It might not be the world’s perfect bullpup design, but it does show what a shooter can do with a little imagination and a few hack saw blades. Although some may question the usefulness of this experimental design, the idea of moving the bolt over the shoulder is [Read More…]
There are only a few changes I would ever make to a take-down 10/22, but this one has to be at the top of my most-wanted list. Thompson Machine, a small company in Florida has some unique offerings. Originally released in 2012, the Operative TD is an integrally [Read More…]
Earlier we posted about the rumor of ammunition supplies from Russia drying up and there would be no more. During our event today we had representatives from Wolf ammo present. Of course this was our first question. The short and sweet answer is no this won’t [Read More…]
Over the next few days I’ll be posting about the activities and new product announcements from the Big 3 writers event in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Big 3 is a writer get together that brings around thirty-five to forty writers together from around the country by [Read More…]
Here is a simple technique that may help some of you.
Matt over at The Bang Switch compares some budget Red Dots. Check out the review.
The Danish weapons blog Krigeren (translation: “Warrior) reports that the Danish military has chosen the M60E6 as its next GPMG. The M60 beat out its arch-rival, the HK121.. The new GPMG weights almost 3 KG less than earlier models of the M60 On a personal note, I [Read More…]
Global Digital Solutions (GDSI), a company whose shares are not listed on any major exchange, which has a market cap of just $65 million, a share price of just $0.80, no known products, no company logo and just two employees have made an offer to purchase the Remington [Read More…]
Y-man here again, apologies for the long silence once again… About my trip to the US in February this year: well, some ancient Roman said it all: “I flew over, I shot a lot, I purchased even more!” I had a swell time in the US, Dallas and in Atlanta. Even the cold [Read More…]
Testing out the SureFire 2211 Wristlight compared to other weapon lights.
Knight’s Armament (KAC) is now making a second version of the company’s SR-15 IWS carbine. According to KAC, the Mod 2 has a number of new features including: a URX4 hand guard with Keymod accessory mounting points. KAC states the URX4 keeps the barrel [Read More…]
A few weeks back I got to head to a local company based out of Tumwater, Wash. and take a tour of their manufacturing facility. During SHOT I posted some information about some of their products and that post can be found here. Killer Innovations is a company that [Read More…]
At SHOT 2014, SureFire had a new freefloat handguard on display. It is a minimalist handguard with a picatinny rail on top. At first glance it does not seem like anything special. But upon closer inspection it has picatinny mounting points built into the rail sides. It [Read More…]
The first formal university study (that I know of) has concluded that for new shooters the use of red dot sights on a pistol leads to statistically significant higher hit ratio on paper and higher accuracy over irons. Authors James E. Ryan and Robin Adler or Norwich [Read More…]
Walther announced a new pistol, the CCP, at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany. The CCP, or Concealed Carry Pistol, is a single-stack 9mm handgun that uses a gas delayed blowback system that Walther calls the SoftCoil system. As Walther describes it, [Read More…]
A rare moment caught on camera. The two skeet clays collide in mid air.
H&K their new HK243 at IWA ’14. The HK243 is a modern sport variant of the H&K G36 rifle and chambered in .223. There are two variants, the budget HK243 S SAR and the premium S TAR. The HK243 S SAR features the G36 gas system and ambidextrous [Read More…]
Smith&Wesson is going to make a M&P version of their 380 Bodyguard. Check it out here
Many months ago, our favorite Nigerian shotgunner (and TFB Writer), Y Man announced that he would be coming to the States on business here. Immediately I thought about a possibility of him making a detour to Texas in order to hang out, shoot guns, and fulfill his wishes [Read More…]
I got a chance to shoot this at Media day at the Range for SHOT Show 2014. My immediate impression was that it is remarkably similar to the Beretta CX4 Storm. However the CC10 has a forward magazine well. The grip has a grip safety. It is a fun plinker. I felt that as I [Read More…]
What a spectacular failure. A Russian 9k22 Tunguska anti aircraft weapon system goes haywire with live fire. There is a video looking at the Tunguska and one from inside the Tunguska. Click here to see the Tunguska Out of Control
Even though the 2014 SHOT Show ended over a month ago, there were a lot of things there that we released and displayed for the first time. Although I am finding that the industry is going away from launching at SHOT or NRA so their products are not buried along with [Read More…]
At first glance, the photo above looks real, but your eyes deceive you. The picture is actual a fantastically detailed computer rendering of a cut-away AK-47 by DeviantArt user ABiator. Taking it a step further, ABiator has cut-away drawings of the venerable [Read More…]
The Italian Media are upset that Armalite used a photo of Michelangelo’s David in an advertisement for their AR-50A1 .50 BMG rifle. The UK Guardian newspaper, with all the hyperbole they could muster, likened this a worse affront that when the statue was [Read More…]
Andrew Tuohy of Vuurwapen Blog wrote a rather comprehensive article comparing muzzle devices for the AR-15. He captures the flash from the devices with a camera, videos the recoil and muzzle climb in slow motion as well as test for DB levels. He then quantifies the [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2013, AWC unveiled an integrally suppressed Ruger takedown. Shut up and take my money haha. I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this until now. Suppressed Takedown
ITS Tactical has a great breakdown of their AR-15 parts organizer. I am really impressed with the organization. Check it out here.
Tacome1942 is a genius. He makes working replicas of firearms, out of paper by hand. The use of metal is unavoidable. He does use metal for extractors, springs, firing pins, and screws. Now when I say “working replicas” they don’t fire conventional [Read More…]
Four years ago, frustrated after having a bad experience with an Armalite AR-180B, I purchased a Colt 6920 rifle from a gun store in Northwest Louisiana, which I was passing through at the time. Since then, I have put close to five thousand rounds of steel-cased [Read More…]
Zel Custom is selling a single shot AR-style lower designed to handle the abuse of high-power calibers. Along with other companies, Zel Custom manufactures AR uppers in calibers like .50 BMG, .416 Barrett, and .408 CheyTac. Some standard AR lowers may not be up to [Read More…]
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