Andrew at the GY6 Channel has blogged a teaser of his upcoming review of the Arsenal Firearms 2011a1 Double Barrel 1911 pistol. The teaser features some pretty nifty slow motion footage.
Caleb Giddings over at Gun Nuts Media posted this today. A lot of people are over the moon with the VP9 and now the HK P30SK. But off to the side HK has updated the USP9. Now there is a USP9 tactical model available. Here is the product info card. The enhanced USP9 [Read More…]
One of the more interesting gun announcements this year has been the return of the Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless. This handgun is being made for Colt by U.S. Armament Corp. Ryan Michad, host of the Handgun Radio podcast, interviewed Jake of the U.S. Armament Corp about [Read More…]
For those looking for some modern Swiss firearms, Brügger & Thomet USA firearms have now been imported and are available. Ethan of Aftermath Gun Club reports: The first three B&T models approved and imported are the APC9, APC45, and TP9. Inventory has arrived [Read More…]
Mufasa sent us a photo of a single shot .22 LR him and friends are building.
I had a chance to interview Glock’s PR and Communications Manager, Kie Wagner, at the NRA Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee where Glock released the new Glock 43. Here’s a transcript of our recorded audio interview, only for readers here, on The [Read More…]
Whether or not to carry a large frame handgun can be a big decision for hunters, hikers, and backpackers in areas where you may have a dispute with other critters as to who is at the top of the food chain. Some may not like carrying the extra weight. If you want to [Read More…]
A local PA store, Trop Guns, has disinclined to acquiesce to Glock’s request to review their 4473s. The request is in regards to Glock’s Blue Label program. The BLP is a discount progam for active Law Enforcement and Military to purchase Glock pistols at a [Read More…]
According to Sheriff of Baghdad, trigger jerking is a myth. It is anticipation that causes wayward shots.To prove this, he jerks the trigger for his students. He uses a 1/2 ratchet to go inside the trigger guard. Then he palm strikes the ratchet to simulate a hard [Read More…]
Here’s a humorously tasteful take on a crude Vietcong-esque single-shot pistol design. All it’s missing is an intricate engraving depicting the last of the buffalo.
This year the first weekend of May holds more than just Derby Day, it includes two days of free firearms instruction courtesy of Bass Pro. Bass Pro has been in business since 1971 and has more than 70 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, and with that kind of [Read More…]
Review: Rock Island Armory TAC ULTRA CS 1911s (9mm & .45 ACP) It’s not often that we are asked to test multiple handguns at the same time. In fact, I wasn’t expecting more than one and it was a surprise when Rock Island sent out two of their latest 1911s for [Read More…]
The MEU stands for Marine Expeditionary Unit. In this video you get to see Force Recon practicing with their M4s and Colt 1911s. In the video you get to see a clever rolling target to simulate a moving target.
For those of you who already know what this is then congrats, You are ahead of the curve. Chappy of Beretta wrote a short article about the importance of the trigger reset. For those not familiar with the concept, and there are a lot of people I have met out there who [Read More…]
Lindy, who gun blogs at Vodka and Espresso, sends us a photo of my CZ. He writes … SBR’d vz. 61 Skorpion. Currently my favorite range toy, .32 ACP with a stock has absolutely zero recoil. I wish I had one! Thanks Lindy.
STI international, Inc. has introduced a new line of handguns “designed to win matches out of the box”. The DVC (standing in for the IPSC motto “Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas”) Limited and Open handguns are the newest top-of-the-line 2011-based [Read More…]
In response to a reader comment claiming that handguns will cycle reliably without an extractor, James decides to test this claim in a “mythbuster” style format with several variations, including use of a suppressor and an MP5 with a fluted chamber. Don’t forget to subscribe! The [Read More…]
Weapon Worx posted this on Facebook. If you look at the picture of the gun closely, you can see cracks in the grip. I find it odd how all the internal components came out of the gun. If what we are seeing is what actually flew off and hit the shooter in [Read More…]
Kai Kloepfer is developing a smart gun. Basically it is like something out of Hollywood. Remember when Sylvester Stallone played Judge Dredd or in the last Bond film, Skyfall, Bond had a special PPK? The guns in those movies had a fingerprint safety mechanism so that [Read More…]
Jeff shared his latest pawn shop find. He writes … I found this little beauty in a local pawn shop just waiting for someone to give it some love. It’s a 1969 Colt Police Positive Special in .38 Special. It was covered in a decent amount of surface rust when [Read More…]
Bond Arms announced four new California compliant handguns at the recent NRA show. They are the: CA Papa Bear: Chambered in .45 Colt, this handgun has extended rubber grips adorned with the California bear. This gun has an automatic extractor that the other models below [Read More…]
We previously covered a James D. Julia auction for a Winchester 1894 lever-action rifle mounting a Maxim .30 caliber silencer. This unique firearm was sold as part of the March auction, but Guns & Ammo has answered the question many may have been asking while [Read More…]
The Glock 43 has been a long time coming, and its arrival has been accompanied by the expected accessories. Among those accessories are much-needed holsters, after all, you cannot carry your long-awaited single-stack without a holster. One company introducing holsters [Read More…]
Reddit can often point me to the most interesting of things. Latest is an old patent form Charles John Cooke, who formally patented (though arguably did not actually make the first one), a repeating firearm for trench warfare. Of principal interest to me is the extended [Read More…]
Soldier Systems got a sneak peak of the new floorplates for the S&W M&P pistols magazines by Vickers Tactical and Tango Down. Vickers Tactical and Tango Down collaborated and made floor plates for Glocks. Well not the M&P pistols will get the same treatment. [Read More…]
Never one to let a good slingshot or related idea go, JoergSprave has tacked a question I never though to answer: “Can you really create a syringe gun.” Given his level of ingenuity, the unsurprising answer is, “yes” although with some caveats. [Read More…]
Smith and Wesson is famous for two things: Well-made service revolvers, and mind-boggling model numbers. LuckGunner’s Chris Baker has set out to clarify a small portion of the later. From his article on Smith .38/.357 post-1957 revolver offerings: We got some good [Read More…]
SureFire, the company so well-known for their quality lights and lasers, actually got its start as Laser Products. Laser Products can trace its roots back to 1969 when engineer and future founder Dr. John Matthews first began working towards designing a laser for [Read More…]
Saw this posted on a Facebook Gun Group. Geco is a German ammo manufacturer. They made this gorgeous 3D animated video to showcase their 9mm match ammo called Hexagon.
Kurt from the Youtube Channel Off Target. Kurt told me they will be reviewing and test the G43 on thier channel soon. So go and subscribe! (I have) Thanks Kurt!
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