The mystery of how a bullet from a 14.5×114mm round ended up in an Afghan soldiers head without killing him has been solved. It turns out the round was not fired from a gun but was used as shrapnel in an IED. It would have been travelling much slower, and probably [Read More…]
Urban Dictionary defines the cultural phenomenon of “unboxing” as … The Internet trend of showing photos or video from the unpacking of a retail box of some desirable product, such as the latest laptop or portable music player. After discovering [Read More…]
A Tennessee man dropped his revolver whilst driving and managed to negligently discharge it into his legs. This type of negligent discharge is more common with semi-auto pistols than with double action revolvers, which have a much heavier trigger pull. It sounds the [Read More…]
Jack Murphy, former Special Forces Soldier and author, has claimed that many of the special forces community are unhappy with the Knight’s Armament Company M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. This is the first time I have read or heard of issues with the M110, [Read More…]
A reader emailed in photos of the IWI Galil ACE being carried by soldiers at Cavalry Day at the Colombian Army’s Cavalry Military School. These short barreled Galil ACE are incredible sexy! Along with Colombia, the ACE has also been adopted by Peru and Guatemala. [Read More…]
In Chandler, AZ a man borrowed his fiancé’s pink gun, tucked it into the front waistband of his pants and walked to the grocery store. Somewhere along the way the gun discharged … The gun fired, striking Seto’s penis and continuing through his left [Read More…]
With forwarding operating bases closing and troops withdrawing from Iraq, Joint Munitions Command civilian and military staff have to sort, clean, package and, in some cases destroy, the ammunition, hand grenades and C4 explosives left behind. Army.mil reports … [Read More…]
The Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, based out of Chicopee, MA, has been participating in the Agile Spirit 2011 military exercise at the Vaziani Military Base, Republic of Georgia. Dvids reports … All gunners in [Read More…]
In June the US Army began upgrading their .50 cal M2 heavy machine guns to the slightly improved M2A1 variant. The M2A1 allows the operator to replace the barrel without have adjust headspace and timing. Army.mil reports … Bonner said this is the first major [Read More…]
Since their formation in 1947, the Canadian Rangers, Canada’s Arctic defense/surveillance militia, have been carrying .303 chambered Lee Enfield rifles. Today, more than 60 years later, each Ranger is still issued with a Lee Enfield No. 4 rifle and each year are [Read More…]
Crosman has entered into a “strategic licensing agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps for the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of U.S. Marine Corps branded airsoft products.” (marketing speak for licensing/endorsement deal). Crosman is no [Read More…]
From the press release … Wixom, MI – Trijicon, Inc., global provider of innovative Brilliant Aiming Solutions™ for hunters, shooters, military and law enforcement personnel, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Army has commissioned an additional 10,000 [Read More…]
The Spearmint Rhino, the international a chain of strip clubs, is suing Chiappa Firearms over the logo used on their Chiappa Firearms Rhino revolvers. They claim that consumers could confuse the revolver with one of their strip clubs or branded g-strings, brassieres and [Read More…]
I was wrong. Despite appearances, Magpul still plan to bring to PMAG 40 to market. Magpul founder Richard Fitzpatrick commented on my previous post saying … The PMag 40 is NOT Dead! It has been delayed due to us concentrating other magazine related projects. That [Read More…]
ChocolateWeapons.com is selling a nifty chocolate replica of a full size Glock pistol made from one pound of chocolate. The “gun” is even shipped in an authentic looking foam lined pistol case! At $30, it would make a great gift for a gun nut. If your gun [Read More…]
In February 2009, after many scandals, litigation and other PR disasters, Blackwater USA infamously rebranded themselves as Xe Services. We were puzzled when Mossberg announced a range of Blackwater USA branded shotguns. Then last month the situation became clearer [Read More…]
Daniel Defense is opening a new manufacturing and office facility Jasper County, South Carolina. The facility will being operations in December and they will start hiring for the new positions next month. If you are looking for a job, their careers email address is [Read More…]
Kit Up reports that the engineers at the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal will be testing eight LSAT Machine Guns and 50,000 rounds of the LSAT caseless ammunition. From Kit Up blog … The engineers at Picatinny are sending eight M249 SAW-like prototype machine guns [Read More…]
FNH USA’s Executive Vice President of Military Operations Mark Cherpes explained to Shooting Illustrated what was going on with the FN SCAR at USSOCOM. USSOCOM could not make their mind up, but finally decided they wanted a multi-caliber system, which is why the [Read More…]
In a document, dated 6/07/2011 and sent to law enforcement agencies by the ATF Phoenix Field Division and leaked by the Anonymous-affiliated group LulzSec, states that the USA manufactured 40mm grenades in use by Mexican drug gangs were legally exported to foreign [Read More…]
It has been reported on the ARFCOM and Lightfighter forums that some USMC battalions are banning or restricting the use of Magpul PMAG magazines because they are incompatible with the M27 IAR. The PMAG does not work with the HK416 (it does not drop free and needs to be [Read More…]
National Geographic is airing a documentary about the Barretts on Monday, June 27. From the press release … National Geographic Television announced this week that Barrett and its founder, Ronnie Barrett, along with son and daughter, Chris and Angela Barrett, will [Read More…]
TFB resident expert Daniel E. Watters has published an article for Defense Industry Daily about the US Army procurement of 70,000 to 100,000 additional M4 Carbines, what is means for Colt, who own the M4 design, and for other manufacturers. Obviously, if Colt does not [Read More…]
Lybian Rebel engineers have been experimenting with mounting machine guns on remote control toys.
Strategy Page reports … The U.S. Army has ordered 3,053 of the new, lightweight, M-240L 7.62mm machine-guns, for $9,200 each. This model of the M-240 is 1.7 kg (3.75 pounds) lighter than the previous, M-240B. This was accomplished by using some lighter (titanium) [Read More…]
Danger Room has published a fascinating article by David Axe about a farming community who have organized themselves into a militia to defend themselves from the marauding remnants of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group … But the men of Obo knew they needed [Read More…]
Anvil Arms LLC, based in Lakeland, Florida, was a AR-15 manufacturer that abruptly ceased operations during the height of the AR-15 boom when the Managing Member, Jonathan A. Kruger, was terminated and the company ceased operations. Legal action was taken against Kruger [Read More…]
The Atlantic has a published a fascinating photo essay showing the Libyan rebel weapons retrofitting and manufacturing ‘industry’. [ Many thanks to Jeff & Piotr for emailing me the link. ]
Bushmaster Firearms International has long since ceased to be a separate entity, in spirit if not legally. The company has been folded into Remington and the Bushmaster name is now just one of Remington’s many brand names. Today it was announced that Bushmaster [Read More…]
The US Army is looking to purchase an additional 70,000 – 100,000 M4A1 Carbines. The total estimated quantity is 70,000 to 100, 000 weapons. The Government anticipates ordering 25-30% in each of years 1 and 2 and 13-17% in each of years 3 through 5. Award is [Read More…]
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