A company called AmVIEWnition makes 3D castings of wound channels of different handgun cartridges. These cast wound channels are called “3D Solo Blast”. These are intended for educational purposes to better understand the terminal ballistics of [Read More…]
Remember the EAA Abdo Conceal Carry Rig post from a few years back? It was that conceal carry holster that looked like a smartphone on your belt, well here’s another product with the same idea that’s way more awesome. It’s called the Pistol Mask, [Read More…]
The U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Modle of 1903, commonly called the “Springfield” to this day for its close association with the government arsenal has a long, storied, and well-documented history. The weapon faithfully served through two World Wars and numerous [Read More…]
Legacy Sports International announced it would now be offering the Howa Long-Range Rifle to the United States shooting market. The guns are sold solo and as complete rifle packages that include a variable power scope. At the heart of the gun is the Howa 1500 Precision [Read More…]
The ITM AT84 is a Swiss built copy of the CZ 75 built in Solothurn, Switzerland. Patrick takes a look at this interesting find that somehow was produced in Switzerland, imported to Israel where it was a duty weapon for some time, then imported to the US by Century International Arms. Chambered in [Read More…]
During SHOT Show 2017 Industry Day at the Range, I dropped by the IWI USA booth to see what they had for attendees to shoot. Besides their highly competitive Galil ACE 308, they had also brought the 5.56mm variant of the ACE, which is just now making it into the [Read More…]
Charter Arms used to make a pistol version of the Armalite AR7. They are being made by Henry Repeating Arms as the U.S. Survival AR7. Unfortunately they are only made as rifles and not pistols like this one. It sort looks like the DL44 Blaster used by Han Solo. With a [Read More…]
Got to hand it to the various propmasters. They have quite the challenge to create a myriad of future fake firearms to satisfy the yearning and eager audiences. The latest Star Wars is no slouch, with a plethora of new models of hand blasters, carbines, and full-size [Read More…]
In the decades since the release of the original Star Wars movie and subsequent episodes, “researchers” have extensively analyzed the weaponry carried by both Empire and Rebellion characters alike. And while the technical discussions have delved into the [Read More…]
The history of modern small arms is in part so fascinating because of how many firearms have been developed even in obscure circumstances, and how many of those obscure small arms still exist in museums and private collections around the world. Even though I make [Read More…]
A number of firearms have played iconic roles in movies, film, and tv shows over the years. Clint Eastwood’s .44 Magnum in Dirty Harry or the plethora of P90’s in Stargate (yes, I am totally a nerd). From there, one can point to plenty of other examples. [Read More…]
Welcome to the sixth installment of our ballistic gel testing series. The current series is sponsored by Clark Armory who provided the testing medium and rounds: HPR 9mm Black Ops OTF About a month ago Nicholas C posted an article showing a comparison video of organic [Read More…]
One of the great things about being a writer for a blog like The Firearm Blog is getting the opportunity to play with a number of products. I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing other target systems (live fire systems like Auto Targets, and dry fire ones like the [Read More…]
(h/t to Soldier Systems Daily) Desert Tech’s ballistics app, TRASOL has been updated with a new capability: A HUD appearing on your smartphone screen that can “track moving targets and provide lead solutions” using the sensors incorporated in one’s device. Via Desert Tech: [Read More…]
The LAR-47 X-1 was originally released in June of 2014 by Rock River Arms. This rifle is a hybrid of the AR and AK platform, and is for anyone who wants to shoot 7.62 x 39 out of a mid-to-high end AR type rifle. The LAR-47 X-1 is essentially a direct impingement AR type [Read More…]
A couple months back I reached out to Matt Carriker, the man behind the wildly successful Demolition Ranch YouTube channel, to see if he’d be interested in working together on a project. As luck would have it, he was happy to oblige. Some weeks later I made my way to south-central Texas with a [Read More…]
I love science fiction. Its ability to create universes not constrained by our practical reality is alluring. However, authors have a tendency not to take too many liberties from current reality in terms of weaponry, of which Star Wars is no different. While moving from [Read More…]
Federal Premium is continuing to expand their ever popular Micro HST line of ammunition. Now it includes a 9mm load topped off with a 150 Grain bullet. For those unfamiliar with the Micro HST line of ammo it is a more purposeful spin-off of their industry leading [Read More…]
For 2016, Streamlight introduced a pair of new lights they are calling Dualies. The new lights feature two light sources in each torch and are intrinsically safe. 3AA ProPolymer Dualie As the name suggests, this flashlight has a polymer body and operates on three AA [Read More…]
Kimber, a love-’em-or-hate-’em company that cut its teeth making custom 1911s and transitioned into the high-end production semi-auto pistol market, expanded its operation with an announcement at the 2016 SHOT Show Industry Day At The Range to include a [Read More…]
Buried in their new product announcement for the year, Kimber has announced the release of their Micro 9 9mm sub-compact handgun. The new Micro 9 is the big brother to Kimbers existing Micro .380 series and the slightly-larger-brother to Kimber’s Solo series. [Read More…]
Nigel saw this photo on the Australian Defense Force’s Facebook page showing one of Australia’s new AuSteyr EF88 rifle (the latest evolution of the Steyr AUG) with an interesting camo pattern painted on. Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal [Read More…]
Baret Fawbush posted this on instagram. He uses fireworks to elevate his stress level while engaging steel targets. I think this is rather clever. Albeit, there is always an element of danger when handling or using fireworks. There is a risk of catching one of those [Read More…]
My good friend Houston, who created the majority of the gun artwork in my office (see XRayGuns.com), sent us this photo. He wrote … Israelis, Germans, and Americans all having a blast at the range y’day. I had a solo after work range session. Decided to go [Read More…]
This is the second part of a series of posts seeking to describe and analyze the 7.62mm Light Rifle concept promoted by the Americans, and subsequently adopted by NATO in various forms. This series will cover development from before World War II to the present day, [Read More…]
SoloDallas sent us a photo of his historical tactical collection. He wrote … Here we have a few of my blackpowder collection. This set includes (to the left) a gorgeous couple of Hawkins replicas made by the US Historical Society for the 1976 bicentenary of the [Read More…]
SoloDallas writes … The name of my image is “‘Murica”. My name is Fil SoloDallas, Texas born, Italy raised and now, finally, back to the USA for life. I am so happy of the freedom here (gun-related, too, compared to Europe) that I am taking a [Read More…]
After a brief hiatus as a single part, Sig Sauer has announced that it is selling the Arm Braces as individual parts. Previously, Sig Sauer had made the change that the arm brace was sold only as a complete package including extension, nut, plate, and brace. Osage [Read More…]
DoctorKote makes FBI spec ballistics gelatin targets along with their CeraKote business. They have recently released two gelatin targets shaped like a Lego minifigure and Han Solo in Carbonite. You can order these off their website. The Han Solo and the Lego [Read More…]
Israeli company Fobus launched their two new-for-2015 inside the waistband holsters. The injected polymer systems are designed to fit a wide range of firearms, belts, and body-types, and are built to be multi-firearm friendly. The idea is that a user can change which [Read More…]
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