Hami sent us a nifty photo of his American-made H&K collection. He writes …. Here is some German engineering with a bit of American execution. A domestically produced copy of the Heckler & Koch HK416, the H&K MR556, an H&K SL8 converted into a G36, [Read More…]
If you’re looking for ways to hone your marksmanship skills away from the range, LaserLyte has a full line of options designed specifically to meet those needs. To simplify matters they’re now selling a plinking kit for training purpose to make [Read More…]
After a brief hiatus as a single part, Sig Sauer has announced that it is selling the Arm Braces as individual parts. Previously, Sig Sauer had made the change that the arm brace was sold only as a complete package including extension, nut, plate, and brace. Osage [Read More…]
SilencerCo, the company known for its high-quality suppressor including the Salvo 12 for 12-gauge shotguns, which was a thrill to try out at SHOT Show last January, is launching a campaign to let the public know what our nation’s Second Amendment rights really [Read More…]
Kit Up! posted that Milspec Monkey has a new customizable velcro holster for off body carry. Typically you would use this inside a bag that has a loop velcro lining. MSM says that unlike typical velcro holsters, this one works with tall suppressor sights and won’t [Read More…]
Glock has been hinting over the past couple of days that something big is coming this Spring – something which many feel can only be a single-stack subcompact 9mm Parabellum offering. The Glock promotional images thus far released via their Facebook page seem to [Read More…]
Apex Tactical says their mission is simple: to create superior products that perform to extraordinary levels. In their pursuit of excellence they’ve patented a new trigger, one designed to improve the performance of striker-fired triggers. It’s their third [Read More…]
Roboink sent us a photo of his beautiful Hawes Western Marshall. He wrote .. My Hawes Western Marshall in .44 Magnun with trigger work done by Bob Munden just before his passing. Grips by Chris Whisler of Chisel & Plane Workshop and holster by Ricardo of Old West [Read More…]
Heizer Defense have announced that their PAK1 “Pocket AK” will debut at the NRA Show. Pricing has not been annoucned, but I think it will probably have the same $450 MRSP as the Pocket AR (.223) model (pictured above). What I can say for sure, is that this [Read More…]
It is no secret that Strike Industries turns out some of the most innovative AR-15 parts on the market. I think Strike has a bottomless pit of ideas because they turn out new and exciting products at a rate that makes me believe that there might be some sort of [Read More…]
Finally, a printable gun that is neither an AR-15 nor a disaster waiting to happen. PrintedFirearm reports … This a 3D printable replica of the SIG P250 Polymer frame. Note this is not considered a firearm or gun. Unlike other polymer handguns, the serialized [Read More…]
Last week, we looked at a .45 caliber rotary-barrel BSA recoil operated handgun design, available for auction at James D. Julia. Interestingly, in the same auction are two other rotary-barrel prototypes, these two from Germany. The first is the Nickl prototype by [Read More…]
Pistol-training.com has set up a simple test but only 11 people have won the challenge. Here are those people. #00 Todd Louis Green #01 SLG (Sep’07) #02 David Sevigny (Feb’08) #03 Todd Kennedy (May’09) #04 Ernest Langdon (October’09) #05 Justin Dyal [Read More…]
Frag Out is a Polish magazine about tactical, military, law enforcement, defense, and security subjects. They are bilingual and publish their magazine in English as well. Check out their website for more info. They recently posted this video of them trying out [Read More…]
Terry Tussey of Tussey Custom, who is known for his impressive custom work, has apparently come up with an interesting new handgun: a 1911 capable of six calibers. The project took years from start to finish, and in the end Tussey decided to go with .22LR, .38 Special, [Read More…]
Having noticed a recent trend of competitive (sub-$400) pricing with the Ruger SR9, James, a former SR9 owner, buys an SR9 again to revisit the platform. Coincidentally, James also has a brand new in the box Glock 19, so, in addition to offering his observations about the Ruger SR9 generally, [Read More…]
Larry Vickers’ TacTV YouTube channel has updated with an excellent series of videos on the major full-size service pistols used by the German Wehrmacht in World War II. The videos include both an overview of the handguns’ histories, as well as timed shooting [Read More…]
Recently on a teasing spree, ETS Group, known for their smoke magazines with a built-in coupler, has been teasing some new polymer Glock 9mm magazines. Designed to fit in standard Glocks, the magazines are shown to be Generation 4 compatible. Further, ETS is using [Read More…]
Released on their Facebook page, Glock is now teasing the market with a pun on their springs. While the rumors have been flying for some time on a 9mm single-stack, assuming Glock’s ad is referring to the upcoming NRA show, its entirely possible that the [Read More…]
In 1994, Crimson Trace came out with their first product – an internal system for Glocks – in 1996, they launched their patented LaserGrips at SHOT Show, and today they sell more than 200 high-quality laser sights. There are uses to laser sights beyond the [Read More…]
Mike purchased his S&W M&P pistol, chambered in 9mm, a year ago and ended up selling it. He told me he now regrets the sale and is planning on buying another. Here are two more photos of the M&P he sold … Thanks Mike.
Pro2AGuy sent us a photo of what he considers to be the perfect CCW … I took me a bit of time to find that “perfect” CCW, but I settled on the Glock 26. Fierce competition out there in this category to be sure as it seems like vendors can’t keep [Read More…]
Akaitama sent us this photo from a Thai forum. He writes … The name “Uthai” comes from the place of origin where the first one was made “E-teng village, Payuha siri district, Nakornsawan province” but it was mistaken by people, they [Read More…]
One of the neat things about taking the plunge into the archives, documents, videos, and even blog posts concerning firearms history, is that it really shatters the perception of a “complete” picture of firearms history created by tabletop books that attempt [Read More…]
Lindy, who blogs at Vodka and Espresso, sent us this beautiful photo of this Yugo M57 Tokarev and Bulgarian Makarov, both with some custom grips.
Heckler and Koch has had something of a spotty history with the American .45 ACP caliber. Originally, H&K -typically for a European company – was dismissive of the caliber, and felt they could not make a business case for weapons chambered in it. .45 ACP is [Read More…]
The folks over at Recoil posted these pictures of what looks like a custom single shot shotgun 1911 from Thailand. I couldn’t find much info about it, an image search showed this forum thread in Thai. I wonder how much it hurts when you shoot it.
The IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association), which has been overseeing the shooting sport of taking on real-life self-defense scenarios on a competitive platform since 1996, has decided it’s time they came out with an official steel target. Fans of [Read More…]
Gun writer, photographer and Youtuber (FearandLoading Channel), Guy J Sagi sent us this photo of s .22 Umarex MP5. Guy did not realize he was photographing in the midst of poison ivy until it was pointed out by a colleague, fortunately for Guy he is not allergic. I on [Read More…]
In response to the ongoing dustup over M855 ammunition, Ian and Karl of InRange TV have done a short video explaining some basics about the round, and its capabilities. As host website Full30 does not allow videos to be embedded on other websites, readers will have to [Read More…]
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