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Turnbull Manufacturing, known for (amazing!) boutique guns and restoration services has announced the release of the BBQ series of 1911 handgun. Not one to just make a handgun, all have a 24 karat gold inlay and serial numbers hand-cut into the frame. The series offers [Read More…]
Cody Wilson is not one to shy away from a fight, much less choose enemies his own size. In a David vs. Goliath match-up, Defense Distributed has teamed up with the Second Amendment Foundation to sue the Department of State over “Censorship of 3-D Printing [Read More…]
Being a fan of the “race to the bottom” that manufacturers are taking in regards to weight, it pleases me to see V7’s introduction of a dedicated sport-set of lightweight safety/selectors. Like most V7 products, the selectors make solid use of titanium [Read More…]
Tactical Solutions – known for their ever-growing line of .22LR options, now has a Ruger 10/22 takedown bull barrel and kit. Interestingly, the bull barrel is not all steel, its actually an aluminum tube with a rifled steel insert, keeping weight to a scant 18 [Read More…]
The United States House of Representatives has ordered trials to be conducted to determine the right ammunition for both the US Army and Marine Corps, following on the recent controversy that each service was using its own unique round. Army Times reports: The Army and [Read More…]
Magnets within the shooting sports are growing in popularity quickly. (In fact, I just got in a NeoMag rare-earth magazine carrier for CCW). Latest to the table is the NRA with their “Multi-Mags”. Each magnet is “super-strong” and [Read More…]
Cue an Austin Powers reference on a “laser beam”… All fun and games aside Star Wars (May the 4th have been with you) is coming close to reality. While not a visible laser, the US Navy’s LAWS program has been successfully tested aboard the USS [Read More…]
The news stories about Colt’s have been piling up recently. I admit I am not as well-versed in financial-ese as I could be, which has made me hesitant to cover the subject. It’s a good thing, then, that Hognose of WeaponsMan has covered the ongoing saga of [Read More…]
I am an unabashed bullpup rifle afficianado. While I shoot an AR/ARAK in competition, I am constant pulled back to bullpups as a solution to many problems, especially home defense. Hank Strange gets his strange on shooting the two side-by-side. I have had the liberty [Read More…]
Daniel Defense have partnered with Leupold, Surefire and Oakley to giveaway a new Daniel Defense DDM4v11 Pro competition AR-15 along with accessories. The giveaway has just gone live and runs through Monday, June 8th, 2015, at 11:59PM EST. The winner will [Read More…]
The troubled INSAS rifle has met yet another stumbling block. Calling the rifle “defective, the Delhi High Court questioned the Indian Ministry of Defense’s and the Home Ministry’s issuance of the rifles, late last month, Indian Express reports: The [Read More…]
For those looking for some modern Swiss firearms, Brügger & Thomet USA firearms have now been imported and are available. Ethan of Aftermath Gun Club reports: The first three B&T models approved and imported are the APC9, APC45, and TP9. Inventory has arrived [Read More…]
It’s been just over two years since the day former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was shot and killed by a man he’d been working to help. To honor his memory, Weatherby will be donating engraved Chris Kyle Memorial firearms to this weekend’s Sporting Clays Shoot [Read More…]
SureFire has announced a new .30 caliber quick-detach suppressor, which they are advertising as “the quietest suppressor ever built” for the caliber. From the press release: Fountain Valley, CA — SureFire, LLC, manufacturer of high-performance illumination [Read More…]
DARPA’s program to make a guided large-caliber round has met with some initial success. The video below demonstrates the technology which, while in its infancy, looks very promising: Time Magazine has a short article on the new round: The U.S. military has [Read More…]
Check out this new video of Russian Special Forces training underwater in Crimea posted by the state funded news agency Russia Today. It looks like they’re using an underwater SPP-1 pistol and APS underwater rifle. The SPP-1 pistol has a max of range of just 56 [Read More…]
Adam Clark Estes from Gizmodo recently posted an exclusive hands-on with DARPA’s version of the smart scope, named the Computational Weapon Optic (CWO). The author is definitely not a gun guy, but you can find it the original article here: What It Feels Like to [Read More…]
I remember as a wee kid playing “war” with friends. We’d spend our summers running around the open space area near the river and stage mock battles. A few of the kids even had some old “army surplus” gear which of course made them the [Read More…]
If you don’t know who Tim Ferriss is, here is the tl;dr. Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker that uses his own money to experiment on himself for human performance (everything from social to mental to physical), [Read More…]
Review: Rock Island Armory TAC ULTRA CS 1911s (9mm & .45 ACP) It’s not often that we are asked to test multiple handguns at the same time. In fact, I wasn’t expecting more than one and it was a surprise when Rock Island sent out two of their latest 1911s for [Read More…]
The German government has claimed that the G36 service rifle suffers from severe accuracy problems after being heated up by as little as 4 magazines on full auto. We set out to try and see for ourselves how much the rifle’s POI shifts and how much the group size increases after some heavy use! [Read More…]
Defense Distributed’s project to produce and sell machines that can create firearms receivers for individual hobbyists is now being realized. “Ghost Gunner” miniature CNC machines are, after several delays, finally shipping. From WeaponsMan: Cody [Read More…]
At the risk of selling out all the kilts that I want to have and keep (just bought 2), I wanted to pass along word that the rare 5.11 Tactical Duty Kilts are back live on 5.11’s website. I’m an avid aficionado of the kilt, suffering from dampness during [Read More…]
Good news for those looking for a micro-action custom hunting rifle; CZ USA has just announced they are making available 7.62×39 CZ 527 unbarreled actions to the US consumer market. From Jerking the Trigger: CZ USA has announced that they will be making their CZ [Read More…]
The AK-12 rifle, slated to be adopted by the Russian Army in some capacity late this year, has been delayed in production until 2016. According to Russian news media sources, the rifle will undergo a series of improvements of an unspecified type. From [Read More…]
STI international, Inc. has introduced a new line of handguns “designed to win matches out of the box”. The DVC (standing in for the IPSC motto “Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas”) Limited and Open handguns are the newest top-of-the-line 2011-based [Read More…]
The fate of the trouble G36 rifle has been revealed: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that the Bundeswehr would seek immediate replacement for the rifle. From DW.de: Germany’s military will have to find a replacement for the [Read More…]
Legacy Sports (which includes brands like Citadel, Kryptek, and Howa) has introduced the Pointer break-action shotgun. The Pointer break-action is a no-nonsense kind of firearm, using the simplest operation for a cartridge-base firearm possible: hammer-fired, [Read More…]
This one falls into two simultaneous and often contradicting categories of “Why?” and “Why Not.” Introduced by Mini Artillery, the Pocket Cannon is a legitimate cannon. Loads from the muzzle, using real powder, and shoots real .30 cal cannon [Read More…]