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Glock 22 Underwater High Speed Video
Last week I blogged a frame from the high speed underwater video Andrew made. He has now uploaded the full video.
Category: Pistols
Backpack Shield
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…]
Sig Sauer 1911 and P238 Zombie Edition
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting-sports industry, is proud to exclusively offer the Zombie Edition of Sig Sauer’s popular 1911 and P238 pistol. Both Zombie Edition pistols have attention-grabbing enhancements, [Read More…]
Bonnie Parker’s .38 Revolver Being Auctioned
The Colt .38 Detective Special snub-nose revolver found taped to the inside of Bonnie Parker’s thigh after she was killed is going up for auction at RR Auction. The action is expected to reach $200,000. The son of the police Captain who lead the famous ambush said [Read More…]
Underwater 1911
Andrew did some underwater photography. This photo is of a 1911 firing a HST 230gr .45 ACP.
SiRT Training pistol
Dry fire practice is essential to honing in your skills, and it’s cheap too. While many of us dry fire with snap caps or an empty chamber, we know with semi-auto pistols we have to manually rack the action to reset the trigger. This can slow practice down. The SiRT [Read More…]
Bud’s Top Selling Guns In 2012
In their latest newsletter, BudsGunShop.com revealed their top selling guns of 2012 (which are currently in stock) … Mosin-Nagant M91/30 7.62X54R Ruger LCP .380 M10-762 Semi-Auto AK Style Rifle 7.62×39 Soviet Nagant M1895 Revolver W/ Accessories Mossberg 500 [Read More…]
Gun Review: Para Ordnance GI Expert
The Para GI Expert is a well made entry level 1911. Nothing fancy here this is a working gun. It has all the desirable features to get the job done and that’s the most important consideration. There are more and more of these entry level pistols being offered from [Read More…]
Beautiful Sword Gun
This beautiful sword gun is engraved all over in what looks like names of people. Maybe a family tree? It looks like it is Germanic in origin. Full size photos and more sword guns here. [ Many thanks to WhaleOil for emailing us the link. ]
Wifi-enabled Gun Safe!
Smart Gun Safety Solutions have developed a wifi and web enabled gun safe. The safe can alert you via. email or SMS if the safe is opened or if its internal tilt switch is tripped. The safe is powered by AC but has a built in backup battery. A web interface allows you [Read More…]
Army buys 100,000 M9 Pistols
Beretta USA said on their Facebook page that the US Army has purchased 100,000 more Beretta M9 pistols and has confirmed that the M9 will remain their sidearm for the next five years. [ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
Sig Sauer Announces New M11 A-1
I hope many of you will be as excited about this announcement as I was Thursday. I was very pleased to have a conversation with Jeff Creamer, director of product management for Sig Sauer. Before I pass along the particulars of the new Sig M11 A-1 let me tell you a very [Read More…]
New Crimson Trace Laserguard For Non-Railed Pistols
We’ve all seen the new pistols released with the compact laser mounted to the triggerguard. Crimson Trace has done this product one better by adding them as a separate unit for several pistols without rails. I received a new “Laserguard” for my Kimber 1911 last [Read More…]
Suppressed Rifles & Pistols
The author of this video demonstrates a range of suppressed pistols and rifles, in a number of calibers, at a variety of distances. It gives a good indication of the sound suppression you should expect if you are looking at getting a suppressor. [Hat Tip: SayUncle]
Glock: Confidence to Live Your Life
This ad from Glock is just plain awesome. I feel very inspired. A YouTube comment on the video says … I’m the RO (guy with the timer) in the video. The pistol is a Glock 34 gen3 (9mm) and yes he has aftermarket sights like most all competition shooters do. [Read More…]
Interesting NFA Guns
I came across a webpage on the BATFE website with examples of NFA regulated guns …
Buffalo Wings for Glock, In Three Flavours
