Here is an interesting idea for video capturing firearm manipulation. Most people use a Contour on their earpro or a GoPro mounted on their headstrap. Ilya Naishuller is crowdfunding his POV movie called Hardcore on Indiegogo. The clip stars Sharlto Copley, the actor [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms will introduce 20-gauge versions of the SXP Field and SXP Field Compact shotguns in 2015. The guns were recently shown to distributors at the 2014 NASGW show. The guns will use a true 20-gauge receiver that gives the guns a nice feel and [Read More…]
.22 Plinkster gets together with the Gould Brothers for a little trick shot shooting. .22 Plinkster is known for his remarkable marksmanship with .22LR firearms. I was most impressed with his trick shot of shooting a round and then shooting the brass that was ejected. [Read More…]
Homemade firearms have long featured strongly in Indian criminology. Known locally as Kattas or tamanchas, these crude handmade pistols account for up to 30% of firearms related crime. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, their use is continuing an upward [Read More…]
A reader (who did not leave a name) sent in this photo of a post apocalyptic style shotgun he made from a broken and rusted $30 Rossi single shot … This started out as a thirty dollar broken Rossi single shot that I bought from a pawn shop. After a little bit of [Read More…]
Pete sent us photos of this beautiful custom short barrel shotgun be built. He has named it “The Woodsman”. It started life as, circa. 2000, as a Remington 870 Police Magnum. Rose Action Sports cut the barrel, crowned it and threaded it for choke tubes. [Read More…]
Just wanted to say a quick Happy Halloween to TFB readers out there! I decided to celebrate early by not eating candy, but rather by destroying a pumpkin using a Mossberg 590A1 shotgun. Instead of letting your carved pumpkins rot, I suggest shooting at them this [Read More…]
Due to a little unwarranted attention from law enforcement in Slovenia, Polenar Tactical came out with a video explaining who they are and what they do. They are the ones who made the “Sh!t you see at the Range“. They make some great videos and I wish them [Read More…]
Silencerco posted up a video mixing Halloween and some of their silencers. It is rather creepy but you get to watch pumpkins and other various Halloween decorations get shot up in slow motion. They use an AR with the NEA CSS along with a Benelli shotgun and a Glock with [Read More…]
At the 2014 NASGW show, Adaptive Tactical announced the new 10 round detachable, box magazine conversion kits for Mossberg shotguns. Previously, the company offered 10 round rotary magazines. Responding to consumer demand, the company is now offering the same capacity [Read More…]
We posted an image of this earlier this year. Apparently it is exclusive to Cheaper Than Dirt. According to Michael Bane’s article, the DP-12 MSRP is estimated to be $1k. They make some obvious remarks about the KSG and the UTS15. I hope to see this shotgun at [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) will introduce a new shotgun in 2015 based on the Omni Hybrid AR-15 receivers. The prototype gun was shown at the 2014 NASGW Expo. The gun uses the company’s established polymer-metal hybrid lower and the recently announced hybrid [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) was showing a pair of new shotguns at the recent NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The new Alpha shotguns are semi-auto guns that use an inertia recoil system. Two models will be offered initially. The Sport model has a polymer stock [Read More…]
Last year we reported that Mossberg will be selling their shotguns in Kyptek Camo. I finally saw one in the wild, so to speak. My local gun shop got at Mossberg 930 in Krytpek Yeti. It stands out amongst the other shotguns. I had the store employee take some pics with [Read More…]
Expected to be ready for the 2015 SHOT Show, the prototype of the American Tactical Imports (ATI) Double Trouble was on display at the recent NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The gun is an over/under shotgun with a polymer pistol grip stock and fore arm. Due to [Read More…]
The Fostech Arms Origin shotgun will ship in the next three weeks according to the company rep I spoke with at the NASGW show. There have been many pre-orders, and Fostech Arms expects it would take about 6 – 8 months to deliver a shotgun ordered today. If you [Read More…]
Polenar Tactical tried to beat Instructor Zero’s time of 8 shots in 1.41 secs with his Benelli M4. Polenar is using a Benelli M3. However they soon learn there is something wrong with their Benelli M3. They can only go so fast before the gun fails. Oh and it is [Read More…]
As an alternative to the GoPro Sportsman Mount, Choate Machine & Tool has made their own GoPro mount. It is machined aluminum. It uses a simple steel barrel mount to attach the GoPro mount to a barrel or magazine tube. You do need to use a factory GoPro screw [Read More…]
Many people I have talked to have expressed interest in getting a 20 gauge shotgun. Many of them are looking for one as a home defense gun that their spouse can feel comfortable using as well. 20 gauge is a great round, with relatively low recoil that can be used [Read More…]
Last week Kalashnikov Concern claimed that US sanctions were not hurting them and production was up. This dubious claim could only be true if government purchases have been increased (as I predicted they would be back when the sanctions were first announced). [Read More…]
The Durrand Line has divided the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1893 when the British Empire created it with the king of Afghanistan. More for territorial reasons than ethnic, the line literally splits the Pashtun tribe in two, half of it’s people in [Read More…]
VuurwapenBlog reviews five weapons in under one minute. He talks about the Beretta 92, AK74, Glock 19, Mossberg 500, and a M&PC. Most of what he says is stating the obvious. But I find it interesting how much information he is able to squeeze in to this video.
In the competition and tactical shotgun worlds, speed loading is quite the interesting topic. The traditional weak/strong hand “load 2” and “load 4” techniques seen many years ago in Europe and have since made their way to the U.S. have inspired [Read More…]
Saw this today at the FNH 3Gun Championships. A staffer/competitor modified his Beretta A400 Unico by adding a large button to his bolt release. Most shooters would buy an aftermarket part and have a gunsmith install it. He told me this is cheaper and easier. He drilled [Read More…]
The 1301 is a Formula 1 car. Its designed to look good and go fast but at the expense of creature comforts. How so? Read below and get to know this Italian 12-gauge boomstick. The key component of the 1301 is Beretta’s “Blink” gas system. Beretta [Read More…]
I enjoy shooting shotgun (or maybe I should say I enjoy the *boom* and the target obliteration that it causes). But I don’t like shooting “a lot” of shotgun and, additionally, there is a reason you don’t see shotgun courses that run 500 rounds in [Read More…]
Mesa Tactical has released receiver-length rails for the ubiquitous Mossberg 500/590 and Remington 870 series shotguns compatible with Mesa’s high-mount stock adapters. Both the Remington and Mossberg rails clock in a 9.5 inches. Mesa claims that the rail adapter [Read More…]
Demolition Ranch tests out an AR500 armor plate against 50 slugs. The most challenging aspect of this test appears to be finding a method of holding the AR500 steel still for multiple shots.
Ares Armor (yes, that Ares Armor) partnered with a current active duty Marine (Oorah!) to create the “Remora Speed Shotshell Holder” for MOE-equipped pump-action shotguns. The shell holder is set up specifically for MagPul MOE foreends currently manufactured [Read More…]
Royal Nonesuch was asked to try shooting CO2 cartridges out of his home made shotgun. The results were rather interesting.
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