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A couple of years ago I blogged about Tacome1942 and his amazing paper guns. He has not stopped making 1:1 replica paper guns and his newer creations can fire real cartridges. He loads cartridges with homemade primers and uses powered matchstick heads as gunpowder. His [Read More…]
Laserlyte has developed a nifty shotgun laser sight which projects a center green dot surrounded by a circle of eight green dots. The circle grows at once inch per yards, similar to the spread of the shot. The MSRP is $284.95. We will be reviewing one of these lasers [Read More…]
A reader spotted an auction at Gunbroker.com for a vampire hunting kit produced in 1842. The kit contains a crude percussion lock pistol, four silver bullets (engraved with crosses) and a powerhorn along with numerous other quintessential anti-vampire accessories such [Read More…]
The 5.56x45mm chambered SLR-106UR is the latest pistol from Arsenal … Arsenal, Inc. introduces the all-Bulgarian SLR-106UR Pistol in 5.56x45mm NATO. The SLR-106UR Pistol is manufactured entirely at Arsenal’s factory in Kazanlak, Bulgaria using components [Read More…]
The Freedom Group has acquired TAPCO, maker of tactical accessories for the AR-15, AK and SKS rifles and Remington 870 and Mossberg 500 shotguns. The press release … TAPCO is a designer and marketer of American-made aftermarket accessories and replacement parts [Read More…]
We all know the market is flooded with optics for the AR15 and similar rifles. However, this Leupold does stand out in the crowd for several reasons. I became interested in this optic when I ran into an acquaintance at the range who was running one on his AR. When I [Read More…]
Whether for Christmas, a birthday, a corporate, law enforcement, or military gift, the 24 oz. Battle Mug is an item that most boys and girls, young or old, would love to receive as a present. It’s something unique, and a lot of fun to boot. From the website [Read More…]
US Firearms has developed a nifty modular .22 firearms system called the ZIP. This little rectangular gun will be available in a pistol configuration or an SBR configuration. The SBR can be accessorised with a number of stocks or used as a secondary gun mounted [Read More…]
A reader email us this photo that is supposedly of a prototype Steyr AR-15 called the SteyAR. Personally I think it looks like a photoshop, but is a nifty design nonetheless.
Below is an email a reader sent to me (reproduced with his permission) … A while back I purchased a new agent. The firearm would not feed a mag without jamming. The gun shop told me it needs a break in period so I shot about a 1000 rounds with the gun jamming on [Read More…]
25 people were killed when the celebratory gunfire took down a powerline setting a tent on fire and electrocuting the women and children inside as they tried to escape the blaze. Al Jazeera reports … At least 25 people have been killed by electric shock in a [Read More…]
The producers of Sons of Guns are looking for a new on camera gunsmith. I received this email from FSA Entertainment … To Whom It May Concern: Hello! My name is Amberlee Mucha and I am a Casting Producer with FSAEntertainment and Red Jacket Firearms I am currently [Read More…]
Tactical Life has published photos of SIG Saur’s not-yet-named upcoming submachine gun. It obviously looks similar to the AR-15, but it is unlikely many parts are interchangeable other than the pistol grip and the trigger group. According to SigSaurGuns.com it [Read More…]
The famed original AK maker Izhmash is on the brink of collapse. Production of sporting rifles has stopped, export contacts cannot be fulfilled and skilled workers are leaving the company. Mikhail Kalashnikov and 16 colleagues have written an open letter to President [Read More…]
The Dutch Police have announced that the 9mm Walther P99Q will be adopted as their new sidearm. It will replace their inventory of Walther P5 and Glock 17 pistols. The Dutch Police originally chose the SIG PPNL (a variation of the SIG P250 DC). The contract signed with [Read More…]
Steyr Mannlicher has developed an AR-15 rifle called the STM556. The most important innovation of this rifle is the quick change barrel. The barrel can be easily remove by the removing bolts that attach the gas block onto the one piece upper receiver/handguard. The [Read More…]
A young Mechanical engineer from Africa emailed me these CAD renderings of a rifle he designed while he was at college. He decided to become a firearm designer at a young age and studied mechanical engineering to achieve this goal but unfortunately was unable to find [Read More…]
Infodefensa reports that The National Guard of Venezuela has purchased thousands of Beretta PX4 Storm pistols and carbines chambered in 9x19mm. The cost of the pistols, carbines and bulletproof vests (from an unspecified supplier) was $5,944,650.
I never thought I would ever publish a blog post with the above title but an Australian prop supplier is manufacturing M4-style AR-15s in Australia. Warwicks, one of the Australia’s largest TV & movie prop makers and suppliers, is manufacturing the guns because any semi-automatic or fully [Read More…]
The Q-Line SafeGuard is an innovate gun storage system hidden away in a cabinet. Compartments are unlocked either by sliding the moulding or using a magnet that can be stored hidden inside a book. The maker of the SafeGuard does not have a website but can be contacted [Read More…]
Over at Shooting Illustrated Kenan Flasowski makes some suggestions on how to employ your bayonet (other than putting it in-between an unlucky persons ribs) … So maybe you have a couple bayonets that came with the firearms—what can you do with them? Well, to [Read More…]
This photo, that appeared on the Telegraph’s website, shows the Head Armourer of the paramilitary Home Guards in Ahmadabad blessing thier Enfield rifles. Ahmadabad is India’s fifth largest city. [ Many thanks to Whaleoil for the tip. ]
Along with their new assault rifles Taurus has begun production of their two new submachine guns the SMT9 and SMT40 chambered in 9x19mm and .40 S&W respectively. Externally the guns are very similar to the ART556 rifle, but internally they are blowback not gas [Read More…]
Tim Shufflin of Shuff’s Parkerizing does a nifty M1 Garand conversion called the Mini-G. He cuts the barrel down, modifies the op-rod, installs an adjustable gas plug and parkerizes the receiver, barrel and a number of other parts. The .30-06 barrel optionally can [Read More…]
Lew Horton Distributing is happy to announce its latest collaboration with Remington Arms, a new Model 870 Tactical shotgun. This newest version of the 870 features a pistol grip fore-end, a Speed Feed IV butt stock and Remington’s Tactical Choke Tube. Two versions [Read More…]
This video advertising Cabela’s Shooting Star Exploding Targets is awesome. Glitchy dubstep and slow motion explosions go together so well. Do yourself a favour and watch the video in 720p HD on Youtube itself. Cabela’s Star Exploding Targets are available [Read More…]
CZ USA has posted their list of discontinued products for 2013. On that list is all four of the CZ 83 SKUs they currently sell. It looks like they will no longer be importing the CZ 83. CZ USA touted the “moderate weight” of the CZ 83 as an advantage over [Read More…]
Magnum Research, a subsidiary of Kahr Arms, is getting into the accessory business. Their first accessory in the Glacier Ridge line is a thumbhole stock for the Ruger 10/22. USA manufactured Glacier Ridge replacement stocks are made from polypropylene with fiber [Read More…]
Three weeks ago we leaked the news that Remington was going to produce a Model 1911 R1 Carry. Remington has just officially announced the new pistol. From the press release … Remington is proud to introduce a new version of America’s favorite pistol design, [Read More…]
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad al-Quds Brigades in Gaza has acquired a number of FN FN2000 rifles complete with grenade launchers. Given the relatively few potential sources of these rifles, the most obvious explination is that former Libyan rebels are exporting the [Read More…]
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