Bullpup bolt action rifle maker Desert Tactical Arms has undergone a rebranding. Henceforth they will be called Desert Tech. They are rebranding because the company has expanded beyond just firearms. They have begun construction on a 55,000 acre training center that [Read More…]
SHOT Show attendees pricing went up significantly for SHOT Show 2014. It looks like the exhibitors will be hit in 2015. This email was sent out to SHOT Show exhibitors … Dear SHOT Show Exhibitor: The year 2013 has been a year like no other with record-breaking [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson’s Q2 earning call provides insight market as it returns to normal levels after the great gun scare of 2012/13. I read the transcript so you do not have to and have posted select quotes below. In short, AR-15 inventory has been replenished. NCIS [Read More…]
Every September, the Estonian contingent of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) holds a charity shoot aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Taking place every Sunday during September, this is the second annual Charity Shoot. The purpose is to raise funds for [Read More…]
The staff of The Firearm Blog wish all of our readers a very happy thanksgiving. TFB is very thankful to you, the readers, for your continued contributions and comments, Very Sincerely, Steve and the TFB staff.
Heckler & Koch has applied to the German government for permission to sell a new civilian-legal version of the H&K G36, one that is much truer to the original than the sporterized HK SLR. In Europe the gun will be called the HK243 and in the USA it will be [Read More…]
MadeByAmmo are selling a special brass edition of their ShotShell metal shot glasses. The ShotShell’s resemble shotgun sells and 1.5 fl. oz. (44 ml) of liquid. At $75 each they are a little expensive for me, the stainless steel versions are a little cheaper at [Read More…]
Glock are allegedly running the above advertisement teasing a new smaller pistol called the G42. This raises two questions. Firstly, what is this new pistol? Secondly, were are the G40 and G41 (Glock model numbers are sequential)? If I had to make an educated guess, I [Read More…]
Here is a very neat example of an improvised revolving shotgun displayed by police in Taiwan. This design makes use of a paintball marker as it’s receiver/fire control and is fitted with airsoft M4 rails & fore-grip. It appears several have been recovered from [Read More…]
Australia’s garage-gun-fest continues with a fresh seizure of M11 submachine-gun copies reportedly produced by a jeweler, admittedly supplying up to 100 of the homemade weapons to local gangs.
With the holiday season upon us, many of you are probably contemplating purchasing a gun for family or friends. Last year the NSSF’s Bill Brassard wrote an excellent blog post on the subject … The first thing to remember if you’re thinking about giving [Read More…]
Photographer Nick Veasay used a number of x-ray machines to capture multiple images, many of which are firearms. Upon contacting the artist, he provided the following photos to TFB. Naturally, I had some questions regarding some of the equipment and such, but Nick [Read More…]
There are quite a few good deals happening this year on Black Friday. Slick Guns has collected all the relevant Black Friday sale catalogs. Will you be buying anything this year? Answer the poll below …
It was bound to eventually happen, but I did not think it would be so soon. The company Solid Concepts has printed an entire 1911 pistol with a 3D laser metal sintering printer. What is more, the company has an FFL Manufacturing license and can print guns on behalf of [Read More…]
Tiffany Piper is an accomplished junior NRA action pistol shooter, hailing from New Zealand as a four-time National Champion. Piper is sponsored by Leupold & Stevens, Inc. and travels the world shooting competitively. When Piper isn’t shooting, she’s horse [Read More…]
Stag Arms has partnered with TheFirearmBlog.com to give you the opportunity to win a Model 1 rifle! Two secondary prizes will also be given away so make sure to share this giveaway with your friends! Prizes: We will be giving away three prizes. Prize #1) Model 1 rifle [Read More…]
An exhibit of Philip Luty’s famous homemade design previously displayed at Dortmund Bodegam in Oslo, Norway. Produced by engineer and artist Cameron MacLeod. “A Book and a Pistol comprises of an installation, both of a homemade 9mm submachine gun and the [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports have announced their relocation from Rochester, New York to Summerville, South Carolina. They will be creating 117 new jobs in the region. Earlier this year, after New York passed the seven round magazine bill, I spoke to a company employee [Read More…]
The first illegally manufactured 3D has been confiscated by UK police during a gang raid. The guardian reports … Component parts for what could be the UK’s first ever 3D printed gun have been seized by police in which they called a “really [Read More…]
Well hello. Y-man here again. Hope y’all doing well. I will be coming to the US again in early 2014, yay! I am meant to attend a work-related seminar, conference kind of thing in the USA in late January, early February, and I look forward to adding on a few days of my [Read More…]
Pictured are various simple hand built submachine guns primarily recovered by police in and around Haifa District. Yet more examples of how an infinite supply of cheap and effective firearms will always be available to criminals and the wrongfully [Read More…]
Suddenly the US Army’s obsession with lead-free ammunition makes perfect sense, it was about security not the environment. A reader writes … The last remaining lead smelter, in Herculaneum MO, is closing down. This will undoubtedly affect the price of [Read More…]
Wilson Combat are looking for a new firearm/mechanical engineer. If you are an engineer who wants to get into gun design, this would be a perfect job … Wilson Combat has an immediate opening for a firearms/mechanical engineer at our Berryville, AR facility. [Read More…]
I ran into something today I think many readers will be interested in. I was driving over to my local gun shop to pickup some ammunition and as usual listening to a conservative radio talk station. When I tuned in The topic turned to the Greek saying Molan [Read More…]
About two weeks ago I read an interesting article on the Rock Island Auction Company blog and published a blog post on TFB linking to it. A competing auction house, James D. Julia, then sent out a email newsletter accusing RIA of orchestrating an internet wide [Read More…]
Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) have announced that they will adopt the MP-443 “Yarygin” pistol chambered in the unusual 9x21mm Gyurza cartridge. This is the first time I have heard of a MP-443 chambered in 9x21mm. The 9x21mm Gyurza (not [Read More…]
RIA reports that hot on the heels of a joint venture with Steyr and Glock, Kalashnikov is negotiating a joint venture with Beretta … Russia’s nascent small-arms holding Kalashnikov Concern is in negotiations with Italy’s Beretta on the establishment of [Read More…]
A while back LaRue purchased all the necessary equipment to produce their own high-end match barrels. My sources tell me they went to the Machine and Equipment show in Chicago and walked out with over $1 million worth of barrel making machinery, including a 4 hole [Read More…]
Heizer Defense are suing Doubletap Defense in Federal Court, claiming ownership of patent No 8,495,831. This patent was applied for by DoubleTap Defense in 2011 and approved by the USTPO earlier this year. Heizer Defense and Doubletap Defense collaborated on the [Read More…]
Just in case anyone still doubted the abilities of US Special Forces to strike anywhere anytime, SEAL Team Six and Delta Force raided two countries simultaneously with the aim of capturing high-value Al-Qaeda affiliated commanders. Delta Force entered Libya and [Read More…]
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