Daniel spotted a very interesting auction at gunbroker.com. The rifle on sale was a Boys Anti- Tank rifle modified by TRW-SYSTEMS GROUP and rechambered for .50 BMG. It was intended to be used for .50 BMG flechette rounds. Click to expand. The auctioneer claims that it [Read More…]
A few days ago I blogged about the new Scout Sniper Observation Telescope. I said it would use the Horus reticle. According to Allen, a Marine vet and analyst at The Columbia Group, The Marines will be using a standard Gen II Mil-Dot reticle, not the Horus reticle. As [Read More…]
I absolutely loved the scenes in the Matrix where Neo dodges bullets. Last week IBM was issued a patent that in theory would give us mortals that ability. The patent proposes a system where an external device monitors the area for incoming projectiles. If it detects a [Read More…]
According to MarineSniper8541 @ AR15.com (without any collaborating evidence) the limited edition run of FN SCAR 16S rifles with their gold colored upper receivers was in fact a botched run that came out the wrong color. The marketing department then decided to sell [Read More…]
Just when I though tactical bolt actions were going out of fashion and being replaced with autoloaders everyone seems to have launched a new model or line. Savege, Kimber, Ruger and now Remington with their Model 700 Target Tactical. Model 700 Target Tactical. Click to [Read More…]
[ This article was written by Sven Ortmann of Personal Defence Weapons Central, an excellent small arms resource. ] by Sven Ortmann, lastdingo@gmx.de, 2008-01-05 There are too many misleading anecdotes and rumors about military rifle calibers floating in the air (and in [Read More…]
Wheel gun aficionados are likely to be appalled at these “21st century” single action Shooting Master series revolvers from USFA (U.S. Fire Arms) that will be on sale next year (2009). There is not much information out there but they will be available in [Read More…]
If shooting was still popular with hollywood types or if the gangsta’s had more class we would see more scopes like this: Click to expand The perfect scope to go with your diamond front sight or gold sniper rifle. I am not sure what Swarovski Optik model this is. [Read More…]
Not your standard golden AK or Dragunov. These were on display at IDEAS Pakistan 2008 by POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories, the Pakistan stated owned arms and ammunition manufacturer). Photo by skybolt. Click to expand. The submachine guns are POF’s SMG-PK [Read More…]
Defense update has an interesting article about the wearable Boomerang Warrior acoustic shooter detection system. Part of the wearable system. Photo from Defense Update. If the entire system was ever made small enough to fit into a wristwatch I think it would become an [Read More…]
Human Events has an interesting article about the use of Chinese armor-piercing bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan by insurgents. China’s robust arms industry has been able to duplicate U.S.-made, armor-piercing rounds, and the bullets are being found with the enemy [Read More…]
Time to buy gun shares? CNBC says NO, and so do I. While S&W (SWHC) sell a wide range of M&P branded AR-15s, Ruger (RGR) sells the Mini-14 / Mini-30 (and since recently high capacity Mini-14 magazines) and Olin Corp. (OLN, makers of Winchester branded ammo) is [Read More…]
Earlier this year the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced they will be switching from the G3 7.62mm rifle to the HK416. The Turkish government owned arms and ordnance manufacturer MKEK will be producing the rifle under license from Heckler & Koch. The H&K G3 [Read More…]
Remington will be upgrading the 3000 M24 rifles during 2009 at a cost of $3 million. I was quite surprised to hear this after all the noise about bolt action rifles not being good enough and that semi-automatic was the only way to go. The M24 Sniper Weapons System (SWS) [Read More…]
Barrett has announced their new bolt action Model 98 Bravo .338 Lapua mag rifle. Barrett has a dedicated website for the rifle but is very light on details. Tactical Weapons reports that is weighs in at 16 pounds (including scope and empty magazine) and will deliver 0.5 [Read More…]
The photo below shows a couple of South Ossetia militia. The guy on the right is carrying a Sako TRG. It is unlikely Finland would allow arms exports to South Ossetia. It was probably bought on the civilian market and then exported. I cannot imagine that South Ossetia [Read More…]
Zak has written a very interesting article on “Fighting Optics for the AR-15”. He focuses on M4 type rifles and SBRs (Short barreled rifles). Now that optics have come of age on fighting rifles, one of the most compelling reasons to have a longer barrel has [Read More…]
This company is selling custom 3D camo that attaches to all types of ghillie suits (and equivalent). They do not say what the camo objects are made of but I would assume it is some type of foam (the objects are almost weightless). The causal observer will only see a [Read More…]
At SHOT Desert Tactical Arms announced their Stealth Recon Scout (DT SRS) sniper weapon system. It is a bolt action bullpup rifle. It features * 1/2 MOA accuracy is standard * 11 inches shorter than conventional rifles * Quick Caliber conversion between 243 win, 308 [Read More…]
There is an interesting discussion over at rec.guns about the best way to deal with a squirrel chewing on the roof. It is worth a read. “Pumper Hinkle” sums up the options: Hmmm. I understand your problem better now. For the squirrel to be chewing on your [Read More…]
Check out this rifle! Beautiful! I think it is a .45, but I could be wrong. Click to enlarge the photo. I like the drum magazine 😛 Hat Tip: Gun and Game
I have been looking for a good tutorial on how to spray paint a rifle. Sniper’s Hide has a great tutorial on painting your rifle. $20 worth of stuff to paint $10,000 worth of optics and guns, ain’t life grand. Here’s the Remington in the woods to see [Read More…]
McBride did 3 things in the War. He ran a Machine Gun Squad, acted as a Rifleman, and acted as a Sniper, and he described all three extensively. Of course he grew up shooting, and joined the army already a skilled armed outdoorsman. He thought the 2 things most valuable [Read More…]
I came across a fascinating article discussing medieval archery, specifically the English victory over the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415 which was won by the English longbow archers. Henry had approximately 5,000 archers at Agincourt, and a stock of about [Read More…]
Some special forces around the world have .22 rimfire rifles to take out lights, cameras etc. Here is a fun special forces ‘sniper’ target! Click the image to view the full size target: Hat Tip: WVUChrome @ RFC
This beautiful flash animation shows how a Glock works. Like the AR-15 anatomy it allows you to hide or make transparent various parts allowing you to see inside. Below is just a screenshot. Click here to view the animation.
GunBlast.com – the online gun magazine has just posted four new articles: John Wayne 100th Birthday Commemorative Ruger New Vaquero .45 Colt Sixgun by Jeff Quinn He has inspired patriotism when it was sorely lacking in our country. Before we go into the life of [Read More…]
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