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Elephant mounted machine gun?!?!?
Surely this must be a joke! UPDATE: Readers have pointed out that the gun is John Moses Browning’s M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun aka. Potato Digger. [Hat Tip: Max Popenker]
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Sig Sauer 1911 TACPAC & New Sig 1922-22
The Sig Sauer 1911 TACPAC includes a Sig Sauer 1911 TACOPS (Tactical Operations) a 1911 Nitron (but with thud addition of the Ergo XT grips, like the TaCOPS). , roto-paddle holster with integrated magazine pouch, Allen wrench, speed loader, and hard carry case. The MSRP [Read More…]
AR-15 Stock with magazine storage compartment
Keng’s Firearms Specialty, makers of the Versa-Pod line of bipods, have been awarded a patent (#7,937,873) for a AR-15 stock that has a compartment to store a 20 round AR-15 magazine … A clever idea.
Taurus 405 .40 S&W and 445 .44 Special revolver
Taurus has introduced two new revolvers. The first, the Taurus 405, is the first Taurus revolver to be chambered in .40 S&W. Its chamber holds 5 rounds and uses Taurus Stellar moon clips. The gun has a 2″ barrel, is available in blue or stainless finish and [Read More…]
[Guest Post] Building a replica SKS carbine
[ This guest post was written by Chuckyzord ] Down here in the Philippines, the flavor in which firearms come in aren’t very varied unless your pockets run deep. What some folks overseas might take for granted as being commonplace are a downright rarity here. For [Read More…]
Kel-Tec PMR-30 production suspended
Kel-Tec is having production problems with the PMR-30. Gun Nuts reports … Speaking of Kel-Tec, they have currently suspended production of the Kel-Tec PMR-30 (of which they weren’t really producing a lot of guns anyway) due to keyholing issues with the gun. For [Read More…]
The Guns of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Kotaku has leaked details and images of the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video. This year a few guns that have not yet available to the public are featured in the game. The Kel-Tec KSG shotgun, which was only revealed to the public in January, is featured in [Read More…]
What gun did Seal Team 6 use to kill Osama Bin Laden? HK416
Rumors have been flying around the interwebs about what gun was used to kill Osama bin Laden. The first gun to have been reported as the weapon used to take down Bin Laden was the Sig Sauer P226 pistol. The mainstream media and Hollywood love the image of a Jack Bauer [Read More…]
Vote for The Firearm Blog!!!
TFB has been nominated for a gunnies award. The prize is the supercool engraved 30mm shell replica you see below, and 100 rounds of ammo. PLEASE vote for The Firearm Blog in the 2011 Best Gun Blog – News Category. The Gunnies are being run by LuckyGunner.com. From [Read More…]
Verena, Steyr-Mannlicher Engraver
Engraved firearms are incredibly popular outside the United States, and many manufacturers of high-end rifles are more than happy to grab a share of this market. Several engravers were actually working while at the show, but none looked quite like Verena of Steyr, who [Read More…]
Century AK74 Bullpup Rifle
Century International Arms is now selling a AK74 rifle in a bullpup configuration. Unlike their 7.62×39 bullpup AK, this gun does not have iron sights, but instead includes a forward picatinny rail for mounting red dot or other optics. Century has not announced [Read More…]
TFB RSS and Server Errors
The datacenter that hosts The Firearm Blog went down earlier this week and the blog suffered some downtime. I apologize for any inconvenience. An unrelated problem, some users have reported is that the blog’s RSS feed was not working correctly. We believe this [Read More…]
Browning X-Bolt now in Left-Hand
The Browning X-Bolt Medallion, X-Bolt Hunter and X-Bolt Micro Hunter are now available in a left-hand configuration. From the press release … Left-hand shooters now have three models of left-hand X-Bolt™ rifles to choose from in the new Browning® X-Bolt rifle [Read More…]
Magtech First Defense Ammo Review
Robb Allen has tested Magtech’s claim, Box ‘o Trust style, that their First Defense line of hollowpoints hold 100% of their weight after expansion.
