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…]
A Russian inventor emailed me photos of his patent-pending bullet design. These bullets are loaded in 12.7×108mm cases. The inventor did not explain to me how this design is beneficial but according to a study done by the US Military in the 1950s (PDF Link), the center [Read More…]
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The German Spezialeinsatzkommandos, special response units similar to SWAT, are fielding the H&K MP7 fitted with a special stock designed to be used with full body armour including ballistic helmets/visors. The stock provides a solid shoulder weld without [Read More…]
A USMC vet emailed us photos of a Marine friend of his training in Scotland. His friend really liked the SA-80 with its short length, full auto switch and recoil management. His criticisms were that it was rear heavy (par for the course with a bullpup) and unfamiliar [Read More…]
Worx nailed it with this new pistol-esque electric screw driver that features a rackable slide. I was sure it was a hoax when I read about it on Kit Up!, but it is real and will go on sale later this year. The Lithium powered screwdriver stores its driver bits in a 6 [Read More…]
AR-15.com reports … The shading was done by pouring gunpowder on the brass and lighting it up, with the darker areas being flashed subsequent times. The art is incredibly well done and the idea is pretty cool, but $40K cool? A bit about the artist who live is [Read More…]
Remington and Colt are threatening to relocate their factories if New York and Connecticut pass legislation requiring microstamping on semiautomatic handguns. Fox News reports … “Mandatory microstamping would have an immediate impact of a loss of 50 jobs,” New [Read More…]
Specialty Sports are selling the Ruger 10/22 Takedown Rifle with a Multicam finish. It looks very attractive. The rifle is exclusive to Specialty Sports. [ Many thanks to John for the tip. ]
Earlier this year I wrote about the SARG XS2012 rifle. SARG has just published specifications and photos of the rifle. The founder of the company told us they were aiming for the retail price to range between $1300 and $1600 depending on the configuration. Caliber [Read More…]
Certain Walther PK380 pistols manufactured between May and September 2012 could allow rounds to be discharged when the trigger is pulled despite the safety being engaged. During an internal quality review, Carl Walther GmbH has identified a condition that may exist in [Read More…]
A company called MDEK Systems has developed a prototype stock (patent pending) which they claim reduces felt recoil significantly more than traditional spring or hydraulic recoil reduction systems. The TRRR reduces recoil by “converting the linear in-line kick [Read More…]
Different gun, same story. The owner of this gun was shooting “factory reloads” (remanufactured ammunition) and did not stop shooting to clear a squib. Kappy at WeaponsCache.com wrote … This happened at my range a few weeks ago. The owner of a [Read More…]
Iran’s Ministry of Defense has been making a big deal about a new .50 BMG rifle thier defense industry has produced. Just a few months ago I wrote that if Iran had not done it already, they were bound to clone the Steyr HS-50. The new Iranian rifle resembles a [Read More…]
Youtube star FPS Russia has started a gun company called FPS Industries. Their slogan is “a World Leader in Military Technologies”. This is a bold statement coming from a new company that has not yet launched a product or, as far as I am aware, developed any [Read More…]
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Lew Horton is distributing a beautiful limited edition S&W Model 29 in .44 Magnum. This Model 29 is finished in polished blue, with gold accents on the ejector rod, trigger, hammer and thumb latch. The gun has a 4″ barrel, a non fluted cylinder, [Read More…]
These videos show the new Madritsch ML40AUS 40mm grenade launcher, mounted on Thales Australia EF88 Assault Rifle, being fired with a M583A1 White Star Parachute illumination round (top video) and a M433 HEDP (bottom video). The Madritsch ML40AUS was designed for use on [Read More…]
Less Lethal Africa has developed a conversion kit to allow AR-15 rifles to cycle their 5.56LLAx45 less lethal round. The 5.56LLAx45 rounds can be fired one round at a time or fully automatic. This video demonstrates it in action … In recent years rubber bullets [Read More…]
Stratasys Inc. confiscated the 3D printer they leased to Cody Wilson, the law student behind the Wiki Weapon project. Slate reports … Turns out the company that leased Defense Distributed its 3-D printer doesn’t see it that way. In a letter to Wilson dated Sept. [Read More…]
Members of Russia’s special forces groups competed against each other practical shooting competition. It is interesting to see how Russia’s elite choose to customize their AK-74 rifles. Photos by Oswald … [ Many thanks Val for the tip. ]
I am excited to announce that The Firearm Blog has been acquired by AllOutdoor.com. AllOutdoor will be launching soon and will be a sister site to The Firearm Blog that will focus on all things outdoor, including firearms and hunting. I have been working with the new [Read More…]
The United States Special Operations Group, a corrections training organisation (not a government organisation as the name suggests), have torture tested the Kel-Tec KSG in a prison-like enviroment. [ Many thanks to jdun1911 for the tip. ]
The US Army’s XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement airburst weapon system won’t undergo a second Forward Operational Assessment until fall 2014. Army.mil reports … The U.S. Army is preparing to conduct a second Forward Operational Assessment of its [Read More…]
Geissele has long been known for their top notch triggers, but their entry into manufacture of hand guards was unknown to me until last January. I first ran into the new Geissele hand guard at Shot Show where I had some trigger time with it and was instantly a fan. [Read More…]
Remington will soon be announcing the Remington 1911 R1 Carry. This is what we know so far: Caliber will be .45 ACP. 5″ stainless match barrel. Will ship with two 7 round and a 8 round magazine. Black Oxide finish. Checkered/Smooth Cocobolo grip. Front Tritium [Read More…]
Last week I blogged a frame from the high speed underwater video Andrew made. He has now uploaded the full video.
A company called Backpack Shield is manufacturing Level IIIA (9mm FMJ, .44 Magnum SWC) ballistic plates designed to fit into typical high school and collegiate backpacks. The company says that these are carried by Federal Air Marshalls. I can see the benefit of these [Read More…]
It did not take long for Turkey to capture at least one of the crude anti-material rifles that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) insurgents were showing off in propaganda photos recently. The ammunition looks to be steel cased. I don’t know of any steel [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports and Head Down Products have developed two new AR-15 rifles. The first two models, the V916 and the HDVX will feature custom free float aluminum rails, available only from Head Down Products. Both models will have a 16” Nitrocarb barrel [Read More…]
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