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Armatac SAW-MAG
Armatac has developed a new version of their 150 round AR-15 compatible drum magazine and named it the SAW-MAG. More information and a video can he had over at Defense Review.
Category: Rifles
The AK-74 60 round magazine
The AK47 Talk blog posted a link to an auction on Gun Broker for a rare AK-74 quad stack magazine. It hit $900 but the reserve was not met! Lets hope that the Magpul quad magazine is cheaper đ This diagram is apparently from the magazine’s patent …
Steyr Scout Jeff Cooper Commemorative Edition
From the press release For the 2010 offering, Steyrâs Jeff Cooper Scout Rifle Commemorative Package is chambered in .308 Win., exactly as Col. Cooper conceived, and it sets in the original âScout Grayâ stock highlighted by the âJCâ crest-of arms. A 2.5X 28mm [Read More…]
A clean wouldn’t hurt
These photos were taken in 2005 by MisterPX of his custom AR-15 after 15,000 rounds of Wolf ammunition. He had lubed it every 1000 rounds but not cleaned it. A thousand rounds later a bolt lug sheared off and two magazines after that a second lug was lost and at that [Read More…]
Magpul’s Quad Stack Magazine
Magpul has just filed a patent application (#20100126053) for a quad stack AR-15 compatible magazine. The design is quite straight forward. A central partition separates two dual staggered round stacks. Two springs are used, a lower stronger spring and a weaker top [Read More…]
The first 20mm shoulder fired rifle?
The Army has been testing 9mm and 20mm sub caliber training rounds for the AT-4 rocket launcher. At about a hundredth of the cost, the 20mm round provides similar recoil and blast. Army.mil reports … Staff Sgt. Aleksandr Kulik said the 20mm round could be highly [Read More…]
A wooden AR-15 replica
A Canadian solider carved this replica of the Colt C7 rifle out of oak. More photos here. [ Many thanks to JussiV for emailing me the link. ]
Leatherman MUT
The MUT is the first shooter orientated tool from leatherman. Nifty. The Leatherman MUT is the first multi-tool that functions as both a tactical and practical tool for military, LE, or civilian shooters. The MUT features multiple areas on the tool threaded for cleaning [Read More…]
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
A couple of weeks ago at the NDIA Joint Armaments Conference Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan revealed that Marine Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) had been given the designation “M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle”. At the end of last year it was announced that [Read More…]
Lancer L15 lower receiver
This new AR-15 lower receiver from Lancer Systems has interchangeable magazine wells. The operator can switch between standard, competition and tactical mag wells. It is nifty, but I can’t see many hardcore competition shooters not having another AR-15 [Read More…]
Bushmaster A-TACS M4
Bushmaster’s first A-TACS camo rifle is the Bushmaster A-TACS M4-Type Carbine. MSRP is $1350.
The First 2 Bore S&H Rifle
My friend Colin Stolzer of Stolzer & Son’s Gunsmithing has completed what I believe to be the first rifle chambered in the enormous 2 Bore S&H Black Powder Express cartridge. For the past six months Colin has been meticulously documenting the build on his [Read More…]
Armalite AR-10 .243 Win.
Tactical Life has the skinny on the reintroduced Armalite AR-10 chambered in .243 Win. I think the .243 would be an ideal cartridge for the AR-10 platform.
Venezuela to manufacture 7.62x39mm ammunition
They need to feed the 100,000 AK-103 rifles they bought from Russia. “The ammunition plant will be capable of producing over 50 million rounds annually,” said Nikolai Maslyaev, general director of the Izhevsk-based design bureau for automated assembly lines. [Read More…]
New Thompson/Center IMPACT budget muzzeloader
The new T/C IMPACT muzzleloader is priced at just $250. It looks like the perfect entry-level muzzeloader. On his blog Tyler Kreis discusses the new innovate features found in the gun.