Taurus ART556 assault rifle and CT556 rifle
At LAAD ’11 Taurus introduced a new assault rifle called the ART556. The rifle, as its name suggests, is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. Externally, the rifle appears to have borrowed features from the FN SCAR and the Bushmaster ACR. It has a forward charging handle [Read More…]
HS VHS-K bullpup rifle stripped photos
aquatrax has posted a detailed review of the HS VHS-K rifle at MP.net with lots of photos of the rifle field stripped … Build quality looks superb. Very few machining marks on the internals. Polymer parts looks well built and tough. There are steel reinforcements [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Bump Safe
Engineering student Ethan Dublin, developer of the Ratchet Charging System, has developed another AK accessory: the Kalashnikov Bump Safe. The Bump Safe allows easy manipulation of an AK safety from the pistol grip. It is a simple but clever idea. Ethan demonstrates the [Read More…]
Sig Sauer P210: A “Legend” Reborn
The Sig P210 is without a doubt an iconic handgun, highly respected for being an incredibly accurate firearm. However, the design didn’t lend itself to rapid and easy production, and as I was told by various sources in Europe, quality varied with the mood of the [Read More…]
New KRISS Sphinx Pistols at IWA
Perhaps the most impressive booths at IWA came from Switzerland – KRISS Group and RWS went all-out with details such as live music, waitresses serving free alcohol, and Swiss chocolate being handed out like, well, candy. While I didn’t spend much time at [Read More…]
Duracoat Taken Too Far
I have taken flak in the past over my support of guns with funky colors, but even I cannot stomach this … The photo was taken by New Jovian Thunderbolt at the NRA Meeting.
Suppressors on MythBusters
Tomorrows (Wednesday) episode of Mythbusters takes a look at movie sound effect myths. They will be investigating if movies silencers sound like the real thing. (Spoiler Alert: They don’t!) [Hat Tip: Snowflakes in Hell]
German Made Sig 516 Patrol Rifle
Sig had many weapons on display at IWA, including several 516s. One was actually Made in Germany and featured a number of differences from the US-market 516s, which I go over in the video. I’m not sure exactly where in Germany it was made, because I saw no signs [Read More…]
Benelli MR1 rifle critique
Benelli’s MR1 is a development of their ARGO rifle (sold in the United States as the R1), which is itself related to the excellent Benelli M4 shotgun, in use by the US Marine Corps as the M1014. While the M4 makes good use of the ARGO gas system and offers a true [Read More…]
Ruger SR-556E Economy/Essential AR-15
Ruger has just introduced a cheaper model of the SR-556 called the SR-556E. It will retail for $1369, over $600 cheaper than the standard and compact SR-556 models. Other than the price, its most notable point of difference is a cheaper handguard that has only a 12 [Read More…]
Thank you, Guest Bloggers
I am back from my vacation. I enjoyed a refreshing break in a very remote seaside location with no TV and poor mobile reception. I sadly missed the NRA Annual Meeting, but fortunately missed the royal wedding coverage and did a whole lot of fishing. I hope y’all [Read More…]
Mossberg MVP Varmint rifle with 5.56mm AR-15 magazine
Finally a major gun manufacturer has produced a 5.56mm chambered bolt action that uses the AR-15 magazine. This gives the operator a lot of flexibility, allowing them to choose from any number of aftermarket magazines in a variety of capacities from 5 rounds right up to [Read More…]
Flashbang Bra Holster
Flashbang Bra Holster is an interesting concept. According to the designer, the gun can he unholstered and fired in under 1.5 seconds with very little training. Would this be a comfortable way to carry? Having never worn a bra, I have no idea. Maybe some of our female [Read More…]
Ruger BX-25: 25 round magazine for Ruger 10/22; Goodbye Bill Ruger
Ruger 10/22 fanboys and girls rejoice! Ruger is finally sell a high quality 25 round magazine for the Ruger 10/22. The magazine feeds rounds at the correct 30-degree angle, has steel feed lips, uses a constant force spring (no speed loader needed) and can be [Read More…]
[Guest Post] DIY How to Stipple a Pistol
[ This guest post was written by John ] A short article on how to stipple a pistol. If you have ever trained while it was hot or rainy, you may have noticed that your polymer pistol (Glock, XD, M&P) becomes slippery. One remedy for this is to stipple your pistol. [Read More…]
[Guest Post] Pedersen’s Forgotten Legacy
[ This guest post was written by Michael. ] The Pedersen Automatic, or Remington model 51, found little favor in its life between the Great War and the following depression, though not for its lack of mechanical merit. John Pedersen, also known for the Pedersen device [Read More…]