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Modern Sporting Rifle MK22 in Desert Tan
ISSC’s MSR MK22 .22 rifle is now shipping in Desert Tan. It will be in stores by the end of this month or beginning of next month.
Sig 1911 Carry Nitron Review
In YA1911R (“Yet Another 1911 Review”), I take a look at the SIG SAUER 1911CA-45-BSS. If “1911CA-45-BSS” is not catchy enough for you, SIG also calls the pistol the 1911 Carry. Hmmm…I think I like 1911 Carry better. This SIG 1911 Carry comes with a Nitron [Read More…]
Blaser R8 Professional Tracking
The Blaser R93 Tracking features are now available in the R8 line as the R8 Professional Tracking. From the press release … The new R8 Professional Tracking now provides dog handlers with the unique advantages of the R8. The manual cocking system allows the rifle [Read More…]
Charter Arms Off Duty Review
Carried by cops and gangsters alike, the snubnose revolver has been a staple for anyone wanting to carry a concealed firearm. Through the years, the short-barreled revolvers have evolved, becoming more refined with each generation. The Charter Arms Off Duty has all of [Read More…]
Turn a HK-33 into a StG 44
Prexis are manufacturing a conversion kit to convert a H&K HK-33 rifle into a StG 44-esque clone, chambered in the original 8mm “Kurz” (7.92x33mm) cartridge. The $560 kit provides barrel, front-sight, charging handle, handguard, bolt head and [Read More…]
The difference between a Gun, a Stripper & a G-String. Spearmint Rhino Sues Chiappa [SFW]
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…]
Was Clyde Farrell’s Rocket Machine Gun a Hoax?
The July 1934 issue of Modern Mechanix featured Mr. Clyde Farrell’s Rocket Machine Gun invention, more than 30 years before the first commercially available rocket gun, the GyroJet pistol, went to market. From Modern Mechanix … A MACHINE gun hardly heavier [Read More…]
Good news: Magpul PMAG 40 is NOT Dead
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…]
Marlin Papoose Review
I was surprised to learn that despite reviewing everything from expensive shotguns to high-end AR-15 rifles, Andrews favorite gun is the humble Marlin Papoose takedown .22 rifle. Blogger Tam, of View From The Porch, is another fan of the Papoose.
Chocolate & Soap Glock. Lawsuit waiting to happen?
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…]
Student of the Gun TV Show
I missed the original press release, but in case you did not hear about it, two weeks ago the Pursuit Channel began airing a new program called ‘Student of the Gun‘. Student of the Gun will cover diverse topics that will include, but not be limited to, [Read More…]
Mini Machine Guns
Alexander Perfilyev, of Chita, Siberia, has been handcrafting miniature fully functional gun replicas for over 30 years. He even goes as far as rifling the tiny barrels! RIA Novosti.ru have published a video (in English) about his hobby. [ Many thanks to Andrew for [Read More…]
RONI Recon Glock Kit
I am not sure what to call Command Arms Accessories latest product. The RONI Recon is a variant of their RONI Carbine Kit, which converts pistols to carbines, but this kit does not turn a pistol into a carbine, it simply makes a Glock into a much bigger Glock. The $350 [Read More…]
FLIR Scout PS-Series PS24 / PS32
On two occasions I have had the opportunity to use FLIR thermal imagine scopes. They are very impressive, but so are their price tags. With a relatively low price of $1,999, the new FLIR Scout PS24 Thermal Camera brings thermal imaging within the reach of many consumers [Read More…]
Blackwater USA is Back!
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…]
New Leupold HAMR: High Accuracy Multi-Range Mark 4 Tactical
Leupold’s newest tactical scope, the Leupold Mark 4 HAMR (High Accuracy Multi-Range), is aimed squarely at a product category dominated by Trijicon1 . The Leupold HAMR is a compact, lightweight, fixed 4x power scope designed specifically for the AR-15 and similar [Read More…]
New SIG SIG551A1
SIG Sauer will soon be shipping the SIG 551-A1. This rifle is essentially a SIG556 upper receiver, with Swiss-style furniture, combined with an aluminum SIG 551-style lower receiver. The biggest difference between the SIG 551A1 and the SIG 556 is that the former uses [Read More…]
XS Sights Range Report
New Jovian Thunderbolt got his gunsmith to install XS Sights on his 1911 Commander and has published a range report. The rear sight has no notch. Bit of a sway back. You might wander that big front sight around in that shallow saddle and not line it up with the post to [Read More…]
Magnum Research MR9 / MR40 Eagle “Fast Action” Pistol, Walther P99 Clone
Without much fanfare, Magnum Research has been manufacturing a licensed clone of the Walther P99 pistol called the MR “Fast Action” pistol. The polymer frames and steel accessory rail are made by Walther in Germany and shipped to the USA where the slide, [Read More…]
More MP7 in Afganistan
After I posted a photo of a German Soldier’s MP7 taken Afghanistan, readers emailed in more photos of the MP7 in Afghanistan. The first shows an MP7 being used by a Viking Norwegian IEDD/EOD specialist. The MP7′s very low recoil, high rate of fire and [Read More…]
Lancer Systems L5 Advanced Warfighter Magazine Tip-to-toe Review
[ Nathan is an avid shooter and a rising senior at Penn State studying Security and Risk Analysis. ] A few months ago, Lancer Systems announced an improvement to their L5 magazine, which improved on the polymer magazine design by replacing the polymer feed lips, which [Read More…]
Tri-Cor .38 High Speed Video
Constitution Arms have published a high speed video showing their Tri-Cor .38 Special round being fired in gel. The Tri-Cor is loaded with three separate bullets stacked on top of each other, with a total weight of 158 grain. The individual projectiles separate in [Read More…]
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact
From the press release … With smaller-framed shooters and those who like a lightweight compact rifle in mind, Winchester Repeating Arms has introduced the Model 70 Featherweight Compact. The new rifle features a 20-inch barrel, a 13-inch length of pull, an overall [Read More…]
Glock 1911 : Real or Fake?
Fake. Definitely fake. Not that they are likely to ever product a 1911, but if they did it would have a polymer frame and be called the G40 (the newest model Glock pistol is the G39 and hatever it may be, the next is expected to be called the G40). [ Many thanks to [Read More…]
Gun Review: S&W Model 642 Review; An Ideal First Gun?
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find S&W revolvers for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Since S&W introduced the model 36 in 1950 at the International Police Chiefs Association [Read More…]
Daniel Defense to Open New Facility in South Carolina. Is hiring.
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…]
Army to test LSAT Machine Guns
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…]
Suroosh on Pakistan
Suroosh Alvi, founder of Vice.com/VBS.tv and the journalist who produced the excellent documentary about the gun markets of Pakistan, has produced a series of videos about Pakistan post-Bin Laden. It has nothing to do with guns (or politics), but I thought was worth [Read More…]
EMA Tactical Countdown Magazine Review
Aliens is my favorite action movie of all time. You’ve got Hudson running around screaming “Game over!” and Apone snarling “Nobody touch nothin’,” but I really liked the gritty combat of colonial marines vs. ghoulish space aliens. Looking at all of the [Read More…]