Faxon Firearms, a subsidiary of Faxon Machining, has announced their first product, an long-stroke piston 5.56mm/.300 BLK upper receiver for AR-15 lowers. The piston is inspired by the AK and the gas regulator is inspired by the FAL. The forward charging handle can be [Read More…]
The RedNeckEngineer has blogged about his modern RDP-like rifle build. He opted to make a hammer fired mechanism instead of the original striker mechanism. The striker mechanism works fine in the original fully automatic open bolt RDP, but is unreliable in [Read More…]
Russian gun maker Molot had a very attractive looking SKS rifle on display at Moscow ARMS & Hunting ’12 expo. The rifle (which is of new manufacture, not old surplus) features a carbon fibre stock, picatinny rail, muzzle brake and a factory magazine. I am [Read More…]
I blogged about the bulletproof iPhone case earlier this year. Richard Ryan put it to the test. [ Many thanks to Jac for the tip. ]
MasterPiece Arms, best known for their MPA Defender MAC-10 clones, has developed a new AR-like semi-automatic rifle called the MPAR 556. The rifle will be unveiled at SHOT Show in January. The rifle features a short stroke piston, side folding fully machined aluminum [Read More…]
A reader emailed us a photo he saw in a trade union magazine. The British police officers in the photo are helping guard a Rapier missile installationing during the Olympic games. They are carrying the updated version of the L85A2 with the new rail system, Trijicon ACOG [Read More…]
CJ Chivers reports that the Syrian government has been distributing explosive rigged ammunition to rebel fighters … “When they do this, you will lose both the man and the rifle,” said Ghadir Hammoush, the commander of a fighting group in Idlib Province who [Read More…]
The Bearded Man is promoting his new 12-part DVD series, Operation Z, with an interesting trailer … The first DVD, Handguns, is on sale for $15. The next DVD in the series is Shotguns. [ Many thanks to Jay for the tip. ]
A taste of a video we will be publishing soon. Courtesy of Proof Research.
I was a teenager in the 1990s, and I remember a computer game called S.W.A.T. came out. Former LAPD Chief and S.W.A.T. team creator Daryl Gates’ name was on the cover of the box, and the game was my first introduction to the MP5. It’s a gun that I still have yet [Read More…]
Hello all, Y-man here. It’s been a long time, and I have missed writing my guest posts. Thanks to Steve for having me. Many thanks for all your kind and constructive comments. Like some would know, I finally travelled from Nigeria to Orlando Florida, USA in early [Read More…]
After almost ten months I was finally able to obtain a Kel-Tec KSG shotgun last month. The KSG has been tremendously hard to purchase or obtain for writers. In fact for those that have checked prices they were selling for almost twice the MSRP of $880.00. In my view [Read More…]
A couple of days ago I reported that RPC Fort was manufacturing Tavor rifles under license chambered in 5.45x39mm. Israel Weapon Industries, the designers of the Tavor, have since announced that they too are manufacturing Tavor X95 rifles chambered in 5.45x39mm. From [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch has unveiled its latest version of the HK416, the HK416A5. This model builds on the version they submitted to the US Army Individual Carbine competition. The rifle borrows from the HK417-based Bundeswehr G28 Designated Marksman Rifle. The new slimmer [Read More…]
Arsenal Inc. is importing milled-receiver SLR-101S 7.62x39mm AK rifles from Bulgaria. To get around the BATFE restrictions on the importation of non-”sporting guns”, the rifle is imported in parts along with a hammer forged receiver blanks from Arsenal Co. [Read More…]
South African gun maker Truvelo is producing a single shot anti material sniper rifle chambered in the powerful 20x110mm Hispano round. The gun is 6.5 feet in length and weighs 55 lbs (unloaded without optics or tripod). The company also manufactures this rifle [Read More…]
Matt Steele teaches the Gangster Grip, Modified Gangster Grip and Super Modified Gangster Grip. Jon Davis, a Marine Corps weapons instructor, posted a long article on Quora in which he suggested that gangsters hold their gun sideways due to the mistaken belief that you [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports is importing two new 1911 pistols, the ATI FX45 Titan Lightweight and Fatboy Lightweight … From the press release … The American Tactical Imports .45 ACP Titan Lightweight, by Shooters Arms Manufacturing Inc., is a durable alloy [Read More…]
Ukrainian state-owned firm RPC Fort (Research and Production Company Fort of the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine) is manufacturing under license a variant of the IWI Tavor chambered in 5.45x39mm Russian. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are still primarily armed with [Read More…]
This video shows pictures of the Taurus CT556 broken down and being fired at the range. The semi-automatic 5.56mm Taurus CT556, and its fully automatic big brother the ART556, was unveiled last year in Brazil. Like almost all of its contemporaries, the CT556′s [Read More…]
Applications for the writers job is now closed. Everyone who applied should have received an acknowledgment of the application from me. If you did not, let us know ASAP. We have gotten a lot of applications. Far more than I expected. It is going to take a lot of time to [Read More…]
Next year Remington will be introducing the Versa Max Sportsman. The Sportsman will have an MSRP of around $1000, ~25% lower than standard $1,300 Versa Max. The Sportsman loses some of the premium features of the standard Versa Max. It does not include a grey rubber [Read More…]
The Scally Hill Systems Mk4 is a tactical-style bolt action rifle build upon the Savage short action and AccuTrigger. It features an aluminium chassis, fixed or folding fully adjustable stock, Scally Hill Systems proprietary barrel nut (replaces Savage barrel nut), [Read More…]
After trying in vain for months to get hold of a DoubleTap pistol to review on TFB ever since SHOT Show, Phil White and I began to suspect something was up. Raymond B. Kohout, the inventor of the DoubleTap, has announced that he has terminated his relationship Heizer [Read More…]
[ Many thanks to Noodles for writing this guest post. ] South East Portland Oregon, Chris Costa, 3 days, a full class, 400 rounds of buckshot, 100 slugs, 100 birdshot, and what was supposed to be 600 rounds but quickly became more of 9mm, Benellis, 870s, Mossbergs, [Read More…]
Apart from the name, which is a bit of a mouthful (The MasterPiece Arms Em Pee Ay Five Seven Zero Es Es Tee – Es Bee Are), the MPA570SST-SBR is a nifty short barrelled carbine chambered in the 5.7x28mm round. It features a 10″ threaded barrel, folding stock, [Read More…]
Lew Horton is the exclusive distributor for the special first edition Marlin X7 Tactical with Threaded Barrel. The rifle features a heavy profile 18″ barrel with 5/8×24 threading. The rifle includes a thread protector, Marlin’s Pro-Fire trigger, a scope [Read More…]
In 2010 the Russian tanker Moscow University was captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The Russia anit-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov was nearby and quickly recaptured the tanker. The Somali pirates were carry the usual gear, rusted AK rifles (with no [Read More…]
The Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo recently hosted the All Africa IPSC Championship. Instead of deer and coyote silhouette they have zebra and warthogs! It is sad that only three African countries (Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa) were able to field shooters. Outside of [Read More…]
The Blaze reports … The ruling by the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court‘s 2011 dismissal of victim Daniel Williams’ complaint, which accused Ohio gun maker Hi-Point and distributor MKS Supply Inc. of Ohio of intentionally [Read More…]
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