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Daniel Defense has partnered with Larry Vickers to create a limited edition Larry Vickers Signature Series Carbine. It is ready to go with everything from sling to optics included. Accessories include … Daniel Defense M4A1 FSP RIS II Daniel Defense ConVert Grip [Read More…]
Valkyrie Armament has developed a belt-fed system for AR-15 rifles. Any mil-spec AR-15 can be converted to make use of the system. The company sells AR-15 rifles already converted, although most customers prefer to supply a rifle for conversion. The design is an [Read More…]
I did not know that the Cougar Magnum is a real type of gun … However, what a lot of people don’t realize is that the Cougar Magnum was in fact a real gun. During the halcyon revolver days of the late 70s and early 80s before the wondernine revolution, there was [Read More…]
Accurate Shooter reports … On October 10th, John Amos Nosler, founder of Nosler Inc., passed away from natural causes at his Oregon home. Considered a true pioneer in bullet and ammunition design, Nosler developed the famous Partition bullet in the 1940s. Born on [Read More…]
Hell in a Handbasket discusses the Krag-Jorgenson rifle.
The iPhone 4′s fancy microphones prevent shot timer software from working.
The weekend begins on 10/22 (22nd October), which is the perfect excuse to take out your Ruger 10/22 rifle, along with a friend of family member, and head out to the range and have some fun! If you don’t own a 10/22, now if the perfect time to buy one, you [Read More…]
The Last Samurai remains one of my favorite movies, although Tom Cruise’s antics in recent years make me cringe every time I see him on tv or in a firm. AIM Surplus is selling the 11mm Mauser M1871/84 rifles used in the movie. After being used on location in New [Read More…]
The Azerbaijani government are now manufacturing a .50 BMG version of their monster semi-automatic 14.5mm IST-14.5 “Istiglal” rifle. The IST-12.7 was on display for the first time at the Africa Aerospace & Defense expo 2010. The IST-12.7 magazine holds [Read More…]
Barnes has developed a new .308 caliber TAC-X bullet. The 30 SBR 110 grain TAC-X is designed for maximum expansion at lower velocities than the regular TAC-X bullets. This makes it perfect for short barreled .300 AAC Blackout, .300 Whisper, .30 Remington AR firearms and [Read More…]
Now this is a nice gun! Oleg has good taste.
Army Special Ops Snipers came in first at 10th Annual International Sniper Competition held at Fort Benning.
The online retailer Impact Guns has been encouraging their customers to post links to their website on blogs, review sites and forums. This has resulted in their customers posting spam all over the internet. Each day, Impact Gun customers post about five spam comments [Read More…]
DoubleTapper recently attended the ISDEF 2010 expo in Israel. One of the guns he saw there was the Gilboa, which made by the Israeli firm Silver Shadow Advanced Security System Ltd. This full-auto AR-15 style weapon has just about all the features you could want from a [Read More…]
I saw this photo on Kit Up Blog but did not notice the foregrip mounted underneath the M203 grenade launcher until a reader pointed it out to me. Is this common? I can’t recall seeing this configuration before. UPDATE: Rob posted a link to the manufacturer in the [Read More…]
[ Full Disclosure: Remington’s parent company advertises on the blog. ] This weekend the CNBC documentary “Remington Under Fire” is going to be the hot topic of discussion at ranges and gun stores around the country. The CNBC exposé, which they are [Read More…]
CNBC’s upcoming expose entitled Remington Under Fire will accuse Remington of selling unsafe rifles. Remington has launched Remington700.TV, a website dedicated to giving Remington’s side of the story. It includes trial footage of expert witness testimony [Read More…]
German firm Nobilta-TWM is making an interesting 10mm Auto chambered pistol. The pistol looks like it has been inspired both the Auto Mag and the Desert Eagle. It appears to be gas operated, although one of our German speaking readers will have to confirm this (the [Read More…]
It is officially Guns-In-Castles week at The Firearm Blog. YamaLink emailed in a photo he took last week of some very old pistols that are on display at the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia (the Palace of the Doge) in Venice, Italy. Beautiful pieces. [ Many thanks to YamaLink. [Read More…]
Center Balanced Systems manufacture a range of nifty bull-pup conversion stocks for Mosin Nagant, SKS, AK-47, Saiga-12, Remingon 597 and Mossberg Plinkster with a Ruger 10/22 kit coming soon. I asked the company if the Mosin stock would make a difference to perceived [Read More…]
Jesse emailed in these photos taken by his brother at the Tower of London. I have never seen photos of these guns before. My favorite is the revolver. It is sad that some of these guns were confiscated by the police from enthusiasts. [ Many thanks to Jesse and his [Read More…]
The H&K USC carbine is the civilian version of the H&K UMP sub machine gun. The USC has a fixed Dragunov-style stock while the UMP has a folding stock and free standing pistol grip. Apparently you can convert a USC into a UMP. Les wrote to me saying … I [Read More…]
The Objective Weapon Elevation Kit was one of the ten “Army Greatest Inventions of 2009″. Objective Weapon Elevation Kit: In January of 2008, ARDEC received an urgent request from the 401st Army Field Support Brigade in Afghanistan for a way to safely engage [Read More…]
Kel-Tec has apologized for the delay in shipping the PMR-30. I wish more gun companies would admit mistakes and apologize when they fail to ship a gun. There has been a lot of discussion on just what the heck the hold up is on the PMR-30. We have made a few statements [Read More…]
Delta Company Arms’s Custom AR-15 rifles are now available chambered in .300 BLK. Price depends on customer specifications. The company is also offering complete, headspaced barrels with extension for around $250USD.
I really like the engraving and grips. The blue trigger, not so much. Read about this unique gun at NRA Blog. UPDATE: More info about this pistol here.
These photos are of a prototype RMR-30, a carbine version of the Kel-Tec PMR-30. How cool is this? It is being designed by Tobias Obermeit, whom I interviewed on the blog recently. The dimensions look similar to the H&K MP7 (assuming equivalent barrel length). I [Read More…]
Army.mil reports … Col. Douglas Tamilio, program manager for Soldier Weapons, said the Army will do a request for proposal in the next three or four months to complete the Army’s acquisition objective for M4 rifles. That RFP will include more than 14,000 [Read More…]
Gear Scout reports that the British Army have purchased 1 million Magpul EMAGs. The EMAG (Export Magazine) is slightly different from the PMAG in order to better accommodate a wider variety of firearms which take STANAG magazines. Gear Scout also mention that the EMAG [Read More…]
PEO Solider is giving powered rail systems a serious look. Gear Scout reports … “It hooks into the 1913 rail system. And what that allows you to do is put a system on [the weapon] and do away with the battery pack. And what you can do is on the buttstock of the [Read More…]
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