I am often asked by readers how they can become gunsmiths, but, never having gone down that path, I am as clueless as they are. My friend Albert Rasch has published an interview with Jeremy Chan, a gunsmithing student at the Trinidad State Junior College Gunsmithing [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Jon. ] First off, I’m somewhat of a newbie to the realm of firearms and shooting so please don’t hold any naivety against me 😛 The JC Higgins brand, for those who may not be familiar with the name, is a line of guns sold by Sears [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by savethegun ] I believe, for me, the Glock 21 to be the ultimate defensive pistol, here’s why … First things first – full disclosure. I was introduced to firearms and shooting sports at a very young age. I have never [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Drefizzle. ] Hello everybody. Today we are going to take another look at an old favorite: The SKS carbine or Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova. This carbine was originally designed and manufactured in Soviet Russia and was adopted [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Steve ] Hi folks, I’d like to share the story of how I acquired my Colt Single Action Army revolver. The gun’s history has a peculiar background that will probably forever remain a mystery. While the gun is in great shape for [Read More…]
It was revealed a few days ago that last year the Mexican government retained an American law firm to look into the possibility of suing the US gun industry for making guns used by criminals in Mexico. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for [Read More…]
Gun bloggers Say Uncle and Caleb Giddings have both published guest articles at Shooting Illustrated. Both articles are worth reading. SayUncle shares his wisdom and explains why trying to catch a falling gun is a bad idea … Whether it’s guns falling from the [Read More…]
Bushmaster has moved all of its production to Remington’s factory in Ilion, NY. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the industry. For all practical purposes Bushmaster is a Remington brand rather than a separate company. This is neither a good or bad thing, it [Read More…]
SHOT Show ’11, which kicks off next week, is going to be smaller (in terms of exhibitor space) than last year because SHOT-goers complained about the lack of space. It was very crowded last year. Next year it is set to be even smaller. A draw for floor space will [Read More…]
The Bushmaster factory in Windham, Maine will close at the end of March next year. The Freedom Group is consolidating production. The full press release … Freedom Group, Inc. (“The Company”), the world’s leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and [Read More…]
The Ready Magazine blog has posted a review of last month’s LaRue Tactical Range Day 2010. Being from the area and an avid shooter, I gathered up my step-son and a couple of friends and headed to Liberty Hills to take part in LaRue Tactical’s Range Day 2010. [Read More…]
Earlier this year I blogged about a prototype pistol by the German firm Armatix which required the operator to wear a special wristwatch in order to fire it. I considered it a novel idea but ultimately useless invention that would never be adopted. Built-in gun locks [Read More…]
The BBC reports that the Pentathlon event will replace air pistols with laser guns. The quotes by Klaus Schormann, president of the sports governing body, are particularly illuminating (emphasis mine)… “We can now hold competitions in parks and shopping [Read More…]
The Kushnapup, a bullpup stock for Saiga-12 shotgun, has been updated since I first blogged about it. The new model has the requisite amount of 922R parts and sports a much sleeker design. The stock is compatible with MD-20 drum magazines and with the Ultimak gas [Read More…]
Big Rock Sports is distributing a limited edition of the Ruger LCP with an OD Green colored frame. I have a soft spot for OD Green guns. [Hat Tip: Guns, Holsters & Gear]
In my opinion the Howa M1500 is one of the most underrated bolt action rifles on the market. The action is a Japanese copy of an old Sako action and it shoots well. Legacy Sports International, the Howa importer, claim MOA or better accuracy for the Howa Ranchland Combo [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports is importing a series of 1911 pistols made by Shooters Arms Manufacturing in the Philippines. The ATI FX Military weighs 2.31 lbs. and is 8.5” long. The 1911 has a 5” barrel, all steel parts, a matte black military front and rear site, a [Read More…]
Bruce Schneier advocates packing a pistol or a starter pistol in luggage which contains expensive items such as cameras so that the TSA pay special attention to it … A “weapons” is defined as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, airgun, and STARTER PISTOL. Yes, [Read More…]
The Journal Sentinel has posted an article about the growth of shooting sports … According to a study conducted by Responsive Management, 34.4 million Americans went target shooting in 2009. For comparison, 28.6 million Americans golfed (a minimum of one round) in [Read More…]
OnPoint Firearms, an online gun retailer, have published an article explaining the different between each generation of nigh vision gear. I learn’t quite a lot from reading it. It’s true that a sportsman could get by with a $500 system since his primary mission [Read More…]
Sadly Charles Daly / KBI are no longer trading … To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true. KBI is going out of business and closing its doors, [Read More…]
Barnes Bullets have been bought by an unnamed subsidiary of the Freedom Group (itself a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management). Ammunition is one of the last areas of the firearms industry in which, until today, Cerberus was not represented (Remington manufactures [Read More…]
A mighty suspicious picture frame … [ Hat Tip: SaysUncle ]
I first mentioned the new “Tan” M16/M4 magazine back in June. The Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier agency has just blogged about it … “With the improved magazines, we’re taking weapons reliability up another notch,” said LTC Chris Lehner, [Read More…]
Zoltan, who recently translated one of my articles in Hungarian, was kind enough to explain the gun laws in Hungary. No restrictions: air rifles and air guns (airsofts too) are free to buy and shoot at home if it is under 7.5 J (5.53 ft/lbs) in energy of the bullets. No [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post was written by Bill Rushmore. Bill blogs over at The Quarterdeck Log. Bill also wrote the guest blog post The Beretta Folding Shotgun] Earlier this year I decided I wanted get involved with shooting the shotgun sports. My [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by Wayne Watson. Wayne blogs at Oswald Bastable’s Ranting and New Zealand Back Country ] A volunteer in the U.S. Army at the begining of the War in Mexico, another tall hero emerges from the Legendary Texas [Read More…]
SaysUncle reports: Heckler and Koch is suing German Sports Guns and American Tactical Imports over trade dress infringements. Seems they don’t like GSG making a 22LR version of their MP5. These cases, like when Colt sued H&K over the 416, are counter productive to [Read More…]
Tactical Arms is a new show on the Sportsman Channel. The show hosted by the well known Larry Vickers (ex-Delta) and co-hosted by Kyle DeFoor (ex-SEAL) and Jason Falla (ex-SASR). It looks like it will be taking a more technical look at firearms and how they work, rather [Read More…]
The much hyped Benelli Vinci shotgun has finally been unveiled. Benelli have proclaimed the shotgun to be a revolution. I will go through the features and let you decide if it is truly a revolution or an evolution of Benelli’s existing high-tech shotgun designs. [Read More…]
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