Recent photographic evidence has shown that Assad’s Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is equipped with DNS-1 Day & Night Vision Sights from the Belarusian company “Belarusian Optical & Mechanical Association”. These optics have been seen mounted on both [Read More…]
The STGW57 was the standard issued rifle for the Swiss Military Service from 1957 to 1990. It is a select fire rifle chambered in the same cartridge as this rifles predecessor, the K31. The SIG SG510 was chambered in 7.62×51. Along with sharing the same cartridge [Read More…]
Magpul has been knocking it out of the park with their recent products. To top them off they came up with some really great commercials. Here is their commercial for the Hunter American. It is 200% American lol. And there is their GL Enhanced magwell [Read More…]
I was planning to write about this firearm in the near future but it always was the last one in the list of such firearms (rare, experimental Soviet/Russian guns) to write an in-depth article about. And the reason is the extremely scarce information available about this [Read More…]
The French government has received the first production units of the Heckler & Koch HK416F as part of its long awaited Arme Individuelle du Futur (Future Individual Weapon). According to the French government Ministry of Defence website, the first 400 HK416F rifles [Read More…]
I am not someone who has ever had the opportunity to travel to Africa to tackle the Big Five* most dangerous and difficult animals to hunt on the continent (and arguably the planet), and fully admit my novice status in this area. Karamojo Bell I am not. *For those who [Read More…]
Since its introduction in 2009, the Marine Corps’ M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle has proven itself as an effective support weapon that offers more firepower and range than the Corps’ other squad level weapons, the M4 Carbine and M16A4 Rifle. This good [Read More…]
Since its genesis, a lot of clever people have sought to improve the function of the Ar-15 rifle. Side-charging handles, ambidextrous controls, and “B.A.D levers”, just to name a few. Some of these features were adopted, and some were fads that quickly fell by the [Read More…]
Found this gem on Gearwhores Anonymous. It is a photo of some Dutch Swat and DSI officers. The guy in the middle looks like he was in the middle of a GQ magazine photoshoot when feces hit the fan. While the other two guys are dressed to the nines. Not sure why they need [Read More…]
In an unprecedented turn of events, the Indian government has approved the building of a private sector small arms factory at Malanpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Previously, the Indian small arms industry has been entirely nationalized, with the Ministry of [Read More…]
My friend TC posted this photo of his display. It looks clean and professional. What you are looking at is a DIY weapon display he made. It is just peg board that he painted silver. Fooled me. I thought it was metal sheets with holes. And to top it all off, those are [Read More…]
KE Arms, producer of the DMR Trigger, has licensed the manufacturing and distribution rights for the patent pending Sear Link Technology trigger system from M&M Manufacturing. Before this release, the SLT-1 was tested with tens of thousands of rounds in traditional [Read More…]
Years of living in a state that does not allow the civilian ownership of silencers introduced me to the world of suppressed precision airguns. And if you thought the accessory market in the “powder burner” realm was stacked deep with must-haves, the airgun [Read More…]
Wisconsin-based firearms accessory manufacturer Midwest Industries just rolled out a new product that should grab the attention of H&K MP5 and clone owners looking to mount lights, vertical foregrips and other accessories. The new forends will fit full size MP5s [Read More…]
If I was a 45ACP shooter, I’d be seriously considering this new SilencerCo Summit Series package. The complete setup is exclusive to Capitol Armory and includes a B&T APC45, a SilencerCo Omega 45K and a Vertx EDC Ready Bag. In addition, the mounting system for [Read More…]
Recently we’ve been looking at a number of high-profile developments that came out of Special Operations Executive. Namely the infamous Welrod and Welwyn suppressed devices, and the Norm and Welgun experimental submachine guns. In this video, we take a look at some of the much lesser-known [Read More…]
One of the more captivating and fascinating designs to come out of Russia in the past several decades, the 5.45x39mm AN-94 has recently been covered in great detail by Ian of Forgotten Weapons, in conjunction with Armament Research Services on The Hoplite Blog. If you have a chance, go over to The [Read More…]
Recent photographs out of the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib show a thorough manufacture of improvised anti-material rifles, all in 14.5mm. Local gunsmiths in the rebel-held city appear to be using the discarded barrels of 14.5mm KPV heavy machine guns, of an [Read More…]
Back in April of 2015, the Magpul Hunter X-22 Stock for the 10/22 was introduced to the shooting community and shooters loved what it had to offer. The stock had the potential to be a very good option for just about any 10/22 build. Thankfully Brownells sent us a flat [Read More…]
At the NRA Annual Meeting something caught my eye at the UTAS booth. I will be honest I am not a fan of the UTS-15 when it comes to bullpup shotguns. However UTAS has something relatively new that I missed at SHOT Show last January. It is their XTR-12. It is an AR [Read More…]
Aklys Defense is owned by Joe Meaux. You may recognize the name and face from the Sons of Guns show. Well at the NRA Annual Meeting, the brought out a new suppressed gun just in time for the show. Their latest product is a modified Ruger 22/45. It uses their Kopis .22LR [Read More…]
Continuing our march towards “normalizing” silencers within the gun industry, rimfire powerhouse Ruger is manufacturing the Silent-SR ISB – an integrally suppressed barrel assembly for the 10/22 and Charger platforms. Although I will avoid Hearing [Read More…]
TNW Firearms has recently announced that the .22LR version of their Aero Survival Rifle is now available for preorder. This firearm has been chambered in a number of handgun cartridges (9mm, .40S&W, .45ACP, 10mm, and .357SIG), but one of the most iconic survival [Read More…]
For over twenty years Keystone Sporting Arms has been making .22LR youth rifles called the Crickett. Just last December Keystone Sporting announced the Crickett Precision Rifle (CPR) on Facebook. We saw them again at the Great American Outdoor Show last February. Well [Read More…]
Pete M had the opportunity to see the AT-One at SHOT 2017. If you aren’t familiar, Boyds makes laminate and hardwood stocks for pretty much any platform you could ever want. The At-One stock features an adjustable comb and butt pad, along with rubberized areas, [Read More…]
AK platform firearms are pretty ubiquitous, with variants coming from all over the world. Despite its popularity in the United States, for a long time there was no major production of a 100% U.S. made model. Century Arms International changed that dynamic with the [Read More…]
AB Arms just introduced a partnership with Keystone to produce some precision trainer rifles, while on the NRA Show floor Patrick decided that he wanted to take a closer look at the pint-sized long guns. Thanks to our sponsors: Proxibid – Track Down Your Perfect Rifle On Proxibid.com [Read More…]
As I was walking down the aisles of the NRA Annual Meeting, I spotted Hill & Mac Gun Works. I had meet them before at Big 3 East when they unveiled their Semi Auto STG44 replica. They had mentioned that they also make semi-auto versions of the Cetme-L. On the wall [Read More…]
Instead of bringing mountains of parts to NRA’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Brownell’s partnered with some of the best gunsmiths in the industry to show consumers attending the show what someone can do with the Brownell’s catalog. Thanks to our sponsors: Proxibid – [Read More…]
When you work with guns all the time, it gets hard to get excited about every new thing that comes out at one of the shows. Bryan at F&D Defense was showing off the new XAR takedown rifle at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta and blew Patrick’s mind. Using a barrel nutless design with [Read More…]