Robert @ STP writes … Pictured here is a Colt Delta gold cup 10mm, which came through the LGS that I work at. It was sold online one hour after posting. I called Colt,and they gave it a mfg date of 1990. Note the relatively low-mass Accro rear sight (when compared [Read More…]
Trevor Weston sent us this photo showing two M60 E6 7.62mm machine guns with a whole lot of empty brass. The M60 E6 is an interesting gun. It is a modern version of the 1950s M60, designed quite a bit later than the 1990s version, the M60E4/MK 43. Wikipedia says this [Read More…]
Our good friend Max Popenker sent us this photo from a recent trip to the range with a selection of Kalashnikov manufactured rifles. On the far left is the AK-105. This is the modern ultra short carbine version of the AK that replaced the AK-74U in Russian service. [Read More…]
Andy writes … My little SBR collection, includes a bunch of SCARs, my SIG 550 SWAT and last but not least an HK243. Greetings from Switzerland! What a awesome collection! Thanks for sending it in.
Many consider the H&K P7 to be the finest handgun ever offered by the company, or even of any company. YouTuber LifeSizePotato recently posted a picture of his P7M13 to Imgur, an image hosting/social media site: The Heckler and Koch P7 is an unusual gas-retarded [Read More…]
Below are some photos of my personal Remington 51, made between 1921 and 1923. It’s in remarkably good shape for a gun that’s over 90 years old, and is definitely the best condition Model 51 I’ve ever seen in person or in photographs (so, naturally, I [Read More…]
Last month, I featured a couple of photos from British gun author Anthony Williams, which showcased some of the major developments in PDW ammunition in the last century. While his collection certainly beats mine for completeness, I still figured it would be worthwhile [Read More…]
Clayton writes … I’d like to share with you a beautiful pocket pistol I acquired recently. It’s a Beretta 950BS chambered in .25 ACP, commonly referred to as a “Jetfire” to distinguish it from its .22 Short chambered relative known as the [Read More…]
James wrote … I built this rifle for a fellow Infantryman as a end of service gift. The upper receiver is a Palmetto State Arms carbine length gas system with a FN made cold hammer forged barrel chambered in 5.56 with a 1 in 7 twist rate, Lower receiver is a [Read More…]
Are you someone who appreciates the classic lines of the 1911 platform, but wants a cartridge with a little more punch than a .45 ACP, or even a .38 Super? A recent photo by Oleg Volk has the answer: Adding to the slick, classic John Browning design, the beautiful [Read More…]
Found this image in a Facebook Group about FNH SCARS. The post did not have any information other than some jokes about it. The firearm looks like a Mossberg 702 Plinkster with a tree branch whittled out to accept the Plinkster receiver. With the vertical sticks as a [Read More…]
Well known gun writer Ronaldo Olive writes … This duo of rifles is in current use by Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police BOPE – Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (Special Police Operations Battalion). The 7.52x51mm ArmaLite AR-10 Super SASS is [Read More…]
A reader from Sweden, Supernaut242, writes … Supernaut242 here, TFB:er and gun guy in Sweden. I’ve sent in a shot of my AKM in it’s current shape. The rifle is a Cugir WS1-63, a Romanian AKM variant imported into the US as WASR-10. The rifle is equiped [Read More…]
KC writes … This is my favorite AR15 I own. It’s a BCM 16″ midlength upper, w/ enhanced lightweight barrel, KMR keymod rail, and BCM comp and Black Rain Ordnance Milled Charging Handle. The lower is TN Arms, Magpul ACS-L stock, MOE grip and MBUS pro [Read More…]
Taran Butler posted this photo on his Facebook page. There are some interesting things to notice in this photo. Taran has great trigger discipline. Johnny Depp, not so much. However I do not know the context of this photo. One thing that is glaring at me, is the [Read More…]
These types of flintlocks were placed in and around cemeteries to stop people from vandalizing and grave robbing. Lara Croft and Indiana Jones better watch out. These cemetery guns were banned because innocent people were hurt trying to visit graves. Here is an article [Read More…]
Tactical SMGLee posted this on Facebook. Taiwan military arsenal made a carbon fiber frame for their Beretta 92 clone. The T75K1 pistol. Looks like legit carbon fiber, compared to Browning and Benelli using Carbon Fiber finishes on their shotgun furniture.
The QBZ-03 is the mysterious conventional-layout younger brother of the more well-known Chinese QBZ-95 rifle. While the QBZ-95 uses a novel hybrid mechanism, the 03 uses the mechanism of the older 7.62mm Type 81 and 5.8mm Type 87, but marries this to architecture [Read More…]
Later today we will be publishing many photos taken by my good friend Erik. I wanted to highlight this photo of the Brügger & Thomet VP-9 pistol, the first I have seen of the unusual pistol actually being fired. The B&T VP-9 is essentially a 21st century [Read More…]
Bill from the excellent blog RifleShooter.com sent us this photo and wrote … A few years ago we were messing around with my friend’s Sako TRG and ended up attaching a bunch of bipods to it. We thought it was a pretty useful modification. haha. Bill, thanks [Read More…]
Andrew wrote … Your recent posting about PLA weaponry reminded me of all the pictures i took at the Chinese National Airshow in Zhuhai, China last November. Norinco, the largest arms manufacturer in China (Canadians know them well) makes everything from handguns [Read More…]
Brendan sent us photos he took of China’s People’s Liberation Army troops. Rifles and machine guns pictured include the QBZ-03 (conventional layout rifle alternative to the better known Chinese bullpup QBZ-95), Type 81-1 (China’s 1981 version of the [Read More…]
Probably my favorite “retro” AR-15 build comes from ar15.com poster and master AR builder John Thomas, and isn’t a faithful representation of any actual historical AR-15 at all. Rather, it’s a “what-if?” that John calls the [Read More…]
The Remington Model 8 was the brainchild of none other than John M. Browning himself, and was one of the first semiautomatic rifles to hit the civilian hunting market. One of the most important firearms of the 20th Century, the Model 8’s influence can be felt in [Read More…]
I heard on the grapevine that Hornady’s steel cased V-Max 5.45×39 and 7.62×39 ammunition has since the beginning of this year been loaded in lacquered steel cases, versus the polymer-coated steel cases that had been the basis for Hornady’s [Read More…]
This fully automatic Fusil Automatique Leger (FAL) was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal (FN) and imported into the USA by Browning somewhere between 1959 and 1963 (It was not until the 1970s that Browning was purchased by FN, but companies had a [Read More…]
Our friend Gabor Vass of Kaliber Info sent us this photo of a prototype flare pistol convention. The pistol is a Soviet SPSh-2 Flare Pistol converted to 9 mm R Knall (.38 blank ammo) + 28 mm rubber bullet. The original SPSh Flare Pistol dates back to WWII and was [Read More…]
VDC Armory sent us a photo of their Tornado Hunter 5.56. It gets it name from the Tornado Grey finish. The specs are … Custom Tornado Hunter 5.56 Enhanced PHNX 52 Lower and Gen 2 Upper by VDC Armory with Titanium Cerekote. •Fortis HAMMER Charging Handle [Read More…]
Phillysteak527 from The Salted Earth (who manufacture dry fire systems) sent us this photo and wrote … Our company has a tradition called “Twenty Tuesdays” where we all go to the range or desert together. We decided to test out some ballistic 50Gr .223 [Read More…]