Outside the Leupold booth at shot this year was a museum quality display featuring four rifles that had been lost or left behind with their glass. In each case the rifle was in pretty bad shape, but the glass on top held up to the trial. With any of these photos below [Read More…]
1969 was a year of great optimism and achievement for the United States. NASA’s space program took humans to the Moon in July of that year, while the Mariner 6 and 7 probes gave humanity its first close look at the planet Mars. The Boeing 747 “Jumbo [Read More…]
I’m not one to typically like Derringer handguns, but know they have a sweet spot in the market for simplicity. However, I don’t know where the place in the market is for the “M-4 Alaskan Survival Derringer” from American Derringers. Chambered in [Read More…]
Last week I posted the initial information on Springfield Armory’s 3rd iteration of the “Duel” product giveaway. The prizes involved will total $132,000! Original TFB Post Today I received the newest press release which list all of the companies who [Read More…]
Miles Vining Time on Target App ReviewIn this video, Miles Vining takes a look at a recent App store app that has been released and is designed to help shooters work on various training drills either in a group or alone by the use of their iPhones. The drills are based on realistic [Read More…]
I was blessed to have never been in a firefight while in the Corps (although I did have the oxymoronic itch to be in one), and now having seen this documentary, happy to have not been in one (and simultaneously disappointed). History Channel put together a fantastic [Read More…]
The Dutch press are reporting that the Royal Netherlands Air Force is now issuing Brugger + Thomet MP9 submachine guns to their F-16 pilots flying anti-ISIS missions over Iraq from the Muafaq Al-Salti air base in Jordan. NOS.nl reports (translated from Dutch): Dutch [Read More…]
Retro AR-15s seem to appeal on more than just a level of nostalgia. Of course, ’80s action movies, Clancy novels, and other media featuring the early Black Rifles activate a certain nostalgic fondness, but aesthetically these first generation guns have much to [Read More…]
I was compiling my database of all my firearms, pictures of them and their serial numbers when at the end of my cataloging, I realized I had 18 guns. That’s not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things to do with collecting but it is alot for me. More importantly [Read More…]
Spanish gun maker Bergara introduced a new take-down rifle at the IWA Outdoor Classics show in Germany. The new single shot rifle can be broken down for easy of carry by a backpacker, hunter or anyone wanting a centerfire survival rifle. The guns come with either a [Read More…]
It was 1982, President Reagan was in the White House, and the Soviets weren't having it. The whole world was nervous. We were at the height of the Cold War, and a nuclear exchange seemed like a real possibility. There was a survivalist craze upon the land, and I was not [Read More…]
World events have a way of reminding us that sometimes “they are out to get you”. And today a healthy bit of “paranoia” is not necessarily a bad thing. Which means keeping your head on a swivel. A friend of mine just penned the following short [Read More…]
The AR-15 family of rifles was accepted into US service under strange circumstances. In 1962, Ordnance – previously in charge of rifle and ammunition procurement – was abolished by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and the offices themselves [Read More…]
Just about anyone who owns and shoots a Glock laments the lack of support for low-cost training. Glock simply has refused to put out a 22LR kit (arguably for a good reason; 22LR has a tendency to malfunction in semi-automatic firearms not designed for the rimmed [Read More…]
I recently had the opportunity to “play” with a prototype weapon developed by a company Electronic Arms (which is the commercial products arm of Vadum). Vadum, founded in 2004, is a small business defense contractor that specializes in electronic warfare [Read More…]
At the end of September, the Guns & Ammo website posted a magazine article by Jeff Cooper from their 1966 issue, covering carbines. In it, Cooper evaluates – and praises highly – the then-new Remington 600 rifle, as being handy, powerful, and well-made. [Read More…]
LooserRounds got its hands on a PDF document from the FBI Training Division going into detailed justification of the 9mm Luger pistol round for Law Enforcement. My take? Makes sense for law enforcement, but the caliber wars are far from over. Full text of the [Read More…]
I was lucky enough to attend the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitiational last week in Bend, Oregon. The match takes place over five days, with 10 unique stages that highlight the challenges of shooting at night. The Midnight Invitational gathers some of the top dogs [Read More…]
Our sister blog AllOutdoor.com recently did a nice review on the Triple Aught Design (TAD) Stealth Hoodie LT (which I also own, and love), and so as a complement I want to give you some insight into the company based on a factory tour I recently took here in San [Read More…]
Before you, dear readers, bemoan the fact that we are reviewing air rifles, please allow me to mention that this air rifle (yes, “rifle”) can output over 85% of the energy compared to 22LR and the ammo costs less than 5 cents a shot. Got your attention? So, [Read More…]
WoodTrekker has put up a comprehensive overview of their experiences with 12-Gauge caliber adapters. To sum it up in a few words, down-gauge adpaters (.410 and 20-gauge) work well, .22LR is short-range practical, but everything else is a resounding “meh.” [Read More…]
Taurus has introduced a pair of survival kits that feature the company’s handguns. According to Taurus, the kits are “designed to assist you for the first 24 hours of a horrific catastrophe.” One kit is built around the Taurus Judge, while the [Read More…]
Case Cruzer offers the “Prepper” handgun case for two handguns and assorted accessories. The case includes space for two full-size handguns up to 9.25″ in total length (the G17 is 8″ long for reference) and additional compartments for magazines, [Read More…]
This guest post is written by German milblogger Sven who blogs at Defense and Freedom. Assault rifles typically use cartridges which are at most fine for shooting at 250 to 400 metres distant targets. This came into being based on ammunition maker (especially [Read More…]
Guns & Ammo magazine have produced this video featuring the Heizer Defense PS1 “Pocket Shotgun” and its creator Tom Heizer … It looks like a gun little gun, but for $499 it is going to be a niche product. I do think it would make a nifty survival gun for [Read More…]
Update from Y-man January – February 2013 (My FIRST self-posted guest post! Yay!). My previous post about my October visit to the USA is here. Well, hello all… Y-man here again. And when I say “here” I mean “HERE” in the USA on another visit. I came over [Read More…]
I missed the original press release, but in case you did not hear about it, two weeks ago the Pursuit Channel began airing a new program called ‘Student of the Gun‘. Student of the Gun will cover diverse topics that will include, but not be limited to, [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…]
From JWR @ Survival Blog: In answer to your questions, yes, FALs are still being made, but they are no longer being made in Belgium by FN. The FN-built FAL rifles are considered the benchmark of quality, and bring a premium price. Most of the FALs on the market in the [Read More…]
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