00, and [Read More…]
SilencerCo came out swinging with their modular 5.56 suppressor, called the Saker. The Saker utilizes a new material for the baffle stack that is 30 percent stronger than Inconel, and a new 3-pronged flashhider called the Trifecta. The front cap can also be swapped out [Read More…]
The Indian Army was forced to buy a gun they did not want from a government owned factory. They have been trying to replace it ever since. They have finally been given the funds to replace the INSAS rifle/carbine. The Ministry of Defence has issued a tender for the [Read More…]
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