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Winchester is resuming manufacture of the Winchester 1892 Large Loop Carbine. With a MSRP of $1,259.99 it is not cheap. From the press release … … the introduction of the 1892 Large Loop Carbine back in to their rifle line for 2012. The new rifle looks just [Read More…]
A nifty new sight rail from Strike Industries , one of my favorite accessory makers. It replaces the AK’s rear leaf sight. Screws provide tension to prevent the rail from moving off zero. The downside, of course, is that you no longer have a backup iron sight. [Read More…]
[ Written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary ] Yep, this is yet another article on the 30+ caliber cartridges. In this article, we used data obtained from the Nosler Reloading Guide, 5th Edition. To make the comparison as fair as possible, We selected the 180 grain bullet, which [Read More…]
LightField is producing a nifty range of 12 gauge, 20 gauge and .410 shotgun blanks called the Zombie Blaster. They do not contain a projectile and are simply designed to make as much noise and as big a flash as possible. These rounds are just for fun, but the company [Read More…]
The IWI MegaGun is a new carbine kit for the Jericho. Carbine kits are popular in Israel were few private individuals are allowed to own multiple guns or long guns.
IWI sent me an additional photo of the new 7.62mm NEGEV NG7 machine gun. Like the standard 5.56mm NEGEV, it is not possible to mount both optics and backup iron sights on the NG7.
A political scandal broke out in Mexico today when a photograph of a young congressional candidate posing with a firearm was published on Facebook. The politics of this is far outside the scope of TFB, but what I do find interesting is the gun itself. The Mexican press [Read More…]
Later this month IWI will officially unveil their new NEGEV NG7 Machine Gun. It will be chambered in 7.62x51mm but retain the same size as the standard model IWI Negev. The company is calling it “the World’s Only 7.62mm Caliber Light Machine Gun with [Read More…]
I thought Mr. Kozhaev of Skat was manufacturing Glock in Russia. Two alert commenters noted that he is not manufacturing them so much as he is assembling them. The slides are imported from US manufacturers Lone Wolf Distributors and Advantage Arms. The frame look like [Read More…]
Two weeks ago I blogged about Russian firm Skat who are manufacturing a modernized SVD. The company also manufactures a Glock clone called the GM-100 Sports Pistol. Visually, the pistol’s frame is almost an identical copy of the 3rd-generation Glock 17 frame. The [Read More…]
Not one to pass up an opportunity to sell more optics, EOTech is selling a Zombie-themed version of their XPS2 holographic sight complete with Biohazard-styled reticle. Only $559. [ Many thanks to James for emailing us the link. ]
Jay G has just written an article for Shooting Illustrated on choosing a gun safe. Budget is really the limiting factor when choosing a safe, with selections ranging from less than $100 to the “wow, do they still buy kidneys?” range. A simple locked metal box for a [Read More…]
The New Zealand Defense Force is adopting the Benelli M3 after trialling them for the past few years. The M3 is a dual mode firearm that can be operated manually as a pump action or semi-automatically with Benelli’s famous inertia recoil system. The pump action is [Read More…]
Taurus has joined the zombie craze with a zombified version of the Raging Judge Magnum. The can chamber .454 Casull, .45 Colt and 2.5″/3″ .410 shotshells. [ Many thanks to Nature223 for emailing us the link. ]
This Flickr account has a collection of beautiful photos showing fruit and other objects being blown up with fireworks. My favorites are the watermelon volcano, the slinky/firecracker/baseball photo and the raspberry vs. air gun pellet. Apparently the photographer has [Read More…]
Gear Scout reports that Blackhakwk is recalling the light bearing version of their SERPA Level 3 holsters made before October 11, 2011. Blackhawk is recalling the light bearing version of their SERPA Level 3 holsters made before October 11, 2011. They tell us that users [Read More…]
Brügger & Thomet is now selling in Europe a semi-automatic civilian-legal version of the 9mm B&T APC9 submachine gun which they unveiled last year. A TFB reader in the Czech Republic took these great photos of the new gun… [ Many thanks to Ales for the [Read More…]
The following artwork is by Peter Gronquist from his “The Evolution Will Be Fabulous” collection … Not something I would put in my house, but pretty nifty. [ Many thanks to Erik for emailing us the link. ]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Taurus revolvers for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. A short while ago Taurus released a new revolver in .40 S&W. The model 405 uses moon clips in [Read More…]
A reader sent me a fascinating photo taken by a friend of his who is a Malaysian defense journalist and photographer. The photo below was taken at a Malaysian counterinsurgency training exercise last year. The men pictured are members of VAT-69, the Royal Malaysian [Read More…]
Apparently the Marine Air Wing, America’s Navy’s Army’s Air Force, are using the new Leupold HAMR scope. Its combination of long eye relief and compact size make it a good choice for aerial overwatch. The Marine Air Wingers also appear to be Magpul [Read More…]
Over at the Kifaru forum, “Fairchase” wrote that his FN Five-Seven fired a round out of battery, blowing it up and doing severe damage to his hand and thumb. Last week my FN Five-Seven blew up causing severe damage to my left hand (I am right handed). There [Read More…]
“Deviant Ollam Cluebat Quartermaster” gave a fascinating talk at DefCon 19 on breaking open cheap gun locks and cheap gun safes. [ Many thanks to Aaron @ Weapons Blog & Simon for the video. ]
The Turkmenistan Army is now rocking Beretta ARX 160 rifles chambered in 5.56mm NATO. [ Many thanks to Albi for emailing us the link. ]
English Russia has a collection of photos taken at Orsis Armory plant where they make the Orsis T-5000 Rifle. They say that they plan on making Dragunov-style semi-automatics in the near future. [ Many thanks to mrsatyre for emailing us the link. ]
The Magpul phenomenon has reached Russia. Gennady M. Kozhaev, gunsmith and owner of a OOO Skat, has developed a range of modernized SVD rifles. The rifles are build using Izhmash Tigr receivers and Lothar Walther barrels. The rifle feature an AR-15 A2 pistol grip and a [Read More…]
Masterpiece Arms have updated their .380 ACP Protector pistol adding a few new features. A beavertail was added to the pistol to eliminate any slide bite and enhance the overall grip-ability of the pistol. New square serrations on the stainless and 4140 black steel [Read More…]
Sebastian and a friend have described in detail their latest successful attempt at making an AR-15 lower at home. They used a CNC mill to machine the lower out of a block of Delrin. Neither of the pair were machinists. Anyone with enough motivation can learn how to make [Read More…]
Hornady are recalling some lots of their .500 S&W 300 grain FTX Custom ammunition. Hornady® Manufacturing announced the recall of seven lots of 500 S&W 300 gr. FTX® Custom™ pistol ammunition. Hornady ballisticians have determined that some cartridges from [Read More…]
How much do you love your guns? Enough to put your gonads under the knife? In India, local government officials are offering to fast-track hard to get gun licenses in exchange for men agreeing to vasectomies. The LA Times reports … As gun culture spreads, local [Read More…]
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