The second handgun I ever purchased – and the most accurate I’ve ever owned – was a replica single action revolver made in Italy. It was chambered in .45 Colt and a blast to shoot. There are many varieties of single action revolvers available now, and [Read More…]
The US Army is looking to purchase an additional 70,000 – 100,000 M4A1 Carbines. The total estimated quantity is 70,000 to 100, 000 weapons. The Government anticipates ordering 25-30% in each of years 1 and 2 and 13-17% in each of years 3 through 5. Award is [Read More…]
Solider Systems reports that Malaysia is seeking permission to federate the production of M4 rifles, which they produce under license from Colt Defense, across Southeast Asia. An M4 clone, the CQ 5.56, is already produced by China and exported all over the world. One of [Read More…]
[ The Editor: The Firearm Blog readers are an innovative group. We regularly get email from readers asking us for give advice on how to proceed with patenting thier gun-related inventions. I am very pleased to present the first part in a series of posts that demystify [Read More…]
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]
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…]
[ Guest post written by Charles222 ] As most of this blog knows, I’m an 11-B/light infantryman in the United States Army. I’ve carried a number of M4s in the eight years I’ve been in the Army, and I guess this is my non-sarcastic attempt to share some of the [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Matt Groom. ] Writer’s note: All views and opinions expressed or implied in this article are purely the crackpot theories of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Firearm Blog or any related parties. I’m a big [Read More…]
When Rossi / Taurus come up with an idea, they run with it. Their latest concept is a lever action version of the Rossi Circuit Judge revolver carbine. The original Circuit Judges have a double action revolver action. This model uses a lever to rotate the cylinder and [Read More…]
The much anticipated Ruger SR1911 has arrived. The pistol features an attractive bead-blasted stainless finish and checkered hardwood grips. The best feature: the price! With a MSRP of $799, it is cheaper than similarly specced imported 1911s. The slide is CNC machined [Read More…]
The National Firearms Museum has created a new exhibit celebrating the 1911. NRA Blog reports … Gunsite’s display not only features the finest pieces from the Museum’s collection, but also guns from the Military Pistol Trials of 1901 through 1911 as well [Read More…]
Manroy USA has purchased Sabre Defence after winning a bidding war with Colt USA. The Tennessean reports … Alabama-based Manroy USA bid $4.95 million for the company’s assets, more than double what it offered last month in a bank-sponsored sale that was [Read More…]
A member of Arfcom managed to get their hands on the elusive Rossi Ranch Hand chambered in .45 Long Colt… [Hat Tip: SayUncle]
Nashville Business Journal reports that Alabama-based machine gun manufacturer Manroy USA has put in a $2.4 million bid on Sabre Defence. US Ordnance and Colt Defense are also interested. [ Many thanks to John for emailing me the link. ]
Winchester is recalling some 5.56 ammunition after catastrophic failures destroyed a number of law enforcement AR15 type rifles. Here’s a recent teletype regarding the failures: ATTN: REQUEST FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST – FIREARMS HAZARD INFORMATION ****** [Read More…]
[Richard Johnson is a firearms instructor, law enforcement veteran, contributor to Guns and Patriots, and the publisher of Guns Holsters And Gear.] With all of the rumors surrounding the 28 gauge Raging Judge, one of the overlooked new guns from the Taurus/Rossi lines [Read More…]
Kristin Hunt, Taurus’s PR person, said told me that Mark A. Keefe’s response to the Taurus 28 Gauge Revolver controversy is correct … This is simply not the case. Taurus President and CEO Bob Morrison invited officials from the ATF’s Technology [Read More…]
Colt Defense and Springfield Armory are both in the running to have one of their 1911 pistols adopted by the Marines as the M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistol. Military.com reports … Colt Defense of Hartford, Conn., and Springfield Armory of Geneseo, Ill., sent [Read More…]
S&W has introduced a .410 chambered revolver with a light scandium frame called “The Governor” (urrgghhh … a governor is more important than a judge, right?) . The Taurus Judge has been selling so well I am surprised it took so long for another company to copy [Read More…]
Keen-eyed reader Lance spotted these photos on Wikipedia … They could be captured Colt Commando carbines, but given the condition that appear to be in, I think it is more likely that they have been purchasing Norinco CQ 5.56mm carbines. [ Many thanks to Lance for [Read More…]
A patent application has recently been published for a novel cartridge case design. The inventor proposes a three part case with a metal base, spiraled polymer center and brass or plastic head. The inventor claims that the spiraled case will reduce friction when [Read More…]
Last month Bushmaster was awarded a patent (#7810271) for an AR-15 (or AR-10) compatible modular rifle system. The patent proposes using a mag well that can be removed from the lower receiver. The mag well could be any conceivable length in order to accommodate special [Read More…]
Browning has introduced a .22 pistol patterned after the 1911. It is about 80% of the size of a regular 1911 (see photo below). It will be available in two sizes, a full-size and a compact. The price intrigues me. It is nearly twice the retail of the GSG 1911 and much [Read More…]
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.
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…]
Tobias Obermeit, the Chief Design Engineer on the PMR-30 pistol at Kel-tec, generously offered to allow you (the readers) to submit questions for him to answer. Many questions were similar so I merged them into a single question. There were a lot of question and I [Read More…]
Beautiful photos of a revolver at A Perfect Time To Get … [ Many thanks to A Memphis Traveler for emailing me the link. ]
This time it was a vintage .45 Colt. As usual handloads were used and the owner swears they were loaded correctly 😉 Lots more photos at AFRCOM. [ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
This video is simply awesome. The video is embedded below but I recommend watching it on YouTube.com in 720p HD. Rifles: BCM, CMMG, Colt, LMT, LWRC, Noveske, Springfield Handguns: Beretta, Glock, H&K, Para Ordnance, Sig Sauer, S&W Gear: ATS, Blackhawk, [Read More…]
An Indian reader emailed me an article he wrote about India’s service weapon, the INSAS 5.56mm Rifle. The article is facinating and I highly recommend you take the time to read it. I think it is safe to say the gun was designed by a committee. It has a FNC-styled [Read More…]
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