[ Many thanks to Noodles for writing this guest post. ] South East Portland Oregon, Chris Costa, 3 days, a full class, 400 rounds of buckshot, 100 slugs, 100 birdshot, and what was supposed to be 600 rounds but quickly became more of 9mm, Benellis, 870s, Mossbergs, [Read More…]
Dry fire practice is essential to honing in your skills, and it’s cheap too. While many of us dry fire with snap caps or an empty chamber, we know with semi-auto pistols we have to manually rack the action to reset the trigger. This can slow practice down. The SiRT [Read More…]
There are some nifty sniper rifles being developed in Russia. Vitaly V. Kuzmin took some beautiful photos of rifles at the Armorer’s Day Snipers’ Contests in Russia. Many more photos from the event at Vitaly’s blog. [ Many thanks to Boris for the tip. [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has launched a range of Infared laser sights. An IR laser sight is useful if you are using a night vision scope or wearing night vision goggles and don’t wish to give away your position. For most consumers the use case for these would be nighttime [Read More…]
We’ve all seen the new pistols released with the compact laser mounted to the triggerguard. Crimson Trace has done this product one better by adding them as a separate unit for several pistols without rails. I received a new “Laserguard” for my Kimber 1911 last [Read More…]
Halix Innovations1 has developed a “chin stock” (for lack of a better phrase) called the NSN (No Shoulder Needed). It is designed for use with rifle-style pistols and regular pistols with carbine kits. Because it is not a shoulder stock, it can be used on a [Read More…]
Silver Shadow, makers of the double-barrled Gilboa AR, have developed a 9mm submachine gun. The Gilboa’s lower receiver is almost identical to the AR-15 lower receiver, although the magazine well has been shortened to accommodate Glock-compatible magazines. The [Read More…]
One of the huge draws of the Crimson Trace Midnight 3-gun shoot was using infrared and night vision goggles in the dark. To top it off, they also provided full auto stage guns. In short, it was totally awesome. I’ve never used any IR or night vision gear, and my full [Read More…]
The Armed Lutheran has reviewed the .380 ACP Diamondback DB380. He writes … The first time I saw the DB380 I thought it was a Glock. Glock makes two .380 caliber models, but does not import them into the US for civilian consumption. Why? I don’t know. In any [Read More…]
Earlier this year I wrote about some Glock pistols said to be made in Russia that had the “Made in Austria” suspiciously dremeled off the frame. It looks like Glock is now officially making “Assembled in Russia” frames. Photos from GlockMeister [Read More…]
Fresno Police discovered a convicted felon in possession of a homemade shotgun disguised as a Super Soaker. ABC reports … But when they approached Smith and examined what they thought was a toy, officers realized a loaded home-made shotgun was actually built into [Read More…]
One or more supporters of the Free Syrian Army are creating high definition Arabic language gun training videos and putting them on YouTube. They are intended to help train rebel recruits in maintaining firearms such as the FN FAL, which has been imported by the Syrian [Read More…]
The long awaiting Boberg XR9 is not vaporware! Shooting Illustrated got their hands on an XR9-S … Recently, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of the more unique pistols made in America today—the Boberg XR9-S Onyx edition. While [Read More…]
Detonics has published the specifications for a gun they say will go on sale this summer. Called the DTX, the double action semi-automatic is designed to accommodate our bodies Sympathetic Nervous System (automatic response to stress). Detonics says … The ideal [Read More…]
Walther firearms has always stood for quality in many ways. The design, function and fitting of parts are typical for quality German guns. Even though materials have changed over the years the quality is still there using modern design as well as modern materials. The [Read More…]
A photographer friend of mine brought Strikemark’s range of digtial camera mounts to my attention. They have mounts for standard digital cameras (via. the universal tripod mounting system build into most cameras), GoPro cameras and Contour digital video cameras. [Read More…]
Take a look at the photo below. Which one is the real PMAG? If you spotted an “OA-MAG” at a distance of a few yards, would you give it a second glance? Or would you walk past thinking it was a PMAG? The magazine on the left in the top photo, and both [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap firearms & ammunition for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Taurus is a company that just keeps on expanding their product line. Not only do they [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Gum Creek holsters for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. A fellow officer told me about a great holster system for use in your personal vehicle or patrol [Read More…]
PPSS Body Armour has published a video of their CEO being shot by a Glock 19 (9x19mm FMJ 124gr) while wearing body armor. Judging by the pain he is in, it looks he did not stuff newspaper, magazines or a phone book under his shirt before being shot.
I rarely write gun accessory reviews and this is only the second review I have written in five years. A few months ago a friend of mine asked me if I had heard about Etymotic Research GunSport Pro Earplugs. She was working for one of their distributors and said they had [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer ACP (Adaptive Carbine Platform) is a new universal pistol carbine kit from SIG that works with most full sized railed pistols including 1911s and Glocks. Yes, SIG just produced the mythical Glock carbine before Glock 😉 While not the first carbine kit, [Read More…]
The BATFE have published a list of the top countries which exported firearms to the USA and how many gun were imported from them. Most of these countries have only one, two or three major firearm manufacturers, so it is not hard to figure out how many guns these [Read More…]
The KRISS Vector is one of the most interesting and innovative weapons I’ve used in a very long time. I have been very impressed with the design, ergonomics as well as the lack of noticeable recoil. This is an impressive design to say the least. This weapon system has [Read More…]
A reader emailed us about a clever brass catcher he developed for the Oakdale Gun Club. Club members have encouraged him to commercialize the idea. A couple of years ago I started designing brass catchers for our range (Oakdale Gun Club). The members liked them so much [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Springfield handguns for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. The Springfield Armory XD started out life in Croatia in the early 1990’s as the HS [Read More…]
A Filipino company named JP Factory, located in the Southern city of Bacolod, has developed a prototype submachine gun chambered in 9mm. It uses Glock magazines, has quad rails and a folding stock. Interestingly, it uses an AR-15 trigger mechanism. Visiting to the [Read More…]
Retronaut has Life Magazine photos of an Indiana school’s gun safety class (1956). Just look at the expression on the faces of those boys 🙂 I bet they had been looking forward to this lesson all year. How times have changed. Today, in classrooms around the [Read More…]
Mark Knapp has designed a 1911-knife. It has an 8″ long blade attached to a 1911 grip. The grip holds a 1911 magazine and inside the magazine there is a Leaderman Micro, Magnesium fire starter, needle, synthetic sinew and one .45 round. How cool is that? 🙂 Now [Read More…]
Back in the 70s it was rumored that the KGB possessed a three-barred disposable all-plastic pistol, called the Troika, that could pass though airport scanners undetected. So when the polymer-framed Glock pistol first came to market in the early 80s, it really excited [Read More…]
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