Mike Pappas, formerly of SilencerCo, is coming to market via Dead Air Armaments with a three new suppressors; the 7.62 Sandman line. From the press release: The 7.62 Sandman-S® delivers performance in a small package. The “S” stands for short, measuring in [Read More…]
An article on Fox News talks about a majority of the agencies service M4s recalled for maintenance issues . Apparently a good 40 percent or 2,000 of their weapons are being taken back for rear echelon maintenance and some officers are weary of not having their service [Read More…]
Title Image: Wolf Performance Amunition makes steel cased 6.5 Grendel; most likely the inspiration for the new round. A stray has followed them home: Russian small arms designers have apparently created a close clone of the 6.5 Grendel, called 6.5x39mm. At first [Read More…]
Ok this would irritate anyone. A Polish Soldier shows the quickest way to irritate his team member, who happens to be a sniper.
Here is another demonstration of a bullet proof Mercedes. This time by Texas Armoring Corporation. Earlier I had posted about a Mercedes Benz being tested for its bullet proof qualities and someone got inside the vehicle while it was fired upon. Well TAC does it too. [Read More…]
You may have noticed all the ads around the web about Springfield Armory’s latest offering coming soon: We worked with Springfield Armory to bring it to you first so here it is; Springfield Armory has introduced a new version of the XD-9 Sub-Compact called the [Read More…]
Davidson’s announced a partnership with Ruger on a pair of new LCP and LC9s pistols that use the Muddy Girl camo pattern. While not a typical hunting camo pattern, the pink finish has been a popular alternative finish in recent years. Other companies offering [Read More…]
Remember the Warfytr Equipment Rifle Mag Carriers we posted last year? Well now they’re finally available for Magpul PMAGs. Unlike traditional magazine carriers the Warfytr Rifle Mag Carriers release the magazines at the bottom of the carrier, which Warfytr [Read More…]
Jean Huon is a – possibly the premiere – French military small arms historian of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Proud Promise is his effort to document the story of the French military selfloading rifle, up to the year 1979. Along with its [Read More…]
Another reader, Larry, sent us a photo of his Beretta M9A1. He writes … I bought Beretta’s M9A1 about a year ago and put a couple of boxes of range-grade ammo through it every other week or so. Never a jam or misfire. Big and heavy to absorb recoil so my wife [Read More…]
Disclaimer: For the purpose of this article, the term “machine pistol” refers to fully automatic conventionally laid out handguns, not submachine guns, PDWs, or obscenely large pistol-like firearms such as M10s. Also, for video, scroll to the bottom. Machine [Read More…]
An article that came out in The Smithsonian talks about a device made by Yardarm Technologies that once placed and activated in the backstrap of a handgun, allows a real time feed back to a Police headquarters that shows if the gun has been fired, or how many times it [Read More…]
Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons has uploaded this month’s episode of InRange TV – and now it’s free to watch. Ian writes: It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a new InRange video available, and free to view! We have moved InRange [Read More…]
A number of factories raided by police near the Uttar Pradesh/Haryana boarder in India appear to have been producing copies of the Jaco Western pistol, a popular DIY design published in 1972 and sold via mail order in the USA. Many more Indian homemade pistols can be [Read More…]
Rock Island Armory announced two new options for anyone who would like to carry a sub-$800 compact 1911 for self-defense. One pistol is chambered in .45 ACP while the other is made for the 9mm cartridge. The front sight is a fiber optic; the rear sight is a sloped [Read More…]
Here are a couple of nice looking, solid lights from ExtremeBeam as well as a “silent” remote pressure switch. ExtremeBeam shows their corporate headquarters in Utah, with the packaging of the lights indicating that they are manufactured in China. First [Read More…]
American Rifleman’s Mark Keefe got the enviable opportunity to handle the earliest FN prototype of the SCAR-L rifle. The rifle sports an aluminum lower, looking very much like that of the FNC from which it was derived, and a 3D printed prototype stock. Given that [Read More…]
The Philippines is one of the few exceptions to firearm ownership in Asia. It is so prevalent that people make guns in their backyards. They are making revolvers and 1911s out of scrap metal. The video leans a bit to the left. But the part to take home is that these [Read More…]
Inland Manufacturing announced the company is now making WW II era 1911A1 clones. This could be a nice compliment to the recent announcement from the company regarding the manufacture of M1 Carbine clones. The 1911A1 pistols claim to look identical to the original [Read More…]
A local club, Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsman Center aka PMSC, hosted their 6th annual Zombie Dark Shoot this past week. I have participated in the past three years and staffed it for the first time this year. My first year was when I discovered the Poorman’s Night [Read More…]
Ben GrandBlanc of AR15News.com has his hands on the first versions of the REOS (Rapid Engagement Offset Sight) from Zero Bravo. Not yet released, these sights mount to your optic and are an extremely low profile alternative to common 45-degree canted sights. The REOS [Read More…]
The ATF has released an public FAQ for 80% lower receivers. Originally posted on Ammoland, the full text of the release is below with pictures documenting the ATF’s interpretation of current statues. In short, its cut and dry where they draw the line and until [Read More…]
Not something you normally see at the range. This happened while my wife was visiting some co-workers in Salt Lake City. They took her and their kids to shoot some guns out in the desert. Just some shotguns and some pistols. They were visited by an Apache Helicopter. [Read More…]
My FFL snagged a FDE Troy M7A1 Kit for me when I told him I wanted one of the North Eastern Arms Compact Carbine Stock. It was cheaper and upon playing with it, the Troy version seems better. I only got a chance to briefly handle the NEA CSS. If you look at the picture [Read More…]
Will the AK-12 be produced in 6.5 Grendel? It certainly seems that way, based on this graphic at RIA.ru. It’s possible their information comes from Wikipedia, the English version of which cites a broken link (Russian Wikipedia makes the same claim, with no [Read More…]
Lipsey’s and Larry Vickers have entered into a partnership to produce two exclusive Glock pistols. One pistol will be a Glock 17, while the other will be a G19. Features older-style, third generation RTF2 frame in flat dark earth (FDE) Vickers Tactical Sights [Read More…]
Header image: The .264 USA on a display block, flanked by 7.62x51mm (left) and 5.56x45mm NATO (right). Modeled and rendered by the author in SolidWorks. The .264 USA was designed by members of the Army Marksmanship Unit as a possible next-generation military rifle [Read More…]
Pro-shooter and TFB writer Chris Cheng was invited to Google to be interviewed for one of their famous @Google Talks at Google HQ by tech-and-gun-guy Jon Stokes. It is well worth watching…. I agreed with a lot of what Chris and Jon said in the video, but I do [Read More…]
**Scroll to the bottom for video of the M712 shooting full automatic** The Mauser “Broomhandle” pistols are about as steampunk as you can get with a factory stock firearm, but their unique appearance is only a part of their allure. The Broomhandle family provides an [Read More…]
Spearsy33 wrote … My freshly assembled Aero Precision AR15 Pistol (5.56). 10.5″ Noveske with Noveske kx5 flash hider, 11″ Troy alpha rail, MOE grip and flips. Looks good!
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