Strike Industries continues to create new products at a rapid pace. Their latest is a series of base plates for Glock pistols. The wings will be available in three different flavours …
Ruger Single-Nine .22 Magnum Revolver
Ruger has announced a new .22 Magnum revolver called the Single-Nine. As its name suggests, it has a nine chamber cylinder. It is build upon the Ruger Single-Six frame. Like the rest of the Single-Six line, it is a premium revolver with a price to match. The MSRP is [Read More…]
Crimson Trace shoot (Part 4 of 4): Glock 34
In this final post on the 3-gun shoot, I’d like to chat with you about my pistol, a Glock 34 in 9mm. I shoot production in USPSA, IPSC and IDPA, so here I am again at a disadvantage going against all the Open class gear. Thankfully I’m just here to shoot for fun! I [Read More…]
Yarygin Pistol with Accessories
RIA Novosti reports on a demonstration of the Yarygin Pistol. This is the first time I have seen it used with the 17 (or 18) round extended magazine. The reporter thinks that the main con of this pistol is that is needs to be “retargeted” when switching [Read More…]
Israel Gifts Jericho 941 pistols to Hellenic Coast Guard
According to Janes, Israel has donated 500 9mm Jericho pistols, along with ammunition, to the Hellenic Coast Guard. The pistols were given as thanks for their help in preventing a allegedly unseaworthy activist ship from attempting to break the Gaza Strip blockade.
Springfield XDs Reviews
Packing Pretty has written an extensive review of the Springfield XDS. Gracie writes … Carrying the XDs is a pleasure. Of course, I am used to my full-sized, 4.5 inch XDm and my 4 inch XD, so the downsize is a huge change for me. On the same note, I didn’t find [Read More…]
Remington 1911 R1 with Enhanced Threaded Barrel
Two years after buying AAC, Remington are slowly coming to terms with the fact that they are a suppressor manufacturer. They are now selling a version of the R1 1911 Enhanced with a threaded barrel. The press release says … “The popularity of silencers is [Read More…]
The Wiki Weapon Project
A group called Defense Distributed is asking for funding on IndieGoGo to develop an open source .22 pistol that can be mostly printed on the RepRap 3D printer. The RepRap is an opensource 3D printer that can be used to print many of the parts needed to construct another [Read More…]
Gun Power Screwdriver
Gadgetsandgear.com are selling a gun shaped rechargeable power screw driver for $40. I am torn between how cool this is, and feeling the need to preach the message of gun safety. Children might get the wrong idea about guns if they see an adult in the house using a [Read More…]
Marines Return to Colt
Matthew Sturdevant has published an article at Military.com about the USMC return to the 1911 pistol … The newest Colt .45-caliber pistol is touted for its durability and design. It is tested to make sure it can be dropped in water, covered in mud, immersed in [Read More…]
Glock’s Trademark Design
In 2001 Glock applied to trademark their pistol design. The trademark application was approved in 2009 (Serial Number 76279422). Glock’s application states that this design was not used by anyone before 1995, so this trademark must be for the third generation [Read More…]
Things that look like Glocks
Being the generous person I am, I decided to take it upon myself to do some pro bono work for Glock’s legal team and find other non-gun products that infringe on their trademark. All of these products feature Glock’s trademarked “blocky and squared-off [Read More…]
Glock Sues Importer of Zoraki M917
Glock is suing Maxwell Corp, the importers of the Zoraki M917 blank firing pistol, for trade dress infringement. Vico Confino has put up a website giving his side of the story and pleading with Glock to settle out of court. Vico says … MAXSELL CORP. has been sued [Read More…]
Gun Review: Rock Island Tactical 9mm Conversion to 38 Super (Part Two)
If you’re lucky the barrel will drop right in. Most will find that some fitting will be needed at the rear of the barrel hood. Ideally what you want is a barrel that locks up solidly with the barrel bushing, barrel lugs into the slide recesses and finally the barrel [Read More…]