Sniping in a suit
You gotta love these post-Soviet Russian presidents. When not hunting bears bare chested they are firing sniper rifles in suits. Pure style. [ Many thanks to Val for emailing me the photo. ]
DARPAâs One Shot Scope development continues
The Discovery reports that it may be fielded next year … But things have come a long way since 1775. With DARPAâs new âOne Shotâ sniper system [PDF], scheduled to be in soldierâs hands by the fall of 2011, the U.S. military will give snipers the ability to [Read More…]
Marines slow to field new ammo
The Marine command has been slow to field the new and improved SOST ammunition. Marine Times reports … Marine Times reports âI got mine from a [military policeman] attached to the company, but I havenât shot them yet,â said a lance corporal who serves as a [Read More…]
AK-200 rifle: The 21st Century AK
The next generation AK has finally been given a name: AK-200. Last year I posted photos of the prototype. It featured a 60 round magazine, folding stock, plenty of picatinny rails and a bipod/handguard. The final model retains the rails and 60 round magazine but now [Read More…]
Poorly researched commentary on the M4/5.56mm debate
Fox News has published a badly written article about the whole M4/5.56mm debate. The article goes on and on about the limited range of the M4/5.56mm An Army study found that the 5.56mm bullets fired from the M4s donât retain enough velocity past 1,000 feet to kill an [Read More…]
Remington Model 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD
Remington will soon be selling the a variant of the Model 700 SPS Tactical that includes a 5/8-24 threaded muzzle. This will allow it to accept AAC and other 5/8-24 threaded flash hiders, brakes and suppressors. A thread protector is included with the rifle. Its MSRP is [Read More…]
About the LWRCI / Jordanian arms deal
Darren EVP of LWRCI posted this in the comments of my blog post about the LWRCI Jordanian arms deal (note, he is responding the previous comments)… Guys, this is very common. A joint venture will eventually be formed whereby LWRCi forms a new company along with [Read More…]
Russian SF vets with their guns
English Russia has posted a collection of portraits of Russia special forces veterans. [ Many thanks to Dave for emailing me the link. ]
The 6P62 12.7mm monster
The 6P62 is a beast of a gun. It is a magazine fed machine gun that chambers the Russian 12.7x108mm cartridge, a round that is slightly more powerful than a .50 BMG. Its short barrel reduces the velocity of the 12.7mm ammunition to 2099 fps (down from the 2800 fps of a [Read More…]
SmartSight: Rifle Mounted Camera
From Popular Science … It consists of a wireless video camera mounted to the rail of an M4 or .308 SOCOM carbine, a small computer worn on a military vest, and a thumbnail-size color head-up display affixed to a pair of protective glasses. In effect, SmartSight [Read More…]
Savage Edge Rifle Photo
I am still pretty excited by the new budget Savage Edge rifle. Chris (Simple Musings From A Guy With Guns) took this photo at the NRA Show … More NRA Show pics from Chris here.
Army issues instructions for painting rifles
PEO Solider has published a document [PDF link] called “Weapons Painting 101″. If you are planning on stray painting your rifle, especially an AR-15, then it is worth reading. [ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
I have seen the future …
… and it is in Germany. If you don’t do anything else today, just make sure you watch this video. The range shown in the video is the MĂLLER SCHIESS ZENTRUM ULM range. How awesome is that 3D hunting simulator? [ Many thanks to Vaar for emailing me the info. [Read More…]
Who says girls can’t shoot?
I had the pleasure of meeting Susannah’s parents at SHOT Show. This was written by her father Dr. Jim Clary … Susannah L. Clary, my daughter, now age 19 and beginning her junior year in college shoots F-Class high power. She shoots a Savage Model 12 rifle [Read More…]
European AR-15 rifles
Recently two European firms, Hera Arms in Germany and Astra Arms in Switzerland, have entered the AR-15 market. I have been told that US Department of State export regulations have made it increasingly hard to import firearms from the US. Even Canadians have problems [Read More…]