In the world of multigun shooting, the real race in most shotgun segments is the reload. It is by far the slowest reloading you do on the clock most matches, and as such, there is much to gain by having a fast shotgun reload. The world of shotgun loading accessories can [Read More…]
Nobody can tell you more about the new Arsenal AK than the folks who make it. This information is from Arsenal: The SAM7SF is a semi-automatic rifle built on the legendary forged and milled receiver, manufactured by Arsenal Company of Bulgaria and re-manufactured into [Read More…]
Semiauto rifles are taken for granted today – every military in the world uses them, they are the mainstay of many types of competition, most police forces, and a great many hunters. And yet, the self-loading rifle in a full size military cartridge only became [Read More…]
Where I come from, people joke about watering flowerbeds with motor oil. Especially those parts where they’ve buried a machine gun. There are many semi rifles that people build from 80% kits and parts: AKs, CETMEs, Uzis and the “other one”. Not much [Read More…]
I am somewhat fanatical about keeping the weight of the items I carry over long distances as low as is practical. I’ve learned over the years that I can hike farther, faster, and be more well rested when I reach my destination if I don’t carry too much [Read More…]
Canadians can now purchase the SIG SG540 series manufactured by FAMAE of Chile. Tactical Imports announced the SG540, SG542, and SG543 [image above] have finally been classified for importation approval. The former two are assigned a non-restrictive classification while [Read More…]
H&K has never made a true G36 rifle available to civilians in the USA mostly due to import regulations and what I assume would be a lack of demand (lets face it, your average consumer is happy with one of the many AR variants that have taken over the semi-automatic [Read More…]
This post was written by Dr. Jim & Mary Clary. GAMO has been designing and building high powered air rifles for adults for over 50 years. They have their own factory located in Spain where the air rifles are made. In that way, they can control the integrity and [Read More…]
The lucky folks at Modern Pawn and Guns, Corpus Christi TX, seems to consistently get hold of new guns before anyone else. They managed to get hold of the much anticipated LWRC Six8 UCIW Rifle, the new Magpul 6.8mm SPC PMAG and the new Federal/ATK XM6.8GD 90 [Read More…]
As many readers know my family and I have a cattle ranch in the highlands of central New Mexico. In order to effectively manage our herds and mitigate calf mortality, coyotes and other predators must be culled. Aside from coyotes…there has been a recent surge in [Read More…]
I happened to pass the Sphinx booth at SHOT. I may not have even stopped, but apparently Sphinx is owned by the same company that owns KRISS, and who doesn’t love a KRISS, right?! So as I’m walking through I realized that there are several really good looking [Read More…]
During this holiday season, perhaps you would like to take a break from visiting with your spouse’s parents – so how about getting to know your rifle’s parents? For a long time, the whole line of long guns made by H&K was all based around a [Read More…]
The Defense Distributed project tested a AR-15 lower they printed with a upper receiver chambered for 5.7x28mm FN. The 5.7mm cartridge generates a lot less recoil than a full power 5.56mm / .223 round. Surprisingly the buffer tube threading held up, but the off axis [Read More…]
The next generation KRISS submachine gun, the KRISS K10, was on display at the FDS Nordic Stockholm defense expo in FDS Nordic Stockholm. The finish of this gun suggests it is the final production model, not the much photographed prototype. The company said they were [Read More…]
After almost ten months I was finally able to obtain a Kel-Tec KSG shotgun last month. The KSG has been tremendously hard to purchase or obtain for writers. In fact for those that have checked prices they were selling for almost twice the MSRP of $880.00. In my view [Read More…]
Iran’s Ministry of Defense has been making a big deal about a new .50 BMG rifle thier defense industry has produced. Just a few months ago I wrote that if Iran had not done it already, they were bound to clone the Steyr HS-50. The new Iranian rifle resembles a [Read More…]
TFB contributor Miles Vining visited the FNH USA headquarters and had the opportunity to exaimine FN’s entry into the U.S. Special Operations Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) competition. Miles writes … By switching out the bolt head, barrel and magazine, a [Read More…]
The Para GI Expert is a well made entry level 1911. Nothing fancy here this is a working gun. It has all the desirable features to get the job done and that’s the most important consideration. There are more and more of these entry level pistols being offered from [Read More…]
We broke the news last year that Steyr were planing on exporting Steyr AUG parts kits to the Steyr Arms (USA) facility in Trussville, Alabama for assembly into complete rifles. These rifles will be going on sale next month. The Steyr AUG A3 SA rifles now feature the [Read More…]
Chris Costa has partnered with LaRue Tactical to produce the LaRue Chris Costa Edition OBR Rifle. The rifle is engraved with Chris’ COSTA LUDUS trident/net logo and is finished with KG Gun Kote’s Flat Dark Earth. Other than the price, $2750 (about $500 more [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Mossberg rifles for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Special thanks as well to J&E Guns in Bellefonte, PA for helping with the transfer. Unveiled [Read More…]
The pistol-sized rifle craze is hitting Europe. Beretta has revealed that they are developing a .22 LR pistol based on the Beretta ARX-160 rifle. I do not think the receiver or internals will be compatible with the full size 5.56mm ARX-160. A 7.62x39mm lower for the [Read More…]
[ This review was written by acclaimed Science Fiction author Michael Z. Williamson. Photos by NGA. ] The X7 is billed as extremely accurate, durable and low maintenance. To test this, the first thing I did was degrease it with brake cleaner. Upon examining this rifle, [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…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Remington rifles for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. I think most of us can agree Remington makes some of the finest rifles ever made. Remington [Read More…]
Earlier this year Anschutz unveiled their first tactical-style semi-automatic target rifle. The Anschutz MSR (Modern Sporting Rifle) RX 22 is clearly inspired by the AR-15 design. It has an upper aluminum receiver and lower polymer receiver. The folding stock and [Read More…]
An ARFCOM readers S&W M&P15T suffered an incredible catastrophic failure, probably the worst I have seen. NVCapCop reports … My S&W M&P15T was destroyed today with an epic Kaboom (catastrophic failure). I did not suffer any major physical injuries [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Century rifles for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Century Arms is a company that has done a great job in preserving some excellent military type rifles [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Brian Nelson. ] Not quite a month ago, Wilson Combat released the new 7.62×40 WT (Wilson Tactical) round. When I first read about it, I wasn’t sure I had a use for it. But after looking closer at it, I think it has a real future [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by farmboy7.62 ] Several months ago I purchased the Vortex Viper PST rifle scope. The scope is configured with Vortex’s proprietary EBR-1 MRAD, etched illuminated reticle. Having recently “gunbrokered”my Swarovski (Habicht 6-18X, [Read More…]
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