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…]
The 2007 Dust Tests have come and gone. The IC Competition has completed. The M4 has remained the standard infantry rifle, and been upgraded to the heavy-barreled M4A1 standard. More upgrades are on the horizon, as part of the US Army’s effort to improve [Read More…]
While I initially thought “gimmick” the logical portion of my brain housing group immediately jumped to the practical implications of having a wooden storage box. I might (finally) have something to store those awkward hulls in efficiently. Sadly, the box [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…]
At the 2015 NRA show, Glock presented the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation with a check for $25,000. The money will help introduce teens and young adults to the competition shooting sports through initiatives like the Scholastic Pistols Program (SPP). The SPP is a [Read More…]
Deep in the thicket of civilian gun free Europe, there lies an unconquered patch of ground that fiercely withstands the onslaught of the socialist powers that be, the reigning dark lords of the various EU governments. It is the personal collection of a gentleman by the [Read More…]
I was compiling my database of all my firearms, pictures of them and their serial numbers when at the end of my cataloging, I realized I had 18 guns. That’s not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things to do with collecting but it is alot for me. More importantly [Read More…]
Leapers UTG is now selling a new scope they’re advertising as being extremely versatile and capable of delivering an exceptional performance. We’re all familiar with the various optics available for many different needs, and now Leapers is saying [Read More…]
You may recall that I had the opportunity at SHOT (this year) to preview a dual bolt release (dual forward assist) rifle from Cobalt Kinetics, the B.A.M.F. (Billet Aluminum Modern Firearm). At the time they were not quite ready for release. Well, that time is [Read More…]
I love covering products that start as one-man entrepreneur shows. Most of these stories start with the premise that they were shooting and encountered a problem, saw no existing solution, and decided to create one. The most inspiring story is probably Ronnie Barrett [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has announced a new addition to its nascent ammunition line: Supersonic .300 Blackout. Loaded with 125gr Sierra MatchKing projectiles, this load rounds out the SIG-branded .300 Blackout for their MCX rifle. From the press release: Newington, NH – SIG SAUER, [Read More…]
Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics discusses and shows a slight variation of off axis shooting. I usually see off axis shooting in 3Gun competitions where the shooter has an angled sight zeroed differently than his or her main sight. This way you can stay zoomed in for longer [Read More…]
Reloading done right is a great way to keep your gun fed for less, not to mention the cartridges we owe to the dedication of skilled handloaders such as Elmer Keith. If you’re a reloader or looking to take a serious leap into it you’re going to need quality [Read More…]
Six weeks ago I announced that Alexey Krivoruchko, the CEO of the Kalashnikov Group, would be interviewed by me and he was willing to answer question submitted by TFB readers. As promised, I chose the highest up-voted questions and sent them to the Kalashnikov Group, [Read More…]
If you are looking for a way to provide long-term rust resistance to your guns, Birchwood Casey has Hopper Spit for you. There are a lot of short- and long-term corrosion tests on the internet. Some of the most expensive brands don’t fare much better than some of [Read More…]
2015 marks the 20th year of service for the QBZ-95 family of bullpup rifles. The original production model is now superseded by the current QBZ 95-1 model in early 2011. Together, an estimated 1.65 million total units were produced under both models. The latest QBZ [Read More…]
Slide Fire recently announced on their Facebook page that they’ve lowered their prices on many of their bump-fire stocks. Their SSAR-15 OGR, SSAR-15 SBS, SSAK-47 XRS, SSAI-MC XAE and SSAI-MC XJC all received a price drop. One of their main stocks the SSAR-15 OGR [Read More…]
Hogue, Inc. announced a new Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy. The policy states that any reseller advertising a Hogue product below a company-set price will lose access to the company’s product line. Many shooters know Hogue for its lines of handgun grips, [Read More…]
Gaston J. Glock is making limited edition damascus knives with renowned blacksmith, Balbach. The knives are extremely limited. The reason? The metal used to make these knives are made from the competition Glock 35 barrels of World Champion shooter, Dave Sevigny. Two of [Read More…]
Information leaked out late in 2014 about the new line of FMJ ammunition that would be introduced by SIG SAUER in 2015. SIG has now made it official. The new rounds are an expansion of the company’s relatively new ammunition line. These loads are specifically [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy, who blogs at Day at the Range, sent in this photo…. is a very rare combination of a Smith and Wesson Performance Center 940 356 TSW revolver and now defunct 356TSW ammunition. The TSW was Ì for Team Smith & Wesson designed in the 1990’s by [Read More…]
Mike sent us a photo of his Cowboy Action Shooting rig, including a beautiful pair of Remington 1875 clones manufactured by Uberti in Italy. They are chambered in .357 Magnum. The Remington 1875 was an early cartridge firing revolver based on the earlier percussion [Read More…]
Why do women buy guns? How many guns do they buy? What kinds of guns do they buy? Those and other questions found answers with the release of a new NSSF report on women and firearms. The report itself is available to NSSF members and the media through their blog, but [Read More…]
Here is a video that has been going around recently on social media. It is a video of a pistol match stage. As the shooter, RSO, and camera man progress through the stage there is a person hidden down range due to the stage design. There are a couple things going [Read More…]
Prior to today, I had never seen or heard of a swinging star target, but now having seen them, they will haunt my competition nightmares. Called the “Death Star” by many who have encountered it, the swinging texas start adds lateral and vertical movement to [Read More…]
Matthew Cox at Military.com reports on the latest news on the US Army M4 upgrade program. He writes … “The government is seeking to procure M4A1-Plus (abbreviated as M4A1+) components as non-development items … for improvements to the M4A1 [Read More…]
The US Army has issued a request for information for new upgrades to the M4A1 rifle, seeking a new “M4A1+” standard. From Soldier Systems: Yesterday, the Army Contracting Command issued a Sources Sought Notice in support of PEO Soldier’s Program Manager [Read More…]
If you fancy a .308 AR carbine with an adjustable six-position stock, Leapers UTG has just released a product aimed right at you. From the press release: When building the perfect .308 platform, many components steal the limelight, such as front and rear sights, [Read More…]
Okay, so yes. This is the Gucci of Firearms Gear. I don’t know of any firearms gear more highly priced that is currently on the market. But is it worth it? The tl;dr is: Yes, with some caveats. Background I am a pack connoisseur. I have a garage full of packs like [Read More…]
This is the first part of a series of posts seeking to describe and analyze the 7.62mm Light Rifle concept promoted by the Americans, and subsequently adopted by NATO in various forms. This series will cover development from before World War II to the present day, but [Read More…]
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