Bill Geissele of Geissele Automatics this year introduced a new modular rail for the AR15, as well as a similar design for highly popular (among LE/MIL) HK 416 platform. Utilizing a replacing barrel but the rail replicates the locking process found in the HK416 rails, [Read More…]
So despite testing, the blog fell over today and posts were lost and photos did not display. Epic fail 🙁
In the second quarter of this year Kel-Tec will begin producing a 24″ heavy barreled version of the Kel-Tec RFB. It is primarily designed for hunters who want a full length barrel to get the most power out of their rounds, but in a shorter rifle. The MSRP will be [Read More…]
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G4′s Attack Of The Show will be at SHOT Show. Getting crazy video footage at SHOT is like shooting fish in a barrel 🙂 From the SHOT website … Weston Scott from G4 channel’s Attack of the Show will be doing a feature on Blackheart International during [Read More…]
I am back and survived the wilderness (or maybe it was the wilderness that survived me). With the exception of the rain, which is not much fun when you are in a tent, I had a great time. While I was away a few new guns were announced and I will be blogging about them [Read More…]
Just letting y’all know that I (Steve, your humble Editor-in-Cheif) am off on a camping trip until 9 January. Between now and then a series of guest articles will be published. I hope you enjoy them.
UPDATE: Blog posting will resume on 29 December. Words are cheap, especially online, and so is hard for me to convey real sincerity, but I will try. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! I want to express my profound gratitude to you, the loyal readers of [Read More…]
I just want to make a quick mention of the Spirit of Blue Foundation that was founded earlier this year. They are dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of officer safety. I receive their press releases and the list of gun companies that are sponsoring them is [Read More…]
Bloomberg.com published a surprisingly well written article on the changing demographics of gun owner ship in America. It is well worth reading … Natanel is a Buddhist, a self-avowed “spiritual person,” a 53-year-old divorcee who lives alone in a [Read More…]
To industry, public relations and media professionals: if you would like to schedule a meeting with me at SHOT Show, please email me ASAP. My schedule is filling up fast and soon I will not be able to accommodate you.
Fresno, CA firearm dealer PRK Arms have been running a couple of genius radio commercials. One is a spoof of puppy adoptions advertisements, the other a spoof of male “enhancement” commercials. The commercials are embedded below … [Hat Tip: Hot Air] [ [Read More…]
Vat19 is selling a very nifty bottle-opener make from a demilitarized .50 BMG round. The bottle openers are priced at $20 and a portion of the proceeds go to Travis Manion Foundation. The site is currently out of stock but they say they will be getting more in tomorrow. [Read More…]
A NY-based Chinese-national artist recently created an impressive daylight pyrotechnic display using 8,000 anti-missile countermeasure shells. Photos of the display can be seen at the DailyMail. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing us the link. ]
Earlier this year Chuckyzord guest blogged about his DIY replica SKS. Yesterday he emailed me a video of a replica China Lake (40mm pump action) grenade launcher he has just finished making. The replica is very impressive. It loads, fires and cycles just like the real [Read More…]
A company called ArmStar is trying to sell Kevlar armor for the arm that includes electrodes to shock assailants. It also includes a HD video camera and an iPod / iPhone dock … I cannot see this product catching on. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing us the link. ]
To all our readers: I hope you have a great thanksgiving. I am thankful for all you guys and girls who read the blog. If you didn’t read it, I would not be inspired to write it.
Slick Guns has a long list of guns, accessories and ammunition on sale as well as coupon codes for many online stores. Check them out here.
The song is a very clever parady of No Doubt’s hit Don’t Speak. I think we all have been that idiot at one time or another in our lives. I was cured of range idiocy at a young age by a zealous range officer. [ Many thanks to Al for emailing me the link. ]
My good friend and fellow blogger Mike Mollenhour has decreased the Kindle price of his second novel, Amazon Avenger, to just $0.99. If you like Tom Clancy-style thrillers with realistic gun play, then I highly recommend this book. On a side note, if you have never [Read More…]
Thank you for your service.
The Atlantic published a photo of fishermen in Bangkok using homemade above-water spear guns. Those stocks look like they were lifted straight off old rifles. [ Many thanks to Mirza for emailing me the link. ]
If, like me, you regularly need to defend your desktop against assaults from nefarious wine glasses and coke bottles, then the Pocket Artillery mini-cannon is for you. These CNC-machined blackpowder cannons have a stainless .177 caliber barrel and colored anodized [Read More…]
Strike Industries make a cool iPhone case that features a quick pull loop (for those quick reloads) and an optional kevlar insert (for fun, not function) 🙂 It retails for just under $12.
Marine Corp Times reports that the USMC are fielding the DefenseShield MAG-D (Molle Adaptable Grenade Dispenser). The nifty device, which resembles a large magazine, allows easy access to five 40mm grenades. [ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
Act Of Valor is a fictional movie, due to hit theaters next year, about a team of US Navy SEALs on a mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative. Apparently some of the actors are themselves active duty US Navy Seals. The trailer looks pretty good. [ Many thanks to Jac [Read More…]
Retronaut has Life Magazine photos of an Indiana school’s gun safety class (1956). Just look at the expression on the faces of those boys 🙂 I bet they had been looking forward to this lesson all year. How times have changed. Today, in classrooms around the [Read More…]
The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System has been renamed the XM25 Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System. The former name sounded much to technical and could be applied to just about anything from shovels to hand grenades1. I rarely saw it used in [Read More…]
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