A reader from Washington State who buys the contents of abandoned storage lockers, in the hopes that he can sell them for a profit, recently purchased a locker at auction for $90. Among this locker’s contents was a .22 single shot pistol wrapped up in newspaper [Read More…]
The law requires guns imported into the USA to be stamped with its caliber and the company that imported it. According to Rock Island Auction, collectors do not like these import marks and stamped guns sell for a lot less than non-stamped guns. Take the Lugers in the [Read More…]
Diamondback is now making AR-15 pistols. The DB15 pistols are chambered in 5.56 NATO and come with 7.5″ barrels with a 1:9″ twist. The pistols use a gas-impingement system. Currently, Diamondback lists only one DB15 pistol on the company website. It is [Read More…]
SIG Sauer displayed a suppressed P938 pistol at the 2013 SHOT Show, and there was some speculation as to whether this gun would be a shipping model. Sigsauerguns.com recently posted that a model number has popped up for a threaded P938 barrel (just the barrel, not a [Read More…]
A company called GunBusters, LLC is marketing a scrap metal shredder fitted with a camera to law enforcement organizations around the country. The GunBuster “Alleviates overcrowded property rooms”, “provides safe, simple, & secure method to [Read More…]
The Moscow Times reports that Russian state-owned company Rostec signed a deal with Steyr Mannlicher to produce Steyr weapons at the Kalashnikov (formally called Izhmash) factory in Izhevsk, Russia. An agreement to produce Glock pistols may follow soon. [Read More…]
The Philippine 1911 maker Rock Island Armory has finally listened to their customer’s complaints, they’re finally getting rid of the large roll mark on the slides of their 1911 pistols. Instead of covering most of the left side of the slide they’ve [Read More…]
Over at AllOutdoor Oleg blogs about his experience teaching a new shooter using a Kimber Eclipse II pistol chambered in 10mm …. Recently, my friends and I taught a new shooter aged 17. In three hours, this slightly built girl went from shooting subsonic .22 from [Read More…]
We have reported catastrophic failures of Caracal pistols happening around the world. Earlier this year Caracal did a limited recall of the Model C Pistol. They have now updated the recall to over every Model C pistol in every market. They are not fixing the pistols [Read More…]
A Finnish shooter named Herra Kuulapaa has taken what I think are the most beautiful high speed gun photos I have ever seen. He took the photos to understand what happens when the bullet leaves the gun. The detail on the photos is astounding. If you do nothing else [Read More…]
In 1921 the Ithaca company created a smooth bore handgun from their standard model shotgun the Flues. These handy little handguns were christened the Auto & Burglar. That name came from the intended use for this double barrel. It was considered a gun for the good [Read More…]
If summer is not for shooting hundreds of milk jugs with filled with colored water, I don’t know what it is for. A reader sent us four videos that he and his friends made of them shooting their FN PS90 carbine and FN Five-seveN pistols …
These basic single shot pistols appear very similar to the Cobray / Leinad sheet metal derringers, but with floating firing pins and a simple turn-latch. A LAKE Macquarie man who was making handguns that fell into the hands of Newcastle drug dealers was jailed [Read More…]
Since reading TFB’s article “AK Underwater With Ultra High Speed Camera” from a few weeks ago, I’ve become a fan of the YouTube Channel “Smarter Every Day” where a guy named Destin makes educational videos that are interesting and [Read More…]
One thing that never fails to amaze me on this blog is that whenever one of our writers (myself included) or a staff member either posts a review or product announcement from Heckler and Koch, said article generates 60 plus comments in a day and of course the inevitable [Read More…]
Glock recently sent out an e-mail to their distributors that they will be discontinuing their “C” model line of compensated pistols. They also announced that they will also discontinue their Glock 20, 21, 29 and 30 Gen 3 line as well. Their announcement can [Read More…]
Last year Glock sued Maxsell Corp, claiming that the Zoraki M917 blank firing replica they were importing violated Glock’s trade dress protection. The case has now been settled. The lawyers will not reveal the details of the settlement but I think it is safe to [Read More…]
LaserMax have developed a nifty laser for the Glock that sits inside a guide rod. A replacement slide lock lever acts as the lasers on/off switch. Very clever! From the press release … August 16, 2013 (Rochester, NY) – LaserMax® today [Read More…]
Yesterday after I wrote about the Detonics MTX, a number of readers ask what happened to the Detonics DTX that was announced a year ago but never materialized. I asked the company and this was their response … We have not abandoned the DTX. When we originally [Read More…]
Detonics Defense have begun production of their new Detonics MTX pistol. The double stack 1911-style pistol design focuses on ergonomics. It has a contoured grip, generous beavertail, serrated hammer and undercut trigger guard. Caliber: .45 ACP Barrel Length: 4.25 [Read More…]
Jane’s reports that Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) has partnered with the Brazilian firm RT Trading to form CZ-Brasil, a gun manufacturer in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The factory will employ 150 people to manufacture CZ P-07 pistols for the military and law [Read More…]
A Mr Dwight Williams and a Mr. Ken Lloyd have developed a 1911, Glock and rifle front sight called the DW Battlesight. They claim it allows accurate shooting over 125 yards with a pistol. The sight blade has a hole (well, actually a cone) machined through the middle [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson have identified a problem with the trigger mechanism of the M&P Shield. If your M&P Shield was manufactured before August 19, 2013 you should inspect it to see if it needs to be sent to S&W for repair. Inspection instructions can be found [Read More…]
Jed at GunsGunsGuns.net just told me that Masterpiece Arms MPA Protector .380 / .32 pistols series has been discontinued and they have been removed from the Masterpiece Arms online catalog. These pistols were based on the SeeCamp design, but at a much lower cost, and [Read More…]
It seems that no matter what you do, someone is always complaining about looks like there is a mandatory art appreciation class given to all mall ninjas to get their CCW sash. I ask Fred, “is there any way to please all the ladies?” Fred hangs outside of [Read More…]
Israeli firearm accessory maker FAB Defense just debuted their new TacticSkin slide covers for the Glock 17 and 19 pistols. According to FAB it give you the “ability to customize your Glock slide visibility while allowing enhanced tactical performance and [Read More…]
If you are like me, you remember seeing the Sig SB15 a while back and thinking “hey they hacked the NFA”. Of course we all know how it is supposed to be used, but let us get real and look at this objectively: Sig made an “arm brace” and got ATF [Read More…]
This wooden rubber band replica of the Desert Eagle is very impressive. The slide “blows” back when the trigger is pulled and an empty “cartridge” is ejected. Many thanks to Seb for the tip.
The folks at Modern Pawn and Guns have done an thorough video review of the Double Tap Defense .45 Auto. We have been trying to get one of these to review for a very long time for review but are still waiting for the company to send it to us. After watching the Modern [Read More…]
A few examples from an article posted here briefly providing an overview of several criminally manufactured and modified firearms seized in Ukraine. “A poorly thought-out design of a sub-machine gun. It literally falls into pieces when handled (used?). The [Read More…]
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