Austin Precision Products, now LaRue Tactical, made 1911 parts back in the 90s. Daniel E Watters says … Given some of the features like the EDM wire cut breechface, one suspects that he had been supplying parts for other Texas firms whose initials might include [Read More…]
Joe Huffman, SaysUncle and Tam all weigh in on what an amazing series of shots was achieved by the record breaking British sniper.
James discusses cleaning guns. Part 1. Part 2. I think, at least for new shooters, the additional cost of cleaning equipment over and above the cost and the gun and ammunition is probably the number one reason good guns get destroyed.
Lots of fun can be had with miniature cannons. The powder he is using looks suspiciously like matchstick head scrapings. [ Many thanks to cameron for emailing me the link. ]
Danger Room reporters got the opportunity to test the Army’s new airburst grenade launcher. This screen grab from a high-speed camera shows the round detonating just inside a window target. Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller, the head of PEO Soldier, told reporters that the [Read More…]
… so don’t be worried if I do not get back to you in the near future.
Last week the blog’s RSS stopped working. This problem caused Facebook and Twitter posting to cease. If you follow the blog using any of these systems, my apologies. If you noticed problems with the site please let me know. I cannot fix what I don’t know is [Read More…]
Jonathan Zdziarski’s Ballistic application is now available for the Apple iPad. The new version is being sold for $20.
Google has achieved another level of cool with this video. [ Many thanks to John for sending me the link. ]
Just testing … nothing to see here.
This video shows helmet camera footage of Dutch Marines boarding a cargo ship. The footage is fantastic. I believe the carbine used is the Colt Canada C8. I can’t identify the grenade launcher. UPDATE: A huge thank you to Okki for creating this transscript … [Read More…]
Steve Lee, writer and performer of the “I Like Guns” song, was given the VIP tour of NRA HQ this week. If you don’t do anything else today, watch the video 🙂 Unlike the official music video this one feature Cam Edwards and a Bushmaster ACR!
Discovery Channel reports … Adapting technology found in flat screen television sets, scientists have created a thin film that converts infrared light into visible light. The technology could give cell phones, eyeglasses and car windshields cheap, lightweight [Read More…]
Gentlemen, lets be honest, if you are reading this blog you probably think girls look smokin’ hot when posing with guns. As it turns out, early 20th century gun nuts were no different. This photo was posted at The Sartorialist (one of the top fashion blogs) which [Read More…]
Popping balloons and igniting flash paper with a homemade laser gun … Instructions on how to make your own are here. This would revolutionize varmint hunting. Your rabbit could be cooked before the .22 slug even made impact 🙂 [Hat Tip: James Downey, who [Read More…]
The scenes in this movie are from the upcoming French film entitled “The Dodging Bullets”. Aurelien, a French military and firearm expert who frequently comments on the blog, was one of the film’s technical advisors. Good job Aurelien! Hopefully the [Read More…]
It was bound to happen eventually! Firearm training and distributor THOR Global Defense Group have developed the THOR Tactical Energy drink. Who will be the first to develop tactical beer?
Pimp My Gun is fun flash-based web application that allows you to piece together gun parts and design your ultimate fantasy gun. These two examples of what can be done with the tool. Both were designed by Ryan R. Warner. [ Many thanks to Dmitry for emailing me the link. [Read More…]
Science Friday has posted a video about how researchers are developing camo to dupe deer. Apparently researchers trained deer to take a vision test! UPDATE: American Hunter have reviewed Gore’s Optifade camo. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing me the link. ]
This week I have been spending considerable time trying to speed up the blog. TFB is now using a global CDN (content distribution network) to serve all the images and other static assets (such as CSS and JS). What this means is that a network of servers throughout the [Read More…]
Please accept my condolences. The crash is a terrible tragedy for your nation.
Marathon Robotics has developed a robotic training system for the Australian special forces. Targets are mounted on Segway Robotic Mobility Platform (RMP) vehicles which are controlled by a central computer system. They can, for example, be programmed to scatter when a [Read More…]
The DestinLog reports that a fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico recovered an Air Force BQM-167A airel target drone. The Airforce claim that the drone was lost because its engines cut out … I wonder if the hot shot pilots missed their target 😉 The drone had been [Read More…]
Michael Bane reports on the changing shooting culture. It is well worth reading … We talked about the transformation of the gun culture a couple of weeks ago on the podcast. Here’s my nut graf: The gun culture has morphed from a hobbyist culture focused [Read More…]
The latest Swiss Army knife from Victorinox features a secure flash drive that is unlocked using a built-in finger print reader. The 8gb model will cost £100 (about $150). I never go anywhere without one of my many Victorinox knives. Part of their appeal, it pains me [Read More…]
Pig Sticking, the sport of Indian princes and British Army officiers, has always intrigued me. Rasch has written a series of posts about the sport . … Pigsticking. It was a blood-sport of the Raj — blood sport at its bloodiest; a one-to-one contest, if that is [Read More…]
Remember this … Caleb Sommerville, who worked at the Kansan, wrote a comment on the blog … I worked at the Kansan as a reporter when this article (and horrifying picture) ran. Jessica Wicks is a friend of mine, and I remember very well this front page. Let [Read More…]
I was interview by The Escapist, a major gaming website, about guns and video games. The article quotes me many times. Steve says the best way to gauge the realism of shooting guns in games is to compare it to the realism of anything else you can do in a game, like [Read More…]
If you did, please feel free to email me any photos of any interesting firearms you saw.
Metal Storm seems to have survived the … uuuggghhh … storm. This video shot by the US Navy (who funds Metal Storm research) shows a Metal Storm FireStorm 40mm grenade launcher mounted on a iRobot 710 Warrior unmanned ground vehicle. The four barreled [Read More…]
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