The Guatemala National Police have decided to purchase $3,792,907 worth of guns from IWI, Glock & Beretta. They will be buying submachine guns from IWI and 9mm pistols from the other two companies. Apparently the Police purchase came significantly under budget, but [Read More…]
Kahr Arms announced the CW380 is now shipping after having announced a delay more than a month ago. The company stated on their website that the “first batch of CW380s left the factory the last week of October. Additional shipments will be headed out the door in [Read More…]
Law enforcement and military outfitter Quantico Tactical recently debuted a limited edition commemorative S&W Model 10 Revolver to celebrate 100 years of the Fraternal Order of Police. Chambered in .38 Special +P, the S&W Model 10 features custom engravings on [Read More…]
It was bound to eventually happen, but I did not think it would be so soon. The company Solid Concepts has printed an entire 1911 pistol with a 3D laser metal sintering printer. What is more, the company has an FFL Manufacturing license and can print guns on behalf of [Read More…]
At the RAE ’13 show in Russia, Baikal unveiled a polymer framed version of the Baikal Yarigin MP-443, the standard sidearm of the Russian military. The Baikal Yarigin Lightweight adds a picatinny and weighs less than the original all steel model, but otherwise [Read More…]
A Russian inventor has developed an eighty round 9x18mm magazine for the Makarov PM pistol. He writes (in Russian) that the Makarov is still in use by police in Russia not because they cannot afford new pistols but because the Makarov is [Read More…]
Fobus Holsters introduced a new line of retention holsters for Glock and Heckler & Koch handguns. The new holsters, called the CH Rapid Release System, uses a paddle device on the exterior of the holster to release the gun during the draw. The system appears to [Read More…]
The Russian government has cancelled their order for Glock 17 and Glock 26 pistols after an investigation found that the pistols were being purchased for $6,000 each. These normally retail for approximately $550-$600. Russia’s Deputy Head of Defense Contracting [Read More…]
The GSG .22lr 1911 is a pretty neat pistol, unless you’re one of those purist who thinks John M. Browning’s gift to mankind should only be chambered in .45acp. That’s a topic for another post. With the rising cost of .45acp, .22lr versions of the 1911 [Read More…]
What if one of your friends came up to you with a grin on his face and told you that he went out and intentionally bought the worst pistol ever produced? Well, I happened to be that guy in this instance. I was watching one of my old favorite shows the other day called [Read More…]
Browning sent out this teaser image of their upcoming 1911-22 Composite pistol. The Composite model, which features a polymer frame, will be offered alongside the standard aluminum-frame models. The new polymer version will weigh a couple of ounces less and have a [Read More…]
IWI US, the United States-based subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries, is now selling the UZI PRO pistol. The UZI PRO is based on the original UZI submachinegun and is chambered in 9mm. The guns are shipping with a 20-round and a 25-round magazine. MSRP is listed [Read More…]
Meet Ken Clark and Matt Sidley. These men are the proprietors of a modest shop and gunsmithing operation called TPM Outfitters in the town of Carrollton, Texas and between them have two decades of experience tinkering and working on firearms. While there are many [Read More…]
DoubleTap Defense have just announced the availability of the DoubleTap Defense Pocket Pistol chambered in .40 S&W as well as a .40 S&W Barrel Conversion Kit so that existing Pocket Pistol’s can shoot the .40 S&W. To concert a pistol all [Read More…]
In some ways, the US law enforcement market is a bellwether for handgun trends. In the 1980’s, for example, law enforcement began to move en masse to the semi-automatic pistol and much of the buying public did as well. Some would say the early adoption of the [Read More…]
Guns & Ammo magazine have produced this video featuring the Heizer Defense PS1 “Pocket Shotgun” and its creator Tom Heizer … It looks like a gun little gun, but for $499 it is going to be a niche product. I do think it would make a nifty survival gun for [Read More…]
MAC has produced a video review on his Colt USMC M45A1 Close Quarters Battle Pistol. Apparently Colt is only producing eighty of these each month for the civilian market …
Robert Kaiser, CEO of PPSS Group, demonstrates that his company’s ballistic vests work by getting one of his staff to shoot him at point blank range with a 9mm Glock 19 … The vest he was wearing is 1/4″ (6.5mm) thick. It will save your life, but it [Read More…]
Pictured are various simple hand built submachine guns primarily recovered by police in and around Haifa District. Yet more examples of how an infinite supply of cheap and effective firearms will always be available to criminals and the wrongfully [Read More…]
Wilson Combat are looking for a new firearm/mechanical engineer. If you are an engineer who wants to get into gun design, this would be a perfect job … Wilson Combat has an immediate opening for a firearms/mechanical engineer at our Berryville, AR facility. [Read More…]
The .460 Rowland cartridge packs .44 Magnum power in a cartridge the size of a .45 ACP (the case is slightly longer but the bullet is seated deeper). A number of .45 ACP pistols can be converted to fire the Rowland by simply swapping out the recoil spring and [Read More…]
Casey writes … I spent the weekend with a good friend doing some shooting on the range, and he took the opportunity to introduce his son to shooting for the first time (he’ll be two next month). I obtained permission from the parents to submit the photo, [Read More…]
There are some things I would not wish on even my worst enemy, and I think a pistol chambered in .458 Winchester Magnum is high on that list. The .458 Winchester Magnum is an dangerous game cartridge capable of taking down an Elephant or a Cape Buffalo. Its muzzle [Read More…]
RIA reports that hot on the heels of a joint venture with Steyr and Glock, Kalashnikov is negotiating a joint venture with Beretta … Russia’s nascent small-arms holding Kalashnikov Concern is in negotiations with Italy’s Beretta on the establishment of [Read More…]
Heizer Defense are suing Doubletap Defense in Federal Court, claiming ownership of patent No 8,495,831. This patent was applied for by DoubleTap Defense in 2011 and approved by the USTPO earlier this year. Heizer Defense and Doubletap Defense collaborated on the [Read More…]
Innovative Gunfighter Solutions is a company in Milford, Michigan that specializes in customizing firearms. The photo above is of their IGFS G26L. The base gun is a Glock 19 that has had its grip chopped down to the size of a G26’s grip. The grip has thumb [Read More…]
Remember the 3D printed “liberator” pistol? Then there was the first 3D printed rifle. Here’s an interesting new 3D printed firearm that actually looks somewhat useful. Hexen developed this single-action, manually-indexed pepperbox pistol dubbed the [Read More…]
The ABC (Akuna Brass Catcher) is a picatinny/weaver rail mounted brass catcher. The craftsman who makes them will customize it to fit your pistol, so it can potentially be used on any pistol with an underbarrel rail. Rather than just having bag held to the side of the [Read More…]
English Russia have written a blog post about a little known Soviet laser pistol that they claim was developed for cosmonauts to shoot at enemy satellite optics. The english description they gave on how it works does not make a lot of sense. From what I understand [Read More…]
Given the growing fascination with crude 3D printed firearms, it may be worth looking into the original “Liberator” pistol. During WWII the Joint Psychological Warfare Committee sought a means to arm civilians in occupied territory, sowing panic and tying [Read More…]
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