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“HKGuns” sent us these gorgeous photos of his Heckler & Koch HK MR556A1 Competition. The Competition models features a new 14″ handguard, a Magpul CTR stock and a very nifty-looking Operators Suppressor Systems (OSS) compensator. Thanks HKGuns! [Read More…]
Oleg Volk has written a excellent series of articles comparing three pistol-variants of full sized rifles, each chambered in a different caliber and compared ballistic performance and handling characteristics. I highly recommend reading the series. I originally [Read More…]
Rainier Arms released their RUC 22 .22lr Rifle upper last year but it seems to have flown under the radar. I just recently stumbled upon it and it seems to be pretty darn nice. It includes a Rainer Arms RAPTOR charging handle, Mission First Tactical stock and grip, [Read More…]
Larue shows off their PredatOBR by air dropping it out of a Cessna. To shoot down a drone, LaRue Tactical packaged a pre-sighted and disassembled PredatOBR rifle kit…then dropped it not once, but twice, from an aircraft. The first attempt bounced out of camera range, [Read More…]
It seems like almost ever muzzle device maker is releasing their own version of a muzzle device shroud. LANTAC showed off their version at the 2015 SHOT Show and it looks pretty good. Called the BMD, or Blast Mitigation Device, it works with their Dragon brake and it [Read More…]
Following up with my earlier post about ITS Tactical’s article on dry firing, we were sent a link to a website that specializes in dry firing technology: www.idryfire.com What I think is pretty cool is that they have a system that gives much better feedback than [Read More…]
Breakthrough Clean (a subsidiary of the AvioTrade Group of companies, which specializes in the distribution of chemicals within the aerospace industry) has a couple of new products: Battle Born Oil and Battle Born Grease. Breakthrough also has a cleaning solvent [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms has introduced their XPR line of bolt-action rifles. They come equipped with a copious amount of goodies including Winchester’s “M.O.A.” adjustable trigger system (factory set to 3.5 lbs), a chromoly steel barstock receiver, [Read More…]
Fighter Design LLC is now offering their 6 pack and 12 pack Texas Mag Bags separately from their original offering, which included the SureFire magazines. The bags are designed specifically for SureFire 60 round magazines, but it has been reported in comments that the [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy, who blogs at Day At The Range, has big plans for his new Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan. The appearance after the addition of these grips were absolutely amazing. At this point there was only one last thing to do, turn this revolver into the most versatile [Read More…]
The AAC & H&R (both Remington-owned companies) collaborated a couple of years ago to develop an ultra-light suppressible hunting rifle chambered in .330 AAC BLK and developed the single shot AAC / H&R Handi-Rifle with plastic furniture and a short [Read More…]
Vietnam saw the introduction of the M16 rifle – the US Army’s first rifle of caliber smaller than .30, and its first automatic rifle issued to every man in the rifle squad. What was advertised as a huge step forward, however, has become one of the most [Read More…]
I really like this creative photo sent to us by 300BLKSOBER. It shows the sun setting through his Aimpoint T1.
Daniel, aka. AKNorthPolar sent us a photo of his 22/45. He wrote … A Ruger 22/45 Lite with a modified top rail that carries a Primary Arms reflex red dot, MaddMacs compensator, and all the usual internal upgrades. Volquartsen, Tandemkross, and the like.
As part of his trip to Moscow, Russia, Larry Vickers was able to fire, for the first time, some of Arsenal Firearms’ scale miniature firearms. While miniature firearms are nothing new, Arsenal’s really are different in that they not only look like the [Read More…]
Week 42. So, despite the panic runs on M855 it looks like all non M855 is holding fine–I’m not seeing much difference in pricing for lowest in caliber for .223 Rem. We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series [Read More…]
Finland’s special forces have announced the adoption of the SCAR-L, chambered, unusually for Finland, for 5.56x45mm. From Jane’s: Finland’s special forces have selected the Belgian FN SCAR-L assault rifle as a new standard firearm. The FN SCAR-L will [Read More…]
Stryker Enterprises is a manufacturer of accessories for the FNH SCAR platform. One of their biggest enhancements is the SEAL (SCAR Enhanced Alloy Lower). It was originally designed for the SCAR 17S, but they have expanded to enhancing the SCAR16S. Similar to the [Read More…]
The AN-94 was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s to replace the AK-74M. Like all contenders for Russia’s next-generation assault rifle it has faded into obscurity. It features a novel delayed recoil mechanism called “blowback shifted pulse.”. [Read More…]
Savage Arms is now making several Troy Landry rimfire rifles that sport an alligator camouflage. If you are not familiar with Landry, he is one of the personalities in the Swamp People television show on the History channel. The rifles are all versions of existing [Read More…]
I live in California (yes, yes, I know) and therefore am not allowed to own silencers here. However, I can own and use them in silencer-friendly states via an NFA trust. TFB previously covered the pros and cons of creating an NFA trust here. In short, yes, it seems to [Read More…]
Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) has put up photos of their third generation D790 Magnus 6x Night Vision Scope being tested, saying “If we are going to equip guys going into harm’s way, the gear better perform as advertised first time, every time. That said, we [Read More…]
Savage Arms is now selling a new rifle: the Model 112 Magnum Target in .338 Lapua Magnum. The gun is a single shot, bolt action rifle with a grey wood laminate stock. The carbon steel barrel is 26″ long and is finished in a matte black. The gun has an overall [Read More…]
Peter Palma, of Top Shots and MS Clean, were tapped to participate in this video. Dugan Ashley of Carnik Con is the genius behind this video. The video spoofs an adult hotline where operators are standing by to talk tactical and listen to your blackest of secrets. LOL
Short Barrel Shepard was informed of a new ATF opinion letter making the rounds, this time focusing on installing a tube to facilitate the attachment of arm braces. The questions and their answers are found in detail, with the ATF basically holding that the installation [Read More…]
I am fascinated by the push towards light small arms, especially now with a thriving aftermarket for rifles. An entrepreneurial fellow has started The Sub 60-oz AR Project on Tumblr and thus far has made some significant progress. The goal is to create a less than 3.75 [Read More…]
FAMAE, Chilean maker of SIG 540 derivatives, has announced their intention to import their products to the USA, through importer AD&R Imports. Many of the products will have to be imported as pistols, but FAMAE has also offered to import the shorter weapons with [Read More…]
Crimson Trace, the company well known for its quality laser sights, announced their new Rail Master CMR-206 is now available. The new laser sight is green; studies show the human eye sees green more easily than any other color whether day or night. Of course, while [Read More…]
Gman send us a photo of his International Harvester M1 Garand, with some of the ammo that was shot later that day. The Garand sure is one handsome gun.
If you are anything like me, I’m sure that you have found yourself in your friend’s basement discussing the finer points of co-witnessing back up iron sights on platforms other than the AR-15. One of these platforms that came up was the Benelli M4, and many laughs [Read More…]
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