The golden rule for firearm safety is usually attributed to Jeff Cooper. RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED I was reading the book “Cautions to Young Sportsmen” by Thomas Frankland, which was published 207 years ago. The golden rule has not changed. You can [Read More…]
Winchester will be launching a new line of Safari ammo. They will be offering it in calibers 375 H&H Magnum, 416 Rigby, 458 Winchester Magnum and 416 Remington Magnum cartridge and will be using Nosler Partition and Nosler Solid bullets. The new ammo will be [Read More…]
FN Manufacturing in Columbia, SC received a $33.7 million firm-fixed-price, contract for M16A3 and M16A4 Rifles to support the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. …. Colt Defense in Hartford, CT received a $15.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for M16A3 and [Read More…]
Robinson Arms have just released an updated PDF Brochure of their XCR rifle. The XCR They have also said on their website that the SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) version of the XCR is becoming very popular. Download it here.
After feeding him some of my wife’s famous lasagna (we always feed our servicemen) he gave me a dry demo of the new Tavor Commando and let me try it out. Read more here.
A couple of cool youtube videos on using the AK-74 (called AK-47 on youtube). Apparently from a series called “Kadochnikovs martial arts” Tactical magazine changes. Hat Tip: MilitaryPhotos.net
Murdoc found this photo from 2001 1st Infantry Division (ID) Soldiers, part of the USA Task Force (TF) Sabre force, fire a Heckler-Koch 5.56 mm G36 assault rifle on the live-fire range at Orahovac, Kosovo, Serbia More here.
Jovian Thunderbolt has an interesting post about survival guns. Am I EVER going to be in a place, in this day and age, where I’d need something like this to survive? Most definitely not. Still, it might be a fun little item to have for just plinking. If you had a [Read More…]
The, new for 2008, African hunting rifle from Kimber. Chambered in .375 H&H. Specs: Caliber: .375 H&H Mag. Approximate Weight: 8lbs. 10oz. Overall Length (inches): 44.5 Stock: Checkering: 24 lines-per-inch Ebony forend tip Cheekpiece Finish: Hand-rubbed oil [Read More…]
This is the first of the 2008 rifles I am covering (during 2008). Accuracy under all conditons. The Bell and Carlsonâ„¢ composite stock features a textured charcoal grey matte finish for rugged good looks and improved grip in adverse conditions. The Pachmayr® [Read More…]
The new model 700 Varmint-Tactical Rifle (VTR) is chambered in .204 Ruger, .223 Remington, .22-250 Remington and .308 Win. A fusion of our most advanced performance features in both tactical and varmint rifles, the new Model 700â„¢ Varmint-Tactical Rifle [Read More…]
This is a new limited edition model 700 that is chambered for the .260 Remington. You can try to keep this limited edition rifle in the box, but one shot and it’ll be your big-game rifle of choice for life. Chambered for the accurate, flat-shooting 260 [Read More…]
A new .308 / .223 tactical rifle from Remington. I am looking forward to reading reviews about it. When it comes to tactical firearms, there’s no more trusted name in the game than Remington. In rugged endurance, our Model 700 XCR Compact Tactical Rifle truly [Read More…]
Remington have a new model 597 varmint rifle. Because our Model 597 action is the ultimate in feeding reliability (Editor: not what I have read) and out-of-the-box accuracy, it was only natural we develop the Model 597â„¢ TVPâ„¢ (Target-Varmint Plinker) to take [Read More…]
Remington have a new Model 597 that comes with a Blaze camo stock. I really like the look! The Mossy Oak® Blaze Orange camo Model 597 will turn heads with the hot new look, then proceed to make jaws drop with tthe astounding ability to punch tiny groups in [Read More…]
Every manufacturer is jumping on the pink gun craze. I don’t like the look. But if it sells more guns then it can’t be all that bad … I suppose. The Remington Exclusive Mossy Oak® PInk camo Model 597 will turn heads with the hot new look, then [Read More…]
Lightning fast and superbly accurate, the compact, short-action Model Seven has been a leader in the woods since it was introduced in 1983. Join us as we celebrate a quarter century of proven performance with the Model Sevenâ„¢ 25th Anniversary edition rifle [Read More…]
This year Kimber is introducing a tactical series of rifles. These rifles will come in three models. Entering the tactical rifle market is no stretch for Kimber. Accuracy standards are already exceeded by lightweight hunting rifles, with durability proven in game fields [Read More…]
As the name suggests this is the light weight version of the model 70 and is avlible in most common sporting calibers. The legendary handling and quickness of the Model 70 Featherweight Deluxe is justly famous among hunters everywhere. The Model 70 action offers [Read More…]
The Sporter Deluxe features a satin finished walnut stock with cut checkering on its trim fore-end and pistol grip, along with a sculpted cheekpiece for precise scope alignment to create a superbly balanced rifle that’s lighter to carry. The premium Pachmayr® [Read More…]
Back from the dead and looking as good as ever! From Botswana to the Brooks Range, no other rifle has traveled so extensively in search of big game or is held in such high esteem as the bolt-action Model 70. Foremost in the series is the elegant Super Grade. You feel a [Read More…]
Atlantic Firearms will be getting in the MP5 pattern .22LR GSG-5 Sport rifle (although I would call it a carbine). Specs: Caliber: .22LR Action: Semi-automatic Length: 855mm Height: 207mm Width: 53mm Barrel Length: 414mm (16.3″) Weight (without magazine): 2930g [Read More…]
Answer… 1) AK pattern rifles and shotguns made at Izhevsk 2) The ugliest antelope alive The Russians are not know for producing beautiful firearms, but you would have thought they would have chosen a nicer looking animal than the Saiga for which to brand sporting [Read More…]
I don’t like pink guns but I must say that the detail on this California legal AR-15 is amazing! I wonder if it is real or a photoshop. Click to expand the photo. More about it at RifleGear Hat Tip: Gizmodo UPDATE It is real! Pre assembled:
Check out this rifle! Beautiful! I think it is a .45, but I could be wrong. Click to enlarge the photo. I like the drum magazine 😛 Hat Tip: Gun and Game
Defense Review have written an article about the new SIG 556 SWAT Rifle/Carbine/Subcarbine SIG 556 rifles/carbines at SHOT Show 2006 (photos accompanying this article), and found them interesting. We’ve always been fans of the SIG 550-series weapons, particularly [Read More…]
I came across these photos, of the recent Chinese Indian war games, showing the QBZ-95 in use. Although they could be the QBZ-97 (5.56mm version), I cannot tell the difference. They let the Indians have a go! Hat Tip: MilitaryPhotos.net
I have been looking for a good tutorial on how to spray paint a rifle. Sniper’s Hide has a great tutorial on painting your rifle. $20 worth of stuff to paint $10,000 worth of optics and guns, ain’t life grand. Here’s the Remington in the woods to see [Read More…]
New Jovian Thunderbolt has written about his past love for the BAR (M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle) The BAR was always my dream gun. Or it was. Back when I knew nothing and only looked at capabilities on paper, and then not looking TOO closely. I have loved the look of [Read More…]
This Ruger 10/22 was heavily customized by JBLee. Click to expand the image. Very cool. I love the magazine release. Hat Tip: RFC
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